The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA
The New Iron Ore Fields Promise
a Great Future.


BUFFALO. June I'm many years
past nearly all Of the marked hustle
and activity on the Great Lakes has
been on the American side This year
Canada is alive To the traffic and indus
tries which she has for so long failed
to develop and improve. She is awak-
ening from a sleep which for several
decades has been a source of wonder
ment TO her competitors across the
lakes And, besides, the products Of
her recently developed iron ore mines
are not only to be utilized within Can
ada's domain, but it is coming to the
American furnaces in spite Of the duty
of 20 cents a ton imposed. It is a sig
nifcant fact that the first iron ore to
be delivered at the American ports this
spring was from these new mines at
Michipicoten. Ont Buffalo received her
first cargo from there; so did Ashta-
bula
The great enterprises Of the Algoma
Steamship Company and the Algoma
Railway, inCluding the development Of
that vast territory in and about Michi-
piCoten cannot be underestimate The
opening of this season. with its develop
ments OF the past few days, points to
the truth Of this assertion. Only a few
weeks ago there were plenty of marine
men On the American side who asserted
with positiveness that very little Can
adam ore would come TO Lake Erie
ports this season OF any other season.
They said that the duty Of 40 cents d
ton would make 1t Improbable, and
that il would be only q factor in the
development Of Canadian furnaces It
is true that this iron ore is the factor
which viii build UP Canadian furnaces
and steel industries Its transportation
from AIichipiCOten TO other Canadian
harbCTs VIII be carried on this season
in the same manner that Americans
transport the product of their mines Of
the upper lakes to ha-bors further
down these bodies of water at which
are important railroad terminals
The four vessels which last fall car
ried cargOes Of steel biIlets from Con
neaut. ont. haTbOT to England are
now back to tie lakes and on their way
up TO MichipiCOten to go into the ore
trade They are to be employed in
carrying Canadian ore, mostly to Ca
madam ports, and it is likely viii not
be used in the transportation 10 points
across the lake. Several vessels have
already been put on this route which
were on the lakes before the arrival of
these notable boats from England The
four vessels which have returned from
England are the Paliki, Leafield, Thea
no, and MOnkshaven- One Of the yes
sells which brought the first Cargoes Of
Michipicoten ore TO Lake Erie ports 50
recently is the schooner z. L. Danforth.
She is q wooden boat built after the
pattern Of Canadian vessels and carried
1,246 tons to Ashtabula- This, Of course,
is small cargo in comparison with
those Of our recent American carriers,
which are capable Of transporting 1000
to s 600 tons.
The crews Of the vessels arriving here
are loud IN their praises and prophecies
Co. concerning the new ore country They
say that around MichipicOten, accord
ing to the estimates Of Canadian CAPT
taiistS- the ore resources aggregate
about $4,000, goo tons, and that it can
easily be mined. Il viii be remembered
that the ore which came TO Lake Erie
at the close of last season from these
new districts was what IS termed a
brown hematite ore, and that 1t is rich
in qualities It is taken from what is
known as the Helen mine. The CIeTgue
Railway, which runs from AlichiplcO-
ten to the Helen nine. IS now what Is
known as the Josephine mine, another
Of the new developments OF the terri
tory. The extending Of this railway
viii give 1t . length Of about twenty
five miles, the road 10 the Helen mine
being twelve and one-half miles in
length, The ore at the new Josephine
mine is called q Bessemer ore It is
said to be of more value than even that
at the Helen mine, from which already
shipments have been taken.
This rev Canadian ore Is finding its
way to the furnaces Of the United
later. All the furnaces have not yet
become accustomed to It That how
ever, which was tested last season by
our furnaces was found deci9..
factory. OF course, too, the mining Of
this new ore cannot be as extensive this
years as in later years The facilities
row are meagTe TO what they viii be
The opening Of the mines, building Of
railroads, and the like requires time,
just the same as 1t has in the building
up of our vast industries in mining.
transportation, and handling in all the
departments. Plans are already said
70 be on foot for the building Of still
other large docks at Michipicoten, from
which TO ship ore.
The scenes in and about MiChipicCten
are interesting. They differ in many re-
spects from those on the American side
There Is that appearance Of everything
being new, and the country wild, which
the old lake captains and miners say Is
similar 10 the way our mining and ship
ping districts looked In the early days,
except for the machinery. It IS possible
for the Canadian interests TO avail
themselves OF the modern machinery
which II was impossible 10 secure at the
time Of the opening Of American iron
mines. The CIeTgue mills and iron
works not far from the 500 Canal are
more extensive than one who has not
seen them would imagine The new
railroad IL and around the high noun
tains is picturesque The trestIe is
worthy Of mention also
Capitalists net only in Canada but
also in the United States, are greatly
interested IN the future Of Canada The
lay Of the land indicates resources Of
immense value in many sections. For
many years this claim has been made
by students Of topography, but never
until recently has il been sufficiently in
vestigated to prove its great worth
Now that the Canadian Government is
50 anxious for the development Of the
iron in its part Of the earth Americans
can rightly be interested The hand Of
the United States Steel Corporation IS
also 10 be felt in Canada Mr. Morgan
with his Industrial eye, has not gone
prospecting across the deep without
having glanced at Canada's prospects
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