The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-11-24

stripping contracts at the Fayal and
at Biwabik until about Jan. l. The
company has contracts TO move about
1900, 900 yards of material, 100000
at Biwabik and the balance at the
Fayal location. The company has 700
men in its employ.
The report that the Carnegie-Oliver
interests are to build shipyard on
the lakes is said to be canard. The
American Shipbuilding company is
said to be big customer Of Carnegie.
The Pittsburg steamship company's
charter is said to embody such
clause, however. This will be the
name Of the Carnegie-Oliyer feet.
The Alaska Pioneer Mining COM
pany filed articles of Incorporation
with the register of deeds in Duluth
last week. The incorporators are H..
B. Fryberger, Martin NJ. Watrous and
Carl NJ. Johanson all well known here,
The capital stock is 100000 divided
into 800 shares.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern
road in its report to the state shows
gross receipts from freight of s., 429,-
900 and from passengers Of S44 $780, and
a total surplus to date Of sI,052. 600.
The freight receipts are in the greater
mart from iron ORC
Two new 5O-years leases of mining
property on the Mesaba have been
acquired by the Lake Superior con-
solidated company. The lands are
located in section 35, 5S-21 and sect
ions l, and u, 1921 and in section
4, 58-lS.
The shipments of ore from the
Allouez Bay dock to November 1st,
were 798, 695 tons. 1t is expected that
by the close of navigation the ship.
ments will reach the million mark
Last season they were about 600,G0(
tons.
E. J. Longyear lis Conducting ex
plorations for o. D. Kinney on sect
ion p, $500 and prospects are said tC
be excellent. This is in othe same
town tie Chandler company is ex
ploring in section - and "a.
The strike of the miners and tim
Dermen at the Hull and Sellers mine
at Hibbing was closed the day aftel
its inception. The trouble was du'
to a mouthy agitator as the men wer,
perfectly satisfied.
Oglebay, Norton & Co. 'havesecurec
the Veos properties in the Crysta
Falls, Mich, district. The Olive
company had deal on for the prop
erty, $4,000 cash was the purchas,
price.
It is said the Oliver company haYr
an option for lease Of the Diamond
mine near Grand Rapids, Mimi, tn,
same to expire about December l
The mine is at present being unwat
cred.
The Oliver company are changin,
the course Of Iron River near tn
town Of that name in Michigan, t.
make room for mining operation
On lands at present cut up by the rive
1t is said that the Biwabik min
and the Fayal mine are both beini
put in snaps to ship 100000 ton
next season. The FaYal output TO
this year will be in excess of 1000, 00C
NJ. A. Ryan of the Northwestern
Boiler works. Duluth, is furnishin
the ive-ton steel skips to be used b
the Spruce mine at Eyelcth.
Andrew Carnegie has purchased tn
mines in Cuba, know as PenupI
property. Many options for othe
properties have also beeen secured.
The Oliver company have begu
sinking shafts on the Michigan an
Gibson properties at Crystal Falls.
The Duluth & Iron Range will b
double-tracked from Reno to Hornb
a distance of about three miles.
Two thousand men are employed i
the Rainy lake gold fields at presen
and more are being added.
The Chandler company are buildin
an addition to their machine shops.