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THE OBSERVER AND STAR, DRYDEN, ONTARIO. JUNE 26, 1913. Great Mining Possibilities HE average prospector and miner tells us that the district around Dryden is equal to any gold fields that have already experienced a rush or ampede, but that the investing public are slow to ke hold of any proposition here, because Dryden in the old district of Rainy River. Now it would t be policy to say that the district of Rainy River as not a productive district, for 1t is, but misman- BEAUTIFUL HOME OF MRS. HUMPHRYS gement in many cases forced productive and paying nines to close down. Dryden section, while yet a part of the old Rainy iver district, is not a part of that district that was .ondemned as a gamble or chance, but is distinctly n itself another district. The writer believes and states without hesitation that the provincial government is at-fau't, in not assisting the mining of this section. For Mnstance, in Northern Ontario the government has seen fit to mame many mining districts within very close range of one another. Cobalt and Porcupine are two distinct districts, as are also many others. Then why should Dryden section be hampered by being a part of a very large district, or why section, if a failure, be an embarras section of the whole district? Prospectors will tell you that there AUC not more gold visible to the eye in the roc formation f this section as there was in other parts where to- v mining is being carried on successfully. his section The writer has heard one state that © who have recently become interested in this promis- ing new mining country, which is so little known to world, is E. G. Rognon, who has invested interested considerable outside He has been operating in Van Horne Town- the outside heavily and has capital. ship and in the Contact Bay district, about 10 miles south of Dryden, where, besides other properties, he has a vein stripped for 2,000 feet that shows visible gold in every place where it has been opened up. The Olive Gold Syndicate of Montreal, repre- sented here by Messrs. Howey and Cochenour, hav two claims on this vein that show up equally wells This syndicate has other claims immediately south of Van Horne Township upon which considerable work is being done, and all of them have good showings, depth. the Sundog group being especially good. The shaft of the Redeemer Mining & Milling Co, 935 feet in depth, on the property of this company about nine miles from Dryden, is the deepest in the district. On the surface the vein was from four io TROUT FISHING--A five feet wide and assayed only a few dollars, but in the lowest workings the width of the vein has in- creased to 12 feet and the ore assays up to an average of $43 a ton. Drifting on the first and sec- ond levels to the amount of 165 feet has b heked out a considerable body of milling ore. A ten-stamp mill with a three-drill compressor plant and eoncen- trators has been erected on the property. When this mill is started up additional tonnage can be gotten from a new find on claim S. V. 372, near the mill on which a shaft is being sunk. It is now down 60 feet and has shown good pay ore from the 'st- face; a shipment of five tons going $76 a ton. The vein will average four feet in width, and an assay was secured from picked ore that went $280 in gold and $5.50 in silver. Mr. Gus Larsen, one of the re- liable pioneers of the district, property. Near the Redeemer property ho the north and west, are the Lost Mine, Cariboo¥ Cleveland and Gold Moose claims. On the latter a shaft has been sunk by A. R. Hutchison to a depth of 115 feet. The vein has increased in width, and at this level has about four feet of solid ore which in places has pro- duced some fine specimens of free gold. The average value and width of the ore body has increased with This is considered one of the most promising "ihe mines in this district. Additional capital should make it a good paying producer if tacilitios were here to work the ore. North of and near the Gold Moose is the well known Good Luck vein 'which is generally admitted is in charge of the 3-HOUR CATCH, NEAR DRYDEN to be one of the best in this district. The original Good Luck, consisting of two claims of 73 acres, McPhail, on the deepest is owned by Dan Hutchison and Alex which several shafts have been sunk, about 50 feet. consisting of 200 acres, is owned by E. G. Rognon, The property on the east and west, embracing what is known as the Drake and Patton claims. On these elaims there are several shafts and open cuts, the deepest being about 40 feet. This Good Luck vein can be traced for over a mile across these claims and in places it is very rieh, visible gold being present almost anywhere. The vein is teu very uniform, being from 8 to 12 feet in width. An average taken from the main shaft to the 40-foot level for the entire width of the vein assayed over $20 a ton in gold with small values in silver. One of the promising properties of the district is that of the Protective League, located near the shore of the Wabigoon Lake, about seven miles south of Dryden. This company has two shafts about 80 feet deep and a small stamp mill for working their high-grade ore, and during the last few months have commenced work on a vein east of the main one, that shows good values in gold, increasing to about 20- foot level. Work is now under way to instal a hoist- ing plant to sink to the 100-foot level and in the meantime work will continue on the main vein. At the present time it is the most active and many HANDSOME RESIDENCE OF T. A. G. GORDON think that it is the most promising in the Dryden mining section. Mr. M. H. Loveman, when in charge of the opera- tions of the Cleveland Gold Mining Company, gave out the following information: "The equipment consists of two 40-h.p. boilers, three-drill compressor plant, holst, pump and three machine drills. The main shaft is now 70 feet deep with about 260 feet of drifting and eross cuts on this level. The buildings consist of sleep camp, cating camp, office, blacksmith shop, stable, assay office, boiler and engine house." This property was bought by E. G. Rognon and associates from Cleveland, O. It is a close corpora- tion, none of the stock ever having been offered the public the present company does not give out any 1 about the size or value of the veins. It has ly been regarded as one of the best and most promising properties in the section. Near this property, very promising claims, upon which work has been done during the past year, are owned by Capt. H. A. C. Machin, D. W. Scott, W. F. Kerney, J. McPhail, A. Pitt and others. Some very: proviising veins have been discovered A Dagle Take a few vii + FE Dradep > Wad withiv, its ligits gold equal to. th gold {aside hank aS. po xxran oan EEA er . IN ork in thls scetion Has enough to uncover ar oe + : the case, who shal comes and this transpires, you, Mr. Reader, if yon are interested in mining, will regret that you had not taken this warning and been one of those i will reap a fortune in these parts. The year 1912 was the most active in the history of the Dryden mining section. During this year a little over $22,000 was expended in wages, and de- velopments were such as to give great promise for the future of this section. Foremost among those E. W. BONFIELD'S "LOG CABIN." J. B. BEVERIDGE'S MODERN RESIDENCE |, é The most development w ecu done in the Manitou Lake section, easily ac- cessible from Wabigoon and Dryden by boats. The Laurentian and Big Master have been good pro- Lain the gold shipped from this section amounting lo around one million dollars. Many promising mining properties here are idle only for lack of capital. Considerable work with encouraging re- sults has been done upon such properties as the Pay Master. Little Master. Ditola, Vietory, Reliance, Glass Reef and others. Very few mining districts offer as good inducements to the intelligent pros- , pector or experienced mining operator. dB Dryden--A Central Point- | HE year 1912 has brought with it the exten- sion of the boundaries of Ontario, and by which has been added the district of Patricia. This new district is approximately 575 miles in - length and 365 miles in width and lies directly north of Northwestern Ontario. The reports from this new district are not what one could call authentic, as no report has been given on its natural resources since the year 1879, when a Mr. Dowling made a report to the Dominion gov- ernment. Alaska, the Yukon and Ontario's Cobalt have besn the latest fields for the explorer and to-day through- out the civilized world at least, there only remains the one great undiscovered field of wealth, namely, the district of Patricia. That men from all parts of the world shall socn make for these unknown parts, to attempt to obtain fortunes from the land unknown to man as yet, goes without saying. The question arises, where can one best start from, to reach this land, or where can one most con- veniently obtain food and supplies, to guarantee life during such a trip of exploration? Dryden is the most logical and central point. Dryden is easily reached, being on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dryden has at pres- ent established business houses that can supply the prospector and explorer with his needs. Dryden lies just 20 miles south of Roek Lake, whose waters are the point of entry to this great unexplored regio. Between Dryden and Rock Lake there is already built a government road, upon which can be hauled the necessary supplies. This district can be reached by other ways, but none so convenient as Dryden. Is it best to start properly equipped from a point where equipment can be obtained, or ramble through a mew land unprepared for its difficulties? These are questions that must be settled by the explorer. are here for the gunner. Red deer, caribou, moose, «THE INDIAN HOME" ISLAND IN LAKE WABIGOON, AT DRYDEN, ONT. THE WABIGOON RIVER LOOKING 'NORTH FROM C.P.R. BRIDGE; DRYDEN, ONT. Dryden can give to those desiring to enter this new and unknown land the necessaries with which to enter. Two first-class and well equipped liveries are already established and can land all with their lug- gage at the port of entry to the new and great dis- trict of Patricia. Furthermore, there are at present residing at Dryden more men who have a knowledge of this distriet than at any other point, making the procurance of guides practically easy and certain. THE OFF HOUR T IMES arrive in every one's life when they take the off hour to relieve their minds and bodies and rest from the arduous toil of business and labor. Dryden provides this. Situated as it is, with water dammed, it is possible for anyone to boat upon the river and lakes already mentioned. Fish are plentiful and are found in these waters; trout, whitefish, maskilonge, pickerel, pike and other small fish are here for all. (Game is also plentiful. Partridge and wild duck and bear are to be found on the hills, and the sports- man who knows this section best realizes that he has found his paradise. Recreation games of all kinds are enjoyed here. Baseball has long been the most popular game, the Dryden baseball team having for the past two years been district champions. Football is also receiving a good deal of support and attention, and last year a good team was organized and sustained. Other games will come as the town grows, many of which are already being played in different social circles. FREE GRANT LANDS Since the passing of the Free Grants and Home- steads Act, 13 townships have been opened for loca- tion to actual settlers in the Dryden Agency, of which R. H. Pronger. of Dryden, is the agent. These townships are within a radius of 25 miles of Dryden, adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway, and are as follows: Aubrey, Eton, Rugby, Langton, Mutrie, Qanford., Temple, Southworth, Van Horne, Wabi- goon, Wainwright, Zealand, Melgund. AMONG THE ISLANDS OF BEAUTIFUL LAKE \ WABIGOON, DRYDEN, ONT. \ Vy