The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-10

Tower Writer in the Duluth Herald Gives Interesting News
the VermiIon Range.
Entertainingly of tht

crash came, which included section
80 exploration.
1 The Shagawa Iron company
followed the Clergue faco. This
company included Edward Lynch,
4 A. M. Chisholm, D. M. Philbin, J.
IF. Killorin and DR.. w. d. Connors
The property was secured under q
deal that called for royalty of &c
cents a ton and cash bonus oil
$780, 900.
| The Shagawa Iron company
finally shifted the burden of the
deal to the Midland Steel company
of Pittsburg, on basis of 81 tor
royalty, a cash payment of SIS, 00C
and a bonus of 100000 in case
the option for a lease should be
exercised.
The Midland Steel company
installed heavy mining machinery
and built fine bunch of camp
buildings, in true British style.
The Shagawa shaft was put down
from a depth of 100 feet to aboh,
$50 feet. Some ore was found but,
for some reason, the Midland Steel
company surrendered the option
and accepted heavy loss in money
expended.
After the Midland Steel company
Withdrew, the Shagawa company
put the shaft down to depth OF
about 635 feet and then gave up
the option.
About two years ago George A.
St. Clair of Duluth, one of the
keenest, most capable and clever
iron men in the Lake Superior re-
gion, who had thorough training
on the Michigan ranges when a
young man, took an option on
Section 80" presumably on a
royalty of rs cents ton. He has
worked there steadily and with
splendid results. The fee owners
now feel certain that the mine has
been positively proven and that it
will yield many millions in the
years to come.
Mr.. St. Clair has worked vigor.
ously and intelligently. About
400 feet east of the Shagawa shaft
the John P. Brown" shaft was
sunk from a depth of ninety feet
to $50 feet. At that depth drifts
were run along the course of the
vein as we'll as diagonally from the
shaft. Proper crosscuts were
driven, showing that the ore body
was at least seventy feet wide.
This work, in short, has shown up
a large body of broken, high grade
Bessemer ore.
Three pits show ore on the sur
face along the course of the vein
and it is believed that the pay ore
will be found for a distance of 500
or 900 feet.
1t is stated that Section so" will
begin shipments next year and that
not less than 100, 900 tons will GO
forward. Who will do this work
must depend on the results OF
pending negotiations with Mr.. St.
Clair. It is well understood that
if the Duluth & Iron Range rail.
road does not extend its tracks
from Ely to the mine, private in.
terests can and will do so.
Ely is the center of one of the
greatest groups of iron mines in
the world, and is headquarters for
that part of the range, as Tower
is for this part. The entire Yer.
million range has produced between
% 900, 900 and 80 ,OOO,O 900 of high.
grade iron ore. Of that quantity
the Ely mines have produced q
creditable share.
| The old Chandler mine has beet
worked out, but the North Chandler
still has life. Then there is the
Pioneer mine, which is compelled
to pay a royalty on an annual out
put of 100000 tons, and which ha.
annual records of several hundred
thousand tons in excess of that
This property has made million