The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06
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The Virginia group of mining
properties promises to be u busy
field the coming season, far more so
than for several years past, and ad-
ditional men are already being
sought at several OF the properties,
all OF which will require considera-
bly, increased forces as the active
shipping season commences. A
visit to the
FRANKLIN AND UNION
properties on Wednesday found
about ninety men employed at the
former, the Union shaft having tenn
porarily closed on Saturday, the
men from that property being
transferred to the Franklin shaft,
where a double shift is now en-
ployed, commencing Monday. The
Union has some 10000 tons in stock.
while the Franklin has about co.
600 tons in stock, to which about
$50 tons is being added daily. With
the opening of the shipping season
it is also probable that the Besse-
mer shaft, which has been idle for
some time, may be reopened.
THE PETIT,
another Republic Iron & Steel prop.
erty under charge of Supt. Parme-
lee, with Capt. c. NJ. Mackenzie as
local manager, will also be raising
ore again by April J.. This mine.
was drowned out on August 27
last, and the management has since
directed it's efforts toward unwater
ing the mine, the water, which was
200 feet in depth at the start, having
been reduced to a level of seven feet
on Saturday night last; About
thirty-five men are on the payroll at
this property at the present time,
and when mining operations are re-
sumed an increased force will be
required.
THE CoMMoDoRE.
AT this, the local property of Cor
rigan, Mckinney & Co., Supt. Nc
Neil informs us that they finished
unwatering the mine on Thursday
night last, finding the ore and TIM
ber crushed in around the bottom
of the shaft, giving the proposition
of the reopening of the property
somewhat undesirable appearance,
but active work of timberiag the
bottom of the shaft and reopening
and timbering the second and third
levels is already in progress, and
every effort will be made to place
the Commodore in the list of active
shippers early in the season. Some
sixty men are at present employed.
The mine, which was always a wet
proposition, is pumping about 1900
gallons per minute.
THE LINCOLN.
This mine, which is not ONLY
one of the newest, but also one of
the largest and best-equipped in
the Virginia district, will this year,
so Supt. Fairbairn I'M forms us, for
ward to docks from 100000 to $4,000
tons, Their. record for last year being
87,9O6 tons. the first shipments from
the property. About $4,000 tons are
now in stock at the mine, and about
225 men are employed, double shift.
A great amount of development
work is being prosecuted during
the winter months, notably the sink
ing of the shaft, in rock, seventy
feet to the second level and the
driving of drift therefrom some
200 feet to the ore body, the drift
now being in about 100 feet of the
distance. Two drills have also been
employed on the property for some
time past, proving up the confines
of the ore body. New men are be.
ing added at the mine constantly.
and greatly increased force will
be worked during the active season.
THE M1NoRC:A. =: Is, -, !. ~.
AT this mine, property of Pick
ands, Mather & Co., under charge Of
Supt. Roskilly, about ITO men are
employed, and a stockpile of some
5000 tons is in sight. The work
during the winter has been confin-
ed to two levels of No. z shaft, No. i