The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-08-12
Virginia & Rainy Lake Company.
Lunch at Bottom Of Pit.

Virginia & Rainy Lake Company.
Lunch at Bottom Of Pit.
| Following the automobile trip, the
GROWING achievement of Virginia
hospitality was unfolded. Twas but
a step from the automobiles to fat
cars, rallied of for safety, and with
the party on the cars puffy engine
backed them down into the Alpena
pit. At the bottom of the pit, on a
fat space, tables were laid and there
the luncheon was served. 1t was q
spectacular sort of luncheon. The
novelty Of the setting was Immediately
| impressive. Far above the luncheon
| tables lowered the ribbed cliffs of blue
and black and bright red ore, with
far above narrow fringe of over
burden. Here and there in the sides
Of the pit the tiny mouths of tunnels
which are feature of the Alpena pit
excited interest. The Virginia hosts
and Duluth people among the party
talked of millions so glibly that there
was almost oppressiveness in the
sense of wealth within view. Stand
ing in but one pit of hundreds on
the ranges, the editors who had at
tempted previously to visualize the
great wealth of Minnesota as repre-
sented in it's iron mines threw their
former estimates to the wind and
gathered new impressions to take to
their homes. The luncheon itself was
immense.
Thrilling First-aid Demonstration.
AS the editors ate, the rim of the
pit was fringed with people who came
TO see the sight created by the unus-
ual use to which the pit was devoted
on that delightful Sunday. They ap-
peared like pigmies far above. There
were thrills furnished too First-aid
was demonstrated by crew from
the Oliver Iron Mining Company's res
cue station. First a young man, who
was a most realistic victim, was car
ried up from point where a steam
shovel was working, splints were ap-
piled to broken" leg, a bandage was
wound around his head, and then he
arose and walked off smiling. Later
the same victim" was carried from
the mouth of tunnel and the pull
motor was applied to him with vigor
and good effect. After few minutes
application of the life-giving air, he
opened his eyes, arose in a sleepy
fashion and then came suddenly to
life when Frank Gravel of Duluth
stepped briskly forward and present.
ed him with cigar, the brand Of
which Frank did not keep secret.
One further thrill there was, when
another accommodating young man
climbed the face of the pit, with the
aid of a rope. In the distance, the
cliff looked smooth as glass, but as he
mounted hand over hand, it was evil
dent that he had more substantial foot
ing than a smooth surface would give
him. He went away up to one Of the
tiny-appearing tunnel openings and
then down again. It was sight for
movies, and the movie man was right
on the Job to get it.
Would Wipe Out Sectional Lines.
Then came the speeches. They
were few: they were to the point;
they were entertaining. M. H. Mo.
IMahon acted as POSTMASTER and of
fetal welcomer for the city Of Vir@
ginia.
President Asa M. Wallace of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial Associa-
ton responded. Herman Roe OF
Mortified, secretary of the State
Editorial association, pleaded for the
wiping out of sectional lines and the
establishment of spirit of whole
hearted cooperation between the peo-
ple of all parts Of the state for the
development of the state as a whole.
George e. Ericsson of Spooner, in
'The Land Where Glover Is Weed"
pointed out the great opportunities
for agricultural development in Nor.
them Minnesota, as well as the devel-
opment already achieved.
Will Wilke Of Grey Eagle, editor
and banker, was the last speaker.
He said he was delighted with the
hospitality of Virginia and with his
view Of the range.
BY Auto to Hlbbine.
Up out of the pit, into the automo-
biles again and off to Hibbing. Vir-
ginia made good as the biggest little
city in the state. The editors
were panied to learn that d. E. Cup
pernull, editor of the Virginian is still
in the hospital as the result of an
automobile accident six weeks ago.
= See Worlds Largest Iron Mine.
Mayor Victor L. Power, d. D. Nc
Eachan and Secretary ]. Earle Law
| Ter of the Commercial Club of Hibbing
met the party at Virginia and accom-
panied the special train to Hibbing.
There automobiles furnished by the
self-sacrifcing citizens, who had given
up the outing opportunities OF beau
!tiful day, we're in waiting and there
was another delightful trip over good
roads through district which IL fast
developing agriculturally. After the
automobile trip the party was taken
down into the Hull-Rust pit, the larg-
/ osf IRON NINA in the world where the