The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
MICHIPICOTEN
HAS MUCH GOLD.
Discoveries in the Northern District
Which May Make It Second
Klondike.
Rock Taken at Random From the
Mariposa Goes $3.50 in
Gold to the Ton.
The Grace Mine, Near by, Owned by
~ r
Clergue, Is Also Showing
49,. Wonderful Richness.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -..
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Sept. 27.-In.
terest in the Michipicoten gold district,
about which little has been heard the past
three years, was started to-day when It
was, made public that one Of the proper
ties upon which exploration had been in
progress several months, had developed
marvellous showing. This strike was made
OH the Mariposa location, on South Wawa
several places
During the first gold excitement In the
district in 1897, w. S. Lewis of Detour
secured several claims on South Wawa
| lake, in which traces of gold were found.
Some work was done on the claims and
| what he felt sure was exceedingly rich
| bearing vein of gold quartz was discov-
cred. Mr.. Lewis, although confident that
the development of the property would
result in great profit, was not financially
able to proceed, and lately he approached
local capitalists with a proposition to take
the claims off his hands.
An investigation of the properties was
made by experts with the result that no
time was lost in taking up Mr.. Lewis
proposal. company was organized under
| the laws of Ontario and letters patents
received from the government. The in
corporators are Frank shafer, David
A. Green, William Webster. F. NJ Lem
nox, e. J. Swart, all Of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, and E. B. Myrick and William T..
Dust of Detroit and Congressman Carlos
D. Sheldon. =;
| The company controls 400 acres of land
on which are located seven claims, the
| richest being known as the Mariposa.
| After securing a charter and effecting or
! gaTlZatlon force Of men was put to
| work on the Mariposa location which was
| considered the richest Of the seven. .As
| the work progressed 1t soon developed
| that the value of this property had been
greatly underestimate, even by the ex-
oerts who had made the examination.
! ssays made by r. H. Taylor of this city
and N. Lehnen, PHI: D., of ST. Paul, as wen
as by Chicago men, showed that I'M
selected rock taken at random from the
/ rock pile went as high as $3.50 in gold
and S152:s5 in silver to the ton. An adj.
present time 1000 feet of a, large vein
which is eight feet In width on the sur
face has been stripped, and LOCO feet OF
/ the smaller Or parallel vein has been laid
/ bare. AS depth is reached the veins
Widen and the quartz becomes richer in
mineral. 80: -
+ In the opinion Of old miners Mariposa
Is "a veritable Klondike and gives every
promise of excelling in richness any, dis
l. cc"eries made in Alaska. It Is believed. it
Will develop into one Of the greatest gold
mines in America. y +.
| It Is author1tatively stated that the gold
hearing vein found on the Mariposa prop
| erty is the mother vein of the Michipt-
Gotten district. The ore is native and free
milling and is easily mined. ~ .~ <
| The company will put in $4,000 worth OF
machinery and active mining operations
will be carried on during the fall months
and through the winter Next spring it ia
the intention to put in modern mill sufff-
Gent to care for the needs Of the district
In close proximity to the Mariposa loca
ton Is the Grace gold mine, owned by W.
tt. Clergue. Development work has been
carried on there the past three years and
che shaft sunk 400 feet besides other oper-
atoms, the results Of which have been
Jealously kept from the public, although
from time to time intelligence has leaked
| out that the; mine was developing Won
! derfu1 richness.
The Grace mine is carefully guarded and
i IS next to impossible for a stranger ia
get within haiing distance of the stock
r1lrs. Specimens Of the rock have found
| their way out, however, and thew are
heavily charged with the yellow metal. II
is stated that as depth has been attained
| the vein has materially widened and car
RES greater value than on the surface EY.
perts have been staggered by the richness.
Of the ore.