The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-11-27
MIN|NCN0TES
Notes on Iron and Gold and Their
Production Cleaned From
Various Sources.
EXCHANGES CONTRIBUTE.
Much Development Work Going
On on the VermiliOn and
Mesaba Ranges.

MeSaDa Ranges.
One OF the most valuable and richest
discoveries of the Mesaba range has
just been brought to light. 1t is an
immense body Of iron ore, identical In
quality to that of the Fayal and
Adams mines. It is situated on the
ct of the swi, nwt of sw!, nw4 of SET.
swt of net Of section 5, tip. 81, north
range IL, and is known rs the Fowler
explorations. For several months ex-
ploratory work has been carried on on
these quarters by means of testpitting
and diamond drill. The ore is quite
coarse in texture, and the prospects
are that al immense body Of ore will
shortly be shown up. When one con-
siders that this is among the Eveleth
group. joining the Fayal, and is said
to be equal in every respect to those
properties which produce such splen-
did high grade Bessemers which are
unequaled on the entire range for
quality, it simply means an additioal
Importance and prestige for Eyeleth.
This new property was discovered
under the superintendency of D. T.
Adams, of Duluth, and is owned by
E. NJ. Fowler, Simon J. Murphy,
Temple c. Doerr, George o. Robinson
and E. Finn all of Detroit. These
same parties own the fee of the Vega,
Adams and Fayal and are also inter-
ested in the Eveleth townsite.-S Star.
The Minnesota mine has completed
its shipments for this year and the
big Finn" has been laid up. Sixteen
cars loaded Tuesday evening and
taken to Two Harbors by a special,
finished the shoyels work till another
spring. The dumps have been changed
and the mines product is now going
into the stockpile. A new pump
ing plant ordered some time since for
No. 8 shaft has been shipped and will
be in operation in about two months.
The plant will consist of two seperate
pumps. each with capacity of 100
gallons per minute at lift of $50 feet.
The pumps are of the outside packed
plunger type placed tandem to a side
crank engine of modern design.
The machine shop is repairing
broken shaft of the hosting engine
which operates at shaft "a" at the
Canton mine. The men in that shaft
have been transferred to shaft ''B''
until the repairs are finished.
The steam shovel at the Minnesota
will be fitted with a new boiler and
otherwise repaired. Everything
around the mine is in good shape for
the long winters work-Tower
Journal.
There is some talk that mining Is
to be resumed at the North Cincinnati
property within few days. Owing
to some misunderstanding between
the sellers and buyers of the lease
there has never been paydry at this
mine yet, although the work was
started three months ago and has
been discontinued for a month. -
1t was learned this week that the
Rouchleau-Ray Iron Land company
had disposed of their lease on the
lands lying in this township extend
ing from Biwabik almost to Me
Kinley. This tract includes what is
known as the Rouchleau mine, adj
joining the Canton on the south. A
big body of high grade ore has been
proved up on this property. 1t is un-
derstood that the consideration CT
the sale was s6O,0CO and that the
minimum annual output Of ore is TO
be 60, 200 tons on basis of % cents
per ton royalty. 1t is understood
that this sale will soon result i'm the
development and operation of the
sixth mine in the Biwabik group. and
that shipments will be commenced
next season.-Mesaba Range.
The Zenith Mining company yes
terday received car of machinery,
including pumps, skins, wire rope,
etc. Active work in the shaft Of this
mine will begin in few days.
The directors of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining company declared a
dividend Of S. per share. payable Dec
Is, to the stockholders Of record nov.