The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-02
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Corrigan, Mckinney & Co., O
Cleveland, have practically clos
ed a deal whereby they secure
control Of the Ironton property
between Ironwood and Bessemel
says the News. Record. They are
already in possession of the Pur
itan and Federal, hence theil
holding will extend for a distance
of one mile on the mineral form.
alton. The consolidated prop
erty is Of large proportions and
is splend didly located, and those
familiar with the underground
workings predict that a large
output will be secured this sea
son. 1t is worthy of more than
passing mention that operations
are now under way at every
property between Ironwood and
Bessemer, many of which have
been idle for years.
P. L. Kimberley has obtained
a lease of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of Sec
tion 4, So II, and under charge
OF Capt. G. W. Kimberley a test
pit crew has already been put to
work and the property will be
thoroughly explored and devel
oped. This land is owned by A..
r. Humphreys, of Duluth, and
adjoins the Jones forty on the
north. In 1893 Cen. P. w. Scott
did some exploratory work on
land, a drill penetrating a body
of high grade ore for a distance
OF forty feet, but the property
was never further developed.
The News-Tribune of yester-
day states that the American
Steel i Wire company has as yet
Concluded no deal for the Alpena
property, which adjoins the
north forty of the Sauntry on
the west. In our mining notes
last issue we gave it on authority
of the range manager of the
interests of Mr.. Yawkey, fee
owner of the property, that the
lease on the property had been
formally closed on a royalty basis
of Is cents per ton, the report
coming from Mr.. Yawkey's home
Office in Detroit.
's'''. a,, par y com posed of Carnegie
Oliver mining men visited the
mine interests Of the consolida.
ton on the ranges the first of
the week. Among the visitors
were DR.. Nelson P. Hulst, of
Milwaukee, general manager,
Thos. F. Cole, of Ironwood, gen
eral superintendent of mines, D.
M. Clemson, traffic manager and
Thos. Morrison. of Pittsburg,
manager of the Duquesne fur
naces, Geo. E. McCague. E. H.
Utley and James Gaylor all asso'
ciated with the Carnegie Oliver
interests.
We note an ad. of White & Co.,
Duluth employment agents, call.
ing for 1000 men for the Coeur
D'Alene mining district in Idaho
These men are wanted to fill the
places made vacant by the recent
strike in that district, in all prob
ability, and Lake Superior min
ers are not the .ones to respond
to such an invitation under the
circumstances.
"A rich galena find is reported
to have been made by the John
son Nickel company, up in Cook
county, while exploring for iror
ore. A fair grade of iron ore is
also said to have been found ir
several of the drill holes, bu'
much Of the ore thus far found
is so high in titanium as to make
it unmarketable.
Capt. John Lawson left yes
terday for Bessemer, Michigan
where he assumes the superln
tendency of the Mikado mine, :
late acquisition of Pickands
Mather & CO. The Mikado is
comparatively undeveloped min'
although the ore body on tn
property was proven in 1872
A crosscut is being run soutl
on the 700-foot level of No. $ a
the Chandler. a station is cut
ting at the 600 foot level of No
p. The underground work i
moving as smoothly as cloc1
work at this great mine::-Mlne1
Stripping operations at tn
Kanahwa, near Biwabik, ofwhic'
mine Richard Sel]wood is super
intendent, are progressing fav
orably. Davis & Davis have tk
contract and are uncovering
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