The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-14

u To the last drop--a novice can do II as
well as the expert
Restaurants. Cafes. Chop Houses. Dealers
striking in a northeastern direction.
Here again Ia the same spectacular show
ing OF free gold on the surface. IL IL
visible everywhere and IL would be- pos
slhle To pick up enough specimens 10 make
comfortable fortune IN few hours
work But on this property more work
has been done than on any other in the
camp, and il is this work that has CON
stantly INCREASED the excitement in the
district. for the work has been prosecuted
down to the ITO foot level in three differ
ent shafts. Two OF these shafts are 700
feet apart and the third one is on . line
half way between the two. Work is
being done 90 connect these three shafts
underground at q depth Of 400 feet The
work is almost completed: il IL all In very
high grade ore. This il evidence that
the surface values OF the district, and they
all bear a strong resemblance. go down
to depth. In short IL indicates that
Porcupine In Q conner
There Is two stamp mill at work
here. and out Of every three buck cts
OF orc hoIsted from the mine one bucket
IL run through the mill Enough gold
is being taken from this small lot OF ore
To pay all the expenses Of the present
been ordered.
QUARTZ sPRlSKLEs TIE WHOLE DISTRICT.
Stories similar 20 these might be re-
peated about the other prominent mines
in the district. and as stated there are so
far about twelve of them. The chief
cause of the excitement IL that the for
nation throughout large portion OF
the district resembles what has been
uncov cred on these principal properties
hsA m
and there IL a sprinklinS Of white quartz.
throughout the district. sometimes IN
small strlnGers. somrimeS IN veins.
sometimes in lode and sometimes IN these
dome shaped outcrops. The general
impression IL that many other properties
are 10 be uncov cred This IL not noun
famous country. and while some OF the
rock crops on the surface for the most
part the rock 10 covered by soil and growth
and II becomes necessary To trench along
the surface under peculiarly difficult
cIrcun stances. considering that the sur
face water has always to be taken carr Of.
though this latter trouble disappears with
freezing weather when tho snow becomes
the obstacle
IL il harder 20 get around the district
Than II il 20 get into IL As has been
shown there IA road. such IA ~ ~. INTO
the district, but in going around the dis
triC' blazed trails have 20 be followed.
Every fsw feet a notch ~ Ctf in the trees.
he renderfoot must keep has eye glued 20
these notche~ otherwise he would soon be
lost IN the forest.
rNGINEERs AND CAPITALISTS on IHE
GROUND.
There are about four thousand men in
the district and sax women. IL was an
- asy matter 20 count the women. Half
Of the m-t are in the settlements and the
other half out working NJ the various
properties and on the trails. II II i'm
A.
rarely. though four thousand IL believed
20 be a fair estimate ~ Ia remarkable
: hat 50 many ~ these men aTa professional
mining men. that Is, mining engineers.
geologsts. mIn.ralogisrs and surveyors
heSa men for the most part have been
sent IN Nv capitalists. but the capitalists
ar. here I, is said thar bigger deals
have been mad. IN property N thus camp
already han were ever made IN some Of
-he successful Western boom camps
IL appears that these men have become
nters~tad thus early IN the history Of the
camp on account - The reports made To
them by their prospectors and agents.
" no are always the first in avery excite
men' The PRESENCE OF these men furnishes
the strongest testimony regarding the
value Of the discoveries. br- some men
standing high in IN. professional class
have done the unusual thing Of allowing
themselves so he quoted regarding the
situation
William FrechevIlle an associate Of
-he Royal Society ~ Mining. fellow
~ III. Geological Society. former presi-
lent % the InstIt ute Of Mining and Metal
urgy and probably the greatest authority
IN mining in the world has been IN the
district and has said that he believes
mat two and possibly three mines have
A ready been uncovered which will make
he greatest gold mines IN" world has
ever seen. and h" thinks Il quit. likely
bot . .ar mn O ,
m tn" district
GOLD FtELDs OF sovrH
AFRICA BUYS IN
Harry Howard wanh man with
\ string Of scientific tites a yard long.
no succeeded John Hays Hammond
~ consu,rIng cngineer 20 the Cnnsoll-
4 -.d Gold Fields - South Africa. made
|, personal inspection ~ several If the
properties and made the following state
nart - Thy SrS representative
The thre,. OF four veins which took
inc 10 -Nanin" IN Pnrcupine pres"rtei
he most remarkable showing ~ free
gold considering the amount visible
20 the naked eye. IL has ever he.n my
'ortune - So"
MIR Webb has closed deal for one
4 tho properties. which will be taken
,v.r by the Consolidated Gold Fields |
4 South Africa II Is likely that this
property will prove 20 be one Of the big
mines.
Mr.. James A. Macarthur Of the McAr-
Company Of Glasgow. Scot
and. inventors OF the cyanide process for
.ducing gold Gres and one OF the greatest
authorities "a gold mining. MAKES this
~ at sment
1t is the biggest gold camp have ever
-isi' cd and I am perfectly satisfied I
lever saw 80 many outcrops OF gold in
Iuar-z leads as found in Porcupine'
oREAr. ALL THE EXPERTS AGREE
Mr.. Charles Buffers. another high au-
hority. the inventor OF Butrers's par enr
liter and many other devices now uni
-ersally used in the cyanide procers and
sho planned and built most OF the great
modern mill in South Africa and in Amer |
ga. makes the following star emenr:
The nearest comparison can make 20 !
.h~r fields would be To the quartz mines |
n Grass Valley, Nevada county. and |
throughout northern California. They |
we're very similar in appearance and /
occurrence No miner couli ask IN see
Iicsr ore than rslat coming from IN. bot
p,u y,f the TImmOna shaft.