Press enter after choosing selection

Glittering Gold

Glittering Gold image
Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
July
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Makqubttb, Mioh., July 22.-The noest lot of gold rock ever taken from a mino past of theRocky Motmtains v,as brought into Ishpeming from the Lake Superior Ii'on Company's goid shaft, Beven miles northeast of there. Over 800 pounds of the rock was dislodt ed I y a singlo blast. The gold is so abundant that it sticks out of the rook, and the best chcmists p'.ace the vi.ue of thc300pounds of rock at ?10,000. It is believed that the rook wUl " PM tut" Í60.000 a ton. This is the fllth rlch discovery in the shaft, and many minor dlscoveriea have not been inade public The quartz vein on whicta the shaft was sunk was diswvered three years ao by Ishpeming men, but with exception of exploding one charge of dynamite, which exposed a rich pocket of ing quartz. nothing was uone öeeause iuo property was owncd by the Lake Superior Iron Compsny, which would not sell the property. Last summor the company put a few minera at work en the property, and a test shaft was sunk about eighteen feet, at the bottom of wMcb a smail pocket was struck which produced goldearrying rock which assayed 540,000 to the ton. All work was suspended then, anJ nothiöR was done until two months ago. Rich rock has been eneountered all along, and the wonderfulfindhas set the people wild. Ibe last shaft is down twenty-two feet and is about eighteen inches wide at the bottom. Tho Michigan gold mine, which adjoins this shaft, has found rich rock m smaller quantities. There is no doubt that one of the greatest gold minos in the world has been found at Ishpemlng. Ishfemixg, Mich., July 24.- Doublé shifts of minere and engiaeer are being worked at the Lake Superior gold shaft, Xo additional rock has been brought in since Saturday mornin?, and about 400 pounds are now in the Lake Superior Company:s vault, each niccc showing free gold in great (juantities. A large number of strauers are in town, and are interested in the gold discoveries.

Article

Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register