, 1873-02-04

ren!nsnla Brunch Of tho Chicago 4 Northwedtorn
carriod for S1,75 tho gross lou from Negaunoe
Freifhtn from Encanaba to all ports mentioned
aboro worc. ofconrso, nj lowor flgilrca than toBo
slvon From Escanaba to Ohicago, the charges
wero only s1.25 por ton,--muking tho .otal
moro thnn 90. II suitable fuel Gnu bo oblai,iod
a. a. reasonable prices, % now soemB probEble.
thoro ts no point on tho lnkes that can compete
~ With Chicago In the manufacture OF pig-ron.
Iho apove osttnate OF ratoa ID made upon tho
lowest basis, and yarica late III tho aoaHon, OF In
exceptional oaBos.
,,, Poss1nILrrlEs or TRANSPORTATION.
There is little reason to o1poot that lnko-
freghta will fall much below tho present 'hguro
tor some time to como. Noithor Is It probable
from tral,stont causoa. Exorbitant ratoa will in
tluco tho Mining Companies, In aolf-dofence, to
combine to do thefr own carrying. This Is al
ready donc to limited extent, aud the amount
combination has 1ecn formed, Of which tho
Cleveland Mining Company Ia tho head which
will put upon tho 1ako four Htenm-bargea with
s9tl conaorts, making, olght in all. Thia o1am-
prove unreasonable. A good doal ia expected
from the railroads, which, Il iH to be hoped, re-
aulta will Justify. Tho poninsula Division Of
tho Chicago d Northwestern carlos from No
9 eenta d milo per gross ton: tho Marquotto
l. Ontonagon Railroad earliest 81 milos for littlo
loss than cents per ton. Tho distances aro
short tho roads arc comparatively nav, and
ten interrupted during tho winter Reason. It IL
sottled principle on Eastern roads that freights
can be- taleen long dietancos for ! cent per ton
per milo. These roads are wcalthy organiza-
tionH havo bocn operated for many yearB hnye
9ll necessary appliances for advantageous work.
Ing, aud thoir traina aro seldom impeded by
snow; they are not obliged to keep 4 sufficient
amount of rolling stock on hand to do In six
tributed throughout tho year. To what extent
tho Chicago t. Northwestern can accommodate
tho mining interests Of this region 1omnins to
DO determined. II ore has to he trana-
to accumulate It II largo quantities during stho
summer, both at tho points Of production and
tho points Of consumption, for use during tho
wintor season. Wo cannot tell to what extent
the opening Of the Monomonee iron district will
Htimulato the iron trade within the next few
years. Many furnaces will probably DO bnilt in
the northern part OF Wisconsin, on Lake NIichi-
gan, and at points not romote from 1t, to which
ores will be taken BY rail without regard to tho
to many points where tho tarifr for incroaaed
distances by rail docs not oxceed tho cost of
transferring from voBsols to oaru at 8otno Lake.
port. Intelligent persons Interested In the iron
business In tho Marquette region think that orc
a distance Of 375 miles. II It should bc- found
that 1t can DO taken from tho banks Of the
Menomonoe to Chicago for $3.50 tho groas ton,
1t will doubtloas bo found profitable to movo
much Of it in the winter.
:. onE-pouzs: '...
Tho necessity Of transferring With eaae and
rapidity tho vast aount Of oroa In II 1ansit from
cars to vcsBols haB compelled the building Of e1-
docks arc not a now Invention, but have boeu
used for many years elsewhere, especially In
shipping ooai. fhe oro-dock is simply hish
pier running out into the wator aa far as tho
Is laid upon It, and veaaels como up on other
side to receive their freight. Tho docks arc
twenty-five or thirty feet high, Immediately
undor the: tracka are triangular pockets, OF
boxes, the bottoms elevated at an angle OF fifty
outward Of Its own weight. These arc
closed by gates. Trains Of cars run out upon
tho docha; tile ore is tilted into tho pockets;
tho gatca aro raiscd, and tho mass slides by its
own weight, through movable ohuteH, into tho
holds of tho resaols waiting to receive 1t.
Pockets are made to hold from 30 to GO tons,
and vesaol carrying 1,20o tons can be loaded IN
three or four hours. Steamboats, that earrya
sR edsv dk G5S T srG esd %Ss s
these facilities Of transfer, the iron trade would
labor under serious disadvantages. 49,.
49, RAILROAD onE-booK.
There mo two ore.docks at Mar9uette,--onc
ontonay9n Railroad, and the other to tho
their long, hoavily;ribbod forms out
INTO the 3ay, adding prominent
feature to its picturesque beauties. On summer
nights, Lighted BY long roWa OF gas'1amps, aud
alive with tho noiao and hustle Of t1anator, they
are tue chief objects OF u the little city
'Ine larger pelopgs to tho Marquette ontona-
gon haload Mas so cost With i1s ynrious % 1x
tcnhlous, apoIs S4to,guo. u Wab poi4I IN Aooo,
Msn at1 sixty Pockots. It Was destroyed py hre IN
lsoo' oac !1 reouue ano pns IN oPefatlon Inc same
yeaa' M1tn oa auPc1!ot aecon1oaations. ~ nas 1
now 1So pockets, and can load six L gesnole nt the
same tlme. Ie Is to pe extended ooo foet farther
ehs WINTER anu o1ghty pockets are to BE- added
giving y eapacity ior 1oadlng ron y1saels ~ q
about 10 700 TONS OF enough to load eighteen Or
tweneY t yeesols o. tne Ayerago size. vease,e oae
from Lake AK SUPERIOR seldom carry more than ooo
or t,1uo tons. Iho CANAL Will not admit
Of tho pas,aago Of vessels carrying more; and,
al.hoagh 10 IS hopea, u Is donns1nl u the con
tempiatean a., enlargement VII ee o. COMPLETED t9is
season; Inc aggregate cost Of the aock, Will lta
final Aldlti1nH. will 61 GVar 2XEl1 fM.