The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. Most lake ore
docks are idle. They had last week
brought down all ore for the season and
since then have been cleaning Up. Not
since the ore industry became great at
the western end of Lake Superior has
there been such a November Not
storm, not q day sufficiently cool 20 stiff
en- ore. in cars or docks, not an unfaVor-
able condition except rain, and with it
all such lack Of demand for tonnage
In other lines as has sent freight down in
stead of up, the universal trend at this
season. This week rates have advanced
TO $1.75 on the ore demand alone Insur-
ance companies are closing their year
with the best accounts they have had for
years.
The Duluth & Iron Range road pur-
poses to send ore forward till nearly Jan.
!. The roads ore steamirg apparatus has
been put into shape, and everything Is
in readiness for very late work Never
in prior years have shipments continued
much beyond Dec !, and the experiment
of the Duluth & Iron Range will have an
important bearing on winter navigation
on the Great Lakes in years to come.
The company carries its own insurance
and its ships are all Of the staunchest
description.
With Duluth receipts stopped, as they
We're Saturday, with Ashland through,
with all other decks but those at Two
tarhorS on the final round up, il is easy
to get very close season estimate.
This is 1t:
Marquette range Observation-Disclosures. 3 500 900
Menominee range ....................3,00 600 00)
Gogeplc range ........................2,7 $50 900
Michigan total ,25O, 900
Duluth & Iron range 800 900
Duluth, Missabe & NOrthern...... 3, 800 900
Eastern Minnesota .................. 90O 900
Minnesota total ...................S,5O 500 900
This makes grand total for the year
of 10000 gross tons, providing the Du-
lutE II Iron Range, now the only dcbat-
able factor, does what is expected of it,
This is sCme; hing like 100000 tons above
midsummer Cleveland estimates, but the
weather and the Iron Ranges bold opera.
tons are responsible for Part of the in
crease. With rail shipments the total will
be over 1S.CO0C0O tons
On the Mesaba range the Fayal mine
has passed 1,000,010 tons and is still llus-
ting. This enormous property has made
magnificent record this year. Adams,
of the Consolidated company, shipped
over 100000 tons in spite of the destruc-
ton of its chief shaft by fire. At this
mine they have found a most important
extension Of the orc body, and have now
decided to open this with two shafts, Nos.
4 and ., one to the north OF the old body
and one to the south. The mine will have
five shipping shafts another year and
may make milliOn-a-year property, such
as Fayal is now. The company has a fine
steel shafthouse in place Vega mine, adj
Joining Adams, has been leased b. the
Spruce Mining company, which property
also joins it, and will be opened at once,
machinery plant being on the way
On MenCmineo range PeWabic has ship
ped 900 tons more than last year. a
total CT over 5000 tons. 1t is through,
The Oliver company is beginning work
for the change in the course of Iron river
that will aid in opening several CT its
rev properties A steam shovel is at
work. The Minnesota company is exam
in.ng several new finds and is likely to
close leases shortly. A. c. Ely has leased
the McKenna property at Qumnesec at
a royalty Of 20 per cent Of the value of It's
ore at Ohio ports, q new kink In iron ore
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