The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22
kLONDIkE NEAR HOME
RICHES OF THE RAINY LAKE RE-
GION IN WESTERN
ONTARIO
SOME OF THE BIG FINDS
One of the. Best of the Mines Is the
Micado, Which Yields About
$1,000 a Day-The sultana Cap
italized for s2,ooo,oOO, Operates
a Forty-stamp Mill, and Is Max
ing Money for Its Owners.

1t is not generally known that we have
veritable Klondike right at our doors
In Western Ontario, on our northern
boundary line, and 200 miles northwest
from Duluth, Mimi, is one Of the richest
gold fields in North America. This is
known as the Rainy Lake region. The
Canadian Pacific railroad touches this
section of country on the north, going
through Rat Portage, the only city or
town of any size thereabouts.
Mines all through this region have been
opened up by Americans and Canadians,
and considerable wealth has already been
taken out. The attention Of capitalists
at home and abroad is being attracted
by the prospects Invaluable finds being
made, and several large properties have
recently changed hands. The region al
ready opened up comprises territory 500
or 900 miles in length along the Cana
dian Pacific railroad. 1t is cut up by nu-
merous small lakes and rivers, and Is
very rocky. There is still much unde-
yeloped land, rich in gold-bearing rock,
which can be bought for $2.25, or leased
at S1.25 per acre from the government.
Many of the claims already taken are
owned by Americans Transfers are
made by the celebrated Torrens system.
Rat Portage, a city with a population
of about 10000 is at the head of the Lake
of the Woods. 1t is the headquarters
for operations carried on throughout this
section, and is the place where supplies
are obtained and where exploring and
prospecting expeditions are fitted out.
Besides numbering and mining, one OF
the importa MT Industries of. this region
is the gathering OF ssturgeon roe, from
which the celebrated Russian caviar is
made. Great quantities of that COM
modify are shipped from Rat Portage
every year to Russia, where it is pre-
pared, and then sent back to be eaten
by epic,res IN the States and Dominion.
Nobody ever visits Rat Portage without
meeting its celebrity, Louis again" Hill
lizard, the genial proprietor of the leading
hotel there. His nickname again" was
given him because he never ends SEN
tence without the use of that word. By
reason of this eccentricity Louis Hilliard
has become famous and Is one OF the
best known men in the Dominion.
Around the Lake of the Woods are a
the region One of the most important is
the Micado, which, with a thirty-stamp
mill, yields about $1,000 a day. An Eng
lish syndicate that lost considerable
money mining in South Africa owns this
property, and through it is recouping its
fortunes. Another mine owned by Eng
lishmen is the Sultana, capitalized at
100000 1t operates a forty-stamp mill
and is making money for its owners.
The Virginia, on another portion of the
Lake of the Woods, Is what might be
called a sensational mine. for from time
to time big strikes have been made in it.
One gold nugget taken from this mine
weighed three pounds. syndicate of
Richmond Va.) capitalists control the
property. Other mines Of more or less
Importance around this lake are the Bur-
ley, the Gopher, the Mascot, the Regina,
the Bowlder,. the Bully Boy and the mines
of the Golden Sun Mining company. The
last named has headquarters in Cleve-
land, o. This company started with a
capital of $250,000, which has since been
increased considerably. The mines con-
troled by the Golden Sun Mining COM
pany consist of four separate properties
Mr.. Herbert r. Palmer, of Cleveland,
one of the principal stockholders of this