The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-05-07


contract means a four years job.
The Sparta is owned by G. A.
St. Clair aud Cleveland capital.
lists.
AT the Burt mine hosting still
continues at No. / shaft, while
ore from the Day property ad-
joining on the east, is being
hoisted from No. 2 shaft. But
as this mine is just being opened
the amount of ore hoisted will
be comparatively small at first.
At the No. l shaft stockpiling
still continues, but room for ex
tending it is limited and unless
orders to resume shipping are
soon received it may be neces.
sary to discontinue hosting un-
less provisions can be made to
take care of the ore. At the
Hull and Rust mines operations
continue as heretofore aud the
stockpiles are daily increasing
in size-Hibbing News.
Manager Hawkins, of the
Drake & Stratton company,
states that in view OF the pros
pective dull period on this range,
his company may conclude to
leave the Mesaba, in which case
the entire outfit will shortly be
shipped east. The decision to
be made rests to a great extent
upon the determination of the
Biwabik-Bessemer company tc
strip at the Biwabik this season.
The Drake & Stratton: company
has been source of great aid tc
Virginia and Biwabik, employ.
ing resident citizens and paying
good wages.
Capt. John Redfern, of the
Penobscot mine, at Hibbing, re.
turned yesterday from Spooner,
Wis.,, where he had been to com
plete a purchase of steel rails
for tracks and sidings at the Pc
nobscot. Capt. Redfern states
that Eddy & Co.. the owners Of
the Penobscot, have determined
to lay and own all the tcackage
upon their property themselves
The reason for this IS that if the
mining company owns and con-
trolls it's own tracks it much sim
plifies matters should the com
pany wish to connect them with
more than one shipping road, as
in such case all that is necessary
is to give the railroad company
permission to connect with the
tracks independently of any othe1
railroad that might have already
made connections. Capt. Red
fern says that the tracks couE
be taken up and relaid in othel
and more convenient places bJ
those operating the mine ire
spective of the railroads con,
Meeting with them.
ERE DEPARTMENT ELECTION.
| At the regular meeting of the
Virginia Fire Department helc
on Monday evening, the annua
election of officers was held, re-
sulting as follows:
| Assistant Chief-Al. E. Bick
ford. =. ..,s,-. III 81:
Foreman Cart No. Pete1
Schipley.
Foreman Cart No. 2-Davl6
Forte.
Foreman Hook and Ladder-F
Myars.
Treasurer-Pat Sullivan.
| Secretary-Al. E. Bickford.
The company also formulated
and adopted a set of resolutions
requesting a restoration of the
former salary paid the depart
ment, which was presented to
the council at the meeting Wed
nesday evening and by that body
duly referred to the committee
on fire and fire department..
BURCHELL WINS.
In the case of Rosen & Sher-
mer VS.. Il. Burchell. of this
city, in which the plaintiffs al
legged Mr.. Burchell to be indebt-
ed to them in a sum of about
$11O0 for work performed for
him as contractor on the new
Episcopal church at Hibbing.
was on Monday decided in favor
of the defendant, with the ex-
ception of some $40 admitted to
be due. The suit was more for
the purpose of making trouble,
according to Mr.. Burchell's
idea, than because a foundation
IN fact existed therefor.
| Law SUPPLEMENT-.
| With fh,c iccrn Thu T,oAon~@,,:.