The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-13
" y e \ ears Ago

twenty Years Ago
From the Virginia Enterprise Of
February 16, 1894.
John B. Weimer and party, who.
took 9 trip up to the Rainy Lake re-
glon few weeks ago, have returned
70 Duluth as they have finished plat
ting the TOWNSHIP Of Rainy Lake City.
II IS stated. that before he left Tower
ne mad disposed Of over SO lots in the
nortnern town. People from all over
the United States and especially this
range seem to be focking up there
IKE sheep and returning. Babcock, the
driver for Eaton & Co., started on his
second trip this week. A party from
bl"aD1k have just returned and few
from Mountain Iron have returned.
Inc road from Mountain Iron seems
TO be the most direct route Of all and
one that will be traversed a great
deal. AS spring opens up larger
crowds sojourn to the fields of gold.
The Ohio near Virginia, and one of
the valuable mines of the range has
passed back into possession of the
Ohio Mining company. Mr.. Kimberly
has vacated his lease by non-per
torrance of the conditions of the con-
tract under which the mine was held.
The Ohio Mining company was organ
lied by James Campbell, ex-governor
OF Ohio, eastern associates of his and
Duluth men, prominent among the lat
ter being DR.. Fred Barrett and Capt.
Thos. H. Presnell.
The Mesaba Meat company and the
Union Meat company have CONSOLIDATE
ed and are at present doing business
at the stand of the Mesaba Meat COM
pany. Mr.. Coffey has lately moved
into his large building from Maple
street to Chestnut street, next to Joe
Backus' saloon and will have it fixed
up into first class store front when
he and Mr.. Halvorson will occupv it
as a merket.
W. R. Graham this week commenc-
ed the plans for the new Crockett build
ing to be built on Chestnut street,
and was awarded the contract for the
same. The building is to be 50x8O
feet three stories high. The first
floor will have three store rooms and
plate glass front. The upstairs
; will be left as dancing hall and will
be plenty large with an elegant hard
wood floor.
j. B. Orr is again on earth with a
first class meat market. This time at
John Gray's old saloon stand on Chest
nut street, a few doors east of the
postofice, and from all appearances
he is to carry a fine and choice line
of meats, fish and poultry as there
is already an elegant stock at his
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Fred Henser, wha>:will be ~rememb.
cred here as the jolly young gentle
man who handled our. mail for SO
long, departed for Two Harbors Fri
day morning, where he has accepted
a good position as clerk in McGhee's
clothing store. Good luck and prosperi-
ty is the word from all his friends.
There is talk of putting in churn
drill at the Buckley mine near Mount
ain Iron. Captain Buckley feels con-
fident that he will strike a body of
excellent ore on his property, which
he believes to be continuation of the
famous Mountain Iron mine, which
adjoins his property
Wright & Davis are putting in new
lumber camps on Section 16 and SO,
where they will bank from twelve to
fourteen million feet. They will
bank at the lake and put in hoist
for shipment over the new road. They
will employ about 200 men.
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A party Of about 81 of our towns
people took the advantage Of cheap
rates to Duluth over the D. & I. R.
Saturday last, to witness the famous
dramatic production Of Morrison's
Faust at the Temple opera house.
The Mountain Iron Mining company
will start their shovels on the ego"
as soon as the frost becomes less
severe. The company expects to ship
100000 tons this year. It is said that