The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-01-29
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The Above Figures Represent the
Output of Ali the Mines i'm the
the Lake Superior District.
DECIDED GAINS.
The Chandler Listed as the Third
Largest Shipper in the
EHtire District

The Ishpening Iron Ore in its last
issue presents a table Of the total out
put OF ore in the Lake Superior dis
trict for the past year It says:
The total tonnage is the greatest
ever sent out in single season from
this territory. and exceeds the record
of 1894 by ,6Se. 336 tons. The greatest
gain in any of the ranges is shown in
the Mesabi, which heads the list, and
is $50, 124 tons ahead of its achieve
ment Of 1894. Marquette county
makes the smallest percentage of
gain. So S3 tons more than for the
previous year. The strike that stop
ped business for ten weeks during the
best portion OF the shipping season
had something TO do with this. and it
accomplished something for the other
ranges. affording them customers who
could not have their contracts filed
from this range 1t was a very hurt
ful affair from many points of view.
The Gogebic made an excellent
showing, gaining 75o,475 tons over
1894. Menominee did even better
with SO. $50 tons more than for the
previous season. The Kermilion made
a gain of lbs. 3a4 tons.
The big Norrie takes the lead as
the largest shipper with 743.l68 tons.
nearly third of the output OF the
Gogebic range. The Chaplin, Of
Nenominee. is a good second, and
also contributes nearly third Of the
total tonnage for that range. The
Chandler, on the VeTmilion, comes
next. The Lake Superior heads the
list of Marquette range mines
The number OF mines contributing
TO the grand totsg is 100. The tables
do not show this as some Of the COM
panies give the product Of all their
properties under enc name.
The capacity for production is
steadily increasing. and while the call
for bessemer ores Is active, there is
danger OF doing too much. During
the idle time Of the past three seasons
many have been preparing for the
future, and hare properties well
opened up for rapid production
The mines are generally looking well.
Where there has been an exhaustion
OF ore deposits at some places, their
places have been aiken up at other
points. Something viii depend upon
the amount Of high-grade ores the
consumers viii demand as to the bus
mess of the comspg season There
has been considerable non-bessemer
disposed of in the>year just closed,
and while steel hag7-een the favorite
yet there is more attention being
given iron than gas apparent two
years age To mire only their besse-
mer grades would on make consid-
cradle sickness at esen the best Of the
mines On any of the ranges. 1t is ex-
pensiye TO take only ore of that quail
~. 10 OUld1l Tue bC>o iCoOitS All lHc
grades should be rssaed as they are
met with underg sund- To select
them adds considerably to the cost
over what it VOID be could the
miner go in and take all the ore as it
was encountered. Some of the mines
that have been working wholly on the
high-grade bodies are beginning TO
LOOK very much as II it were time to
Go something with what they are
leaving behind, this being especially
true in the soft henaa tites. where the
hanging will not always stand up as
sogndly as the mine owners would
like to have it. The mines are rapid
ly growing deeper, 200. The taking
out of all these misss,as leaves SER
ious inroads, and ashley increase in
depth the cost of oy1Sting also in
creases. -
One thing we have noticed at many
of the iron mines visited, is that the
ores which were bessemer in the
upper levels are high nosphorus ones
| in the lower level@e We can cite
MANY instances where this is the case
at the best mines of The different
ranges. Whether this is due to the
action of percolating waters or not.
we win not pretend to say, but that
the phosphorus is getting too pleati-
full for the ease of Md OF many OF
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