The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-27
NEWS FROM THE IRON MINES,
INTERESTING NOTES RELATIYE TO
OUR PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY
Mesaba and 0theF Ii'so,. Ranges.

continued to the end Of the
month will give a total for Du-
luth and Two Harbors of 488, 83e
tons as against 624,172 in Aug.
ust. The September shipments
from Duluth, on the basis OF
shipments to the 21st. will be
210, 1000 tons while the August
shipments were 1858, 1858, and Sep
tember shipments from Two
Harbors will be. but 278.O0O tons
as against 800, 1886 in August. 1t
is not difficult to find the causes
that contribute to the decrease
| in the amount of ore forwarded.
Tonnage is scarcer this month
because Marquette is shipping
1ore, because wheat and other
commodities are demanding YES
|sels and because coal is moving
to Lake Superior in large guam
titles. Weather has also caused
some delay to vessels.
! A WorthinSton pumping plant
to be installed at the Pewabic
mine, one of the Michigan pro-
perties controlled by the Carne-
gle Steel Co., comprises some of
the best machinery in the Lake
superior mining region. The
pumping engine is OF the triple
expansion type and will have a
capacity of 1900 gallons per
minute, lifting the same from a
depth of 700 feet. The pumps
are constructed that the plung-
! ers may be pushed down and the
capacity made 1000 gallons per
minute per 1000 lift. The pres
sure of steam used at the pump
will be 1925 pounds. Two boil
ers Of the locomotive fre.box
pattern and of 200 horse power
each will be used:
The Minnesota Iron Co. will
open and develope the Wyoming
the coming winter, preparations
for the sinking of a working
shaft on that property having
been made. A spur track of the
D. & I. R, will be laid at o ce
from point near the Norman,
and the mine will be a promin.
ent shipper another year. The
Wyoming is an underground
proposition aud will be in charge
eff r. H. Charming, under Supt.
Armstrong, of the Canton,
While but little ore is being
mined in Marquette county ow-
ing to the long continued strike,
shipping from stockpiles is be.
ing pushed vigorously, and the
cleaning of the stock docks will
be. nearly if not fully accom-
pllshed ere the close of naviga-
tion.-Norway Current.
At the Bessemer, the surface
indications would point to
the prospects of a busy winter.
A large new dry is being erect
ed, stockpile room is being pre-
pared and machinery improve
ments will be made. Shipments
from this mine are about the
same as reported in these COL
umns a week since, some 500
tons daily.
The Norman has been laid out
some this week for lack Of Oars,
missing about a shift and half;
| The tonnage asked for and ship:
ment by this mine will have
been forwarded about October
1st; and unless other orders are
received it is likely shipments
from the mine will cease for the
season:
The b., M. & N. spur track to
the Victoria was completed yes
terday and shipments from that
property; in a small way, have
already commenced.
The diamond drill used at the
Norman for a time this summer
is now being operated on the
Lincoln.
The loading record was broker
at the Canton Friday last, wher
ITO cars were loaded by a Barn.
hart shovel from stockpile ir
ten hours, @. J. Johnson being
the engineer, The Cantor
stockpiles are frozen clea'
through and this is considered
excellent work,-Range.
Gulbranson Bros, of Duluth
have a contract to strip 15O;0o'
yards at the Adams. and viii
work a force all winter.
: A portion of the machiner.
plant of the Duluth mine ha
been removed to the Lake Su
perior property g.: ...55.