The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-07
millions in nle$aba Orek.
Many Who Have Found Fortune Through Lucky Strikes
the Range
on the Range.

Range.
said, has cleaned up every dollar of
his Indebtedness and from $4,000
to 100000 to the good. !
CAPTAIN FAY's GOoDLUCK.
Captain NJ. L. Fay three or four
years ago was working for 500 a
month as an explorer or foreman,
and today he is worth about $25O,OOO
and is running for congress-: He
has been one of the most daring ex-
plorers for ore on the Mesaba.
After he once got a start good luck
seemed to follow him. He went
through the rock with his drills on
the condemned Webb property, and
found a mine, the lease to which
was turned over couple of weeks
ago for $28O,000. Captain Fay re-
sides in Virginia and is one of the
most enterprising men there as re-
CARDS private improvements.
Captain J. H. Pearce, of Duluth,
is a man who has come to the front
in recent years. He is a practical
mining man and was formerly SUI
perintendent of the Commodore
mine at Virginia. He has made at
least 100000 out of Mesaba proper
ties. He has other interests on the
range and like the majority of men
dealing in iron lands and leases,
he is just beginning to "get busy"
1t was supposed that George H.
Crosby was too busy selling real
estate to pay any attention to iron
lands, but he got in line and pulled
out something like 100000. 1t is
said that he probably would not
sell what he has got for half a mill
ion.
Senator E. B. Hawkins has, it is
estimated, cleaned up half million
dollars in Mesaba properties and
has other propositions in hand.
Like Morrow, Chisholm, Pearce,
Crosby and Fay, he still wears the
same sized hat.
1t is claimed that the four men
who have made the most money
during the past three years in Mesa
ba properties are c. A. Congdon,
o. D. Kinney, George c. Howe and
Senator Hawkins. Half million
dollars apiece for them is said to be
conservative estimate.
John G. Williams has made a
great deal of money in ore lands
during the past few years and is
rated very rich man. VIC. Agnew,
superintendent of the Mahoning
mine, has had much success. VIM.
Cole, of Cole & Mcdonald has, it is
said, made a quarter of a million
dollars on the Mesaba in the past
few years. A. NJ. Miller, Jr., Captain
Harry Roberts, il. Washburn; w.
I. Bailey, Wallace & Vivian, Ross
Palmer, the Merit boys, A. C. Hub
bell, l. T. Hale, J. B. Adams, J. C.
Flynn, J. T. Michand, E. S. Palmer,
Charles Purdon, Edward Sweeny,
Eaton Bros. Richard Schell, w. 7.
Olcott, A. B. Coates, +. J. Longyear,
DR.. C. Rood, the last four being
range men, are among the men
who have realized sums ranging
from few thousands to six figures
in recent years.
Mr.. Alworth is said to be the
richest man in the iron ore division
OF Duluth, and it is also claimed
that he is the richest man in St.
Louis county, which holds many
millionaires. He homesteads the
present townsite of Hibbing. Mr.
Alworth owns many valuable iron
properties in fee. Of course he is
making money all the time. It has
not got to point with him where
he cannot help it if he would.
Robert Whiteside is, of course
one of the old time iron ore satellites
Of the Vernlilion. John c.. Brown
is another. Both are very wealthy
David 7. Adams and Louis Rouch-
1eau we're among the men wno &C
I1ired wealth early on the Nesaba.
James NcCailill has in recent wears
become another conspicuous figure
He owns the fee of the Shenango
mine
STORY OF NESABA INTERESTING.
The story of the Mesaba would
fill book, which could tell varied
and intensely interesting story of
fortunes quickly realized, and more
fascinating than the history of any
gold field yet exploited. The list
of men who have realized hand
somely is long, and the story is be-
You'd the limits of an ordinary
newspaper article.
HOW SAUNTRY FOUND ORE.
A prominent business man of
Wisconsin who was in Duluth a
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