The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-27
General Notes and Comments.

1uO 4C8lLy AcIAS Jul lltl Ul tdN
attention to subject which
should receive attention, as il
concerns the development of the
gold region in the northern par
Of the state. The Journal says
mo real prosperity will be pos
sible on the American side unit
the country is placed under the
operation Of the United States
mining law. There is plenty O.
good property on this side, bn
prospectors can get no title. anc
are not especially Interested il
fighting gold mines for the lum
Der jacs of Duluth or the Twin
Cities. II Mr.. Towne wants tx
do something that will beneh
this state, as no otherfactor can
he should see that Northern Min
nesota is at once placed under
the operation of the United
States mining laws
A private telegram here today
contained the information that
there is q good prospect for the
reorganization of the plant Of
the West Superior Steel and
Iron company. Although the
particulars cannot be obtained
at the present time, it is known
that a move looking to tho re-
organization has been made ani
it is expected that the plans Of
the projectors will be made pub
lie soon. Ex-Receiver Kelley
has gone to New York to confer
with Chairman Rand of tho
bondholders committee Of the
Steel company, in response to {
telegram asking him to do so.
News Tribune.
During the past eighty five
years Spain has lost control oil
the entire South America CONT
nent, Of Central America, oil
Mexico, of a substantial, part oil
the United States, and now he1
last remaining possession in the
Western hemisphere is about tc
be wrested from her. Can any
of the opponents of Cuban free
dom, asks the Cleveland Press.
say that the countries which
have succeeded in Riding them
selves of the Spanish yoke are
not infinitely better off now thar
they were at the beginning oil
the century?
The order of the Lake
Superior and Ishpeming railroad
with the Pittsburg Locomotive
Works is for eleven locomo-
tives. Of these, four will be
two -cylindered compound con-
solidated engines, total weight,
148, 900 pounds; two will be sim
pie consolidated engines, and five
will be six wheel switch engines.
The Empire mine, located on
Lake Superior east of Port Ar
thur, shows the gold to be dis
tributed all over this region from
Lake Of the Woods to- Lake Su.
perior, The mine was located
by j. A. MacKellar. the we'll
known mining man of Fort Will
liam, and is being promoted by
Walter Ross, the hustling young
American millionaire of Rat Por-
tage, The Rat Portage Record
says of this mine: Things are
hummirg along at the Empire
mine, and the shaft Is now down
some twenty-five feet and the
ore looking just as good as ever.
The probabilities are that the
fortunate investors have struck
it rich.
Thoughtful educators every.
where are giving the subject of
physical culture careful atten
tior. No ones occupation will
supply the needed systematic
daily exercise. If the work is
manuals some muscles will be
over developed at the expense of
the nerve centers; if men tai
physical culture is needed to
cqualize the circulation and to
the exhausting men.
tai straia. Few people are born
deformed but tho habits Of dress
and ttld and q endency 10