The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-27

claimed the ore shown in the drill
holes at a depth of 800 feet is a
henatite.
Other properties in the immed-
late vicinity are being juggled with.
The enormous expense of prospect
ing on this range has driven the
most of the companies to the Mes
aba where it could be done cheaper.
The Mesaba just now does not fur
nish lucrative field for the pros
pector and this range is again in
the eyes of the investor.
Every piece of ground between
here and Tower is being held un-
der option or is being optioned as
fast as possible. The finds made
by the Robinson Lake Iron COM
pany have given that section a push
upwards. Rumor has it that the
owners of this property refused
$500, 900 fer the land few days
ago. This property has been ex-
plored by the newly organized
Robinson Lake Iron company COM
posed of E. c. Kennedy, N. c.
Dunleavy, H. R. Spence, w. M.
Spaulding, of Duluth and A. E.
Holmes and S. E. Perrin, of Sup
erior.
Oils which lies near Tower
Junction is the scence of much &C
tivity. The North American Iron
Mining company is pushing explor-
atory work on sections 4, II and
% on lands owned by them. Drills
have been busy at these places and
the management last week an
nounced that the work of sinking a
shaft would soon begin, the drill
work having given assurances to
warrant the extra expenses of a
shaft. The title to section 4, Oils,
the richest of the pieces owned by
the company has been in the courts
for over rs years. Ten attorneys
have had their fingers in the pie,
one of them having received fees
aggregating IS, 800. The land is
now secure under the Torrens title
act. A diamond drill is now work
ing the property locating the ledge
for the purpose of sinking the
shaft.
Section in the same township
and adjoining the North American
property is being explored by a
company composed of Two Har-
bors and Duluth people. This
same company has also acquired
the Nordstrom property upon
which considerable work has been
done. 1t is also understood that the
Opel claim npon which the Neh-
eba Iron company did work several
years ago will be opened. The ].
D. Murphy lands and the Thomp-
son claim will also receive their
share of attention soon.
The Tredinnick Development
Company has been formed at Evel-
eth to operate in 81, Oils. The
company OWNS 100 acres of land i'll
this mineral section and it is pro-
posed to thoroughly explore the
same. Chas. H. McDermott, the
Iron Range conductor is president
of the company which is capitalized
at 100000 divided into 100, 900
shares at 81 each. Only 100000
shares have been put on the market.
Two test pits have already been
sunk on the land and drill work
done would indicate a valuable
claim. Four diamond drills will
soon test the land and the new
company expects that something
will be shown up. The directors
of the new company are said to be
prominent Eveleth business men.
The Vermilion Iron and Steel
company formed in March by 7.
J. Walsh who also is the owner of
the property upon which the North
American company is prospecting,
has struck it rich in the Mud Greek
district on what is known as the
Sheridan claim in section S, 62-14.
Here the drill has penetrated $50
feet of ore at depth of 1913 feet
below the surface. The find is To-
Gated between we'll defined walls
and the territory between the walls
embraces 43O feet in width.
In conversation with Mr.. Walsh
few days ago, he told a MINER
representative that a great many
people have viewed the works and
that the explorations were not be-
ing conducted in secret as is the
custom among the larger part of
the explorers. He said, his inter-