The Newtown bee., 1906-09-07

eApreSslnR unelr Dellef that the depOS-
 it's thus far revealed were permanent
 in character, and that greater depth
 would snow greater values than had
 yet been secured in the upper work
 lngs 1t is also reasonably certain in
 their opinion that persistent prospect.
 ing in adjacent territory will reveal
 similar deposits, thus greatly increas- ing the area of mineral bearing terri-
 tory.
 It had been my intention when I de-
 cided to visit cobalt, to make a thor
 ough examination of each and every
 property or mine thus far discovered
 in that section, but when l arrived
 there and had chance to see the ex-
 act conditions 1 realized that my self
 appointed task was very much greater
 than l had imagined. Two months
 would hardly suffice to accomplish
 what thought might be done in 10
 days or two weeks, and I very prompt
 ly decided to contine me examination
 to the district in which the Silver Leaf Mine, in which was directly in-
 terested, was located.
 While l do not remember hearing
 anyone there use the designation, I
 shall refer to this particular district
 or section as the "Kerr Lake Dis
 trict," for the reason that the proper
 ties of which l shall make specific
 mention border on the shores of this
 beautiful little lake, or are contiguous
 thereto. The first discovery of ore in
 this particular locality was made on
 the southern shore of Kerr Lake early
 in 1905, and other discoveries in the
 district followed in rapid succession.
 The various companies which. shall
 mention, and which are based on
 these discoveries, all came into exist ence during the summer of 1905, but subsequent prospecting and develop ing has revealed within their respect
 i've boundaries additional veins which
 in several instances have exceeded in extent and value the original diScov- cries which justified their organiz- ation. These companies include the "Drummond," the 'Jacobs," the "Sil- yer Leaf," the "Hargraves," the
 "Glendinning," and the "Foster,' as they are commonly known. The south and west shores of Kerr Lake, the others, in the order mentioned, adjoining them on the south and vest
 The Drummond mine is thoroughly equipped with air compressor, power hoist, etc., being in continuous opera tion day and night. Regular ship ments are being made from this prop erty, which are believed to be of high value, though no exact statements on this point are obtainable from the management. Operations had pro- ceeded for several months on smaller vein before an excavation for some of the camp buildings disclosed the prin- cipal vein upon which they are now working.
 The Jacobs" mlne is also equipped With air pumping machinery, it's main shaft al- ready being at depth of more than one hundred feet, from which levels are being driven along the vein in either direction. Regular shipments of ore are being made which is of a very high value, the mine already having pro- duced more than $250,O 1000 in silver alone. l saw some large and extremely rich nuggets or masses of native silver at their office, and also was shown through their workings by Samuel w. Cohen. superintendent of the property. They are also developing very rich vein on the shore of the lake by means of an open cut, and some ore is being taken from this point.
 The "Hargraves" as it is commonly | called. owned by the White Silver l Mining Company, lies to the south of the DrummOnd, but as there is some l litigation concerning the title to the l property active operations have been | Some very rich ore has al- ready been uncovered on this proper Ly, several samples of which I was for tunate enough to obtain.
 The Lawson" vein, which has been stripped for distance of seven hun fred feet, is nine inches in width and caves no question as to the high value )f this property, but certain misunder- standings have arisen between the owners and for the present active opera lions have ceased.
 The "Glendinning" property, which s owned and operated by the Univer- 'ity Mining company, is located south vest of the Lawson on the shores of 1iroux Lake, which lies due southwest )f Kerr Lake, and is a much larger oody of water. The discoverer of this property, a young man named Glen linnlng, was at the time a student in he Univesity of Toronto, and in con- ,any with three other students was pending his vacation in the employ Of government surveyor at Cobalt. His ortunate discovery resulted in his moving at once into "Easy Street." The original vein was less than two nches in width. Since that time a our inch vein and later anieleven inch 'e1n has been uncovered on the prop rty, and shaft one hundred feet in lepth, with drifts and cross-cuts, has developed the property to a consider ,ble extent, $20O,00 already having 'een received from the sale of ore.
 The first discovery on the "Foster" lroperty was made on June 6, 1905, by 2lement A. Foster, a son of pr Albert Foster, dentist, practicing in Leam- nDf0n Ontario S0nn ho l octor joined his son at Cobalt, and ubsequent developments have ex- osed twenty-one separate veins, one of which, eight inches in width, is almost Olid silver. The operations on this are conducted entirely with ut the aid of machinery, and consist n the main of open cuts or trenches which follow the veins into the hill ides, some hoisting being done by lorSe power. Under this system of procedure it will be difficult to con- 1nue operations during the winter easOn. and while there is no doubt ( hat each individual or owner is per ectly free to follow out his own inch elOpment along these lines is not re- arded as either systematic or econom- gal by those who are thoroughly ex- erlenced in the business of mining. 1
 The first discovery of what is now ! he "Silvef Leaf" property was made n July 12, 1905, and while this vein , 'aS of very high value, other and larg- | r veins have since been discovered on t he property, one of which was select f d as the base of systematic opera. | ions. On this vein shaft. now near g 7 one hundred feet in depth, has been i unk. together with the installation a complete modern equipment con- (