The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27

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tune are true, they are each from
100000 to $4,000 better off
than they were a few months
ago. That they have found a
valuable body of ore is establish
ed but the extent is yet to be de-
termined. The ore is said to run
63 per cent in iron low in phos.,
and is said to resemble Chandler
ore in some respects. The land
on which the ore body is situate
is leased from the St: Paul &
Duluth railroad company. In
the early days of the range Capt
Mailman did an amount of ex
ploring on adjacent lands, tind>
ing small ore body but not in
paying quantity. The drill ex>
plorations by Supt. Wallace and
associates are said to have prov
en- a 5000, 900 ton ore body thus
far.
Supt. Parmalee, in charge of
the Republic Iron & Steel COM
pany's Mesaba interests, has for
some months past been conduct
ing explorations on Sherwood
lands near Mountain Iron, east
ern capital being associated with
Mr.. Parmalee in the enterprise.
The lands lie a short distance
east of the Mountain Iron mine,
and the work done has shown q
nice ore body, one drill hole pen
etrating about one hundred feet
of high grade ore. On Saturday
Mr.. Parmalee and associates con-
Guided deal for the purchase of
thirteen forties of these lands,
and tie Fz5Fsrty will at once be
fully explored and developed.
Mr.. Parmalee has our congratu>
lations upon his success.
The Monroe mine is the name
of a new proposition on which
work is to be prosecuted this
season. The Monroe is situated
in 10, $500. near the Clark, con.
tanning 80 acres. It has been
proven by Bennett & Longyear,
and an enormous body of ore
proven, one hole showing 80
feet. The property has been
leased by Corrigan, Mckinney &
Co. and will be directed forth
with under the direction of Capt.
J. Fl. Pearce. It is an under
ground proposition.
, Stripping operations at the
iMahoning iron mine, at Rlbbiug,
have begun. Steam engines
), will take the place of horses in
the work Of moving the cars OF
material. It is said that Wins
ton Bros. & Dear, who have
done tie stripping work at the
, Mahonirg, have secured con-
tracts which will call for the
, removal of enough material tc
keep a large force busy for sew.
years.
Survey parties on the propos>
) ed Eastern Minnesota cut off,
" from Virginia to Stony Brook,
" have completed work and during
the past week contractors have
been looking over the route
preparatory to submitting bids
for the work. The new line will
) leave the main road at a point
two miles west of Virginia, anc
the Sauntry and Commodore ore
; will be hauled over this route.
H. B. Hovland. in charge O.
the Cincinnati mine which wa:
, recently acquired by G. A. Ten.
er, of Plttsburg, has one drill a,
\ work exploring the property
and two more drills are to b,
added shortly. After the or
= body has been thoroughly prov
: en- shafts will be sunk and tn,
. mine developed and worked.
Shipments from the Victori,
J. mine. of the FRANKLIN group, be
g gan Tuesday. The Franklin an,
r Bessemer shafts are also in read
5 mess for active shipments a
O. soon as tracks are in shape. "A
:: this group many men will fin
= employment this year.
J., Price Mckinney. of the fir
- of Corrigan. Mckinney & Co.
q owners Of the Commodore an
Stevenson mines was in the cit
Sunday. Accompanied by SUPP
q Pearce MIR. Mckinney visite
II some lands in $500, on Vhic