The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
NEWS FROM THE IRON MINES.
OUR PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY.
Mesaba and Othes Iron R0N0es.

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being put in shape for active
work, and this mine will ado
greatly to the output of the Vir
gina group another season. The
new shaft house is now practi
cally complete, the hosting plant
is in position and all details o1
surface improvement are being
attended to with an accuracy
born of experience. Quite a
stockpile is also noted and would
Indicate that considerable drift
ing and rooming was being done
to make the underground devel-
! opments conform with surface
improvements. The hoisting
thus far has been done from the
old shaft.
A large amount of work is be.
ing done in the woods between
this place and Mountain, both ir
logging and mining exploration
work. Longyear is operating
on his property in section 80, a
short distance northeast of east
CT this place, where a large
body of fine iron ore has already
been uncovered. The Minnesota
Iron Co has two camps a few
miles east where about 60 men
are employed at exploration
work and large amout of ore
has been found there also. The
J4aRue property is also being ex-
plored near oy under the direc-
ton of Capt. Hogan, who reports
a very favorable outlook.-Hib-
bing News.
At the Franklin and Bes semer
properties the huge stochpiles
attest the aggressive policy being
pursued by the Franklin Iron
company this winter. These
properties are being placed in
most excellent condition for the
coming season, and will make q
big record in '96. The pay roll
shows some 500 men, while still
another hundred are employed in
getting out mining timbers for
the Franklin group.
The Security Land & Exp!ora
tion has sold to the Genoa Iron
company, an offspring of the
Minnesota Iron company, eighty
acres in section 81, 58.17, the
price paid icing 100000, 900.
This is property known as the
Genoa. Of which r. H. Claiming
is superintendent, on which an
an excellent deposit of high
grade ore has been proven, as
stated in these columns two
weeks ago.
Capt. Harry Roberts is doing
some testpitting on the Mckinley
townsite, the work being done
under the personal supervision
of Capt. White Ore was recent
ly struck in a pit sunk by Neil
McInnis during his exploratory
work on the property and DESERT
ed on account of water, just
across the street from the Nc
Kinley hotel.
The Security Land & Iron
company, who recently let a con-
tract for considerable drill work
on the Shaw, are evidently bent
upon thoroughly testing the ex-
tent of the ore body on this
property, and have this week.
contracted with Capt. John Nc
Leod for doing considerable test
pitting thereon.
The drilling being prosecuted
by the Consolidated on their op-
tion on tie Rouchleau- Ray prop.
erty on II, 57.17, continues, but
work is somewhat retarded by
lack of water. At present but
three drills are employed, the
fourth being laid off on Satur-
day.
Winston Bros. have temporar-
lily abandoned operations on their
stripping contract at the Auburn,
the excessive cold rendering sat.
isfactory work impracticable.
A. P. Silliman, of Mountain
Iron. is employed in surveying
on sections 4 and 5-58-17, in the
interests or the Consolidated.
The Auburn continues a small
force, drifting on the second
level aud otherwise preparing
the property for an active sea
son.
The Fayal continues active
work and will have an enormous
stockpile by the opening of nav
igation.
The old Colby, at Bessemer,
has been closed, throwing about