The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-10
MINING IN THE MANTOU.
SUMMARY OF THE WORK THAT Is
GOING ON IN ONTARIO
GOLD FIELDS
RICH QUARTZ IN ABUNDANCE
Active Operations VIII Be Begun
on a Number of Proper
ties In a Few
Months.

WEST SUPERIOR, May 7.-{Special
.)-George w. Glass, Of
the Manitou district of Western Ontario,
in letter written to a friend in this
city, has the following to say regarding
mining properties in that section, Mr.
Glass being the prospector who discover
ed what is known as the Glass reef, upon
which active operations have been COM
menced:
THE past winter has been the most
pleasant experienced for many years
here. Navigation on the lakes closed in
now been open for more than a week.
The Intervening period was all that could
be desired in a mining country.
Mining in the Manitou during the win
ter has been carried on continuously in
several camps. The John Bull camp, in
the vicinity of the Barker mine, has had
a crew on ali winter under the able man
agement OF Mr.. Petrie. The company are
thoroughly satisfied with the work and
prospects, the shaft being now down
eighty feet.
"The Magnetic Mining company, under
the management of Mr.. Creighton, are
also satisfied with their prospects
The Crackerjack is closed for the pres
sent owing to financial difficulties, but,
so far as my information goes, their ore
is of very nigh grade
The independence mine have ten
stamp Frazer d Chalmers mill on their
property, and are now busily engaged in
setting up a saw mill to prepare timber
for the erection of the mill.
lit is reported that the Orion mine has
changed hands a $4,000, and that 1t will
be in active operation at an early date
The Big Washer Mines company have
put down a shaft sixty feet during the
past three months, and find ore carrying
high values. Camps of a permanent char
acter are now being erected, and with
of "a "
active operations will be begun.
The Cambridge Mining company have
sunk shaft nifty feet on their property
with very gratifying results
''The Upton Mining company, whose
property is two miles from Gold Rock,
have sunk shaft fifty feet under the
management of Mr.. Prendeyille, but had
to discontinue on account of water, al
though the ore was all that could be de-
sired, panning very freely and furnish
ing many specimens of visible gold
The only stamp mills that have been
in operation in the Manitou to date are
two TremainS, one on the Barker and one
on the Haycock. The independence
stamp mill will be in operation some time
during the summer.
The Fairchtld property is being stead
lily developed under the management of
II. d. Alsbon with a crew. At present
magnificent specimens of native copper
and visible gold are being found The
shaft is down ninety feet.
Our own company, the Glass Reef,
have IN employ at the present time so
men. The shaft is down 100 feet, and at
the 75-foot level drifting has been done
for 165 feet. At the same depth 100 feet
of prosecuting has been done showing
nothing but quartz. The average assay
of the crosscut shows 1895 in gold, and
the drift face s2,079.25. We have in oper-
alton on the property Rand fair drill
compressor, and are at present taking
out fifty tons of rock every twenty-four
hours, all being good milling rock We
have steam hoist and pump, saw and
shingle mill, all busy preparing for the
stamp mill in course of erection A power
plant and building for a 30-stamp mill is
being provides for, but only ten stamps
will be installed at present
Every day furnishes by new and val
liable discoveries, convincing evidence of
the richness Of the Manitou country Elk
tensiye OPERATIONS will be carried on dur
ing the summer, and many locations will
be put beyond the prospective stage The
american excursion is due here about
May q, and the people of Wabigoon and
the Glass Reef Mining company will en-
deavor to furnish reliable information
concerning the district and to make their
visit a pleasant one"