The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-12
The Enterprise last week, the
bill was defeated in the house on
WndnncCau Tho Ct on;e ia

Jill was UeAedteu III TIE house On
Wednesday. The st. Louis Co.
delegation were on the winning
side, being the most aggressive
fighters IN opposition to the un.
just measure.
The management of the Can
ton. at Biwabik, contemplates
the reopening of Shaft g of that
mine, near the Rouchleau line,
which shaft was drowned out at
q depth of about 20 feet, early
last fall.
The latest GRE find reported is
from Carleton county, where ore
of good quality was found in the
roots of a pine. blown down. The
find is being developed. e..
It is stated that thu Oliver will
mine the mlnlmum of the Oliver
proper and will ship $4,000 tons
from the Lone Jack this season.
This means the shipment OF
about 750, 900 tons by the Oliver
people this season and the en-.
i ploymeht of a mu:h larger force
than a year ago. At the present
time D. M. & N. ennineers are
looking up the best methods of
laying a spur to tie Lone Jack
property, agreeing to have same
in readiness for shipments by
May 1st.
+. Lederer, Of the Lederer
Paint Co. of South Milwaukee,
was in the city yesterday. While
here Mr.. Lederer purchased ten
carloads of first grade Florence
mine ore and ten carloads of sec.
ond and third grade ore. The
ore will be used in making min
eral paint. Mining News.
Capt. Ed. Florada, of the OIL
yer, and James Sheridan, of the
Sheridan mine here, came up to
| look over the latter's property
Tuesday. Mr.. Sheridan has de.
cided to resume exploration and
development work at once.-Hib-
b;ng news.
at the Lake Superior things
are moving along in good form.
The DRIFTS connecting the two
mining shafts with the pumping
shaft have been completed and
the work Of putting the former
in working order is in progress.
a large amount Of water is pump
ed out OF this mine daily. the
amount of hard wood required to
make steam for running pumps
.Hsins about 50 cords for each 81
hours run.-NeWs.
"A small force, day and night,
are given employment at the
Sellers, continuing exploration
and development work. Over
six hundred feet of drifts have
been run and the opening Of the
mine as an excellent property is
| an easy task. A new shat house
is being erected, the engines and
hoisting plant is on the ground,
and the proposed spur of the D.
II. & n. to the mine has been 10.
coted. The Sellers vii! enter
the shipping list the fore part Of
the Season.
The Canton is the first mine
on tile Mesaba to open the ship
,pidg seasdu; Sending out the
tirst train on Monday evening:
From the latest issue of the
Iron Trade Review is cleaned
the statement that franklin ore
is quoted at 1915 per ton and
B.wabik at $2.65 per ton, a trifle
in advance of prices year ago.
The Odanah Mining company
has leased the Palms mine at
Bessemer for a term of years,
and will commence active opera
tions on the property at an early
date. The Odanah company is
composed practically of the prin-
cipal stockholders of the Metre
politan company, and the man.
agement OF the new mine will be
t. all purposes the same. This
insures careful and successful
working of tho property and if
the mine can be worked at a pro-
fit it is certain that the new man.
agement will do it. The terms
of the lease are not made public.
S..A. Wilcox was over from
Mountain Iron on Sunday:
Come and see the new patent
chimney: Ten years guarantee.
Safest for walls and fire. Made
from galvanized iron. AT tin and
plumbing shop, Virginia.
Supt. Jones, of the Mountain
Iron schools, was in the city on
Saturday.