The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-23
DISCOVERY OF IRON ORE
ON ASA CAMP PROPERTY
Territory Between Ely and Tower Literally
Alive With Prosecutors.

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Alive With Prospectors.
A discovery OF iron ore has been
made on the Asa Camp property
near Ely that is as remarkable as
unexpected. The credit belongs to
E. c. Kennedy, the live factor in the
INSTRUMENTATION Iron company.
The Asa Camp property embraces
the south half of the southwest
quarter of section 33, 63-12, not from
Ely, as glance at the map will
show. Surveyors, who we're doing
some work for Mr.. Kennedy on the
property, set up their instrument
on what seemed to be rotten green
stone. In some way a small piece
was dislodged, some one picked it
up aud Was surprised to note that
the underside was clean iron ore.
After some investigation, Mr.. Ken.
nedy was sent for. Under his orders,
trenches and test pits were dug and,
at depth not exceeding twenty
feet, the promising surface material
cleaned up into splendid grade of
iron ore. The body is strong and
continuous for not less than 100
feet. Its width is not known for it
dips into a swamp. The exposure
that led to investigation and dis
covery is right on the edge of
swampy ground.
Mr.. Kennedy had the property ex-
amined by an engineer from the
Michigan ranges and he pronounce
ed the formation to be identical
with that of the Iron River area in
Michigan. The ore is splendid look
ing stuff and will run high in iron.
Steps will be taken at once to fully
and properly explore the find.
Asa Camp was an old explorer on
the Vermilion range. When as
sociated with James Sheridan, Jim
my James was induced to take an
option on the old Chandler mine at
Ely. James gave Joseph Sellwood
one-third for developing the mine
and kept one-third for himself.
Messrs. Camp and Sheridan receiv-
ed third, or one-sixth each. They
sold out for $4,000 each. Mr.. James
got $4,000 for his one-third and
Capt. Sellwood is credited with
making over million from his in.
terest in and connection with the
Chandler.
Asa Camp no longer owns the
property on which Mr.. kennedy has
made such promising discovery.
He left this country some years
ago. For while he was at Boze-
mon, Mont, but at present, is said
to be in Seattle. Like most of the
pioneer prOspeCtors and claim own
ere, he is reputed to be poor man
today.
LUCKY BOY MINE.
The Kennedy company hopes to
ship ore from the Lucky Boy mine
in 1911. Some time ago crew of
fifteen men was engaged in getting
ready tor shaft sinking. The soft
weather and unfrozen condition of
the swamps made it slow work get
ting out mining timber on the start
but stiff pace was struck later.
Machinery went forward some time
ago and everything is going
smoothly. The Lucky Boy mine
will be busy spot this winter. The
property, by the way. is located on
the north half of the northeast quar-.
ter, the southeast quarter of north
east quarter, and the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 5, 62-12, 100 acres, more or
less. The shaft is on the northeast
forty of the section, about a mile in
an air line southwest Of Ely.
The 100 acres belonging to Hill,
OF Biwa blk, embraces the four GEN.
trail tortles in section 5, 62-12. NJ. II.
Alworth started the exploration of
this property some weeks ago with
diamond drill but no information
has been received as to progress of
the work and accompanying results.
The White Iron Lake Iron com.
pany's property in section 2, 62-12,
about two miles in an air line south
east of Ely, is another busy spot
just now. Some time ago develop
ment work was resumed on this
property. AT depth of l6O feet
drifting was started eastward from
the shaft to reach a point above the
place where drill hole cut a good
ore body about 800 feet below the
surface. The distance was 80 short
that it was deemed best to run this
drift. If it shows up the body of
ore that was found below. it will be
satisfaction as we'll as something of
practical benefit. If not encounter.
ed there, then the shaft will be sunk
to good depth in any event and
there is great confidence that the
White Iron Lake Iron company's
mine will ship ore in 1911.
Mr.. LIE Brec, who has charge of
operations for this company, states
that in an angle hole on the La
Chance property, near To~.r, d, a
depth of 700 feet, very strong
body of jasper and ore has
been cut. When the drill passes
out of this formation, another hole