The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-03
NEWS FROM THE IRON MINES.
OUR PRINCIPLE INDUSTRY.
MrSabn and Other Iron Ranges.

Inc GenOa, on 81, o. IL, is one
Of the most promising new devel-
opments on the range, a large
body of rich ore having been
proven there. The property,
consisting of five forties, is a
Minnesota Iron company posses
sion, and in accordance with the
vigorous policy pursued by that
company the work of improve
ment goes rapidly forward. A
large boiler house and blacksmith
shop are already complete and a
shaft house is we'll under way.
The company employs a force of
some fifty men at the present
time, which number will be
greatly Increased during the
shipping season. A spur track
from the Fayal is now being pu
in, and the Genoa will enter the
shipping list this season. R. H.
Charming, formerly at the Nor.
man, is IN charge.
A gigantic industrial combina.
ton went through the prelimi
nary stage of formation and was
practically effected at meeting
of steel producers held in New
York last week. Another meet
ing will he held in Pittsburg
soon for the arrangement Of de-
tails. 1t is proposed to regulate
the production Of steel to actual
by methods similar
to those employed by the rail
pool. Nearly the entire produc-
tion of the United States was
at the New York
meeting, embracing a capital of
several hundred millions of dol.
lars. Pending completion Of the
com bination, steel producers
have withdrawn from the market
and will make no new contractc.
A collection of specimens Of
iron ore from all of the Lake
mines has been pre-
sented by J. B. French, Of Du-
luth. to the Iowa State Univer-
sity. The exhibit embraces small
quantities of ore selected from
the following mines: Pioneer,
Zenith, Chandler, Canton, Gin
cinnati, BiWabilz, Mahoning and
Bessemer. The exhibit will be
placed in the geological depart
ment Of the university as per.
exhibit.
w. H. Cole, son of John Cole,
Of this city, has ten drills in or
GRAFTON on the Mesaba, and is in
the market for more. He has
work enough ahead for a year.
Most OF his work is for the Lake
Consolidated Mines
Range Tribune.
John Berg, a former Towerite,
recently sold two claims in the
Manitou country for SIS, 800, one
half cash, balance in thirty days.
A Tower dispatch states that
parties are being outtitted there
every day for the coal lands be-
tween the Forks and the Net
Lake reservation. Some recent
discoveries of a fair quality of
Ignite coal have been made and
a big rush for coal lands is con-
fdcntly expected in the spring.
The Minnesota Iron company
has furnished employment to
many men at their Vermilion
mines during the winter months,
and has never before had so
much ore in stock at this season
of the year--nearly a half mil
lion tons.
The Barnett & Recond CON-
pany, ore dock contractors, are
rushing the work on the new ore
dock at Two Harbors, recently
adding about one hundred men
to their force.
Barnes & Upton have recently
put in a churn drill on %, $500,
between Mt. Iron and Hibbing,
for the Mikado company, COM
posed of A. M. Hay, OF Londo- ,
F. w. Payne and A. F. McCordie
of Duluth.
The accession of the Dunn
Iron company to the ranks of the
Mesaba iron miners may mean a
good deal for that range. The
company is rated highly and it's
members are all good practical
mining men who have had plenty
of experience on the old ranges.
IN. W. Miner.
The Franklin group of mines
paid on Monday, distributing
some $4,000 among the boys
This group now has in stock
something like $50, 900 tons, and