The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
gine and double six foot drum:
hosting plant for the same shaft,
now practically in position.

glne and double six foot drum
hoisting plant for the same shaft,
now practically in position.
A telegram from Ishpeming
states that two hundred and fifty
men employ ed at Section 81 mine
of the Lake Superior Iron CON-
pany. a Carnegie corporation,
are On strike for an increase in
wages running from Is to 25
Ecentsa q day. The men demanded
the same wages as are paid at
the Norrie mine, Ironwood,
owned by the same people. They
were given the reply that the
same wages would be paid here
if the men would work the same
as at Ironwood, where they
work ten hours day, while the
men here have eight hour shifts.
The local miners demand a full
scale for an eight hour day. It
is feared that trouble, which has
been brewing for the past six
weeks, may spread to other
mines of the city where 5000
men are employed.
A report which gained curren-
cy on the street this morning
that the Franklin shaft was OF
fire was found to be practically
without foundation. A lighted
candle thrown among some old
timbers on the first level as the
miners came up last evening had
caught and smouldered during
the night, but when discovered
early this morning was quickly
extinguished. The mine was
filled with smoke, however, and
the men did not go to work this
morning.
! The Fayal Iron company con-
templates plating an addition to
the new Eveleth townsite. The
proposed plat is described as the
southwest of the southwest of
80, 1913, lying between the Fay
al and Eveleth, porth of the coun-
ty road and east of the eastern
portion of the Fayal location. If
plated the new addition will be
nicely cleared, provided with ex-
cellent streets and cut into lots
with so feet frontage, desirable
size heretofore unknown to Me.
saba real estate boomers.
The Oliver company has se-
cured 80 year lease of the big
low grade ore deposit in sections
25 and'26, 1915, six miles east of
Biwabik, known as the Stevens
property. The lease dates from
January lst, next. and calls for
a minimum output of 100, 900 tons
on a Is cent royalty basis. Ex-
plorations on the property have
proven an enormous deposit, va.
riously esti mated at from 30,-
000,0 900 to so, 100000 tons. !
The Drake & Stratton compa-
ny has 400 men on it's pay roll at
the Fayal, where five shovels are
in ope ration. four in stripping
and one loading ore. The wa
ges of the men were recently ad
vanced to 5000 per day. The
company now has eight shovels
in use on the range, five at Fayal
and three at Biwab:k, two more
than during any previous season.
Present contracts will keep them
busy here for some time.
The Franklin force thus far
remains about stationary, at us.
Hosting continues from three
shafts, about 800 tons per day
being added to stockpile. The
cessation of shipments was
caused by lack of boats, and it is
quite likely that the ore now be-
ing stocked will be forwarded
later in the season.
The Commodore force has been
gradually increased until now $50
men are on the pay roll at that
property, and average daily ship
ments are about 1900 tons. 1t is
understood this mine did not
contract it's output lat the opening
of the season, thereby boing en-
abled to take advantage of the
betterment of the iron market.
The new 90 ton Barnhart
shovel for the Sauntry arrived
here Saturday and is now being
set up. This shovel will be put
= into the ore body at once and
shipments from the property,
over the Missabe & Northern.
will be commenced the first OF
the week.
The diamond drill on the Eve
leth townsite has this week pe
uo&@l 90 fo@k @f