The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-01
Nesaba and OthSi. Iron Ramgcs.

AT the Ohio. the seasons ship
ments close today, the Output o
the mine for the season bein$
simply what has been taken ou
in the course of development
some 30, 1000 tons having been for
warded. During the winter
months a small force will be EN-
ployed on this property, sinking
pits and otherwise testing the
extent of the ore body. The
mine is in condition to get ou'
an enormous block of ore mex
year, and an estimated output o:
a round half million tons is wha
, may be reasonably looked for.
Emil Gross, a homesteader
! has sold his claim two and one
half miles south of this city tt
the Rouchleau. Ray Iron & Lane
company, receiving therefor the
sum of $4,000. The price pait
would denote that something
aside from plain 100 acres .:
land WIS in sight, ard the in
timation carried is further borne
out by the fact that a grade o:
excellent ore was struck IN the
bottom Of a we'll dug on the pro.
perty.
A special on the D. & I. f.
Monday afternoon bore a party
of capitalists, the guests Of E.
A. Merrill, OF the Minnesota
Loan & Trust Co., Of Minnea
polls In the party were Johr
r. Brown and G, r. Matteson
of Providence, r. l., J. NJ
Duane, of Providence, r. l..
Capt. r. Hibbing, Louis Rouch,
leau and w. NJ. Prindle, of Du
luth. The object of the visit is
a matter of speculation, but it is
altogether likely that it was
more than a trip for mere pleas
ure.
Shipments for this season will
be discontinued at the Hale to
morrow night. During the past
two weeks shipping has been
progressing steadily but slowly
on account of the inability to Sc
cure men. Considering the late
start a good record has been
made at the Hale this season:
Capt. Trezona is expected up
from Hurley tomorrow to settle
up the last months pay Range
Hon. Neil McInn!s was: In the
city on Wednesday,. In conver.
sation with him relative to the
mining explorations being car.
ried on by D T. Adams and him.
self, he stated that they. hau de-
cided to shut down operations
on the Mckinley townsite, al
which workings considerable ore
has been shown up but in such
fragmentary shape that it would
not make a workable mine. and
concentrate their work on 557-17
where all indicationsS' point tc
the opening ofan excellent mine.
The Lake Superior mine, on
the Marquette range, which
closed down a year ago because
of the inability of the owhefs tc
operate it at profit even at the
extremely low wages then pre-.
vailing, opens up this week with
a full force and will run through.
out the winter months. A scare.
ity of skilled miners is reported,
although many common laborers
are out of employment.
At the Commodore, everything
is now working smoothly, the
Nos. 9 and 10 Cameron pumps
backed by three boilers, keeping
the shaft clear of water so as tc
allow of work.. About a dozer
men are employed at this pro
perty, the present work being
drifting north from the bottom
of the shaft. The drift now be
ing in about forty feet, all i,
blue hematlte.
The Drake & Stratton compan.
are doing some work on tn
north side of the Lone Jack cat
cutting down +. the ] banks, tn
amount of dirt to be removed il
this work being about 1900
yards, :~ ~.@s.~::. y:
At the Fayal. shipments stil
continue, but will close betwee
the 10th and 18th. The Faye
will work a large force through
out the winter months, and vii
have a large stockpile by til
spring opening: = +: .
The Giant Vulcan Steam sho,
Ell, to be used on the Adam
stripping, is now on the groun
and IS this week being put
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