New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-06
RICHES AT MICHlPICOTEN.
THE 800" PARTY ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
IT'S DISCOVERIES.
ALI. THE MEMBERS SPEEDILY LOCATED CLAIMS
QUARTZ THAT WILL YIELD OVER $500
ToN-WHAT EX MAYOR HrRsIEY SAYS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO HE TRlHuSE.1


lBY TELEGRAPH TO IHE TRtFrSEl
Sault SJe. Marie. Mich. Sept. JThe return
ing members Of the 500 party. which started
from here last Monday for the Michipicoten gold
district. are more than Wild with enthusiasm
the richness of the find. They reached
home tonight on the yacht Mary Belle. and
were greeted a, the dock hy tremendous out
pouring Of citizens The first man to step ashore
was cx- Mayor j. IIurscy. and he was closely
followed 10y City Controller G. q. Scranton. To
all the crowd on the wharf the fourteen members
Of the party declared that the new find was rich
beyond the widest claims. EX-Mayor Hursey
said
we left here last Monday and arrived on
Wednesday with our outfit There but one
experienced mining prospector with our party
but every one of us soon learned 10 detect the
appearance Of gold in beautiful white quartz
We got right down 10 work. and. after becom-
ing acquainted with the lay II the land we soon
had claims located Of great promise. Every
member Of the party secured one. ana venture
to say not enc of the party would sell out At
any price We left Lsle and Michael on th'
ground 10 protect our interests, and tonight X.
q. Ferguson will 60 To Toronto to secure proper
registration Of our claim and demand the sur
vcy.
..You can see that every member Of the party
which returned tonight on the Mary BeIIe IS
as happy as clam at high water When you
remember we were only on the ground three
DAYS and all Of us new. you can easily uhder-
stand the easc with which claims are l"caI'u
i'm this new no,d The gold find on Lake WaWa
is infinitely more than has been claimed. hut
unless one has VISITED the field no estimate can
he made or adequate idea formed of the won
derful richness of the country.
The surface Indications are beyond compr"-
hcnsion. Quartz showing free gold In particles
a large as a cardamon seed can be found almost
anywhere Where the veins are uncovered near
tho hanks Of the lake A man I'm walking over the
district can ready detect tn" presence OF Eoid,
and in some cases the bright metal fairy s.ckS
out II the quartz. which l. a n'auiIu' ""''o
rock easily broken and free Milling.
The experts on the ground say that such
quartz could he mined at pr"fit at - '"''' @ Uu.
add that from specimens SHOWN VIII I'"''.I -
Weld over $500 a ton. tn" quartz Is :" ~
mat II can be crushed In pestie and mortar
and at that the worker VIII OBTAIN Hi' Il ny
fir his eniraVors In MY opinion. lhe p'P'S''9
extend over hundreds ~ thousands "i a'itS'
and veins showing fre" S'li a"'"H' ''' "' ''
mountains in LAX" WaWa , ,o
"0ving 10 our early arrival on tn" ground we
y..r. fortunate enough To- cinch portion n the
,arrltory On the shores of NaWa Wh"r" We nav
so,,,red about $50 acres. The other claims arr
scattered al distances ~ half mile I" a mn
and half from the lake. but they are an F"'"
Irospeciing in ia" country is diitcult because "I
tho heavy growth II timber. the dense under
brush a nd the moss which covers all the er'uIlIL L.
Wv. had no difficulty in getting our STUN
ash br. at the mouth of the Mchipicpt"" hN"r'
and the trail from there to the lake, seven HiI'S
g. 2 good one We made the trip TN ht,ie Over
three hours although some Of mo hIlls 49,
etcpp and dangerous Lake WdWa - sHrFoundr'
hy mountains. which ris" pr"c'pitouslI from tHr
banks and every mountain Is hlled with VEINS
o( gold When We got there there were l"I
, dozen piosuccfurs on the ground, nut Wh'H
,.. Icf' On FRI lag over two hundred were th'Fe'
and tents were spruGing up as lt "y magic.
As ~ cam. out passed numerous partl'S
going lu ard we learned that a larE" nuiin"r
,( prosportors were coming N over IN" Cahallah
Pacin, Railroad. IS mich has station ahoul ,'Ity
miles from WaWa. There are several f"idS u
maxi. by this route. and th" quickest way 10
roach the new district is hy steamer from u'
500 Wawa city. as the camp has been named
fs already a bustl.ug mining camp ana we nav
located 4 number of town sites in IN" NlclhlY.
on the strength Il th" reports hrouRh' ""'N
l,y fn.s. we'll known citiZ"ns an" rA'it'i"'' !
beyond bounds Three hoais Hil hr put on '.
tween here and thr mouth Of the M!'hip'''I
piy.r this w.ok and thrr" are already ch"uFn
going 10 nu every berth twice over S'Nr!"t
prominent outside persons representing thI',''
i,,. arrived al tho "SDo' to-day and VIII ldh'
s.. flf4 MI