The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

company, says that in the Golden Sun
mine the veins are 5000 feet long and
thirty feet wide, and consist Of free mill
ing ore, assaying $1S to the ton. The
cost of operations is only So per ton.
There is so much gold-bearing ore In
sight that 900 tons a day might be ex-
tracted If desired.
Up to four years ago the Seine river dis.
trict up the Rainy lake gold fields, the
richest In the region, was comparatively
unknown. Only two or three mining
localities had been made, and but little
about these was known. In February.
1897, several Americans incorporated as
the Seine River and Rainy Lake Ex-
ploration company, for the purpose of'ex-
ploring and picking out some of the
best prospects AS result of their in
vestigations around Bad Vermillion lake,
the company secured about 1000 acres.
covering the most promising locations.
This company was composed of Messrs.
John c. McDougall, Edwin Ward and
George V. Burgess, of Duluth, Mimi, and
" P. Chappell and James II. Bennett,
of Manistique, Mich
Thomas A. Merritt is one of the
brothers Of that name who had considera-
BILE litigation several years ago with John
D. Rockefeller, the Standard OIL mag
nate. over some rich iron mines In
Northern Minnesota. The case was fin
ally settled In st. Louis by a decision In
the United States district court, whereby
Rockefeller paid the Merrttts about
81, 000 600.
Among the properties secured by the
Golden Star company were mining ioca-
ticns A. L. la and A. j.. 49, near Bad
Eermillion lake, and owned by the Ran
dolphs. For the purpose of working this
particular bit of property the promoters
incorporated as the Golden Star Mining
and Exploration Company of Ontario
Gimited), with d capital stock of 81 100000.
Three months work on these locations
convinced those interested that the find.
was valuable one. About this time it
was discovered that the vein of the Gold
Ell Star extended TO and crossed mining
location ]. o. Al, adjoining. This location,
consisting of 165 acres, was purchased by
the j. Q. Al Gold Mining Company of Seine
River tHmited, organized by some of the
members of the other company for that
purpose. Messrs. Lewis A. WALL of Bay
Mills, Mich, and w. II. T Hughes, of
New York city became interested in the
Golden Star mine, and for part interest
they advanced sufficient funds to buy ma
chinery to put the mine on a paying basis.
Now the mine owns a 1lant unequaled in
size by any in the country, where less
than three years ago there was bowling
wilderness. The mine buildings and min
are lighted by electricity and the mining
is done with the latest improved Rand
air compressor drills
The first sha was sunk In a quartz
body avera ging S27 TO the ton in free gold.
BY the time the stamp mill and acces-
SORES, consisting of complete outfit for
thirty stamps, with free vanners and con-
centrators, with every modern improve
ment, had been erected, there was a large
amount of ore on the dump waiting to be
worked out. Since November, 1898 when
the stamps were first installed, they have
been kept at work steadily. pounding out
the ere. AS the work progressed the
number of stamps was increased to fifty.
The first clefsnrsp of the Golden Star
was 1872 POUNDS of bullion, worth 1900:
and the second made soon after, on Jan
!, 1899, was about the same amount Since
then the production has averaged more
than $4,000 per month in gold bullion and
rich concentrates.
One shaft of the Golden Star has been
sunk 600 feet With the usual drifts, and
there is said to be 81, 100000 worth of ore
In sight. 1t is believed this mine will
eventually take its place among the
greatest gold producers of the world.
The Bad Virmillion district of the Seine
river country is already becoming famous
for here are also found the rich lodes Of
the Golden Crescent, the Olive. which is
an unusually rich producer; the Emperor,
the Alice A, the Foley. the Lucky Coon.
the Decca and several others of minor
| note.
This section of the Rainy lake region IS
reached by three routes. One is known as
the Tower route, overland from Duluth
Mimi, and another is from Rat Portage,
by steamer. The third, now in progress
Of construction. Is the railroad being
built from Port Arthur, Ontario. to the
, north shore of Bad Vermillion lake, and
on to Winnipeg, Manitoba. This road has
been subsidized by the provincial govern
ment, which is paying its promoters at
the rate of 5000 to $4,000 a mile
Charles Z. Cutter