The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-07

ties. He has other interests on the
rangeand like the majority Of men
dealing in iron lands and leases.
he is just beginning to "get busy
It 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 $4,000 1t is
said that he probably would not.
sell what he has got for half a mill
ion. 49,, ~ ~ *** z.
Senator E. B. Hawkins has, it is
estimated, cleaned up half a 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. t.. ~z'<@ +: 5= $S
It 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 a million
dollars apiece for them is said to be
a conservative estimate. IA
John G. Williams has made a
great deal of money in ore lands
during the past few years and is.
rated a very rich man. VIC. Agnew,
superintendent of the Mahoning
mine, has had much success. Nv M.
Cole, of Cole 4 Med has,,Sit is
said, made a quarter Of q lion,
dollars on the Mesaba IN the past
few years. A. n. Miller, IT,, Captain
Harry Roberts, J. J.. Washburn; w ].
T. Bailey, Wallace & Vivian; Ross
Palmer, the Merit boys, a.. G. Hub:
bell, I. T. Hale, J. B. Adams, j. C..
Flynn, J. T. Michand, E. s.. Palmer,
Charles Purdon, Edward Sweeny,
Eaton Bros. Richard Schell, w. j.
Olcott, A. B. Coates, E.. 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.. to-
Mr.. Alworth is said to be sthe
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. Itshas
not got to a 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 Vermilion. John g.. Brown
is another. Both are very wealthy.
David I. Adams and Louis. Roueh-
leau were among the men who Sac-
quired wealth early on the Mesaba
James McCahill has in recent years
become another conspicuous fgare
I He owns the fee of the Shenango
mine. ss
| STORY OF MEsABA INTERESTING.
The story of the Mesaba would
fill a book, which could tell a 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 or binary
/ newspaper article.
HOW sAUNTRY FOUND ORE.
"a prominent business III an of
WISCONSIN who was in Duluth a
/ few days ago said: was interest
ed in the Sauntry mine when
! visited Virginia recent Ny old
friend !. BilI' Sauntry was once sits
owner. I remember that when he
1 found out the properly conta
iron ore some live Or six years ago
he wac around trying 70 get some
of his friends to put up somethinR
like s., OOOsto explore, OF develop, he
property Bill Is rich enough, and
was at the time, but he IS q lumber.
imam and we lurn herman do 3. not
take very naturally 6 The mining
end of the lumb business, lhiiich