The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-26

no further delay from this sourc
is anticipated, and heavy ship
ments will be made from thi
mine throughout the balance O
the season. Under management
OF assistant superintendent Mil
ler, in conjunction with the strip
ping being done by Gulbranso,
Bros, this mine is beng put i,
shape for an excellent season rec
ord.
Manager Fay, of the Yawkey
interests, informs The Enter
prise that a lease of the AlDena
to the American Steel & Wire
company Was made on Monday.
The Alpena comprises the north
halfsof northwest quarter OF sec.
ton S, SO II, adjoining the north
forty of the Sauntry lands on
the west. and will be worked in
conjunction with the Sauntry.
now being opened The lease is
said to be on a Is cent royalty
on a minimum of 100000 tons,
the low royalty being account
able for the fact that a consider
able amount of the immense ore
body proven is of low grade.
Supt. Lawson, for four years
past superintendent a. the Au
burn. has rendered his resigna
tion, to become effective June
1st. Mr.. Lawson is a mining
man of recognized ability, as
evidenced by his long service
with the Minnesota Iron com
pany. 1t is stated that H. B.
Hovland, Of Fayal, is to be his
successor at the mine. Mr.. Law
son will move his family to this
city temporarily and make a
trip west in search of a perman
ent location.
Naught new of special note at
the Franklin this week, a force
of about 60 being employed in
hoisting from No. 2 Frankli lin and
doing preparatory work. Supt.
Parmalee is in expectation of
orders to put on complete force
at any time, however, and lars e
shipments from the property are
anticipated. Capt Alfred Mar
tin. formerly of Wakefield, is to
be in charge of underground
work. at the, Franklin and Besse.
mer, and Capt. Robert Powell,
formerly of Ely, will hold a like
position at the Victoria
M. L. Fay, range manager OF
the Yawkey interests, has two
testpit crews exploring on the
Santiago property, in conjunc
ton with the drill work being
done. Although streaks of ore
have been found no body has as
yet been discovered.
We note by some of our neigh
boring exchanges that no ore
from the Mesaba or Vermiliou
will be spared for shipment to
Canada. But the fact is that
shipments from Two Harbors to
Desoronto, Canada, have already
been made this season.
Gulbranson Bros. are doing
good work at their stripping con
tract at the Ohio, a large night
! and day crew being employed
Larger dump cars, with the new
steam shovel, would facilitate
| work somewhat.
Sixty eight state mining leases
are reported by the News Tri
bune to have lapsed "Wednesday,
and twelve new applications are
pending. These pending ap
plications are on the Mesaba, be
tween Mt. Iron and Ribbing.
The strike of the Buffalo grair
shovelers is at an end. and the
delay of lake carriers, which hac
assumed threatening proportions
is no longer a factor in the orr
movement problem.
The Republic Iron & Steel Co,
has formally organized, witt
headquarter offices at Chicago
OF this mammouth concern the
Franklin group of mines is ;
member.
A car of machinery, including
hosting drums and engines, TO
the new Jones exploration ad
joining Franklin, is now her
and will be placed another week
The Minnesota Iron compan,
turns attention to the old ranges
and has secured options on tn
Breen and Emmett properties, o.
the Menominee.
The Lake Angeline compan,