The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-05


ANON + HINES,
II the immed iate vicinity d
irg,nia there are not less thar
lffteen iron mines 81 proven
greatness which arc lying idl,
with little o. no prospec Of 3 op
Grating this season. AT the
present price of ore there IS 6u1
little eeco engagement for indie
pend lent operators. at least, Il
attempt to open their properties,
Capt. 8. z aylor, formerly
of the Ashland mine, on the Go,
gebic, but now dire tly interest.
ed il the Seine river gold dis,
trict, is in the city today.
The Franklin paid ubout $l0.-
100 to employees on Saturday
last t this mine nearly 100.
No0 tons Of ore is now ii stock
M the property is being
in splendid shape.
About 800 men are given en-
Iployment, which force will be
geatly creased as soon as the
shipping season opens.
| Nothing definite is yet known
as to what will be done at the
Ohio this year, but it is to Be
hoped this splendid prop rty
will be developed and placed in
| the LIST OF active mines Of the
range.
In conversation with 3. B.
Hawkins, local manager Of the
Drake & Stratton company, on
Wednesday, he stated that they.
would put three shovels at work
about the 10Th OF this month aud
that the present Quito K pointed
to this company giving employ
ment to about the same number
Of men and doing approximately,
the same amount of work here
as last year. The major portion
Of their work this year will be
on the Lone Jack property.
At: the Fayal the fiae new
plant Of mac hinery is being put
il and other surface improve.
mants made, look g to active
shipping operations from the
opening Of the season.
The Auburn will this year
ship easily a half million tons Of
ore. giving emplo yment to good
force OF men.
The Norm will resume work.
with thee pening OF naVig atom.
This mine is=in shape TO make
q good record for the first ship
Ping season.
In tho United States circuit
court Wednesday, in the case Of.
the Merrilts against Roc ler.
there vas a n otion.e an behaIf Of
the defendan TO take the testi- {
rnony Of Rockefeller Ill New
York city before commits slonl..
Thos.S Wood, Duluth. agent.
for the Vulcan Steam Shovel.
has an advertisement III The En-
terprise which should be read BY
every mining man and others in
5terested in stripping PROPOSE.
tons. ST.
General Manager Earhart, Of
the Duluth. @ gdensb urg Transit
company, has arranged to have.
the steamer 3. B. Ford do moth.
ing this season but carry pig
iron from the Ashland blast fur
mace TO Buffalo and Z onowanda,
bringing back package freight.
She was ther5small for the Og-.
densburg trade. Tho contract
is neof the best made.
The Duluth Mutual Land and
Exploration company has just
been Incorporated with . capital
of s25, 0OO. The directors are:
Il. N Eshelman, president; a.
S Bennett. vice preside w B.
Giles, secretary and treasurer;
y. Hoople aud g. =. Padd lock
The IRON Range road Wedness
day began empty wing the ore into
the dock pockets from the cars
that have stood &c Two Harbors
all winter.
In the case Of a ] Trimble
AGAINST the Pittsburg Iron com
pany the court some time ago
authorized George W. Buck, the
receiver, to distribute 40, 900
among the stool Sid rs. There