The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-06

MS cOnpAny WILL operate THIS
mine hereafter to its f,!li capa.
citp which will oe steadily in,
creased as the work progresses
as the owners intend to mine all
the ore possible during the life
of their lease, The plant, which
is new, is a very superior one in
every respect and will admit OF
a material increase in it's presen,
capacity.
The construction of the Hib.
bing extension of the Missabe is
progressing rapidly in spite of
some heavy cuts that are to be
made. The line will be about
three miles long, and passes
along the south side of the town.
site of Hlbbing to the Hibbing &
Trimble properties. Spurs will
be built fir om the main extension
leading to the various mines in
that vicinity. 1t is expected that
the Duluth, Mississippi River &
Northern road will parallel this
line for some little distance,
crossing it about the middle OF
the townsite. Connection be.
tween the two lines will be made
at this point, the ordinary traffic
relations will exist between the
two, though there is said to be
no possibility of the Missabe
handling the Mlssissippi's ores.
A Finn laborer at the Auburn
was fatally hurt by small fall
of ground while at work in the
open pit on Wednesday. dying
at the Virginia Hospital last eve.
ming. He was an aged man and
the mine management had given
him what was considered the
safest and at the same time the
easiest job to be 'had-picking
out the sand seams near the sur.
face in the open pit. In his
work he had picked under. a
small bunch of ore, which fell
away, partially burying the uns
fortunate man, breaking several
ribs, one of which punctured MS
lungs. His remains were inter-
red in'the Virginia cemetery to,
day. .
!. The largest Shipment of min
ing machinery that has been
landed at this port this season
came in last week consigned to
J. G.. Foley at the Wiegand mine
on Shoal lake. The outfit con.
sisted of three boilers, engine,
steam drill, hoist, pump, piping,
wire rope dump cars, buckets
and everything else comprising
a complete mining outfit. The
shipment weighed 38 tons. Two
shafts of 200 feet depth each,
with drifts, will be sunk on the
start, after which 40 stamp
mill will be built.-Ft. Francis
News. r.
The Norman is again working
day and night shifts, employing
some 800 men at present, and
their output will be accordingly
increased. The diamond drill
which was used in testing the
extent of ore body from the bot
tom of the mine is again on sur
face, drilling about 800 feel
southeast of the office.
Murphy & Doerr, of Detroit
who own eight hundred acres o:
land south of Eveleth, will pu
in camps and log on their prop
erty this season. 1t is STATED
that 300 men will be furnished
employment, which will add tx
the industrial prosperity of Eve
leth and Virginia.
The Drake & Stratton com
pany on Monday received thei
mogul Brooks, driver stand
ard gauge engine, for use il
switching at the Ohio, and thi
property will from now on worl
a double shift on their shippin!
shovel.
The brakemen employed a
the Oliver struck on Monday TO-
a slight advance in wages ,Fhei
demands were not granted, how
ever, the management consider
ing the men we'll paid. and O,
Tuesday a new crew was a
work.
Winston Bros. & Dear no,
have upwards of 100 men. er
gagged on their stripping cor
tract at the Auburn. This cor
tract will employ a good fore
the greater part of the winter.
\ A great many Of the strikin
miners from the Marquett
} range are coming to the Mesab:
. where plenty of work is to b