Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-02-19
GOLD and COPPER
ProSpectorS earSwanville
Find Favorable
Indications.

O"auV4lle, feD. 1.-PfOepectl0g tOf
gold and copper still continues in the
hills all around this village, as we'll
as in the creek beds of Irish creek and
several other small streams and
springs in the neighborhood, says a
telegram to the st. Paul Dispatch. and
the presence of these metals, as we'll
as silver and zinc, is almost daily be-
ing verified by finds made. Several
old miners and prospectors are rang
Ing around and have proved beyond a
question Of doubt that these
metals are to be found in sufficient
quantities for successful mining,
These miners have determined that
rich placer mining for gold will be
opened up along Irish creek, q. small
tributary which joins Swan River
about two miles north of this village,
and at several large springs near Bass
lake, in the Pine lake neighborhood,
as soon as spring breaks. They are
also positive that Lodges Of pay ore
will he found in the hills al soon as
the weather will permit of sinking Of
shafts. as outcroppings plainly indi-
cate the presence of lodges in several
places. At the Olaf johnson mine,
at Pine lake, work on a.:six-foot shaft
is already in progress. but the severe
weather makes it slow work, and it is
probable that other than obtain a good
start, nothing can be done tor another
six weeks.
The late discoveries at Irish creek
have caused much excitement as ap-
pearances now indicate that the
stream is full o gold, and, further
more, that somewhere in the hills at
the head of the creek, some four miles
north Of here there is exceedingly
rich gold and silver ore. This is pro-
ven by the fact Of large quantities of
very rich floats. large and small, be-
ing taken from the stream Lear it's
junction with Swan River, supposedly
brought there by the ice dnring
spring freshets. One large chunk
of black ore, completely threaded
with silver seams, was found few
days 3 Co., several pieces o. which z% are
on exhibition in this town, end in
Vulnerable smaller pieces are being
found almost daily. Another piece,
weighing some what over a pound, of
almost pure silver, was similarly
found and is now on display at the
News Office here. Besides these, sever
al parties have washed small quaint
tiles of the rich sand, found in the
bed of the creek, and have exhibited
pure gold dnst.
At Bass lake an old Black Hills
miner has been investigating a large
spring and finds plenty of gold in the
sand around the opening, quantity
of the washed dust, scme $40. he has
been showing around the village
At the Carver farm. west of town,
a nugget of almost pure gold, the size
of hen 8 egg, was found several days
ago, and has created considerable ex-
citement in that neigborhood. >
Col E. B. WOOD, of Long Prairie,
is also exhibiting small nugget of
pure gold, which was taken from the
crop Of tame duck, purchased from
a farmer in the Hill district. AL
together the proofs of the existence of
valuable mineral deposits here are
thoroughly convincing to all, and in
dications now point to a big rash Of
gold eekers in the spring, and they
will not come to be disappointed.