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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

holes 50 bored BY hand could sell
dom be put in for distanct greater
than Il - to 10 inches, depending on
the formations being worked, while
with the new compressed augur a
set of holes can rapidly be put in a
distance of four and half feet and
fired with the same charge of powder
used in ~ or 18-inch hole. Demon
STATIONS Of the apparatus were re-
Gently conducted in the Virginia 6is-
tricts at the Lincoln and other IN
foreground mines and were witnessed
by number of practical mining men
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Excellent progress is being made in
the sinking of the shaft on the Ma
comber property near Ely in which q
number of Virginia people are inter-
ested. Contractor Larson is in charge
Of the work. The shaft will be 5x12
on the inside and is being we'll tim
bered. At the present green rock is
being encountered in one side of the
shaft while one corner is still in ore
with the indications that the forr1a-
ton dips to the north. The shaft has
penetrated 80 feet of ore of the black
variety, slightly magnetic, but excep-
tionally high in iron. Drifting from
the shaft will begin soon. The off.
GERS of the Mutual Iron company, who
are in charge of development work
express themselves we'll satisfied with
the prospect being shown up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

tai tonnage from the Lake Superior
district for the season are 5O,OOO,O0O
tons, with the bulk of the tonnage
coming from the Mesaba range as
usual. The first of October all rec
ords to date had been broken by
about two million tons and while
there was a slight decrease in ship
ments in October and a somewhat
larger decrease is estimated in Nov
ember, conservative estimates place
the grand total Of shipments for thu
year at about 50,000,000 ton. Ship
ments from the Virginia district
while the figures are not available
according to local mining men, will
also make a record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Nashwauk Herald: The big concen-
trating plant located at O'Brien lake
has been closed down for the season
because of the cold weather after a
very successful season of shipping
Stripping operations at the Hawkins
mine will continue all winter with
two shovels and five engines working
night and day shifts.
The Pearson, an underground prop
erty, will continue work all winter and
the ore removed from the shaft will
be stock piled. This will be the first
winter that the mine has worked.
While the Crosby will not work its
underground property this winter
plans are under way for the erection
of concentrating plant which will
employ large force of men.
The John Jr., mine has ceased oper-
ations for the season after complet-
ing its contract of shipping. This
mine will reopen next spring with a
larger force than ever before.
At the Quinn mine stripping oper-
atoms will be continued throughout
the winter by Butler Bros, and next
year the Quinn will be one of the pro-
ducing properties added to the Nash
wauk district. While the LaRue has
practically concluded shipping ore fol-
the season few men will be retained
cleaning up. The LaRue has had a
very successful season although ham
pered to some extent because of q
shortage of cars. This mine is also
contemplating erecting washing
plant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Stripping operations by the Inter-
state Mining company will shortly be-
gin on the Grand Rapids mine, up the
Mississippi river from Grand Rapids.
A specially constructed dredge is to
be used in removing the overburden
and according to the Grand Rapids
Independent it is planned this fall to
strip a space Of about 500 feet in d.
ameter at the top, sloping down to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

State Mine Inspector F. A. Wildes
of Hibbing, who was in such serious
condition following a surgical opera
ton at the Mayo hospital at Rochester
that his friends were occasioned grave
anxiety, is reported convalescent and
has returned to his home at Hibbing.
1t will be some time before he is able
to personally supervise the field work
of his position, however.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Considerable interest attends the
announcement that exploration work
has been begun by George St. Clair
in the magnetic territory about Is
miles east of Old Mesaba, where drill
ing was begun about two weeks ago.
Ore is known to exist in that section
but it is magnetic and it's reduction in
wolves special processes. The ex-
ploration work being done by St. Clair
is believed to be for the Oglebay-Nor-
ton Co., of Cleveland, who are known
to be interested in that section.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Earnings of the United States
corporation for the third quarter of
the calendar year issued Monday
showed a marked decrease compared
with the preceding quarter, but are
far in excess of the corresponding
quarter in 1912.
Exclusive of interest on outstand-
ing bonds of subsidiary companies
earnings were $40,933 ,531; total in
come, $38, 45O, 400. These figures are
from 100000 to $3,oo0,o 900 under re-
cent estimates and compare with
$43, 721 ,633 and $41,219,813, respect
lively for the June quarter. The gain
in earnings and total income over the
third quarter of last year amounts in
round figures to $8,350,0OO. Surplus
for the quarter is $11,334,224 as
against $13,619,365 in June, and ST.
434,801 in the third quarter of last
year. Analysing the earnings Of
July, August and September, it is
seen that none of these months COM
pared favorably with the three months
of the second quarter. This is in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Captain William Wearne of Hibbing,
in charge of the mines of the Inland
Steel company on the Mesaba and
Guyana ranges, visited the Thomp-
son mine at Guyana last week, where
stripping operations are being con-
Quoted with one steam shovel working
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

Reports that iron operators over all
the Lake Superior district fear the
effect of the new tariff law placing
iron ore on the free list do not appear
to be borne out by investigation.
What effect free iron ore will have on
the Mesaba range is difficult to pre-
dict, but it is highly improbable it
will result in any considerable cur
failing of operations. It is not par
ticularly significant that some of the
companies are already curtailing oper-
ations as this is the usual condition at
this season of the year. The Beth!e-
hem Steel company will next year be-
gin the development of mines in Chill
and will probably ship about 100000
tons to the United States. It has been
using foreign ores for several years
and this year it purchased but $1,000
tons of ore from the Lake Superior
district.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

The Biwabik Times is also author
ity for the statement that there are
indications that land just west of that
town owned by C. L. Judd and associ-
ates will be drilled in the immediate
future, local company having been
formed to do the work. The prop
erty adjoins lands recently drilled by
the Steel corporation, where it is re-
ported big finds have been made. En-
gineers predict that the same body ex-
tends through the land owned by the
Judd interests, but believe it will be
encountered at a considerably increas-
ed depth. C. L. Judd, B F.. Smith,
Stewart Smith and H. O. Johnson of
Virginia visited the land and went over
it last week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31


Z That more underground mines will
work on the Mesaba range during the
coming winter than ever before is the
expressed belief of most mining men.
1t is generally anticipated that the
price levels for ore will not be
changed from this season and that the
labor situation for the coming winter
will be much better than last year,
when underground miners were much
in demand on all the Minnesota
ranges. This condition will exist 10
some extent during the winter, but it
is anticipated that many more expert
enced underground miners will be
available than last season. Many
men are coming to the Mesaba range
from the Michigan country, where la
Dor trouble has paralyzed the mining
industry in the copper fields and where
at present there seems to be little hope
of an early settlement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31
line with general trade reports point
ing towards mod ate recession,
The usual dividends were declared,
involving an outlay Of 81, 658, 700. .

The government mine rescue car in
charge Of Engineer Edward Higgins
will soon visit the Minnesota ranges.
It completes tour Of the Marquette
range at Republic, Mich, next week.
1t will visit all TIE large centers on
the Mesaba and will probably spend
some few days at Coleraine, Hibbing,
Chisholm, Eveleth, Virginia and will
later go to Tower and Ely and to Cros-
by on the Guyana. One of the prin-
ciple features Of its work which is in
charge of a corps of experts is in
struction in first aid to the injured,
At the annual meeting Of the Lake Su-
perior Mining Institute next summer
it is proposed to have teams from all
the ranges participate in a contest
similar to those now held annually in
the coal regions. The Oliver Iron
Mining company will continue its in
struction in first aid to the injured
during all of the winter and there is
increasing interest among the men.
Several Of the Mesaba range mines
may be represented with teams at
next years contest. Local mining
companies will render the government
mine rescue car every assistance IN
its work while it is in this field.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31
Whining News Of the Mesaba Range
ore body which lies IS feet beneath

VIC OONy WHICH AeS Oh 1eeC UeHedCN
the surface. ...,...
The dredge is an unusual machine
1t is substantially constructed craft
drawing but small amount of water
Above the hull Of the barge is a com
Portable superstructure housing the
machinery. The latter consists in part
of two boilers of a combined capac-
ity of about 4.5O h. p, two huge pumps
to be used in sucking up the mud from
the stripping, finch hydraulic pump
to be used in knocking down the bank
in front of the dredge, a lighting plant
forge, etc. The dirt is to be sucked
up by the large pumps and forced and
mixed with water, through pipes about
ten inches in diameter, to the dump.
The pumps have a capacity of forcing
this waste a long distance, 5000 feet
being the distance which the dredge
will carry the refuse. The pipes are
to be put up on trestles, and as soon
as the place in front of a pipe is filled
with dirt, a section of the pipe will be
taken off and so on until the dump
is filled to the dredge. In the mean
time the pipes which are knocked off
are again placed upon trestles and
connected up for the next dumping.
The waste of course, is to be dumped
on lands which are barren of ore.
The dredge will always be worked
on water, but it cannot, or at any rate
will not, suck UP the dirt from the full
distance from the bottom of works ia
top of the river level. The river will
be damned out Of the pit, and all the
water but enough to float the dredge
pumped out of the pit.
Aurora News: The rumor that the
course of the Embarrass river is to be
diverted and the water taken around
the ore bodies which are overlaid with
quicksand will not down, and it is cvi.
dent that there is something to the
proposition.
1t has been stated by a man who
is we'll informed regarding the ore
bodies in that locality that the propo
sition has been practically worked out
by those interested and that it will
not be long before something will bt
started.
According to this man the water i:
not to be taken east of Aurora, bu
will be taken between the present 10
cation and Biwabik, probably as clos.
to the Merritt hill as is possible. II
this way the task would not be nearl,
so great as that of taking the wate
around Aurora, and the results III
doubt would be the same. Another
point in favor of the latter propositio,
is that nearly all Of the property az
fected is held by those who are inter
ested in the proposition, therefore i
is not likely that there would be an!
legal tangles involved.
The proposition is interesting Dotl
to Aurora and Biwabik people. 4
great many men would be employed
at the task and considerable money ex
pended, which would increase the bust
ness of the two villages and later tn
mining operations that would follow
would make a substantial payroll TO-
some time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

The second settlement under the
workmen's compensation law in st.
Louis county was approved by Dis
trict Judge Fesler at Duluth Saturday.
John Biondich, while employed at The
Schley mine Oct. sustained an in
jury to his left thumb which temper
arily disabled him from performing
his work. The Republic Iron & Steel
company, his employer, agreed to pay
him 1915 per week during the period
Of disability. This was accepted by
the injured man and approved by tile
court. 1t is estimated by attorneys,
and corporations in this county where
a large number of men are employed,
that an average of 500 such claims
and settlements will be passed on each
month by the district court.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

night and day shifts. The Thompson
was one Of the first properties on the
Guyana to be developed as an open
cut mine. Up to date about 300, 900
cubic yards of total of about 800, 900
yards of overburden has been remov-
ed. The pit will be approximately 20
feet deep. No water retards the work
and all the conditions attending the
development of the property are very
favorable. Edward Wearne, brother
of Captain Wearne, is master mecha-
mic at the Thompson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

According to H. L. Dresser, chief
engineer, the new ore docks Of the Du-
luth, Missabe & Northern at Thirty
fourth avenue west Duluth, will be
ready for use by the middle of the
shipping season Of 1914. They will
be the largest ore docks in the world
and will be capable of loading eight
ore boats at once. Dock No. as the
new pier will be designated, will be
2,400 feet long and the base of the
rails will be 80 feet from the water
of the Duluth-Superior harbor. 1t
will have 1884 pockets of nearly 600
tons capacity each and will hold
liz 900 tons of iron ore at once. 1t
will cost including the dredging g.
100000 and during the ore-loading sea
son will give employment to 500 men,
1t is said that if necessary 10000, 600
tons of ore could be handled from the
new structure in a single season
While it will be in use next year it is
not probable that it will be operated
up to its capacity until 1915. The
No. 2 dock will be discontinued in ser.
vice as soon as the new dock is com.
pleted and available.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-10-31

The 1ngersoll-Rand company, who
have recently been demonstrating a
new compressed air augur on the
range, have completed their demon
strations in this section. The tests
conducted here were entirely salts
factory and the compressed air augur
is rapidly being put in on the under
ground properties Of the Mesaba.
With the Ingersoll- Rand apparatus
the old methed of fixing holes in the
soft ore formations with hand augurs
will be entirely done away with. The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-04
plans FOR THE
GLORIOUS fourth.
Many People will Go Over
to Mandan TO Help Cele-
brate Natal Day
Bismarck Band and Ball
Team viii Go There 10
Join in the Events

:, The Fourth of July as far as Bis.
| nlarck is concerned vas dampened
by a rain that fell in the early hours
Of the morning, but as there had been
commemOration Of the day provided
for it did not spoil any arrangements
as far as this local com :nunity is con-
cerlei, except that If it continues 1t
may spoil a few picnics that have
been arranged for the day.
The farmers will appreciate the
rain in spite Of the natal day or any
arrangements they might have had in
view looking towards an annual holi-
day during the summer period of the
agricultural toll, as the fields of crop
al! through the state will stand all
the precipitation that he elements
have at their disposal.
Mandan has provided a celebration
that is full of events for the day, and
many bismarck people have planned
on going to the neighbor town across
the river today and join in the fun
that the %neighbors propose to supply.
The band and ball team from Bis.
marck are going and will help greatly
to enliven the town over the river.
There will be two ball games there
this afternoon, and before the trains
go west today the rain will probably
be cleared UP and there may be no
interference as Tar as the elements
are concerned.
The first ball game will be between
the Bismarc. and Flasher teams and
the game will be a purse of 500. the
winner to take all. The winning team
Of this game Will play the second
game against. the Mnadan team for a
side bet OF $50.
The frs tgame will start at $3.50,
Mandan time, and all Bismarck play
ers, and those who wish to see both
games, are requested to leave here On
No. 3, as No, 7 may be late.
The following will be about the
Bismarck lineup: Thinnes (Baldy), c;
Larson, p; Rockford, IS; Nixon, lb:
Bauer 2b; Quirk, 3b; Kaiser, If; Quill
ling, CT; Edwards, IF; Mockler and
Fuller.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-04
uncle TOM HERE
FOR SATURDAY

Burk's Big "Uncle Toms Cabin
Co.. the largest organization Of its
kind in America, will exhibit at Bis
n!arck, Saturday, July S. On this
occasion the famous old play will be
presented in as new and elaborate a
form as modern thought and Usage IL
v~e2tion will permit, and doubtless the
Big Pavilion Theatre will be filled to
it's utmost capacity during their per-
Torrance here. The principal char
acters in this grand old play will be
interpI eted by a very competent cast
of Lady and Gentlemen Artists that
that have been selected especially
for tlleir ability to give a correct in
depreciation of Uncle Tom, Topsy,
Ophelia, Marks, Legree, Eliza, st.
Claire and Little Eva; the balance of
the cast are exceptionally good, a con-
tingent OF vaudeville artists consist
ing Of jubilee singers, buck and wing
dancers, wire walkers, hoop rollers,
etc.. are introduced throughout the
play, making it the strongest produc-
ton of this popular drama ever pre-
sented to the public. A pack of 81
berian blood hunds, horses ponies,
donkeys, and an unusually gorgeous
transformation scene are also among
the many features of this grand spec
tacular production.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-04
Use Of the Left Hand.

OF just how much value, daily value.
is your left hand to you aside from it
being a natural a%ppendage Of your left
wrist? 1t is estimated that hardly one
person out Of ten uses bis left hand s
per cent Of the 100 per cent of its usa-
bleness from getting up in thAmorn.
Ing until going to bed at niLE In.
this respect the left handed person.
although often made the butt Of the
lefty stigma, is far superior to his
right hand neighbor. There is hardly
a left handed man or woman who can.
not use the right hand much more
freely and with stronger grip than the
right handed man or woman can use
the left. SO weak is the left hand of
many men and women that, although
0 crippled in any way and perfect
as TO shape and size, nevertheless It IS
held back and guarded and restricted
as though it were an injured member.
IN lifting weights or grasping objects
with the irmness necessary for NOV.
ing or shifting the right handed per-.
son makes the right hand do three
1ourths of the work.-New York Sun.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-04
UTAH SHEEP GO l2O
DAYS WITHOUT Water

Washington, July 3.-Sheep on the
Mebo national forest, Utah, go four
and a half months without water eX.
cept for such moisture as they get
from the dew and the juices of for.
age plants.
Grazing sheep on a range entirely
destitute Of water is a recent innova-
ton due to the increasing demand for
forage and the efforts OF the fores,
officers to find a place on the forest
ranges for all the stock that can safe.
ly be admitted. The area on the
Nebo which has now proved disable
by sheep is high and rocky, a portion
OF it being above timber line, and II
has neither s~pring3!3nor streams of
sufficient size or accessibility to be
used for stock watering A1urpoes. The
grazing season lasts from June Is to
October 81, and during this period of
four and a half months the animals do
not get a drink.
Undty sAch conditions. HOWEVER.
the sheep have done extremely well,
and lats years lambs from this range
lad an average weight at the close
OF the season of GO pounds on the
Chicago market, which was rather
above the normal weight from that
vicinity.
IN one area on the Targhee forest
in idaho sheep get water only twice
during the four-mOnths summer graz
ing season. There is no water on the
range, but the sheep are driven to a
nearby stream lower down the noun.
tain side. Lambs from this range
weighed 65 pounds on the Chicago
market. ~ IT,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-04
MANDAN SPECIALS

Harry Flanagan, a former Mandan
boy, raised in this city, but who left
the city for Seattle, Wash, where he
has since made his home for the past
six or seven years, arrived in the
city to spend several days visiting
with his grandparents, with whom he
made his home for so many years.
Harry has numerous friends in Man
dan, who are very glad to chat with
this genial chap. Since leaving Man
dan he has graduated from n of the
leading military colleges of Washing
ton.
The Golden West laundry received
a car load of machinery the last of
this week, which they will imnedi-
ately install in their laundry. The
company has raised the laundry to a
first-class laundry in every respect
and has a large business. Nh. E. G..
Eidinger is al able manager and is
deserving of every support that can
be rendered him. On July LIST they
will install a French dry cleaning
plant that will be operated by an ex-