The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-23
A FOOLISH BREAK.
S. s. Curry. the Gogeblc min
Ing Man, RidIculed.
Comments OF Leading Mining Men
of the Older Ranges Render
His Statements Absurd.

Solomon $. Curry, president OF the
Metropolitan Iron company, has mace
statements regarding the future o' the
Menominee, Marquette and Gogebic IRON
ranges that he undoubtedly Wishes ht
the present time, he hnd never made'
uis statements have been SO badly rent,
by mining men OF the three ranges, that
his position is rendered little short ol
ridiculous. Mr.. Curry's assertion That
the Mesnba range would crush the older
iron ranges out Of existence, Is consld-
cred as the veriest bosh.
A representative OF The DIAMOND
Dull interviewed prominent mining
man on the subject yesterday ana he
said: There il not much Tor anyone
Ia saw on that subject and haven I
anything in particular to say about ~
The present uncertain condition ol the
iron market renders it impossible Tor
anyone to give II definite opinion, ana
because ono man makes fool OF himself
in that respect, that is no reason why
ANYBODY else should do the same. Ae
for the Mesabn range knocking out the
older ranges, thnts all nonsense. lon.I
see train loads OF iron ore pulling out o.
CRYSTAL Falls and the upper peninsula
mining towns long after Sol. Curry Il
dead and forgotten II such men az
Schlesinger and Curry had never entered
into the iron business on those ranges
the price OF orc would be fifty cents
ton more than it is now"
Alfred Kidder, manager OF the Pitts
burg and Lake Angelinc company, oper
atinc on the Marquette range says
"The truth is that the Mesaba rang
was discovered about ten years to-
soon for the interests al all concerned
Tho mines ON that range are not maxim
any money, but they make IL hard 10
mines on other rnnges. The Marquett
range was developed as the deman
arose. The same Is trao OF the Menom
nee and TO large extent oi the Gogeb
range. Bnt conditions have changed
thirty years. 1t is now possible to ot
tain millions OF dollars 60 exploit a ne
: field where thousands could not
raised before. The Mesaba has emo
nous deposits Of ore, natural sto'
niles which can be got out very cheapl.
But much OF the ore is non Besscmer,
know of one mine on the Mcsaba whiC
shipped 500, 900 tons lust season Al
found three-fiiths oi it unfit Tor ste
milking. There are many difficulties
fnrnace practice. These will be oy'
come in time, but the necessary expo
ience will be costly. Meanwhile the O
range are here with their mines dev
oped. The owners OF these mines q
not going 70 stop work because the col
petition Of the Mesaba cuts into th'
profits. They will economic in eve
direction and go ahead the best III
can. think MIR. Curry takes altogetl
too extreme view of the situntion."
James T.. Sherman, another Ma
auctte range mining man says. IT
old mines will not so out ol buslnc
They will economic and 60 ahead
long as they can pay expenses, hop
for more favorable conditions. II Il
cannot make dollar II ton they '
make what they anything they
get short of an absolute and continue
loss"
' II. ID. Fisher, OF Florence, says: y
- mining interests OF the three old ran
will recover from the present depress
in the iron ore market, all good mi
will be worked TO their fullest extent
the demand for their product will
sought for more than the Mesaba ore
10 Mr. Fishcr also claims that the Mes
folks cannot ship 100000 tons oI
and guarantee il to be strictly Bessei
CIRCUIT COURT.
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