The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-08
FOR GOLD@sAND IRON
NEW ACTIVITY IN MINERAL En-
PLORATIONs ALONG CANA
DIAN PACIFIC
MECCA FOR THE PRosPEcToR
Big Rush of Capital to Sturgeon
Lake Country, Which Has Pro-
duced Wonderful Speci-
mems of Quartz.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Slpt. 6-(Spe-
cial)-New activity is reported in the
district around Port Arthur which the
new Canadian Northern railroad Is OPEN
Ing up The activity consists principal
ly of mineral explorations and there is a
great deal going on with the probability
that there will be a good deal of develop.
ment work within a short time in both
iron and gold mining fields
Just now much more consideration ia
given to iron in mining circles than to
gold, although a number of people are
at work securing all the gold locations
that are open at the present time, From
the Sturgeon Lake country are brought
magnificent specimens of gold quartz
and reports are Of the most pronounced
character A number Of companies oper-
attng elsewhere under favorable condi-
lions have moved their plants and capital
to the Sturgeon lake section and a big
rush of capital to that locality is sure.
While this district Is something like
eighty or ninety miles from the Canadian
Pacific and there is as yet no road there.
A number of people, are pushing In ma
chfnery and supplies at a heavy cost.
Inc country was but recently discovered
to be rich in gold, but has made rapid
progress. 1t is the Mecca of the pros
pector and 1t Is said that Il s. SD ing t leYa
We're no less than 300 prospectors in the
district searching for gold. Many rich
discoveries were made, sbut as the rocks
were covered with moss and timber.
prospecting in the district is difficult. No
doubt discoveries of Importance will be
made years later, as these conditions
prevent many discoveries that might be
made at the present time If conditions
were otherwise. A company is now be-
Ing formed with the, idea of sending for
ty prospectors into the region to look for
locations for that company
In iron circles the greatest activity pre-
walls. Numerous syndicates have men in
the field searching for the metal while
many others are in the woods on their
own account. Robert Flaherty, formerly
superintendent Of the Golden Star gold
mine, is. there representing some great
american syndicate, and it is generally
believed that he IS in the interests of the
great steel trust looking for new fields
for that monster corporation. He has
an army of men at work on the eastern
shore of Lake Nipegon and is surveying
tract after tract. 1t is claimed that he
has secured for his syndicate "a magnih-
cent tract of iron land on the lake, thir-
ty-f1ve miles in length. The Clergues.
who are interested in the DEVELOPMENT
OF the water power at the 500, with
their immense capital, have been, busily
at work in the same locality adding to
their iron holding. Other iron interests
are at work along the Atikokan 6ard
sheep Rock lake sections, and Martin
Pattison, Vermillion and Mesaba iron
King, has extensive holdings there Mai.
Whitley Is at work with force of men
In the interests of a large company on
the south side of the Atikokan iron range
and has diamond drill at work in his
testing experiments. 3ae!uaI r.