The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-06-20
First Cargo Of Ore from lle Allen Goes
to Head Of the Lakes This Week.
Steanshove| Is Started Load
Ing The StockpiIe.
OUTLOOK FINE FOR new
OEvEl0PMFN1 Work SOON
Virginia District to be Scene Of Much
Activity During This alt Next Sea-
son and New Properties
viii be Shippers.

VLielnA Importance as mm-
ing center will be considerably in
creased during the years 1913 and
1914, according to present ndica-
tlons, and a number. of under
grounds operated by INDEPENDENT
concerns will be added to the List
Of producing mines in that section
of the Mesaba range familiarity re-
ferred to as the Virginia district.
Open pit mines on the list of
shippers from the Virginia district
this year are the Norman, Commo-
dore, Alpena, Silver and Union.
There are also undergrounds in
connection with the Norman and
Alpena. The list of shippers
among the undergrounds includes
the Minerca, Lincoln, Allen Vir-
gjnian, Franklin, Madrid, Lilly and
Old Yawkey. OF all these proper
ties the two largest are the Nor
man and the Alpena. At this time
the outlook is that neither will
move the tonnage it did last year,
while the operations are still con-
siderable.
The Allen .mine is this week
added 70 the list of shippers from
TINS district. A steamshovel start
ed Loading the stockpne at the
Allen Monday. 1t Will be worked
two shifts and the cargo at pres
ent going forward viii be the first
TO go down the lakes from this
property. The fee is owned by D.
1P. Adamss4It was sss.,sased TO. B,
f. Smith and Walter Marcum OF
Virginia and is being operated un-
DER another lease by M. E. Rich
ards. The exploration work was
done On it last year by Oster-
burg & Johnson. A small force is
no" working at the mine but j,
Will be increased from this time
on. Definite information as to- the
extent Of the ore body is not avail
able, but it Will ship considerable
ore tor the next five years Al
least.
AT property known as the Sec
ton One mime exploration work i<
now being conducted by Moe
brothers. 1t is nde1Stood that
line ore body has been developed
"A large number of local peopl,
are interested in this property am
are we'll pleased with the report
coming from the exploration work
Exploration work is also bein,
conducted at Section Six and tn
Results so far have been reassur
ing. In addition to- this the drill
OF the Oliver Iron Mining compan
are working at the Minnewas
lhey are undoubtedly proving u
the large ore body known to- exis
there and the activity at this tim
IS construed to mean that develop
mem work of an important ma
ture will begin there in shor
: time.
! In addition to these mines ther
are two other properties, whic
E may shortly be made producer
3 All things considered it is NOR
e clearly indicated at present tha
ever before that considerable wor
t is planned on the development {
e the known iron measures in tn:
Z section. This will mean a consiC
j. cradle addition to the city's bus
y mess resources and the fact thu
h there are located near here a nun
j. ber of undergrounds insunes en-
t ployment to a good volume of Ia
d Dor the year around. It is rough
z ly estimated that $500 men al
h employed in the mining indust1
q in this section at present and tt
d number will probably show a. col
siderable increase from this tin
q on.