The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-26
} WEEKLY Current Topics
; MINING RE. In The
VIEW. Iron World.

t1at P. l.. Kimberley, Of Sharon,
Pa, is in. the Zenith City and
will visit the Mesaba during his
visit to this section. Mr.. Kim
berly is one of the best known
aud most enterprlsing men ever
connected with the Lake Super
ior iron industry. For many
years he was a potent factor on
the Menominee and Marquette
ranges, in Michigan, and in the
early days of the Mesaba turned
his attention to this promising.
undeveloped field. In 1923 he
owned leases on the Biwabik,
Genoa, Adams and Ohio proper
ties, on all of which The ore body
was proven, but none of which
aside from the3Biwabik were &C.
lively wrought under his man
agement. In the financial crash
Of '93 Mr.. Kimberley encountered
serious financial reverses, and he
lost control of his immense Me-
saba holdings. During the past
several months Mr.. Kimberley
has been indirectly connected
with several Mesaba explorations
which are stated upon reliable
authority to have valuable ore
deposits. and it is not unlikely
that he may again become a po
tent factor in the mining world,
and retrieve his losses of the
early days.
The personal injury case of
Christian Eli against the Sparta
Iron company resulted Saturday
in a verdict for $4,000 for the
plaintiff under somewhat pecCl-
larzcircumstances. says the Eve
ming Herald. Ell was hurt while
working at the mine, a large sec
tion of earth and rock caving IN
upon him. Several days ago a
tentative settlement was agreed
upon, by which Eli was to get
$1,000. This settlement had to
be sent to Cleveland for approval
and the attorneys agreed that if
no reply was received within a
certain time the case was to go
to trial. While the case was on
trial the confirmation Of the SET
tlement was received, and the
attorneys agreed then that a YER
dict of $4,000 should be allowed.
This was returned by the jury
under the direction of the court,
and it will be paid by the CON-
pany.
The Commodore continues the
work of surface as we'll as under
ground improvement. A trip to
the mine yesterday was we'll re
warded, although we failed to
find Supt. Pearce, whom it is
always a pleasure to meet, at
home. A commodious boiler and
engine house nears com pletion,
apd everything about the mine
bears the mark of permanent i'm
provement. The working force
at this mine is now about $50,
and from $50 to 800 tons of ore
is hoisted daily. 1t is expected
to connect the new underlay shaft
by Monday, and from that time
the output and complement o.
men will steadily increase. The
| Commodore ore is Of high grade
and with recent improvements a
the property this ore can BE- min
ed as cheaply as at any under
ground mine on the range, giving
promising assurance of summer
and winter operation in future.
A lease Of the Hale mining
property made'in 1892, was filee
with the register of deeds Mon.
day, says the News Tribune. By
it's terms J. T. Hale and wife, E
G. Gridley and wife and jane
Sheridan, of Duluth, and B. T
Hale and wife, of Towanda, Pa.
lease to J. H. Barton, Of tn
American Exploration compan.
for the term Of twenty years tn
northwest quarter of section l
58-16. The lessee agrees to pa.
a royalty of 10 cents a ton on al
ore mined when the market valu
is $3.50. 1t is further agreed tina
if the market value increases tn
roy atty. is to increase in proper
ton. r.
4 The Ohio has beeA somewha
discommoded in orc shipment
I during the week for lack of cars
indirectly attributable to tn
Buffalo strike, With the adjust