The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-30
WHAT PORCUP|NE IS
LIKELY To BECOME
Conservative Statement Is Made
i'm London Journal of On
tariO District.

one OF the most conservative and con-
vincng statements so far made in re-
gard 10 the Porcupine mining district is
that OF 7 A Richard In the Mining
World OF London This follows:
In the course OF inquiries concern
Ing this gold field we have received let
ters from two mining engineers OF the
highest character, both OF whom have
recently been on the spot and are in
position to express trustworthy opinions.
For reasons that need no apalogy these
gentlemen decline TO publish anything
over their signatures. but they are de-
sions. One OF them emphasizes the fact
that not the silver mines OF Cobalt but
the copper and nickel mines Of Sudbury
today constitute the dominant factor OF
the mining industry OF Ontario. Cobalt
!s now and spectacular addition. iden-
tilted with Intense public participation,
while Sudbury. having passed under the
control OF the nickel trust has escaped
the limelight- However, that is a minor
point. Porcupine now holds the center OF
tho stage as against both Cobalt and Sud
bury II Is hoped that the new gold field
Will he a credit to Ontario and It is
feared that IL may not, II III regulated op-
timism is expressed in terms Of Wild
oats.
so far the amount OF mining done is
out OF proportion 10 the quantity OF eX-
clteinent provoked. on the Dome. Hilin-
ger and Roa some serious development
has been accomplished: on the Fipond
and Scottish Ontario beginning has
been made, On the other claims a few
pits have been sunk and the surface
stripped. but shafts as much as a hun
Gred feet deep are scarce. Ono OF our
informants asserts that the Eollnger has
some 2. ounces OF ore. but no large tom
mage of such high grade stun AS re-
CARDS the Dome. he insists that CalCUla-
tons Of the management are based on
10 hundredweight ore. with not more
than enough Of n blocked ont 70 repay
tho capital invested. several promising
IS IA
far from having reached such a stage Of
development as 10 De labeled highly prof
ita Bile mines.
'On tho other hand. another informant
writes 20 say that he was well impressed
with the Holilrger and the Dome. and
considers the Rca and Foster 10 be good
prospects, Many IL the lodsS are leniI-
cUlar IN form, parallel 10 the enclosing
schist. but tho Lenses rocur so frequently
that. IN several Instances. as IN the Uol-
iinRer. they constitute one continuous ors
as the Nipoud. the orc Is only two feet
wide narrowing down 20 six inches but
showing free gold while lu other cases
the ore Is from 20 Is feet wide. eX
pandinE In places into large outCvops as
az tho Dome. with its 50 feet % almost
uu5rokcn quartz. Some of these quartz
outcTops are so poor as 10 be vRlUelesE
Tho prospecior secs The orc that csvrieS
visible gold and fails n check bis In
fererc"s by samplInE Indeed. svstematic
snmnliug has been performed only In t~o
or three Instances The Dome has been
blocked out thoroughly and sampled care
fully. with results iusilfv!ug the erection
u t0-stamp mill. designed by c. W.
Merrill.
Good prospects are scarce and good
mines VIII he rare ~ Porcupine. ss In
most mining districts. The showing 81
native gold a; the surface has been en-
ploycd rec<lesslv 90 exploit ~" Toronto
share market and will prove diERppoini-
Ing In many c2FeF. sc free gold FfowtuEs
generally do. The peTsIsieDc-. u ere In
dep'h haz yet 10 T.. prc.>cd