The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-09-11

were bored in that time; that the tdia-
mond drill man pract fcally acknowledg ed
that the drilling had not been ID accord
ance with experience, good sense and
Judgment, but upon arbitrary orders
from Rupley; that at least one hole was
not sunk far enough to strike the vein,
but just far enough not to reach it; that
that hole was drilled on property belong
ing to q company, against that company's
express orders and by virtue Of q super
ior force of numbers.
At the end of the Port Arthur, Duluth
6 Western railway, ninety miles west Of
here, at the west end Of Ganhint lake,
just a few miles from the Canadian Dor
der, is a huge deposit OF hard iron ore.
Competent authorities tell me the vein
is eight miles long, from $50 to $50 feet
wide, and that it has numerous outcrop-
pings which show it to be Of great extent
and splendid quality. Assays show that
the ore contains 81 per cent metallic iron
as we'll as Z per cent OF Manganese. That
mineral not only is necessary in making
Bessemer steel, but is now imported
from Russia at $40 a ton.
Recently a little Autter has been
caused in Duluth by a movement to in
duce the federal government to establish
in Duluth its proposed plant for the
manufacture of armor plate. Well, not
only does this iron range in Cook county
contain some Of the best iron ore iG the
United States, but right parallel to it
are deposits of nickel, which now is in
dispensible in the manufacture Of armor
plate. These deposits have about 4 per
cent in nickel. Further south, twelve or
fifteen miles, are further deposits of til
tan1c nickelite which contain from to
21per cent of nickel.
Right at the end Of the P. D. & W.
railway, on the Paulson iron range, in
section 81 and 1904, are the iron and
nickel holdings Of the American Nickel
Mining company, of st. Paul. The John
son Nickel Mining company, of Minnea-
polls, comprising about the same men,
has properties near there, as we'll as from
ten to twenty miles farther south, west
and even east.
No work is being done now. I am
told, however, that represents Of
the company are in England seeking cap
ital and If successful, both the nickel
and iron deposits will be vigorously de-
veloped next season, despite George
Rupley's report and opinions.
The nickel vein is parallel to the iron
deposit. It is from 200 to 300 feet wide
and at least one mile long. -Four pits
are down, the deposit being about fifteen
feet. 80
i was shown a vein of graphite that
measured two and half feet in width at
a depth Of four feet. If you don't see
the kind of mineral in Northern Cook
county you want all you, have to do is
to ask for it. Iron, nickel, graph
tie, silver, gold and other minerals are.
supposed to enrich numerous claims up
there.
When George Rupley was in there
with his diamond drill, he bored one hole
in section 26-65-4, but started in north of
the outorop. AS the vein dips south
ward, naturally, his drill nevor entered
ore to any extent. 1t is declared that
the diamond drill men knew better than
to drill there, but they had to obey or
ders.
Now if Mr.. Rupley had been acting
in good faith" said an experienced MN
ing engineer who represents heavy inter
ests on the Paulson range, 'in my opin-
ion he would not have gone in there
without an expert; he would have stayed
more than eight days, and bored more
than two or three shallow holes; not be-
ing an expert himself, he would not have
condemned the country in such posi-
tive manner; he would not have thrown
up his contract with Howenstine SO
quickly and arbitrarily; he would have
spent more Of the 1926 900 in boring more
than he did; in fact, he would have done
everything differently than it was done. q
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