The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-31
NEWS FROM THE IRON MINES,
INTERESTING NOTES RELATIVE TO
OUR PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY.
MeSOb0 and Other Iron RaM0ee.

Mesaba and Other IRON Ran0es.
Capt. Chas. Whitford returned
on Tuesday from a trip to Cleve-
land, Ohio, whittier he went to
consult with Messrs. F. Rookie.
feller and James Corrigan rela-
tive to the exploration of lands
in s5-58-17 and 35.58-17, in the
vicinity of Ely lake, in which
sections tho parties have secured
low royalty options on eleven
forties and which they will ex-
piore by test-pitting. capt.
Whitford will have charge of
these explorations, and the work
could not have been given into
more experienced hands. The
captain has to his credit the sue.
eessful development of the
Franklin, Jones and Moose prop.
critics on this range, while from
the older ranges he brings an en-.
viable reputation. Work on the
new properties will commence at
once, and if there is ore on the
lands it will be shown up.
The Bessemer, located a short
distance east Of the Franklin, is
soon to be put on the list as a
shipper. Explorations there
have 50 far advanced that about
60 men have been put to work,
and are engaged in building a
shaft house and doing prepare
tory work of all kinds. The D.,
M. & N. will extend it's branch to
this new property and be ready
to haul the ore downward short
ly. The Franklin Iron Mining
Co., we understand, have a time
lease of the property, and that
w. G. Yawkey, of Detroit, con-
trolls the fee. This will be a
new RIB to the right side of Vir-
ginia.
w. H. Yawkey, of Detroit,
Mich, was is the city Monday.
He is a son of W. G. Yawkey of
that city, who is interested on
the Mesaoa quite extensively,
having a controlling interest in
the Commodore, Alpena, Besse-
mer and other mines in this vi
cinity.
Between 100 and 1870 men we're
laid off by the Buffalo Mining
company on Saturday last which
cuts the force to about eighty.
The mine owners have been fore
ed to this move owing to the fact
that there is practically no sale
for non-bessemer ores at present
and having thousands of tons in
stock both at their mines here
and at lower lake ports awaiting
purchasers, they believe it to be
good policy to leave the ore in
the mine until sales are made. It
is certainly to be regretted that
they have been compelled to
make this move as it will make
an appreciable difference to the
business interests of the CITY,
Negaunee Herald.
Capt. r. R. Trezona, formerly
at the Pence, more commonly
called the: Section 33 mine, on
the Gogebic, has taken charge
of the Hale mine, at Merritt, and
is now engaged in pumping out
the mine preparatory to a re-
sumption of work at that prop
erty. The Capt. is an expert
mining man and will work the
property to the best possible ad-
vantage. About 25, tons will
be shipped this season.
Andrew Watts, an employe of
the Minnesota mine at Soudan,
reports finding a valuable vein
of gold bearing quartz about
forty miles northeast of Tower.
On the same tract were numer-
Gus stringers from two to twelve
inches in width. The quartz as
says about $40 to the ton.
The 81, 100 damage suit of An.
ma and Mary Cla-kin against the
Biwabik Bessemer Go. is on trial
this week. The residence of the
plaintiffs, at Biwabik, was wreck
ed some time ago by an explo.
sion of dynamite on property oc-
cupied by the defendant, and
gross carelessness is alleged.
A farmer near Menominee,
Mich, recently discovered an
iron outcropping on his farm.
The vein has been uncovered for
a distance of one hundred feet,