The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-06-22
SWEPT AWAY, ~ FIRE.


SWEPT AWAY, ~ FIRE
-
-. = ne lLsssas lras 1ange
49,. -. -. and
-. q. q 49, - - oae'
u .,. MIN. June 1.-THE towns
y u, v., s, ana mountain Iron. on the
.'uiutn. nesape e Northern road have
, Det'n9 . .oestroyed ~ forest dres which
nave Deen raging Tor aweek. Mesaba
ana b'Wa DIX, on the Duluth 4 Iron
sr,,s 80 $3.50 " serious nres
&C. 80. 49, !. Ake q y per1ence.
- iar as can oe learned the loas has
S1su tg.1 nneu @ tne destrnctaon OF prop
ea 80 Nv n0Ws q me mas been re-
ts;naI e. k 49, CO. are enter Ter.
d Is. :. snele msy nave ooen
. :s...o - . .,'le VI Inc numerous NIL
nlne camps tnat cover the range. It Il
M mortai;t,, = ~. 80. .s.s o,o - neon =
s4rovaa - !. ;r.a.s;s, .' toWns ue-
,n.+e ~. ,,,.a,.s.... - ~ spR =,
Ureoata cons;des. 49, ". ;, WI ~ * *
and $500 tha...: -. Si'0oo'o WV
80 m.da ~. 49,. AZ sn :.
laoae daa+rou.., -. ...s ~
H. 49, w. mining towns
ti,a n.st 80 WY W;--.-sp wl.nln
Tran = var IA "a 80: .s :. iess
tha -cst ,,-o,,,;s;.a 80. e
RANGE * h.d honS. hnta,s s..s:ns o..
blocks and m.rv ho,,a. ~ ~. r''.s.1e. .'
men and m;rer. Al 49, - s-ue
constrrct;on .nd ,,,,.,.5 ~. go. .e
The town. AZ. az s;tua+.a 49,. III :.
belt IT Are tool +han, ~ ~ ..a.s. ' .n .s
same time = : - - 80. 'A.e
rhara ~. . nno $500.
v;ro;n;a and ,.;thp,,t P go ue 49,, ~
a1ar,1 ,,,.o.';s;o. 49, VI .no.sel'
tho n,ara ha;nn aes+rov.s 1 ~ u.nse ~
.rd oh;1a.e.. ~ 1uc wolaen
hut +ha.., no. 80 -. o ~ eais'
r,o,,s 49,. 80. q" e.e' ue sAere ~
ait Tha s;tna+,s y nH.. mourning 20
little hat+ars = :, 4.oA1 -
~. -. >.
1,,.at:n ~ ~ 40 ~ Miee wi"e ana IRON
Masahe $3.50 40 3a; - p un .ns euse OF II: Inc
T"no+;a, O. S'>a - w. neu soutn Oh iron
80 ns,,,,t,, sa'9 n VIZ ~ oy way OF
i.th 49,. - nnee' 1nu sne ~
oor - f..on. ~ ~" e n. WI t.ke 'ne
p;m.h;,o ' A'on mango ROAD ~
Amass.. ..o A., .,,. a..
,ot,h~ a, 4.J J 'e,o -cnlet Tram as
T""n~- y. .ne ~ ,.anee ROAD NJ Two
t-1 ~. e'"'ou 'n@s ne nat. just neard
- VIC oPefaor ~ n1"aolk ana that
s y uepo' was burning. Al the Mesaoa
-. No,:aern oiuces IL was stated that
10 -" s" o.A Wa oamaeeo, out w0a1o not
We oestloyeo: Inc wires 10 Blwablk
aIe not working: Information from
''l!e' 'o"ns was equally meager.
Al O'Clock the Mesaba & Northern
operator at Mountain Iron telegraphed
that the town was burning, and a later
" :I s'a'eo 'hat ooo people from the
e e!1iaee were 10 oe sent to Duluth.
since 'nat message was received there
was no communication with the viii
!ase ior hours ana II was tnought the
to"n "ost nave oeen entirely destroyed.
a Aater message said the loss was not
SO great
Virginia and blwabik were the larg-
est towns on the range. Virginia had
population OF S'aoo and Biwabik 1000.
Al Mountain Iron there were 500 or
more people. 1T is impossible to get
oeta1ls regarding losses. There were for
sy@t"o saloon buildings IN Virginia, five
1"tsS soaet"t eVores anu 1our large
1900, ~ go, ~o"'sn AIon snere were
49, ,o saoous' iool notels' SIX or
sa,,'" ,a.,. s, e.es a!u TOW Oh neno-
+ba Ma,,;++s mhs !us' .onPieteo 10 oy
~;n;a ,'as e'' .,am :n .o"Ses ~ VIZ
owner. hava tho vo+aruos,,. ...atI F:y
thanL for th;s oooS to.t,,na y. W
tain 1,on 81, ;nsur.no. w.. az n. Moau
s,,,,,. a.v. ~ 49, .,: yeu
+o+.1 80 - ~. 1870 -. 1 W. VIC
DESTROYED viii .nnro~;ma+" eooo ooo ee"
1..E;s1o.. ~. . ~.oo'ooo.
,ua.' na |" ano'neT range Town 'ns1
10y nax ", - suner IN I'll me popula-
@ oun ~ an Sle: s1ssaoa range WIZ agere-
1uvs h,,ru e. nv o,.n.'n.." :. .ae camp
NO. .ar.s A.. p4 ~ - ,no mine
.narutt,;na ,,,as Nv I n.s a"uAun NINE
sha fthn..e " as ooin Leu oAceP' tne
hove s'' nsoh.h,u ~ VIC m'nes 'nat
are the Lone Js,l Mesoh. n1o,.,+.;e ~
Ohio. Moose shaw M;nne,vas 1esas
Rorchleau and Raw. Word hoe ;sxt
been received that Marr;tt 49,, 4"s ~
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