The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-03
NEWSFR0M. THE iron MINES,
ITERESIIG OTES RELATIVE TO
OUR PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY.


Mesuba and Other Iron Ranges.
John Erickson, an employe Of
the OliYer company, was serious
ly injured by an explosion on
Saturday last, the loose powder
about a blasting hole catching
and exploding ere he had time
to escape. The unfortunate man
was severely injured, but hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
He was at once removed to
the Virginia Hospital, where he
is receiving the best of care.
At the Aetna, at Mountain
Iron, loading and shipping was
commenced on Saturday last,
and about 1000 tons daily are
now being forwarded. Messrs.
Stevens & Crockett, who have
the contract for stripping and
loading the ore on this property,
are certainly making good pro-.
gress with the work. Day and
night crews are employed.
At the Franklin group about
25O men are still employed, not
withstanding the numerous re-
ports that the mine had or was
about to be closed, Another
shovel, a Barnhart, was put to
work loading from No. Frank
lin on Saturday last, the large
Vulcan Still being empl Dyed in
loading from the stoclzpile at the
Bessemer. The new shaft house
at new No. 9 shaft Franklin is in
course of construction and a
small crew is employed in open.
ing the levels from this shaft.
From this group about 100 cars
per day are being shipped.
President Van Horn, of the
Canadian Pacific, during a recent
visit to St. Paul stated to a friend
that he expected the Duluth &
Winnipeg legal squabble will be
settled soon; that the road wonll
be quickly thereafter extended
westerly from it's terminus at
Deer River to the Red river, and
that the construction of a branch
line northTard across the Mes
aba range was a strong PROPOSE
ton. 1t is not unlikely that the
latter line Will be pushed on to
Rainy lake and thence. to con
nect with the Canadian Pacific
at Rat Portage, thus giving rail
road communication to the gold
region.
The Broth erlon mine at Wake
field closed down on Wednesday
of this week and 200 men are
thrown out of employment. Lack
of ore sales and stock piles be:
coming. too large is said to be
the cause of the shut down. A
dispatch from Wakefield to the
Milwaukee Sentinel states that
the mine has 100000 tons in
stock. The resumption will be
a matter which will be adjusted
by the future market of ore, no
doubt. and will occur only when
the demand for ore warrant is
shipment of the ore now in stock.
Herald.
A terrible accident, resulting
IN the instant death of three men
and the injury Of two others, one
Of whom is likely to die, is re-
ported from the Pioneer mine at
Ely. The Times says that at
the time of the accident the in
jured men with several others
were at work on the fourth lev
ell, when an immense quantity
of ground came away from over
head. it may have been hundred s
of tons, and crushed timbers and
supports and buried three men
and caught three others. The
men who were buried were prob
ably instantly killed. They were
Victor Erickson, George Hay
cock and Frank Cramer. The
two that were injured: were Peter
Morowitz and Isaac Stustrom.
The latter was caught across the
abdomen between two timbers
and a tram car, which was stand
ing on the track, and held fast,
and it was eight hours before he
could be released. He was taken
to the hospital. He probably has
suffered internal injuries that
may prove serious. Peter Nor
owitz was caught by the arm be.
tween two timbers and held fast
and was not released for twelve
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