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

fifteen iron mines OF provel
greatness which are lying idl
with little or no prospect of op
Grating this season. At tn.
present price of ore there is 0u
little encouragement for indie
pendent operators, at least. tt
attempt to open their properties
Capu. j. II. Taylor, formerly
of the Ashland mine, on the Go
gebic, but now directly interest
Ell in the Seine river gold dis
trict, is in the city today.
The Franklin paid ubout $40,
O~0 to employees on Saturday
last. At this mine nearly 100,
600 tons of ore is now in stock
piles and the property is being
developed in splendid shape
About 800 men are given EN-.
ployment, which force will be
geatly increased as sooa 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 property
will be developed and placed in
! the list Of active mines of the
range.
In conversation with E. B.
Hawkins, local manager of the
Drake & Strattor company, on
Wednesday, he stated that they
would put three shovels at work
about the 10th Of this month and
that the present Quito : k pointed
to this company giving employ.
ment to about the same numbe,
Of men and doing approximate
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 fi.,e new
! plant Of machinery is being put
il and other surface improve.
m?nts made, looking to active
shipping operations from the
opening Of the season.
The Auburn will this year
ship easily a half million tons of
ore. giving employment to a good
force OF men.
; The Norman will resume work
with the opening Of navigation.
This mine is in shape to make
good record for the first shin
Ping season.
In the United States circuit
court Wednesday, in the case OF
the Mcr:itts against Rockefeller,
there v:a;5 q motion en- behalf of
the Gefcndan: to take the testi-
mony Of Rockefeller in New
! York city before a commission.
Thos. S Wood, Duluth, agent
for the Vulcan Steam Shovel.
has an advertisement in The En-
terprise which should be read by
every mining man and others in.
terestcd in stripping PROPOSE
tons.
General Manager Earhart, Of
the Duluth. Ogdensburg Transit
company, has arranged to have
the steamer Z. B, Ford do moth
ing this season but carry pig
iron from the Ashland blast fur
! mace to Buffalo and Tonowanda,
! bringing back package freight.
She was rather small for the o.
densburg trade. The contract
is one Of the best made.
The Duluth Mutual Land and
Exploration company has just
been incorporated with q capital
! of *25, 600. The directors are:
H. M. Es'1elman, president; A.
S Bennett. v:ce-president; w. B.
Wel!es, secretary and treasurer;
N. Hoople and G.. H. Paddock.
The Iron Range road Wednes-
day began emptying the ore into
the dock pockets from the cars
that have stood at Two Harbors
ali winter.
In the case of A. J. Trimble
against the Pittsburg Iron com.
pany the court some time age
authorized George w. Buck, the
receiver, to distribute 10000
among the stockholders. There
is a dispute over 1899 Of the
shares between T. F. Halveston,
of Boise City, Idaho, who claims
the stock as assignee Of John
MCKINLEY, and the Portsmouth
Trust and Guarantee company
and others, who claim them BY
virtue of executions against Johr
Mckinley. On stipulation tx
that effect an order has beer
made for the assignee to pay thu
am cunt, $40, 800, to the Firs