Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-21

ding took place on Monday, with full at
tendance of Italy's best citizens. Presents
were verJ scarce with the exception of kegs
of beer.
| Thanks, for the kind manner in which you
explained the 50 day and roast beef" in
| last weeks REGISTER.
| The fine weather of the past few days has
been very favorable to the work on the ore
dumps selecting ore. The ore piles that are
accommodating at the different dumps will
amount to 10000 tons or more.
1t is rumored that DR.. S. f. Strong is about
to resign his position as Physician to the
Miners Benevolent Association, and remove
to Iron Mountain. While the DIR. has been
| connected with the Association he has made
a splendid record as a physician, and, with
the exception of few sore heads, he has the
full confidence of its members.
The report is in circulation amongst the
miners that Judge Dinger, of Ironton, has
some very valuable mineral lands near Des
Are. Mo-, and that he lately refused an offer
of $500 per acre for 1t. Judge, bird in the
bush, Is the experience of the 'Tunnel
Drifter."
There was quite an excitement at Pilot
Knob one day last week. Capt. Searle's and
c. c. Bowman's little boys, aged four years,
respectfully, came to the conclusion to take
a hunt on BuZZard Mountain. At dinner
they were found wanting at the table. a
search for them was Immediately commenc-
ed; when found they were on the county
road travelling toward Midd!ebrook.
Andrew Cuico, barman, was injured, but
not seriously, Tuesday, by piece of ore fall
ing on him, while at work barring out shot
from pillar.
The officers of the st Louis Ore & Steel Co.
have issued their annual report to the stock
holders, and 1t is an interesting document.
During the year 1888 there were shipped from
Pilot Knob 9S ,205 tons of iron ore and from
the company's coal property ,931 tons of
coal. This shows decrease of 10s,6OS tons
of ore and ,234 tons of coal as compared with
shipments made In 1887. The falling off in
shipments of ore above noted is due to the
practical exhaustion of ore in sight in Pilot
Knob proper. 1t is expected that in the
dump piles, which are now being sorted over
that at least 10000 tons of ore will be found.
Prospectings in Cedar and Shepherd Noun
tains, however, are being prospected and the
outlook for the future is promising. On the
Treasurer's balance sheet the debit side
shows total of $6,622, $3.50, consisting
mainly of Sc, 7ls, 1920 10 property and plant.
The earnings of the property in the gross
were S2l1 ,46..44, and the total with balance
os ST. 1862 forwarded from 1887 1928 ,403. &c.
OF this $119,640 was applied as interest on
first mortgage bonds, interest on second
mortgage bonds $4,000, and $5S,022.1S for
cost of prospecting. This leaves the net earn
ings Of the company for the year So, I41.5S.
The annual meeting Of the st. Louis Ore
and Steel 90. was held at the company's Of
fee In st. Louis last Thursday and the fol-
lowing board of directors elected: r.
NJ. ELEPHANT, II. G. Marquand, LeGrand
Cannon, NJ. Dewitt Collier, Il. NJ. Hoe, Jr,
r. S. Grant, Geo. b. DeFOrrest, E. \. Hitch
cock, o. l.. Garrison, Geo. Henry Warren,
Jr., II. NJ. Olmstead, Scion Humphreys and
Chester GriswoId. No other business was
transacted.