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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
BACK FROM MEXICJ

Peter Schipley returned to the
city Monday morning from his
winter sojourn in the southern
republic of Mexico, and his dis
cription of the country and the
usage of those who went from
this range to the San Pedro
Mines in December is fattering
indeed.
Mr.. Schipl:y states that day
wages, company account, are
50 90: while many of the practical
miners are working on contracts
and are making from $3.50 per
month up to $3.50, and that many
of them are sub-contracting to
native workmen and making a
good thing in addition to their
ownearnings. T.. ..s.>@ -,
The principal products of the
mines are silver, gold, copper
and lead, some assays running as
high as 1l6 ounces of silver per
ton. He brought back with him
an elegant display of specimens,
some of which show very rich. Z
He states that board is from
$50 70 $50 per month. and re-
ito inquiry said fouu,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
PAID .FOk THE BIRDS.

VIM. Kingston, Henry Con-
nors and John Bowman, of Tcw-
er, were-before Judge Eesign on
Thursday last, on charge of
having 801 cartridges in their
possession out of season. By
stipulation they were allowed to
plead guilty to having 100 birds.
and the court promptly fined
them $40 per bird and costs, the
total aggregatlng $4,000. The
shipment of birds from Tower
has been carried on by the
wholesale in past seasons, it be
ing stated that over 5000 birds
were shipped from there last
season. A few such wholesome
and deserved lessons will put a
stop to the traffic, however.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
RICH GRADE METALLIC ORE

The Southall Mining company
operating under the direction
of Capt. Carlson on section g.
62-13, about seven miles south
west of Ely, has a shaft bottom
ed in a high grade of metallic
ore at a depth of % feet. The ore
is alleged to assay from 81 to SO
per cent. A drill hole put down
on the property near where the
shaft is sunk cut az feet of ore in
going $50 feet, being still in ore
when the work was discontinued.
A steam hoist and other i'm
provements will at once be added
to the working outfit; develop
ments will be watched with in
terest. $3.50 Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN,
CONTENTION. ,

A meeting of, the Mckinley
and Morris Club at the City Hall
last Friday evening, the organ
isation was again perfected by
the election of w. E. Hannaford
as secretary in place of g. P.
Hopkins, who has since the last
meeting Of the Club permanently
removed from the, city. |
After the formality of re or
ganizstion and a short address
by Chairman Bates. a circular
call for a, Conyention Of the Re
publican League Clubs Of the.
state of Minnesota. to convene at
Minneapolis on March 90, was
read, followed ~ the selection
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

country from northeast to south
vest, The most northerly Of
these belts begins, so to speak.
near Gunflint lake. and on IL has
been opened the Paulson mine
and some good iron ore has been
discovered. With this belt the
present operators have some
thing to do, and have already
acquired a number Of claims.
1t is, however, on the middle
belt, it is said, that they are prin-
cipally engaged at present: An
agent of the company is at the
St. Louis and his visitors, nest
of the hardy settler type, are
both numerous and largely of
Scandinavian nationality. The
lands that are becoming acquired
are in the southern part of town.
ship IS, ranges 2, 8, 4, S and 6
west, and in the northern part of
township 81 in the same ranges.
The iron in this belt, as is
generally known, is magnetic
ore, all more or less titaniferous.
There are those that claim that
most of this ore carries an <ap-
probable amount of nickel. suf-
ticient, they avert, to produce
nickel steel. This, however,, is
pronounced an lmpossibility by
men whose opinions in such mat.
tiers are entitled to the consider
alton Of those that are not ex-
perts.
The most puzzling quantity in
the problem, however, is not the
question of nickel. 1t is that of
the titarium that is undoubtedly
present in greater or lesser
quantities in almost all this mag
netic ore. Up to date titanic acid
in iron ore has precluded any
idea of the successful smelling
of any such ore, and why these
lands should be so eagerly sought
for is what puzzles the local
cognoscenti.
Not long ago the Johnson
company denied strenuosly that
it was resuming it's Cook county
land business, but the presence
of the company's agent here, for
weeks at a time can scarcely be
taken to indicate an abandoning
of their lands and plans. Besides
this, some of the honest settlers
have received good prices for
their lands and have not been
slow to impart information oil
their good luck TO their neigh
bOrs and friends.
That Cook county is destined
to become the scene of much
mineral industry at no very dis.
tant date, has long been firmly
believed by many shrewd spec
ulators, and this recent expendi
ture, said to aggregate over. $25,
600, tends to confirm the idea
that the magnetic ore Of the
Cook county fields possesses a
merchantable value.-News Tri-
bune.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
Republican Primary Election.

- q,
Notice Is hereby given that Republican
Primary Election will be held In the respect
I've wards OF tho city of Virginia on the 2ist
dav OF March. 1888. at Z o'clock p. M, at the
following named places, for the purpose of
electlng delegates from each ward to the
Republican City &c INVENTION to be held in said
city on the 22nd day Of March, 1898 1T O'Clock
y. m. at the City Hall for the purpose OF nom
mating the following city officers to DO voted
for at the Annual Municipal Election OF said
city to take place April s, 1893: A Mayor; a
City Recorder: City Treasurer.
First ward-Doyle building OH Chestnut st.
Second ward-Tremont House. on Chestnut
street.
Third ward-City Hall, on Chestnut st.
Fourth ward--Gronbcrgs Hall on Maple st.
G. W. LUNDsrRoM,
uEo LERcH, Chm Republican Com.
Secretary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
ENTERS TIMELY OBJECTIONS.

During the visit of Hon. Neil
McInnis TO the city the fore part
of the week, he was inadvertant.
~ asked by an Enterprise re-
porter what he Thought of the
last grand jury report, and es-
pecially to that portion referring
to the suggestion of that body
relative to vessel taxation-a
measure which Mr.. McAnnis as
member Of the legislature. fost
cred and pushed to a successful
vote.
Replying he stated that to him
the suggestions of increased TAX.
ation'were not only illogical, but
savored much of short sighted
ness; that the measure was one
more calculated to aid Duluth
than any other point in the
state, and that he considered the
aim of the bill in this particular
had been attained.
He stated that previous to 1895
nearly or quite all vessels in the
lake trade plying between Du-
luth and lower lake ports had
tied up for winter quarters and
hailed from some other port;
that the object of the bill was
primarily to encourage these lake
carriers to tie up at and hail from
Duluth, thus shipping their men
at Duluth and naturally hire
their crews and fit out for the
opening of navigation at that
port, and ply the lakes as an ad
vertisement of inestimable value
to the commercial interests of
the port from which they hailed.
He states that the tax was
made small by way'of encourage
ment. and the legislatures of '95
and 's7 have done everything in
their power to help out this sec
ton Of the state in taxation mat.
tiers, and that he considered the
report an injustice to honor and
integrity of purpose Of the mem
bers of the two past legislative
bodies.
Asked whether or not he was
going to the Klondike this
season, Mr.. McInnls stated that
he was still undecided; but VEN
tured the statement that if he
did not he should doubtless be
before the next republican coun
ty convention as candidate for
some county Office.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

of delegates to the Convention to
represent the Virginia Club.
Under tho call the local Club IS
entitled to five delegates, the
chairman ind secretaries OF tho
various clubs being delegates ex
ohicio. The delegates elected
are as follows: a. 3. Dunsmo ore,
J, D. Taylor, w. J. Moore. John
Peterson and Capt. ]. H, Pearce,
and while all Of the delegates
may not be in attendance it is
assured that Virginia will be
represented, the attending dele
gates being empowered TO cast
the vote of the entire delegation
on any matter coming before the
convention.
The State Convention is for the
purpose of electing delegates to
the National Convention of Re
publican League Clubs to be
held at Omaha in July next. the
election of officers for the ensu.
ing year and the transaction of
other routine matters to come be
fore the meeting. In addition,
there will be addresses by men
of national reputation, 1t being
expected that ex President Har-
rison 7. ill be one of the speak
ers, and it is the inten ton of the
officers of the League to make
this a grand and enthusiastic
rally of the working republicans
of the state, and a cordial invi-
tation is extended to all republi.
can workers, loyal to the princi-
pals and policies of the republi.
can party, to join the convention
in council. They will be accord.
ed the same privileges and cour
tesies as delegates in everything
except voting.
For the convention the rail.
roa6s have agreed to make a
round trip rate of one and one
third fare. for all delegates and
other attendants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

49, - - 49, SSAS k1S'lSSGSs0Aot
z cents per pound. canned tuma.z
toes, etc, SO cents per can, eggs
from 40 to65 cents per dozer.
American hams and bacon IS.
cents per pound, dry pork 10
cents per pound and beef By the
quarter 8 cents per pound, while
porterhouse steaks were Is cents
These prices are Mexican mon.
ey, which he says fluctuates in
value from As to So cents on the
dollar OF American money: when
the range party passed through
Ell Paso on their way south their
money being changed at the rate
of A cents on the dollar, and
when he returned, on March 5th
his money Was changed on the
basis of 46 cents on the dollar.
Mr.. Schipley gave an interest
ing statement of the treatment
and pay received by the Ameri
leans. many of whom he says are
making plenty of money in their
new home. He says John and
Andrew Anderson and party are
making 80 per day contracting,
and shat himself and party made
1892 each in "a eight hour days
in February.
He says the country is health
full, warm days and cool nights;
that it abounds with mineral
wealth, and that game is plenti
full; that no snow has fallen to
lay on the ground during the
winter and those who went down
with the party are highly salts
fed with the country and with
the company in every respect.
INF4LLIBLE SIGNS.
Election time is still some
weeks ahead, but infallible signs
of its approach are noted. There
was never yet, in Virginia. a
lack of candidates who thought
that this or that official toga
would about tit them, and the
coming contest will be no ex-
ception, judging from the broad
smile on the face of many of
known or supposed official in
clinations. They not only smile
and give hearty hand-shake to
everyone whom they meet but
greet all in a truly brotherly
manner, and the sight of one of
the rising politicians with his
hand upon the shoulder of an at.
tentive listener as he proceeds
to dilate upon the fact-real or
fancied-that his friends have
prevailed upon him to stand for
such or such an office and that
he is going to leave no stone un-
turned to turn the (other) ras :
cal out" is not uncommon.
It has been feared that timber
for official positions would be
scarce. but as the contest begins
to warm these doubts will dis
appear before an avalanche of
candidates, and Virginia will
continue to exist as a municipal
ity and be governed as in the
past.
Fear not for a lack of candi-
dates. but saw wood and pick
the best men.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
Special Notice.

Persons wishing a news item, change of
"ad." or anything in the line of locals, in
serted. viii please have same in our Office by
Thursday noon OF each week, if convenient,
rs it saves time and tronblc for both parties.
We reserve the right tc positively refuse
any notice Of whatever nature after 2 o clock
,. M. ON Thursday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
MENING MINd7ES.
AFrER COOK COUNTY LANDS.

AFTER COOK COUNTY LANDS. 80
Cook county mineral lands are
sought after once more and dur
ing the past two or three weeks
numerous contracts have been
made and options taken up sup
posedly in the interest Of John
son Nickel company of Minue :
apolis. >.. IS. a=
In Cook county there are three
parable mineral belts OF ranges
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Duluth, MIMI, March II, 1895
Notice Is hereby given that tho following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Duluth, Mlnn., on
May Il, 1858, viz
Robert Horrie, who made HOMESTEAD Entry
Nc. 6756, for Lot 4, Sec. 3. and Lots 1 and 2of
Sec. 4. Up. SO, r. 10 w. 4th P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion OF said land viz:
John S. Mccullough, of Mountain Iron, MINI.
Andrew Mckenzie: "CloQuet, Mimi.
Fred Hunter, Mountain Iron, Mimi,
A. N. Anderson, IS
WIN. E. CULKIN Register.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

Sparta mine. and will commence
work at once. They will employ
from $50 to 200 men throughout
the summer, al appreciable ad.
dition to the working force in
the vicinity OF Sparta.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
WANT 4 PORTION OF THE TAX.

From the report of the recent
~ adjourned grand jury we clip
the following excerpt, which
seems to be good logic and sound
sense aside from the implication
therein contained that Duluth
has usurped St. Louis county and
is, in fact, the whole thing:
The Duluth & Iron Range and
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
Railway companies have recent
ly pad their gross earnings tax
to the state, amounting to 1920,
600, of which this county would
receive at least 100000. if pro-
rated on the same basis as taxes
raised in the ordinary way. This
would leave $4,000 for the state
and $4,000 for Lake county.
If we add to the pro rata share
which Duluth would be entitled
to of the above, its share of the
taxes paid by the st. Paul & Du-
1uth, the Northern Pacific, the
Eastern Minnesota, the Duluth
& Winnipeg, the Omaha, the Du
luth, South Shore & Atlantic and
the Duluth Transfer companies
it would become a prominent
factor in the reduction of our tax
burden.
The state auditors biennial re.
port submitted in 1897 shows
that the gross earnings tax for
the year ending. July /, 1896,
was $1,069,OOO; for the same
period the collections credited to
the revenue fund from the state
tax levy are given as 81, 233, 900.
The pro rata share of the gross
earnings tax to which Duluth
would be entitled is es ;imated at
$3.50, 1000.
Every foot of tie Duluth. Mis-
safe & Northern railway is with.
IN the boundaries of st. Louis
cOurtV: il is fOSteroli and SIM
ported by this county. and to aid
in its construction this county
magnanimouslY or foolishly,
voted $z50,000 in 5 per cent
bonds, and as a result of our
generosity q tribute of $40, 900
annually Is paid to the state, of
which we get not one solitary
eent.
That we are entitled to a Just
proportion of this tax we are
convinced, and of the justice of
our claim there can be no ques
ton, and We would most urgent
~ recommend that every voter
IN the county pledge himself that
he will not vote for any candi-
date for the state legislature
without a solemn promise that
be will do all in his power to so
amend the laws as to give us our
just proportion of the taxes, and
to vote for the men most com.
petens to fulfil such a promise
and obtain the relief required.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
.BESSEMER KEOPENS.

The Bessemer shaft of the
Franklin group has been reopen
ed this week, a small force of
men being employed in cleaning
up the property in readiness for
continued and active work. This
is a pleasing bit of news for all
Virginians, and gives renewed
hopes of an active season at ad
joining properties.
STRIPPING CONTRACT ssS 49, ii
Gullbranson Bros. have this
week closed a contract for a
great amount of STRIP ping at the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION +.
Land Office at Duluth, MINI March II. 1893

Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof In support of his claim,
ana that said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Duluth, MIMI, on
May IS, 1898, viz:
John g. Mccullough, who made Homestead
Entry No. 65Ol for the WV of sen of Section
l, TIP. So, r. Is w. 4th 2. Nj.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz;
Robert Horrie, of Mountain Iron, MINI.
Fred Hunter, " q
A. n. anderson" Is /"
Andrew Mckenzie. of Cloquet, Mimi.
WIN. E. CULKIN, Register
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

Mayor, T.. w. SC0rf.
Recorder. II. ]. EATON.
Treasurer, A. HAWKiNsON.
ALDERMEN
Z. X. BROWN, w. G. CARR.
j. MORiANrY, Gusr. JOHNSON,
W. F, DaNNElIY, ]. +. CAMERON,
E. ]. .ElNuN. G. W. LUNDsTRON.
Municipal Judge, CHAs. E. NELSON,
Clerk OF tourt, AxEL f. CARLSON.
JUSTICES.
II. ]. EATON, VIVIAN PRINCE,
+. ]. RlNNERr.
Chief OF P"tice. A. RELANaER.
Street Commissioners. p. A. CANNON.
chief ot Fire Department. HENRY KING.
Secretary Fire Dept, PETER RYRNE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18

ARRIVE
D.. NJ. 4 X. Ry.
Duluth and " st Superior. ......... l0:45 q M
n. 4 I. Il. Ry-
Tower and Ely................ . 80. 1880 n m
Duluth. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80. 7:40 m
DEPART.
u. 4 |. X. Ry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -. 7:4S a m
D.. NJ. & n. Ry....... $500. =. ...... 12:40 p m
d. 4 l. Il. ny TO Riwabik. Tower
and Ely.............. 4:k5pm
The mail closes Is minutes before train
time on D., NJ. & N. and 80 minutes before
train departure over the d. s l. r.
E. c. BURKE. Postmaster.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-03-18
PASSENGER TIME TABLE.

caily, Except Sunday.
W. J. MOORE, Agent.
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The M0iis.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18
Cold and Electricity.

That extreme cold para!yzes every
vital function is of course q piece OF
everyday knowledge. But it has
been left to Professor Pictet, who
has been conducting some expert.
ments on this subject, to discover
that at q temperature Of $50 degrees
below The centigrado zero there is no
chemical action between nitric or
sulphuric acid and potash, between
oxygen and potassium, though, IN.
der ordinary circumstances, tho at
finity of the latter metal for oxygen
is SO great that it will burn if thrown
into water, owing to its combination
with the oxygen in that fluid Bur
if the electric spark is played on bod"
les which have thus lost the power
of chemical affinity, some new and
curious combinations result. The
latest Investigations, tho conclusions
of which, however, have been theo-
retically prcsaged for some years
past, may require us toreconsider the
question of the temperature OF outer
Ipaco and the possibility of an at
mosphere composed OF gases in COM
bination existing there.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18

-'- The other day a man OF gentle
manly appearance called at house
in we'll known suburb OF a provln'
cial town. In answer to his knocB
the housemaid came to the door.
ass Mr., p ina" said tt y gentle
man.
"He's just gone out, sir"
"Is Mrs. p at home"
"No, sir. She went out with mas
ter"
Dear me, how unfortunatel i!
wanted particularly to see one OF
them. Can leave noteT =.
"Oh, yes, sir. Come IN, please,
replied the girl, ushering the visitor
into the dining room. But instead
of leaving him alones he rang for an
other servant, whom she desired to
bring writing materials.
The gentleman wrote his note, On.
closed it in an envelope, addressed 1t
and left it on the table.
This being done, he departed with
d profusion of thanks TO tho maid,
who escorted him to the door.
On returning home Mr.. P found
the note awaiting him. 1t ran thus:
'Your servant is no fool"
This compliment was fully justi-
fed 10y a paragraph in the next days
paper, giving an account OF the
plunder of a neighboring mansion by
q similar visitor.-New York Adver
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18
North Carolina Emeralds.

In Alexander county, N. c., the
farmers in blowing used to turn up
pretty grass green prisms which they
called green bolts" Professor W.
E. Holden identified them as emer-
aids, and in July, 1880, he started in
TO mine for them. He got many EN-.
eralds, but also discovered another
kind of emerald green stone unknown
until then, which he named hidden
ite." 1t occurred in slender prisms.
Digging for it has since been carried
on very proftably in that locality.
By lapidaries it is highly esteemed,
and 1t has found much use in jew
elry. Seventy-four emeralds were
found in a single pocket" but most
Of them were too badly tiawed to
have much value. - Boston Tran.
script.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18

! heard an amusing story Of Sir
Henry Hawkins from legal friend a
week or two ago, but cannot vouch
for the absolute truth Of it. Sir
Henry was presiding Over q long, to-
dious and embarrassing triad, and was
listening, apparently with absorbed
attention, to a long, tedious aud unin
teresting speech from a counsel learn
ed in the law. Presently he made a
pencil memorandum, folded it and
sent it by the usher to the q. c. in
question. This gentleman, on I'M
folding the paper, found these words:
Patience Competition Gold Medal,
Sir Henry Hawkins. Honorable Men
ton, job" His peroration was wound
up with as little delay as possible, -
Sketch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-08-18
The Tower cf Pisa.

The famous leaning tower Of Pisa
is campanilo or bell tower The
building, which Is cylindrical in
form, is 1877 feet high and so feet in
diameter, made entirely OF white
marble. Il is called the leaning tow,
CT from the fact that it inclincs some
80 feet from tho perpendicular, and
it is not generally known that this
inclination, which gives the tower
such a remarkable appearance, was
not intentional. At the time it was
about half done the error III meas
urcmcnt was perceived 1t was
guarded against by the use Of extra
braces in the further construction OF
the building and an adaptation OF
the stone in the highest portion,
There are seven bells on tho top Of
the tower, the largest Of which
weighs 1900 pounds, and these are
SO placed az to counterfeit as far az
possible the leaning Of tho tower it
self. Fire and Water.