The Virginia enterprise., 1907-08-30

There ia no doubt in. the minds of
those familiar with the situation
that the next year wilk bring decid-
ed surprises on the eastern Aesaba
ail the way from Mckinley to Me-
saba. A large number of drills are
WORKING in this territory. and it is
known that in asany instances good
Eahds Of ore have :beea-ma<1e.~
T From the standpois.t of the ton.
Image it is probable the greatest dis
lcoveries have been made by the
Longyear drills that have been
working in the vicinity of Biwab,k
and Aurora. Following the partial
announcement Of the big 6nd at the
!"Dam," 80 o'called, it has been given
out that, throughout this section
there is ore in, great.quantities. The
|setr,lls are pounding away every
day, and white the u,en at work are
not supposed to tell what they are
finding, enough 10 kaowu" to- war-
rant the assertion that two. thirds of
the territory between the Bangor
mine and Aurora, 10 more or less
rich with iron ORE:
The fact that great difficulty has
been encountered ia taking out the
ore at. the Syracuse aud that like
trouble will doubtless be encoun-
tered at the Bangor, 1t is not likely
to deter probable leaseholders. 1t
is said to be merely a matter of en-
gineering and pumps, and if the
interests controlling these finds
should receive an offer it is likely
that they will accept. 1t is known
that for some time the Corrigan.
Mckinney people have negotiated
for the find at the "Dam," but the
announcement that they have &c.
cured the prize has not been made.
This firm leased from the same
people the st. James mine at Auro.
ra, which is being developed on a
large scale. The st. James will be
one of the best equipped mines on
the range. 1t wilt be lighted with.
electricity and wilt be operated:
by the same- power. The ore waes
reached short time ago aud drift.
ing is now in progress. 1t 10 ex-
pected that by January suf6cient
room will have been made: under@
ground to give employment to 80
miners. There is but little water in
this mine.
The phoenix of the territory is the
big surface proposition, the Steph.
ems, belonging to the United States
Steel corporatian. 1t ia entirely. idle
this year, but there are r,.n4ors With
apparent foundation that it wilt be
run full force next year. The mine
is stripped and ready for operation.
1t would be an easy matter to take
out million tons in season. The
ore is low grade aud the expldna.
ton given for the diseontiuuance
of work is that it is not only a
United States Steel oorposation fee
mine, but that the ore a. the Gilbert
mine nearly fits the immediate
need.
There is every reasou to believe
that the venerable Mckinley mine
(the original after which the village
was named is'tobedeveaeped. For
the last year dri3}s have been con-
Fstautly WORKING On the townsita.
The ore body isss been carefully
traced, and itris sai6&e be efRsee4er
Quantity than wsss sapposed., Tht
operators have been particularly
reticent 40 to their f1nde, bat nsiu>
+ ing nsen have been .at1visSd> not to
build or acquire property in what
Eis Known as the: down tovnr terri
tory. This mine war one Of the
very frst opened On the Nesabe
range, and itvas reqiday developed
after the methods: of those daya,