The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-17
NOPIhWeSIePnMIneS
ORE MOVES SLOWLY
Movement on the Lakes Not Yet
Started.
DOCKS AT ALL PORTS ARE FULL
Commodore Mine May BE Shut DOVvT
Indednitely-New Ore West
of HibbinE.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, May 17.-Precious time
is being lost TO mines and shipping inter-
ests. Few boats are moving eastward yet
and the rail distribution of ore is eX-
tremely SLOW At Two Harbors twelve
large ships are loaded waiting to move,
and the docks are full. AT Superior ore
is coming very slowly on account of the
crowded packets.
The U. S. Steel has taken lot more
outside tonnage and now almost every
large shipowner on the lakes whose boats
are fit TO carry ore has contracted with
the corporation. These include Gilchrist,
Elphicke, Brown, Mitchell Wilson, Dav-
idson Pichards, Mather & Co., the Corrl-
gans, Interlake Steamship, Hopkins. Eddy
Bros, Rhodes and others. The rate re-
mains steady at 80, 70 and 60 cents from
the various ports, though owners are try
ing to force it up.
large outside mineral syndicate, of
which Messrs. Tener and Oliver, late or
! the oliver Mining company (Carnegie) are
at the head, is securing some Mesaba and
other lands for exploration. They have
Just taken the Adams lands" in 5S-19 and
20 which contain, so far as known, bodies
of low grade coarse ores. Mr.. Tener and
a furnaceman associated with him, were
on the Mesaba last week.
Commodore mine, belonging under lease
| to Corrigan, Mckinney & Co., is closed
and the pumps may be hoisted, prepara-
tory for a long shutdown. 1t results
from a difficulty over royalty which the
lesses consider too high for this year S
prices. 1t is about II per cent of the SELL
| ing price of the ore. Corrigan, Mckinney
& Co. have made large sales from their
Stevenson and may work that mine to the
exclusion of Commodore. The latter is
now q very wet mine.
Messrs. Hidden and Walters, of Ishpem-
| ing. have been on the Mesaba this week
directing operations at Columbia and
starting drills at Lincoln. Columbia will
probably be the star flowing we'll OF the
| Mesaba range, outside Penobscot. Though
with not over $50 feet of openings it is
already pouring water from three pumps.
Options have been given by A. NJ. Mil
| ler ct al. on their lands in section Z, I
| 5S. IS, to l. l, Hamilton and others.
Explorations have already been started
Colonial Mining company has begun
| shipment from its Kanawa mine and has
started pumps its Hale, whose open pit
has been full of water since last fall.
These mines have not been sold though
some preliminary negotiations have been
considered
Pickands, Mather & C. commence ship
ment shortly from Corsica. Elba is ship
S--O
firm has been on the range this week.
nothing will be done at Hobart mine at
present, though two drills are at work.
| Sauntry mine has begun shipment to
| Allouez bay docks, sending forward 1000
tons daily. The amount may possibly be
increased later.
Buckeye Iron company lands, under
lease to J. T. Jones, ct al, are being
tested by drill. A hole 800 feet from the
| old shaft is in ore, of what quality is not
stated. Much money was spent on this
property in 1898. 1t is a state lease, in
T Sc, F. %.
An ore find has been made west OF
Dibbing, where eight holes have shown
some 1900, 900 tons of Bessemer ore
near the surface. 1t Is under option for
lien at 25 cents royalty and $4,000 tons
annual minimum.
two compartment shaft will be sunk
at once on lot l. section 6, T 5S, r II,
adjoining the Alpena The tract is state
lease and much has been shown.