The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-23

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the north half Of the northwest
quarter of section 5, So II, made
by w. G. Yawkey to the Ameri.
can Steel and Wire Company un
der date of June 1st, was fled
with the register of deeds on
Friday las. The lease is f, 1
twenty years, at a IS cent royal.
ty, with 100,0 900 tons as a mini
mnm output, t,$25, 900 advance roy.
atty being paid. The Alpena is
known to contain an enormous
deposit of ore, a portion of which
is very high grade. Its location,
adjoining the northwest quarter
of the Sauntry, makes the prop.
erty easily handled by the les.
sees, who work it in conjunction
with the latter,
The Oliver Mining company
has secured an option on the Sib.
ley property, lot l in section 7
and the sw4 Of section 26, SO 12,
which adjoins the Zenith and Sa
voy mines. Explorations on the
property are now in progress,
and it is said thai the develop
ments are very favorable. The
property is owned by Hiram w.
Sibley, the vessel man, and by
Henry M. Bradley and Myers
Bros. of Duluth. The ore for
nation is of the same high char
acter as that found in the Pho
neer, Savoy and other properties.
The ore body extends from the
Chandler northeast through the
Pioneer, Zenith Sibley, Savoy
ana Olher properties.
Chas. Savelja, a miner at the
Auburn, was caught by a fall of
ore and crushed to death, Friday
evening. Savel.ia was working
near the mouth of a drift in front
of the shovel at the time. Some
miners were drilling, when Fore
man Stordah] saw a corner Civ
ing way and gave the alarm, Sa.
velja running under the ore.
Deputy Coroner Prince was
but decided no INQUEST
was necessary. Deceased was
q single man,
Alex Johnson, an employe of
the Commodore, received injuri
cs F"ida? morning last from
which lie died Saturday. John
son, in company with five other
men. was putting cap in place.
They We're. holding ,thezacapsat
arms length above their heads
Wien a little ore came down,
l'ushing the post to one side.
Ills companions became scared
and lei so of the cap, which fell
down on him.
Capt. G. ". Kimberly has put
a testp;t crew at work on the
McEwan property, the northeast
OF the southeast Of section 9, So
II. adjoining the Bessemer on
east. On this property a great
amount Of work was done during
the past winter, but with what
result we were unable to Learn.
1t is the intention to thoroughly
explore the property.
E. T. Sweeney has this week
started diamond drill on the
southwest of the north west of 5,
58-17, south Of the Alpena, This
is the Old Humphrey forty, on
which body of ore was proven
some three years ago. The
property IS owned by VIC. Yaw.
key. and henceforth will be
known as the Enterprise mine.
Cole & Mcdonald have this
we ek put a Diamond drill or
lands in section 1, 1913, north
west of this city, for Louis
Rouchleau. The property is tc
be thoroughly explored, and
Judging from it's location, a body
OF ore will doubtless be found.
Cole & Mcdonald, the diamond
drill contractors. have rented
office rooms in the Schipley
block, aid will make their head
quarters in this city in future.
A shortage OF men is reported
from all points on the Mesaba
Oae thousand men could easily
find employment on the range al
good wages today.
Capt. Kimberly struck ore
yesterday afternoon in a test pi
on the McEwen forty, east of tn,
Bessemer, and is now five fee
in the ore body.
The drill exploratory work or
the Santiago has been discontln
ued, but test pit crews are re.
tanned on the property.