The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-24

section ~. and the nOfthW0S
quarter Of the southwest quarter
of section %, SO 90, Nj. KINNEY
informed the writer that no or
of account had been encountered
but that the prospects were good
The land is in good location
for iron ore, a"d It is very likel,
thatahody will be found. > :.
On ednesday ir:s F4y. 1ansl
manager of the Yawkey inter
ests, qlit work on the Enter,
prise property. south 81 the AZ.
Ipena, after having proven alarEi
body Of high grade ore thereoii
Six drill holes were put down oi
the property. so located as e
prove about 25 acres of the forty
all of which encountered ore, TIL
averege depth of the ore: body
being 95 feet. E. F.. Sweeney
di1 the work on the property.
The Duluth & Iron Range road
claims a distinction that will at:
tract attention at all lake ports
at least. Last Sunday the road
loaded from its ore docks at Two
Harbors IL ships in II hours
with au aggregate of 1904
gross tons Of iron ore 1t is said
that this record stands unequalled
in the history of ore shipping in
the United States and probably
does elsewhere.
The Commodore continues
shipments at the rate Of about
1900 to 1900 tons daily, tae total
output for the mine thus far for
the season being about 10000
tons. The force at the mine is
the same as throughout the sea:
son, shout $50 men, and practi
cally the same force will be con.
*tinued during the winter. Stock
docks are being prepared and
put in shape for continued activ-
ity. !. =
MI. Fay, who has a lease .of
Hot of of the nor tlfiree;est of HE
northeast of section 6. So II,
state land adjoining the Alpena
on the west and cornering on the
Enterprise property, has this
week put a diamond drill on the
propsrty and will thoroughly
explore same,. In q drill hole
putdown on the prope1ty two
years ago 80 feet OF ore was >:en>
countered. f.
T. The estimated ore output for
1900 OF. 20, 900, 600 tons made: by
Jos. Sellwood, general manager
of the American Mining Co.,
gives the ranges position as fol.
lows: Nesaba, 7,750,0o0 tons;
Vermilion, 1900, 600 tons; Goge>
bic. 2,750,0O0 tons; Menominee,
3,750, 600 tons; Marquette, 8, 3,750,:
600 tons. :'::::; q, :;
{ Capt. James Piper, for years
past in charge of operations at
the Tilden mine, has been pro :
! noted to the superintendency Of
the Negaunee mine, lately ac-
quired by the Oliver interests.
Capt. Piper is succeeded at the
Tilden by Capt. w. H. Knight,
formerly mining captain at the
Adams.
The Carnegie-Oliver interests
continue to buy all in. sight.
among the latest purchases being
that of the famous Penupo iron
mine in Cuba, the richest man
genese mine in the world. and
containing a practically mex
haustible supply of ore assayins
IS per cent. J: ~:
Foley Bros, the contractors
who are to build the Great North
ern ore dock at Alloues Bay,
commenced work on same las
week. The work is: to bq com
pleted May 1st. 8
Ore shipments from the Ohio
closed last night. the *tota
amount forwarded from tht
property Tor the season beipf
nearly 10000 tons. Stripping
operations will be continued q
the property throughout ths
winter. III. e.
!. Stripping operations at th'
Oliver are being conducted viii
renewed activity aud will contin
ue until late in the winter. rh,
steam shovels on the work vii
be double-crewed another week
1t is understood that ~
, shovels will psput atl work !
: the Sparta next week, ! and ths
stripping Rperatlo lons &C
: property yin be ptaslacutsl
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