The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-04-20

rapiuly nlled and as soon as navlga-
tion opens the boats will be ready to
take on cargoes.
AT the Savoy the new shaft has
reached depth Of 1856 feet. Ship
mentS of the daily hoist were begun
Monday and about 20 cars a day are
going forward.
The Oliver company will soon again
begin explorations on section 80 on
what is known us the Mcdonald forty.
The Minnesota company is working
on the Hyde forty.
An enormous am6lnt Of exploratory
) work is being dong 6n this range by
} the Minnesota and Oliver companies.
The Chandler company is exploring
J on three sides of Ely.
The exploration camp at Armstrong
lake belonging to the Minnesota Iron
company was destroyed by fire last
} week. In removing the engine to the
shops for repairs the ice broke and it
was lost in the lake, The team was
SdStu.-l over JOURNAL.
4 It is reported that good find of
iron ore has betn made in the vicinity
OF Allen Junction on property that
is being explored by Captain Wallace
OF the Fayal mine. 1t is reported
that the Minnesota Iron company
has an option on the property.
The Chandler this season has
D grade of ore classed as Lump. The
hoist is being screened at the pockets
, and the lump ore occupies separate
cars in shipment. A screen has been
built Of iron rails and the screening
is done during the dumping process.
The Zenith mine began shipments
to Two Harbors Tuesday and the
daily hoist is now going forward.
Twelve cars were shipped the first
day, About 400 tons shift is being
hoisted at the Zenith and the mine is
employing about 100 men. A large
stockpile is on hand.
The Minnesota Iron company has
three diamodd drills working on Sec
ton 80 and other exploratory work is
also in progress. A crew of carpent-
efs came up from Soudan yesterday to
Duild several buildings near the work
ings. Much work is to be done there
this season.
The new three-compartment shaft
tof l,a INI 10 oh
feet. A foundation is being built for
the new hosting engines being put in
at the mine and the engines will be
set in few days. The Sibley is one
of the Oliver properties and is located
between the Zenith and Savoy mines.
The Pioneer steam shovel has been
s thoroughly rebuilt at the shops and
it now presents the appearance of a
s. new machine. A new crane, dipper
4 and dipper handle have been built
u and placed this week. The shovel is
" now fitted with steam crane which
& will do away with much of the trouble
f experienced last season.
The Chandler Iron company is still
z prosecuting its explorations in Sec
tions %. % and "a, $500. In addition
to the testpitting, five drills are in
use, Capt. John Pengilly, of Ely, is
in charge of the work. The explora-
lions are in what is regarded as good
country and the development of an
iron mine is reasonably sure to follow
, the work being done,-Hibbing News.
2 The new shaft. at the Pioneer is
& going down fast as circumstances will
4 permit. This shaft is new depart
= ure inasmuch as all the timbering
= go to speak, will be of steel. The
s shaft frames are steel rails strength
D ened with steel angles and the walls
} will be strengthened with wire cable
, formerly used on hosting drums
. The shaft will be three-compart-
ment, $50 feet deep, capable of hand
4 ling 80, 900 tons month.
> Articles of incorporation of the
D Union Ore company have been filed
, with the register of deeds. The COM
pany is empowered to handle iron and
other ores in various stages from the
mine up to tie manufactured product
and the principal office and head
quarters is to be located on the net
: of the nw4 of section 8, 58-17, near
Virginia. The capital stock of the
D company is $4,000 and its incorpora-
tors are M. G. Mackinnon, Arthur
Howell and William Elder, all of Du-
luth.
$ Every indication goes to prove an
$ active season at the mines here. At
each of the properties large crews Of
D surface laborers are busy cleaning up
Q the yards, ballasting tracks, taking
down old trestles and otherwise i'm
9 proving the appearances, The accu-
. mutations about mine after an
s active winter is something remark
$ able. The Pioneer is taking down
) their trestles leading to the atockpile