The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
flAJJERlN6. REp0RI 0N kEWEENA\v+
WES1ERN P0oQeHU
Coward Jooos, N ExpeejeoeotC Coppos
Coaistey+ ACjaer, frod3Cts A11oe'is


Western Deveiopnaent>Associa
/ just returned, from a trip to
sHinckleyj Minnesota; whore L visit
ed the property of the keweenaw
Westesn sDeveaopmena Association.
hereby submit the following 5sre-
port In response to several inquir-
les made to me, concerning the
property.
The Keweenaw. Western Develop.
ment Associations property is To-
Gated in Pine county. Minnesota,
and consists of 100 acres of mineral
land. and there is "a creek Stunning
through the land which is large
enough to supply al! the water they
need for the mill. 1t 10 situated
Eve miles, southeast of HinckIey.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways both run into
Hinckley. 90 that 1t will be very
easy maAter'for:a railway company
today tsacks to this sproperty, there
being NO hiils and there will be
very.littae grading .aecessany..
The eo&eBn Develop
meut Association have, their owu
boarding house and b~ildinR. black
smith shop, ssnachinesy:.for hoist,
air'compreseor'an and dboiler house.
The hosting equipment :4is in
fret class condition and is capa BILE
of doing all their hoisting to a
depth of 1000 feet. The boiler is In
an AL condition. The air compres.
sor ia large enough for five air
drilling machines.
The shaft is an 6x10 foot, IS de-
gree. single compartment shaft aud
10 thoroughly mineralized. l am
of the impression that thelode they
are working in at present is the
same that 10 being worked in the
copper country. :(Said Keweenaw
Lode.) The lode 10 thoroughly min.
eralized, >. and .indicatesa q true 6esuze
vein.
=. / have taken some samples from
the veinsaud they m~ke n very fine
shoWin9. sesembling the ores now
being mined at q proht,in the cop,
per country. I have taken these
samples to an assayer aad will have
the returus from them in = very
ewdays, ~nd'w submit sat me.
The surface Indications, eutcrop-
pings and the general showing on
this property are identical with the
showing in the copper 1eeions of
Michigan, end 40 far % the 'sa,aft
hasbeen sunk ',sinersli,ed rock 'hass
been encountered. The depth .of the
shaft at present 10 Is feet, and In
sinkiug to this depth the work has
been done by air drilling .machiu.,
cry.
l am confident that. when thia
shaft has been sunk to 4 depth of
500 feet (which the company iutends
that they will show. up, q
good copper mine. / am also "a atis-
fled that thia company can sink q.
shaft 500 feet. do the necessary drift
ing and cross cutting to develope
their lode, for $4,000.
There 10 anfacient timber on the
property to snpply the comf,aqy
With tuel>tor, three years..
Mr.. William .Kibbee. Conan l,inor
mining engineer snd .superiutend-
ent; 'has'np to date secured the best,
resolts ohtsinsblein ~sinkina ehaft.
tor the, amount. of money expended. i
He has had exceptional.expa
In mining and in my jsdgme.t 10 q,
very valuable mao, "a he gives. az,
cry. detail pertaining to the Develop
ment of the mine his undivided, at.1
teution and tis On the properly to
see that .thinRs 80 right.s~ .
am' porsona1ly acquainted wi&hI
the hoaed. OF directors Of this conn.,
psny ,asd theyssre capable huainasa
mea, having ,shad suecese in their !
.uuea. OF business. I'M
conclusion / 'Hish to cay. that / apeeI
. great deal moro, .fevorsblx i'm.
pseaseaD~ith the aassits of,the ,prop@]
erty aftszs sinspeoting Ahe came than
from reading the 'aompsay's psoa,.
pectus. aud liteeAtura.., I
.RoapectfaMy asbaaitteta
EDWARD 3o1GAAl