The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-03
ONTARIO MINING NEWS
NINE CENTER IN A FEW
DAYS
PROSPECTS FOR GOOD SEASON
Some Recent Development on Sew
eraI Properties Attended With
Splendid ResuIts-WOrk
at Foley Mine.

MINE CENTER, Ont, April 29.-(Spe-
cial rrespondence.) 1.-The Ice is nearly
out of the lakes and within a few days
navigation will be fully opened through to
Mine Center form Tower, Mimi, and also
from Rat Portage. 1t is learned here that
the first boat of the season from Rat
Portage will leave for Mine Center May
s.
A very rich strike was recently made
on the Golden Star at the eighth level
The company have not yet commenced
to mill the ore, but it assays very high.
The body was encountered in drifting
north from the shaft
The Randolph company are awaiting
the arrival of 800 feet of additional cable
for their property and are, in the mean
time, prosecuting and drifting at a
depth of 1870 feet. They have encountered
some very rich ore in the second Level
and south drift. Neil Berger. the super.
intendent, has been instructed by the
management to negotiate for the site for
ten-stamp mill. also for the necessary
timber for its erection. He has also been
instructed to advertise for 100 feet of ad-
ditional sinking and 400 feet Of drifting,
all work to be done by contract and the
contractor to furnish everything
Supt. Berger, who recently came in over
the ice, had several very narrow escapes
from drowning. While going out, the
stage he was In went through the Ice,
and on coming back he had to pick his
way across floating ice in many places
1t was thought here at one time that he
would not be able to get back 1t took
him several days to make the return trip
Things are beginning to shape them
selves for good seasons work. Several
new companies are getting in shape for
work as soon as navigation opens.
The Rainy River Development company,
which owns a large tract of mining land
near Sturgeon Falls, completed some
weeks ago quite a good deal of sinkir e
on what is called the Mayfiower mine,
with splendid results. They have just put
In new steam hoist on the property, and
started to work on the 10th of the month
They intend to sink 10C feet and drift and
crosscut 2OG feet. They have good pros
poets of gold mine
The Mutual Gold Development company
are operating on A. L. 10 on Bad Yer
million lake, and Supt. Pryde says it Is
showing up fine and has every indication
of making good mine.
The Anglo-American Gold company, of
Pittsburg, are installing q new steam
hoist on location 307, three miles west of
the Alice A. They expect to be in shape
to operate as soon as navigation opens.
They have a shaft down fifty feet already
and intend to push the work right along
The Glass Reef Gold Mining company
are making preparations to develop H. P.
800 on Little Turtle lake
The Golden Crescent company have just
completed 200 feet of sinking and have
started drifting on the vein, and are
showing up splendidly.
The Manhattan Mining company
operating on No. 23l next to Decca are
pushing the work along in fair shape
They have connected the Decca air com.
pressor to the mine to use until the open
ing of navigation, when they will put in
a plant of their own. 1t is understood
the Decca mine will resume on or about
June l.
The Minnesota and Ontario Gold Mines
company intend starting up some new
work on their property on Bad Vermil
lion lake in the near future.
The Canadian Mines Development COM
panY. operating the Foley mine, are doing
good work and are taking up some very
fine looking ore. Your CORE spondent was
over there the other day and picked up
free gold on the dump pile. 1t looks
we'll, and Manager Robinson Is pushing
the development work in good shape