The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-06

experienced, ana an investigation re-
Gently made into the deposits of the
labOrers in the local banks has devel-
Oped the fact that for every man,
woman and child in this city there is
an average of 1926 on deposit in the
local banking institution alone. The
future Of wages here is in the future
of the iron market, and an advance
may be looked for at any time. The
usual yearly shipments of this proper
ty are nearly 100000 tons, and enough
ore will be stockpiled this winter, with
that already on hand, to reach this
amount. In new developments, the
crosscut on the eighth level between
Nos. and shafts has been finished.
The work of hosting from No. will
begin about Nov. l, when hosting
from No. will be discontinued. No.
shaft house is being torn down, the
frame work, at present, only standing.
Within few weeks the cages and
gear will be removed to No. and No.
will totally disappear from the sur
face, This is one of the old land
marks, and after it's removal, will be
the last of anything standing in 1894.
a large coal dock has been erected at
No. engine house, and the winters
supply of fuel is already arriving.
The foundation for new air COM
pressor plant at this place is also COM
pleted and the work of putting in the
machinery will rapidly progress
These mines, as we'll as others at Ely
and vicinity produce what is known
as soft ore, resembling the output of
the Mesaba range, but hi cher in iron
and less in phosphorus.
Following the Chandler in produc-
tion and shipments is the Pioneer,
owned principally by Wisconsin part
les and operated under the manage
ment of Capt. H. B. Sturtevant, This
is what is known as one Of the indie
pendent properties the greater part
of the stock being held by Hon. w.
G. Silverthorne and D. G. Plummer,
of Wausau, Wis; Gen. Gordon H. Gile
of Oshkosh, Wis, and Thomas Bar
don, of Ashland, Wis. The shipments
this season have been approximately
100000 tons and will reach 23o, 900
ere the season closes, The ore In
stock is estimated at 22o,oo tous.
While this large amount of ore is left
over, there is room enough for the
winters production. This company
is charging it's stockpile ground, and
trestles are being built. The work
of the steam shovels has ceased here
also, and only the daily product is
being shipped.
The Rockefeller property, known as
the Zenith, is the smallest shipper Of
the entire range, and it is claimed is
doing bushes at loss, owing to the
quality of ore, which is generally poor
and used only as mixer The ship
ments this season to date are $4,000
tons and from now to the end of the
season, about zoo tone daily will 60
forth. This amount is the daily pro-
duction as there is no ore in stock,
that remaining from last season hav-
ing all been shipped. Here there are
at present employed forty-nine men,
two shifts, but after Jan. it is
stated that the number will be in
creased to sixty five. Wages at this
property average, to miners and sur
facemen alike, SLIGO cents per day Of
ten hours. The best price received
for this ore this season was 1922 per
ton delivered at Cleveland and this
was for the cream of the production.
This being the last of the present
active producers and shippers on this
range, the improvement in the iron
trade, giving signs of health and per-
manence, a summary of prospective
shippers would not be amiss. Beyond
the Zenith and about one and half
mile from Ely, but fifty feet from the
Duluth Il Iron Range railway tracks
is a development known as "Section
26," and operated by John G.. Brown
Work here has been going on for some
time and at present thirty men are
employed. A shaft has already been
sunk to a depth of Zoo feet adjacent
to the ore body, and drifting and
crosscutting are going steadily for
ward. This ore compares very favor
ably with that at the Pioneer and
next season will place this property
among the active shippers, New ma
chinery, large pumps and an air COM
pressOr are now on the ground and
being placed in position. Stockpile
grounds are being built and the win
ter's production will be stored upon
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