Canadian mining journal January-June 1905 . at the mine, from which pheno-menal returns are expected. The smaltite of the vein presentsno unusual features. On the R. L. 402 Mr. M. P. OBrien and associates havefound several veins, one of which, about seven inches wide, isabove the average richness of the region. In connection withall of these discoveries there are numerous disputes as to titles,ownerships, etc., and the land office has much work ahead of itin the way of hearings between the disputants. For someof the controversies suits-at-law are already begun, and awaste of good money in the
Canadian mining journal January-June 1905 . at the mine, from which pheno-menal returns are expected. The smaltite of the vein presentsno unusual features. On the R. L. 402 Mr. M. P. OBrien and associates havefound several veins, one of which, about seven inches wide, isabove the average richness of the region. In connection withall of these discoveries there are numerous disputes as to titles,ownerships, etc., and the land office has much work ahead of itin the way of hearings between the disputants. For someof the controversies suits-at-law are already begun, and awaste of good money in the courts is inevitable. On the olden properties new veins have been Timmins property, probably the most valuable of the re-gion, began work with two known veins, it now has over adozen. The main shaft has now reached a vertical depth ofICQ feet, and carries a total of 42 inches of ore at the of the veins, separate at the surface, have united into onevvhich has a width of 22 inches; the two other veins are still i ,i. Bottom of Trethewey Shaft, from a Photograph taken at the end of June. separate though converging, and, together, afford 20 inches ofstoping ore. The value of the ore is reported by Mr. HenryTimmins to be higher than it was at the surface, and the finegrained slate or tuff (referred to in a previous article) stillremain in the shaft. The shipments from the Timmins minenow exceed those of the Earle property (Nipissing MiningCompany) and it ranks as the largest producer of the region. The Drummond property has been incorporated underDominion Charter as The Drummond Mines, Ltd, and won-derful new discoveries have been made there. In April therewere two known veins, there are now eight. The new discov-eries are about 200 feet to the east of the old vein, and four 158 THE CANADIAN MINING REVIEW. veins have been found within a width of ii feet. One of theseranges from 5 inches to 22 inches in width, another of 7 inchesand the other two are from ij4
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