The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-04
vERMILIoNf RANCE
Taking on Boom avs the News.
Tribt e.

Triba i.
There is every pro ect at present
of boom of conside bile magnitude
on the Vermilion ird range SAYS the
News-Tribune of DID th.
It is learned that thin the past
thirty days between iirty and forty
quarter sections of I'D there have
been taken under option. Promin-
ent among those who have become in.
terested are ]. G. Gilchrist, of Cleve-
land, of the Gilchrist line of boats;
Patrick Cullizan, of8Alpena, Mich;
Andrew Gowan, Q. fwohy, Daniel.
Haley, Thomas Kellhe, P. A, Smith
and Geo. Gamble of Duluth. They
have taken exploratioh options on the
northwest quarter Of. the east half
of the northeast quarter of 4-61-15.
The terms OF the lease are As cents
royalty per ton, and aminimum out
put of 10000 per yea. Exploratory
work will begin in a few days.
The foregoing claims, which are
known as the Roy md LaChance,
were named after the original home
steaders, who settled b them in 1882
Both claims have be in litigation
for many years. Th 1aChance tract
was the property I'm consideration
when the secretary tile interior
made what is know as a famous
swamp land decision allowing con-
testants the right I'd Rove fraud or
error In the gover hent surveys.
This decision was 5ersed by the
present secretary tw ears ago.
The fee of the Ian described is
now owned by John. ennan, p. D.
Jones, Il. j. Walsh, ames LeBrec.
W. B. Kellogg and j PHI Roy.
The Roy case also equired much
prominence, going Wfough all de-
partmenJs of the lam flee and also
from the district couf of st. Louis
county to the suprem tribunal of the
United States. Bo claims have
been considered prom ing by many
mining men who I've examined
them. 81
Some little work Ii already been
done on the Roy, wbialllAas shown up
thirty feet of ore. Ma NUfk has been
done on the LaChance as yet, but on
the property are two large outcrops of
jasper and mixed ore. which is con-
sidered encouraging. It adjoins the
Walsh on the east, which has body
of exceptionally high grade ore.
The Oliver Iron Mining company
has begun exploration on the john
Semer land in5 62-14 Fhe Calumet
Iron company has begun work on the
Martin Nelson land in 7-6I.15. e. j.
Longyear has begun exploration on
section 8-62-13. A Cleveland concern
has taken options on the Ebener land
in Is o2-14, and on the state land de-
scribed as 16-62-13. Other options
have been taken on section 1161-15,
section 30-62-14, section 2-61-15 and
and on the northwest quarter of g.
62-14.
Arthur Ely has begun exploration
on the Belland land in 14-6l18. The
John NJ. Williams estate of Chicago,
owner of the Biwabik mine on the
Mesaba, has also invaded the VermiI-
ion, 1t is exploring in 62-13 with two
diamond drills. Negotiations are in
progress for the Silas Robinson prop
erty in 1923. D. Il. Adams and
Neil McInnis have secured some OPP
tions in 80 and "a, 63-14.
It has long been complained that
the cost of exploring on the Vermil-
ion was very heavy, but a prominent
resident and mining man Of the range
says that he can secure contracts for
such work cheaper than for diamond
drilling on the Mesaba, for the reason
that the holes are put deeper, the for
nation is solid, and the jasper is not
as hard as tile taconite on the Mes
aba.