The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-12


many things that it might have told
us, but that it was afraid to raise
our hopes too high.
"All of the work that has been
done is in first class shape and as
am practical miner myself think
am competent to judge of this
feature. The mill is modern in ev.
cry respect and in excellent condi-
ton. There is plenty of water and
timber and, in fact. all conditions
the property are ideal
for profitable mining. At the pres
ent time work has been stopped,
a decision upon the proper
place for starting a tunnel into the
in order to strike the ore
shutes at greater depth than would
be practical with vertical shaft.
"1n my report to the Company
shall ommend the running of
tunnel from point about three
hundred feet above the river on the
east eide of the mountain for dis
tance of about 900 feet. This will
give US fully 400 feet of depth and
almost foot for foot in stopping
ground at the face. In running the
tunnel we will cut three shntes of
ore and several small veins or
stringers. some of them running
very high in gold values, and aside
ffc2; .tl.s our tunnel will drain the
Il !rse> s''.:s saving the great ex pepse
a Stac;:e<:: o mining with a shaft.
~ We continued to sink on the
s'y<{p@:iY it would be necessary to
establish pumping stations with
every l55' .+et of depth, thus making
II Necessary to install expensive
n.acniIeEy and another boiler, as
one boiler would not make steam
enough to operate both the mill
and the pumps.
every person that has visited the
property and every, person living in
the Colum bia mining district, many
of whom are az familiar with it's
history as we all are of the history
OF the Vermilion and Mesaba iron
ranges, talk even more enthusiastic
cally than l do of the Grant and ite
future.
"rhere is absolutely no question
about it's value and any practical
miner like myself who visits it will
arrive at the same conclusion. All
that We need to do is to spend a few
Thousand doiIars more in develop
ment on a larger scale than hereto
fore and then take the ore out and
mill it. The gold is there.
zone thing that struck me while
I was at the Grant was the taking
out of more than $1,000 In gold from
the grass roots on the side of the
mountain within 500 feet of our
property by single miner with a
little rocker: He had been working
along the Stanislaus river which
runs alongside the Grant and just
when I got there he struck it rich:
Of course, he was placer mining,
but it goes to show: that the ground
holds the gold and if it 10 on top it
must be underneath; it certainly
didn't come from the clouds.
ut was all revelation to me. 1t
is a wonderful country. and the vis.
ible signs Of the. great natural
wealth Of Tuolumne county are al.
most beyond belief. ::
"The. whole state of California
Seems to be exceptionally prosper.
ous and the people are all full of
ginger. L was surprised when I got
to San Francisco. to see what had
been done there since the earth.
quake. The whole city. has been
built up again and there is very lit.
tie to tell that great disaster ever
visited it. But, when you stop to
think Of the great production Of the
gold mines there, the fact that the
people are able to accomplish such |
feats is no longer to BE wondered at:
II am glad that I made the tripl
because it has made me better Sat.
isfied with my investment in the
stock of the Lake suPe1ior and Ne:
vsda Company than ever; and it1
makes me feel good that I am able
10 bring q back such encouraging
news to my many friends in Eve
leth and all over the ranges-friends /
rho have their money invested in
he conpPeny.' . '~''- S' -. - !:
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