The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
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jacent to the tracks of the D. M & I
r. railroad and the mine shaft is To-
Gated on one side of the tracks with the
hosting cables passing over the rail-
road right-of-way to the hoist house
The Oliver in 1881 broke ground for its
new Pioneer "B" hoist house and placed
twin sheaves for the present surface
layout.
Soudan Iron Mine
At the Soudan mine at Soudan, Mimi.
located near Tower, the Oliver Iron
Mining Company has reclaimed the
AslaSka shaft for air and general SER
vice avenue to the underground work.
ings. A headframe and surface ma
chinery for its operation are in place.
The shaft used by the Minnesota Iron
Company, former operators, was put
down more than 35 years ago and has
been idle for many years. The Soudan
mine is working full crew on steady
output of ore. The Oliver Iron Mining
Company is well advanced with plans
for a new sewerage system for the Sou
Dan mining location
Reclaim Savoy Shaft
The Oliver Iron Mining Company has
reclaimed the Savoy shaft, near Ely, for
ventilation. The shaft has been re-
timbered and is again permanent unit
in the Ely shafts. 1t is connected I'M
foreground with the seventh level of the
Sibley iron mine. The mines at Ely are
all interconnected underground, an aid
to ventilation and safety for all COM
panies active in the group of producers.
The Savoy is we'll known to those who
saw the district 20 years ago, for the
Savoy shaft then had a high steel head
frame which could be seen conspicu-
ouSly against the Vermilion range sky
line. The mine is on the northeast end
of the ore trough, grouped with the
Zenith and the Sibley mines.
Zenith Iron Mine.
The Zenith iron mine, operated by
PickandS, Mather & Company, has been
brought up-to-date with important
changes on surface. 1t has new hoist
house and equipment of the latest in
connection with the identification plans
heretofore completed.
The most recent important change is
the housing in of a portion of the head
frame where is centered the equip
ment to separate out lump ore by use
of vibrating screens. The lump ore
passes over the screens on to a pan
conveyor which is discharged to a
special shipping pocket. The Zenith
unit has two vibrating screens, each
functioning in the same manner, and
drawing direct from the ore pocket re-
ceiving ore from the skips
Sibley Iron Mine
The Oliver Iron Mining Company has
equipment ordered and now enroute to
the Sibley mine, including vibrating
screen unit to go in the mine head
frame. The unit will function similar
to the other mines on the Vermilion
range by separating out the lump ore,
making a distinct product. The first
landing of the Sibley headframe is at
this time being redecked with new
planking and other repairs.
Employment ON the Range
The mines are working at high rate
of output employing men on two shifts,
six days per week on day shifts and five
nights per week on night shifts. When
over 40 hours per week are worked the
men get time and one-half for over
time.
Range Now Electrified
Electric power is now used universally
on the Vermilion range. One by one
the mines left steam power to become
electrified since the new $4,000 volt line
was built to the Vermilion range in the
early part of 1928, from Virginia, MINI.