The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-11-23
MINING MATTERS,
Notes from the Mesaba and
Other Iron Ranges.

Notes from the Mesaba ant
Other Iron Ranges.
A survey of business on tn
Lake Superior iron ranges find.
that almost every mine ha.
closed shipments for the season,
but in many places d good force
will be employed throughout the
winter, either engaged in ex
ploratory and Development work
or in stockpiling, in anticipation
Of increased demand aud prices
another season. The Chaplin. IL
the Menominee will be worked
steadily. and considerable work
at other properties OH that
range is looked for. On the Go
gebic the mines Of the Penokec
& Gogeb4c Consolidated com.
pany and of the Metropolitan
Iron & Land company will dc
much work during the winter in
prepa1 alton for an active sea.
son. The shipments from the
properties of these companies
the past season were exceeding
ly light. From the Vermilion
comes word that full forces will
be employed, and at the Chand-
ler stockpi:ing has already com
menccd. and expects to have a
third of a million or better above
ground by the opening of navi-
gatioa. The Minnesota has
ceased season shipments ard
will stcchpile. On this range
there is every reason to believe
that much more work will be
done than last winter, and will
be so distributed as to benefit all
the towns on the range. At Bi.
w:bil5 It is expected that the
Canton will employ about $50
men, while more or less work
will doubtless be done at the
Gin n III and Bivubi!z-ou !l;s
after property. however, per
haps not unit! ncar spring. At
Evc}eth 3 g;cat amount Of work
will be done in opening the Ad-
ans, while the Fayal Iron CON-.
paiiv, the St. Claire and Rouch-
lean will also be Eput IL shape
10: t,ae7eensi,,: g Sc :4so *noses
Or less now ccSr}ogutury work work
"iil be carried OF in t::;st v;c;n-
ity. 4 considerable a!:x::ov7ii: of
work in preparing for the spring
is oook d for the Mountain Ircn
and L2atl>ban properties, while
1T Eib3:ng the A1aAoainc, SCI.
ie1s N ; L Ike Supcgio; will EN-
p!oy large forces. Tho proper
Il GbuUt Vir liz give promise
of being somewhat l2It'c CT
wrought than . year ago, and it
is probable that from seven
hundred to tn> thonsanl men
VII find emrl oyment here
throughout the dull season. The
Oliver will'employ a su,all force
il sinking u new shalt between
the north and south cuts and in
other work, the F'ra:.klin will
stoclpile and further explore its
property. the Norman will fur
n!sl1 employment to a small
crew while the Auburn will do
much work and employ a good
force. The Drake 6 Stratton
will continue work on
their stripping contracts at the
Oliver aud Lone Jack so long as
weather will permit, willie a
number Of men will fad work at
the Alpena, Wyoming and
Great Western, which nrcper.
ties Will be more thorc oghly cx-
piored. IN addition to the men
employed in the mines, many
hundreds Of laborers will find
work or railroad extensions an l
in the lumber woods about Eve.
letl,, Hibbing and Virginia. Tho
Marquette range will be the
quietest OF the Lake Superior
districts during the winter, but
a lively resumption of
operations in the spring.
Tic Franklin will do some ex-
plcratory work with 4 diamond
drill this winter, it being the ip-
tention to start from the bottom
Level and sink at least three
hundred feet.
A new dinkey for the Adams
stripping came up on the D., NJ.
& N. on Tuesday. This augers
well for active and effectual
work at that property.
Preparations are being made
for active operations at the Sell
lers, drills and machinery being
placed on the grounds.
Tho MOnntai,, Tron comnonv