The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-14
Nuggets and Plasters of
Gold in Plain Sight on
the Surface.
MANY CAPITALISTS MOVE IN
rs a Rich Mans Game Now
Fields Hard to Get To, but
Railroads Planned.

su part u ontario. Canada. called Por-
eIg.aa Reports coming over the blazed
rAls II the forests Of this northern from
ter Indicate that something extraordi-
rarv has happened. The United States
has raan almost surfeited with booms
o. tr,s character in recent years. some OF
hen Tx. Cripple Creek. Goldfield. Tono-
pah he KlondlAe and hooms OF less i'm
portauc.. are familiar 90 every one. while
Cobalt. IN Canada. brou Sht the Dominion
int IN. game Every little while some
naw discovery 10 brought IN the atten-
ton 4 the mining public. is exploited for
atl-ra and then 10 almost forgotten or
IL n longer a matter Of public interest
In rhls last class Of camps il may have
hspuanei thai two or three valuable
properties came into existence md fell
into The hands Of capitalists. and their
further history was OF little interest 10
the public More often il happens thar
TIA AIcl 's;nsnt was entirely unjustifiai
Graaus A'er. ARR Is a striking example.
For time IN 1918 The whole mining world
vas excited about copper disoov cries in
Gre.nwa,sr Heavy capital was in
vested there The whole district is abso-
irtAlv deserted today
Tho whole American continent has
r. been prospectsi. and il may be that
the world - vet 70 hear 81 its greatest
deposits If precious metals Reports
from Purrupine would have one believ.
nat 'hese deposits have AT last been
DISC. cred there. II was the last place
1r- would have looked for gold before
're phIlr silver district was dIscny erred
n,. non tho umberJacks uf Ontario
co.. !-utallv Disturbed the moss and
t-.r..ts Of earth IN the Cobalt region
art uncovered tho huge silver veins u
va -aalIzei that the whole northern
- ~ would be- overrun hy prospecTors
,0',.. : IN a forest which extends from
-" ,lclni,y of Lake Ontario 10 tho Hud-
-, BAY country on the north. The only
'-I.-- and the only Clsarings in thar forest
.-s 'lp.. made by man. Cobalt now
r-,14ces II per cent ~ the silve Of the
w. I! and as soon a. IN" mining men
aaGled the value ~ those discoveries
Il as believed that other dlscov erl">
II - follow.
Stampede now THREATENING
Ni-l prospecting has been done in
~. are known as the I-arder Lake sec
ton ne Montreal Rive section, the
Cox glnda section and tn" sudbury
SETON Some important discoveries
have been made in these various districts.
some mines are in operation there. but
i- ha- remained for Porcupins TO astonlsh
tie mining world.
\ representative Of The SrS has lust
srAnt ten days IN that district. rush
O. the place il certainly on and ~
t.raatens 20 become a stampede The
lobby Of the King Edward Hotel in To-
ror-o il daily crowded with men lust
gung in or jIst coming out of Porcupina
Tha conversation Is all about Porcupine.
Ire same situation Is reported from
" 7treal and other Canadian cite
A. Cobalt the talk is all about Porcupin.
TRAINS TO KELso CROWDED
he route from Toronto Ia via the
r-.nd Trunk Railway north 2?s miles
Eo-h Bav whore connection j. mad"
v.1 tho 1arniskaming and Northern
r' a-io Railway which goes On straight
- Iornn'o. where this Government line
connects with the new TRANSFORM mental
sv-'en being bulk across the northern
pa ~ the Dominion. Those headed for
IT, inning excitement get of the train
A. rsl.o. and II - needless 70 say thai all
t-..g= arc crowded with rn.n headed in
49, ii-.-or IN k.lso il new station
- a. n la= north Of Toronto Here
s. Nllor log cabin hotel Atthis stage
r. - journey toward the FL Dorado the
- -ii"r ,.Eins 20 hear desperate tales
L : 90. rest If his journey which he
= --- fao.. and II he has nerve enough TO
r p h- macs preparar ions To n~s. the
q -r.l'Y
taa1 rausr pack from twenty five 70
A rGred pounds on bus hack. according
:. --a number ~ refined habits ne has
'.... r. 20 lave behind II he starts
.'.- y.ng n all these habits they will
pack Weigh that much more.
70. ..... .rances are he Will come crawling
.ar "g-h his pick reduced 20 a mini
~" VIII postpone refinement for
4lv
= "ILEs BY STAGE AND BOAT.
r, 20 as the gray dawn comes
'.. rrne- the stage leaves for
.-" l.ahs. vvy"lV- miles away.
r-w rad "ur in the forest and
ar rr-iIrovAi part II the way
a-a corr pI~'IrE m" job Pas
3D." stag" hav" m" privilege
'r' horses drag 'ha con v"v-
OBJ" -iir7erv I"gS md through
... 'U',- 4 small f." b. charged
.,' work ~ Fr"t"riokhprIS'.
tor roi's r'In across m" LAX"
.In" River - dl-tann" 81
..- 30 HilL- Landing Their"
.a~ four F0ail W fhl- l"ryic.
.yt' G0Tn- = them W"r" r"Tnada
'..- frs, hor-"l-Ss csrria Res. INK
.. ',ern AZ least In right smart
be- fare FOR this part ~ III" trip
= ). nd the young men who are op"rat
g.. 4 '-- ..0st- Are said 70 be max x -.y"rsil
i.r,r. iliIars day
.. '..'- ~" scheduled 70 nrriy" ~
....Hlg py noon, they haze. D..'.n
'n d. 'hr-. but wha'"y"r m" TN"