The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-21

(ue top OIL the DOuy Oh ore, which nus DStll
uncovered HES thirty feet below the sur
face of the ground and Is about seventy
five feet thick. The ore Is Of the first quail
ity Of soft Bessemer, and during the past
two years PAL ,54S tons have been shipped.
1t Is estimated that there are over 20 Co.,
600 tons of ore on the three forties en-
braced in this mine. The output of the
Canton mine, which was also visited, dur
Ing the same period, has been 23S 269 tons.
No work Is now being done at the Bdwabik,
but at the Canton, which Is an under
ground mine, about 400 men are now at
work. There are nearly 100000 tons of ore
In the stock piles Of the Canton, $4,000 of
which We're carried over from last season.
because Of the lighter demand for ore.
At Virginia.
The party then proceeded to Virginia,
where the largest group Of mines on the
range Is located. This is Il thriving city,
and. although it was wiped out by fire in
July last, is now the second city In size in
st. Louis county. 1t now has a population
of $780, and they are wide-awAke, 60
ahead people. The city has well graded
streets, which are lighted by electricity,
and there is no danger Of another contiagra-
ton, as the city is now provided with
system Of water works and an efficient fire
department. 1t was p. m. when the legis
latlve party arrived, and under the escort
Of citizens marched to the Hotel Virginia.
At p. III. all sat down to a banquet which
was by al odds the best meal served dur
ing the trip.
DR.. William Alden presided as toastmas-
ter, and the address Of welcome was made
by DR.. Stuart Bates, mayor Of Virginia, who
spoke briefly of the wealth of minerals and
timber on the Mesaba range. and said over
$500 men were employed within a radius
of three miles Of the city. Senator A. II.
Stebbins responded on behalf of the visitors,
hn no
speaker, suggested that Virginia was the
proper place to locate 4 school Of miner
alogy. Neil McInnis responded to the toast,
"Our Guests and was given an ovation.
Messrs. Dahl and Grondahl also spoke on
behalf Of the visitors. J. G. Palmer spoke
to the toast, '"The Phoenix City," and NJ.
G. Palmer told of "Virginia's Needs"
Senator Howard followed, and said that
''anything Virginia wants goes" Miss
Courtenay sang two selections, and was
followed by J. c. Morehead. who spoke Of
the mining Interests of the Mesaba
Range and the legislators duty in con-
nectlon Herewith. Speaker Van SAINT
spoke on behalf Of the house and paid a
high compliment to the Ladies'. Mrs. Ozmun
spoke on behalf of the ladies, and told of
her pleasure at meeting the "F. T. VS."
Mrs. Stebbins, who was one of the ladies
perience in mining. The gem Of the even.
ing was the response to the toast, '"rhe
Ladies'" by W. r. McGarry.
Inc banquet was an unqualified success
and the social session which followed af-
forded the gentlemen Of the party to be-
come better acquainted with the Virginians,
ana all who participated in the two affairs
will long remember the trip to Virginia as
the pleasantest feature of the junket to the
iron ranges.
On saturday morning the train was run
70 me AUBURN mine, two miles distant from
Virginia, and here the visitors were break
TASTED In the mining camp. The party re-
turned TO virginia during the morning, and
visited the Missabe Mountain mine, gener-
ally known as
The Oliver Mine.
1t is in the city of Virginia and the state
mas received a royalty of S157, $3.50 on
the o2s,9IO tons of ore which have been
shipped during the two years it has been
IN operation The one cent per ton mining
tax on the output Of this property increases
the states income from this property for
the seasons of 94 and '95 to $163, 532. 20.
Ihfs mine IS located on indemnity school
lana ana the diamond drill shows the de-
post OF ore to be 800 feet in thickness
After visiting the Lone Jack mine the party
returned to the train and started for Two
darDors, the lake port of the Duluth e.
Iron Range road. Lunch was served ON
the train and few of the passengers knew
when they arrived at Two Harbors that
they had just descended the longest and
steepest grade In the state. In the first
thirteen miles out from the lake the track
rises over l, 300 feet, q grade of nearly 2
per cent
AT Two Harbors the shops and round
house OF the road were first visited, and
the legislators gaZed upon the monster
locomotives in the round house stalls.
several OF the newest engines are 100
ton consultations, and their hauling ca
pactty is twenty-five empty ore cars IN
the grade out of Two Harbors The ore
docks. four in number, were next visited,
ana the Legislators were afforded an OPP
portunity to see how the ore Is trans
ferred from the cars to the vessels. The
cars are run up on the docks and the ore
dumped through the hopper bottoms OF
the cars to the pockets Of the DOCKS When
vessel is loading the long steel chutes
are lowered,the gates Of the pockets opened
and the ore pours down into the hold of
the vessel. The cargo is then trimmed
and the vessel, within four hours after
reaching the dock, clears for the Eastern
lake ports, where the cargo is transferred
and reshipped to the furnaces.
One OF the most interesting points t
Two HarbOrS is the chemical labora tory
presided over by Mr.. Greene. chemist of
the Minnesota Iron company. Here sam
pies from every cargo of ore are tested
and the price paid for the ore is based
on the determination of the chemist. From
each cargo samples are taken from different
parts aggregat;ng about 500 pounds. This
sample is put through crusher, then
thoroughly mixed and Quartered. One.
fourth of the sample is then put through
the next crusher, and after being mixed
another fourth is taken, and so on until
there remains but a few pounds, which Is
reduced to pulp. OF this one pound is
retained and about one-half Of an ounce
used for the chemical analysis. The pulp
Is first baked in crucibles, then treated
with chemicals, everything being carefully
weighed and measured. When the determine
ton is reached, the result Is recorded and
teiegraphed to the consignee. The ore
being
Sold on a Sliding Scale
based upon the guarantee for metallic iron.
phosphorus, etc., the chemical dctermina-
ton from this small sample fixes the price
to be paid for the cargo, which averages
upwards of $500 tons.
The party reached Duluth at about 80
p. M, and after viewing the city from
the top Of the incline returned to the Spald-
ing hotel, where banquet was served at
p. m. At midnight the visitors again
boarded the train and returned to st. Paul
arriving at a. m. yesterday.