The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-10-16
THE NEW ELDORADO
PrOspectOrs Are Rushing To
the Famous Huron
Mountains.
MANY OPTIONS SECURED.
Rich Veins of Gold Were
Opened Half Cen
tury Ago.

Many noted prospectors are now
turning their attention to the
Huron Mountains, but few miles
from L Anse, and discoveries made
nearly half century ago, as well
as very recently, prove conclusively
that the range contains gold in pay
ing and unlimited quantities.
The following is taken from the
Detroit Evening News of Tuesday:
The gold fields in the Huron
mountains, which were discovered
80 years ago by DR.. Douglass
Houghton, are likely to be develop
ed soon The story of the old dis
coveries has been told.
The Huron range extends from
Dead river northwest to Huron bay
and Silver river, distance of about
40 miles and about 20 miles in width;
they consist principally of granite
and slate formations. The country
is rugged and forbidding and remote
from the main line of travel, but of
late years many roads and camps
! have been constructed for lumber
operations. The Iron Range &
Huron Bay Railroad Co.. owned by
Detroit capitalists, although not in
operation, gives ready access over
its roadbed to the range.
Two residents of L'Anse were re-
Gently tempted from home to join
the Michipicoten gold hunters At
the 500 Judge Steere told them:
you are foolish to come here, you
have much more promising results
at home. Why don't you try your
own territory? A man but recent
ly died here at the 500 whom | knew
very well. His name was McFarlan.
He was employed by Dr. Houghton
at the time Of his Inflated expedi-
ton. His reports were so direct
and positive that thousands of acres
were entered by the older residents
of the 500, and are owned now by
them or their heirs. '
The men from l. Anse took the
hint. returned home and are now
actively engaged in securing OPP
tions. Within the last two weeks a
lumberman brought in a piece of
quartz rock, showing free gold that
aSsayed $40 to the ton.
Samuel Brady, of Detroit, an eX-
pert miner, who prepared the Michi-
gan mineral exhibit for the centen-
nial and the world 5 fair, is
now exploring for himself and
others.
The D.. S. S. & A. railroad Co,
through f. W. Mcpherson, their
land agent, has just given an option
to prospector named Shoneweg,
on lands northwest of Nestorla, and
local residents are quietly fitting
out men OF experience for thorough
exploration,
The possibility of gold being found,
or mined, to advantage, on Lake
Superior. was long disputed, and yet
the Ropes gold mine at lshpeming
has actually produced over $500, 900
in gold.
The Calumet Evening News has
this to say concerning gold in the
Huron Mountains:
There are said to be a hundred
or more prospectors in the Huron
mountains seeking gold. Several
lots OF specimens have been brought
in for assaying and though the
exact figures are not given out the
result in some cases has been
eminently satisfying. One find in
particular is quoted. A large
chunk of quartz about twelve inches
in diameter yielded Sl2 worth of
gold, not an assay of Sl2 to the ton,
but that much from the single
chunk. Ii is rather late in the sea-
son now for much to be heard from
this region, but next spring
promises to see the Huron noun
fain ranUe prettv well explored.