The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-17


claim last week.
AS illustrative of the activity in the
matter of explorations for iron ore in
Northern Minnesota there are IA new
camps that have been To-
Gated within eight miles of Tower re-
Gently. A mining man says that
within year every foot of the terri
tory that is likely to contain iron will
have been gone over.-News Tribune.
Shipments were begun Saturday
morning over the Eastern Minnesota
says the Hihbing News, of ore from
the Sauntry mine the property re-
Gently acquired by the American
Steel & Wire company. 1t is expect
ed that 10000 tons will be sent for
ward.
M. J. O'Rourke, of Two Harbors,
well known in Ely has just returned
from trip to Wyoming. Mr..
O'Rourke is extensively interested
in mining lands near Grand Encamp-
ment and feels confident of the ulti-
mate favorable outcome of his invest
ments.
D. A. Doyle, of Spokane, who is OBJ
tanning miners for the Occur d'Alene
district, says that he has hired % in
Minnesota on the Vermilion and
Mesaba ranges. In Ely he did not
get man owing to everyone here
being satisfied with the existing state
of affairs.
Work has been resumed in earnest
at the Zenith after the few days shut
down. Tuesday shipments of the
daily hoist was begun and enough ore
was sent forward to make up cargo.
About sixty men are at present en-
ployed at this mine and more are
daily being put on.
An option hos been secured by the
Chandler company on lands in 80,
known as the Conan property. This
property adjoins the city on the south
and is at present being testpitted.
A drill will be put in shortly. Prac-
tical mining men believe prospects
excellent for mine here.
Cole & Mcdonald this week shipped
a diamond drill outfit to Baraboo,
Wis, where they will do some drilling
for iron ere. 1t is said that ipdica-
tions for a mine in that heretofore
ironless country are extra good and a
company has been formed to thorough
ly explore the prospects.
Capt. Samuel Mitchell, who has
been general manager Of the Negau-
nee mine since opened by him sixteen
years ago. has resigned his position.
He will still continue to be general
manager of the Jackson mine. The
Negaunee mine has been transferred
to the American Steel & Wire Co.
Shipments from the Minnesota
ranges up to the first of November
show a total of 100000 tons, divided
as follows: Vermilion range 1s5S0,0O0
tons; Mesaba range 100000 tons.
This is 100000 tons more than
Minnesota sent out last year besides
all of this month will be to hear from.
The Mesaba range is highly elated
over the test run made at the West
Duluth blast furnace in which all
Mesaba ores were used. The Williams
mine will supply the Duluth furnace
and will probably ship throughout the
year.
Supt. John Pengilly, of the Chand.
Ter mine at Ely, accompanied by
Thomas M. Hughs, also of Ely, spent
several days of the week in and about
Hibbing. They made trip into the
country north of town.-Hibbine
News.
The Biwabik mine has discovered
a large deposit of ore at the north emo
of the west cut that is so hard it must
be crushed says the Head Of the Lakes
The mine is preparing to let a con-
tract ferstripping 100000 yards OF
earth.
1t is said that the former Ely boys
Dan Mcdonald, James Service and
William Rogers have just had some
promising mica locations surveyed
near Kettle Falls. They show mum
erous specimens Axe inches and some
still larger.
A diamond drill will soon be put in
on the Lockhart property by the
Chandler company and the same thor
oughly explored by means of drill ano
testpits. The company have secured
an option on this land which adjoins
the city on the west.
A. E. Camp, Of Ely, Mimi, has just
left for home Mr.. Camp has beer
here all summer exploring and ha:
recently had his new find surveyed
This consists of three miles on large
dyke south of Wild Potato lake.
Koochiching Journal.
The new shaft which the Pionee
has begun'is being sunk directl ysoutl