The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-22
MININCNOTES
Notes on Iron and Gold and Their
Production Cleaned From
VariOus Sources.

Production Cleaned From
yarious Sources.
Renorts from Tower read as follows:
Several parties here owning LANDS Oh
the range are making preparations 70
do some prospecting this summer.
Interest in the Rainy Lake gold fleids
is increasing, and when boats oeeln
running in the first part Of May it is
exnected that there will be another
rush to buy Canadian lands. Just at
present the Manitou district is recelv-
ing the most attention and upwards
of 1900 mineral locations containing
from forty to I60 acres each, nave
been surveyed by the crown land
officials.
DR.. Curtin reports excellent pro-
press at his location north OF Stur-
yeon Falls. between there and the
Wiley mine in the Rainy lake country
A shaft is being sunk with the aid OF
a mower drill. and il is now down
forty-four feet. The vein is claimed
to be extraordinary wide for the dis
trict, thirty-three feet, the lowest
ASSAY so far made showing sl1 in gold
ner ton. A number of wealthy resi-
dents of Dundas, Wis, are interested
in the property and are preparing TO
secure several other tracts In the
neighborhood.
Although No. shaft at the Frank
lin is temporarily closed, the Frank
lin group is still furnishing employ
ment to some $50 men, and from 12OO
to 1900 tons per day is being added to
the stockpiles. The new shaft, No. 2
Franklin, is now down about 10 feet
and will be continued to a depth OF
$50 feet. or to the bottom level. The
new shaft house is in course OF con-
struction. and should it be found ex-
pedient to do so considerable ore
could be shipped from this shaft the
latter part Of the season.
The rate for unloading ore from
vessels has been fixed at sixteen cents
per ton. which is one cent higher than
last year. Trimming charges have
not as yet been settled upon. The
modern boats are putting in steam
trimmers owing to the great trouble
being had with the men trimmers the
past few seasons. The Cleveland
papers report few small sales OF ore
but nothing like what the Vesselmen
expected at this season of year.
The Chandler mine is at present
hosting at the rate of 10000 tons a
month. At present there are about
80. 600 tons of Chandler ore in the
docks at Two Harbors and 900, 900 tons
in stockpiles at the mine. All the
engine houses are receiving both IN
side and outside coatings of paint
greatly improving their appearance.
The steaa shovel is in readiness and
is expected to start about May 1.
1t is estimated that eight hundred
miners have been let out near 1sh-
peming. The managers Of the various
mines held conference in that city
last week and gave orders to the above
effect. The apportionments made Of
ore to be raised at the various mines
in the Lake Superior country have
nearly been fulfilled and the mana
gers deemed it advisable to take the
step.
The new hosting plant at the
Pioneer is working smoothly and will
in a few weeks be in first class shape.
The small hoist has been removed
from the old engine house and set up
in the new to be used to hoist men
and timbers in and out Of the mine
At present the heater is being set up
and connections made.
The recent find of ore at the Mime
sofa proves that this mine is entitled
to the first rank among the iron ore
producers Of the Lake Superior re-
gion. The diamond drill in the fourth
level of the Butte shaft has showed
I'D a vein of No. 1 BesSemer ninety
feet wide. estimated to contain over
LOCO, 900 tons.
About 35 specimens of native copper
were found last week in vein of bes-
semer ore in the Montana shaft of the
Minnesota mine. A peculiar circum-
stance was that the copper was found
in the center of the vein. Just how
much copper there may be in the vein
IL r1pHnnUn