The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-28
! WEEKLY Current 1ouics
; MINING RE- I'm The :.
: VIEW. {lron World.

VIEW. Iron world. !
John T. Jones & Co. is the firm
style of parties who are making
substantial preparations for the
opening and development of the
ore body adjoining the Frank
lin on the north and Commodore
on the east. Bert Jones, son of
Capt. John T. Jones, has charge
of the work being done at the
present time. A commodious
office building Is being erected
and other surface improvements
made. On this forty a big body
of high grade, valuable manga
nese ore was proven early in '93,
but the development of tie mine
was retarded by litigation. The
property is an underground
proposition, one of the testpits
penetrating the ore body quite
two hundred feet, and it's open
ing means a great help to the
industrial interests of Virginia.
The new underlay shaft at the
Commodore cut through into the
drift Tuesday at a depth of 290
feet, and work on the stump at
bottom of level is now in pro.
gress. No. 2 shaft is now being
pumped out and cleaned up. The
new engine ordered for this shaft
had not arrived up to last even
ing, but the foundation is built
and everything in shape for
putting it into active use upon
its arrival. Ore is being hoisted
from No. 3 shaft and shipments
for the season begin the first OF
the week.
About one hundred men are now
employed by the Biwabik Min
ing company. Loading and
shipments from this lproperty
commenced Wednesday, one
Bucyrus shovel being used in
loading ore. The company also
does some ''c,eaning up work on
ths east side of the cut. An
other shovel, a style K Barnhart,
has been ordered for use at the
property this year. The two cuts
are to be joined this season, SO
that in future a complete circuit
of the mine can be- made. running
emptles ia at one end and haul
ing loaded cars out at the other
W. G. Northey, for the past
year cashier at the Mountain
Iron, has accepted a position as
superintendent of the Sauntry.
Mr.. Northey is practical man,
for many years holding respon
sible position under Gen. Mgr.
Montague at Grown Point, N. Y
r. B. Jerrard succeeds Mr.. N. as
cashier at the Mountain Iron.
Capt Robert Powell, formerly
of the Zenith and later of the
Pioneer, at Ely, has accepted a
position as mining captain a,
the Victoria, of the Franklin
group. This group has not ye,
gone into active commission for
the season, but Supt. Parmalee
expects orders to start within
the week.
Gen. Mgr. Montague, of the
Sauntry, has leased the Office
room formerly occupied by the
Bank of Virginia, for temporary
use as an office. Later the com
pany will doubtless erectan Office
and other buildings on the min
ing property.
w. H. Cole is ia the city today.
He says his firm has two drills
on this rauge-one on the Sparta
and on Is. 58-17 for Adams aud
Rouchleau. They also have two
at Ely, two at Iron Belt. two at
Iron River and one at Cripple
Creek.
r. H. Charming. who since his
return from Cuba has been sup
erintendent Of the Sparta mine.
is to resign shortly and go to
Utah to assume a position as
superintendent of the Highland
Boy shelters.
Capt. Thomas Trevarthen.
formerly Of the Palms mine, on
the Gogeblc, arrived in the city
Saturday to accept a position as
mining captain at the Commo-
dore, assuming the duties of his
new position on Monday.