The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-25
with diamond drill. The work
is being done by Cole & MqDon,

very few years back that 3ll
armor plate used by the United
State was necessarily 'nanufac.
tared abroad. and the fact that
the manufacturers of this coun.
try are so soon enabled to sue
cessfully compete with their
business adversaries of England
and Germany bespeaks much
for the rapid strides made ID
this country of late. ; z
In the case of the Ainslie Land
and Mining company: VS.. Fred
Barrett, the Ohio Mining com.
pany, ct al, Judge Nelson has
ordered that the complainant
shall have until March 2. 1896,
within which to take it's evidence
in. chief. The defendants who
have answered to the complaint
shall have until April II. 1895.
within which to take their evi
dence ana the complainant then
shall have until May /, 1895, il
which to take evidence in rebt1t.
tai. It is also ordered that II.
H. Horn, of St. Paul, be appoint.
ed special examiner to take the
evidence of the respective par.
ties within or without the dis
trict, and either party may take
evidence before any master of
cnancery in the district =:
The metropolitan group of
mines, al Ironwood. now furnish
employment to about 1000 mer.
a mortgage for $3.50. 900 exc,
cuted by the Florence Iron River
company, of New York: upon all
of the mining company's mine
property here and real estate IL
Florence and adjoining counties,
was recorded in the register Of
deeds office, ia this city, this
week. Il was a very voluminous
doc ,meut. A chattel mortgage
lor 100000, gwen by the Flor.
ence Iron River company to the
Security and Trust company,
WAS also fled at Town Clerk
Pe:erson's Office q DAY or two
ago. The latter mortgage cov-
ers the company's big 100000
ton stockpilc at the m;nc.-Flor
cnce News.
At the Winthrop ,nino, on the
Marquette range, they are strip
ping considerable area to Sc.
cure the high silicon ore. the
only grade at present obtainab!e,
the orc of higher metallic con.
tent having been mined out. Con-
siderable OF this low grade ore
was mined and marketed the past
season It contains about 42 per
cent iron, and is used as a,mix.
ture in ores lacking silica. The
price is low but the ore is cheap
ly produced, so that very small
margin OF profit is secured. The
steam shovel used in stripping
will be laid up for the balance OF
the winter. There is a large
amount Of this grade of ore
enough to last for several year:
at the present rate of extraction.
With ore at its present low price
there is little encourage ment tc
do dead work, and few concerns
; are engaged in it.
Capt. Mailman is in charge o1
on exploration crew for the Con
! solidated about five miles north
west of Mountain Iron.
On the Hibbins & Trimbl
property in 1922, five test pit:
arc now down in ore.
A considerable amount OF wat
er is encountered in the Seller:
shaft. which is now down abou
125 feet.
In response to tho affidavit ot
John D. Rockefeller to vacatc ar
attachment in the case Of. ALFRED
Merritt VS.. John D. Rockefeller
and John T. Gates, Judge Mel
son has apl r>ved Rookefeller''
bond and ordered that the attach
'ment and levy made under it b
discharged and vacated. Merritt
attached 7,001 shares of the cap
ital stock of the Minnss ia 1rol
company belonging to the de
fendant. The bond 1iled b.
Rockefeller is for $500, ,060 ant