The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

| ing on the Vermilon range are bring
ing in very optimistic reports of then
work. Osterberg Bros. are running q
drill on the Quinn claim on White Iron
lake, owned by Richard Ryan and
others of Duluth The Scott BevieI
company reports that the drill operating
on its property at Mud Greek is still
cutting high grade ore. The Nc
Comber property at Armstrong lake
finished the sinking of the shaft
another 100 feet and is now drifting to
the ore body. The Lucky Boy-Ander-
son has been unwatered for several
weeks awaiting orders to begin active
work in the shaft.
A. w Nelson was initiated CT. S. of
the Modern Samaritans, Tuesday even
ing. Other officers installed were R.
j. Trezona, v. G.. s.; Peter Schaefer,
P. G. s.; Archie BONNER, H. P; VIM
Berglund, Levite; Olof Knutson, scribe;
Andrew Harri, F. Scribe; Andrew Han
son. treasurer; John A. Johnson, chief
messenger; Matt Herranen, Assistant
Mess'r; DR.. H N. Sutherland, physician.
A cargo of Cuban ore has been
loaded at Conneaut, Ohio, bound for
Duluth. This is the first time in the
history of the country that ore from
lower lake ports has been shipped to
Duluth. The Pittsburgh freighter,
Saxon. brought to the steel plant of the
u. S. Steel corporation, 100 tons of
manganese ore worth s25O,OOO which
had been imported from Cuba.
The Zenith Furnace company in
Duluth are receiving some 400 tons of
ore a day from the Section 80 COM
pany east of the city. This is about
rs per cent of the furnace require
mentS.
The cars of Charles Trezona and E
c. Jones left here Friday for a tour
of the range towns. In the cars were
Charles Trezona, R. K Toms, B. O.
Strachan, Richard Coad. w D. Gall
agher, James I. Laing, Michael Prisk;
z. c. Jones, G. T.. AyreS and H. Ire
bilcock of this city and E. j. Morcom
of Tower. The party visited the man.
moth steam shovel in operation at
Nashwauk
The bombardment back of the Lin
coin school, Monday afternoon, was not
the advance guard of the German
army. 1t was only a bunch of fellows
who got tired of shooting off their
mouth" over the respective abilities as
shootists and retired to display their
proves at the regular shooting game.
A wagon load of bottles were provided
and while one member threw the bottles
in the air, someone blazed away at
them with a shotgun. 40 shots were
fired and four bottles broken. Dave
Childers, Loren Walsh, Harry Dalton,
Ami Erickson, Joe Rothman and Frank
Williamson did the shooting while Dick
Hodge manipulated the bottles and
Elish LeBeau kept score until he ran
out of ciphers. Earlier in the day, Ike
Cox had won from another party in the
same deal. he having broken 4 out of
25 and was declared professional
Robin Walker left Saturday morning
for Eveleth on his motorcycle Mr.
Walker says he made good time and
arrived at Eveleth CD in good season.
Upon inquiry he ascertained he was in
Cook and just about as far from Eve
leth as when he left here in the
morning. He arrived at his destin-
alton some time in the afternoon,
going from Cook via Virginia.
Lish LeBeau. Art Knutson and Will
liam LeBeau left Wednesday for the
Nett Lake rice fields on a duck hunt
VIM. Berglund is spending the
week at Winton attending to the bust
ness Of Berglund Bros, during the
absence of Oscar Berglund in st. Paul
on business. Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Schweigel on Camp Street, a
daughter, Friday.