The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-12-01
the. GREATER VIRGINIA.
SepeCiat Election on tuesday Wins In
One PreCioCt, Loses in Other.

Sepecisi Election on tuesday Wins In
One Preciact, Loses in Other.
The special election on Tuesday,
called upon petition of residents of
territory imm ediately adjoining the
former city limits, resulted in the
voters in the district to the north,
west and south of the city voting
themselves into the corporate
limits by vote of - to 6, while the
| residents of the active mining loca.
tions to the east and northeast of
the city defeated the annexation
| proposition by vote of 30 to l.
The territory included in the
proposition which carried includes
the Sauntry,. .Alpena. Enterprise,
Great Northern, Great Western,
Auburn. and Minnewas mines, in
addition to number of proven ore
bodies explored by the Hill inter
ests, the headquarters OF the Du-
ll1th, Virginia & Rainy Lake and
the mill and piling grounds of the
Virginia Lumber Co., and will re-
suit in more than doubling the
assessed valuation Of the city.
In this district considerable work
was done on either side, and much
credit is due the efforts of Rod Nc
Donald and John Costin, Jr, who
were in active charge OF the hust-
Hing on behalf. on the Commercial
Club in the district mentioned.
In the district including the ac-
tive mines but little work was done,
it being generally understood that
the proposition was not met with
favor by the mining corporations,
and the fight was confined more
especially to the district where the
proba bility Of winning was con-
aidered more favorabl
The territory included in the win
ming proposition is designated and
described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner OF
Section six Co., township tifty-eight $3.50, north
Of range seventeen west Of the Fourth Prin-
cipal Meridian IN Saint Louis County, Minne-
sota theuce south four ~ miles to the south
west corner OF Section nineteen l?). thence
east three 81 miles to the southeast corner
Of Section twenty-one C9l>. thence north lwO
~ miles to the northeast corner OF Section
sixteen (;6), thence west one and one-fourth
uA4, miles 70 the northwest corner sOf the
northeast quarter Of the northeast quarter
(N12M OF NED Of Section seventeen u7.)
thence south. one-fourth (14) mile to the south
west corner of the northeast quarter OF tine
northeast quarter iNEi4 OF NE1l) OF Section
seventeen %, thence west one and one fourth
ull) miles to the southwest corner OF the
northwest quarter OF the northeast quarter
tNWh Of NEA, Of Section eighteen (!s), |
thence north one-hat .t.) mile to the north
west corner of the southwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter [SWl. Of SEQ Of Section
seven (7', tbonce east fourth "a mile to
the southwes, corner of the northeast quar-
| ter OF the southeast quarter (NE}4 of SEQ
OF Section seven (1). thence north one bali
90 mile to the northwest corner Of the south
| east quarter of the northeast quarter CSEH
OF NE.4) Of section seven o., thence east
! one-fourth t4) mile to the northeast corner
| of the southeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter (SE4 Of NE1D OF Section seven C1).
| thence north one-fourth (Aa) mile to the
northwest corner Of the northwest quarter. OF
| the northwest quarter .(NWA of NWA) Of
! Section eight (Sy, thence east one-half u,
| mile to the northeast corner OF the mort heast
quarter Of the northwest quarter (NE14 Of
NW14| OF Section eight 49, thence north one
~ mile to the northwest corner of the north
west quarter Of the northeast quarter tNW
II OF NE14) Of Section five ~. thence west
| one and one-half u!2l miles to the place Of
beginning, being the west half of Section five
(5), all Of Sections six 90. sixteen C16), nine
| teen il9) twenty COY and twenty-one (2D and
all those portions of Sections seven (:b seven
| teen az, and eighteen tlS) not included with
in the present corporate limits of the City OF
Virginia. Saint Louis County. Minnesota