The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-25
SELLWOOD'S NEW MINES
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What Has Been Done on the Long
I. wear, Morrow and Others.

+ year, Morrow and others.
EDULUTH, MINN-Joseph Selwood is
opening more new mines on the Mesaba
this year than any other man. Some OF
these are for himself and associates and
two are for the Deering Harvester COM
pany. A brief outline Of the work that
has been done on these properties this
summer will be interesting as showing
Instances Of hustling and what can be ac-
complished on that range.
The IOngyear mine, in the west one
half Of the northwest quarter OF section
S, township 81, range 20. was started IN
April last and mono of the remaining SIX
mines under Mr.. Sellwoods charge was
entered until tho following month. At the
Longyear shaft 160 feet deep was sunk
and four large pumps were installed and
are busy caring for the water which is
coming in very fast. A large amount OF
drifting has been done and the mine is
shipping ore. 1t will make an output this
season, that is before Dec. l, of about
So 600 tons. 1t belongs to J. J. Hill. R. M.
Bennett Of Minneapolis, and ]. M. Long
year.
The Morrow mine Is the northwest one
quarter of the southwest one quarter or
section 20, township IS, range 20, adjoin-
ing the Pillsbury mine and IS a surface
property of good ore 1t Is under tWen-
;five-cent lease from J. s. Pillsbury's es-
tate. 1t commences shipments next week
and will put out about $4,000 tons this
year. A large area will be stripped be-
iore cold weather SO that the shipments
of another year may be several hundred
thousand tons.
The Pearce is third mine. 1t was en-
tered in May also. 1t lies adjoining the
Chisholm. and belongs to H. w. Lamber-
ton Of Winona, and others. 1t will make
an output for the season of not less than
50, 900 tons. This Is the finest ore Of the
various mines being opened by Mr.. Sell
wood this year, and Is guaranteed at 6S
per cent iron and .O35 phos. The Crox-
ton, another underground mine, Is in Sec
tion 13, township So, range 20. and has
been opened since May. 1t has a shaft
down and begins shipment next week. It
will produce about so, 900 tons this year.
AT the fifth of these mines, the Latonia,
q contract has been let to Butler Bros,
of st. Paul, to strip 100000 cubic yards
of overburden and to mine 100000 tons
of ore. The mine lies in the east one
nuarter of the northwest one-quarter of
section 10. township 81 range p. and
Doins the Honora on the south. It was
explored by E. J. Longyear for Hill &
Warren Of Minneapolis, the fee holders,
and carries 25-cent lease. It is the
agreement between the mining company
and the contractors that an average an
nual output of 200, 900 tons shall be main
tained. The stripping is now under way
and the mine will produce this year rs, 900
tons.
Two more mines are under Mr.. Sell
woods management, and are the property
under lease of the Deering Harvester
company. One Is the Agnew, in section
IL, township 81, range 21' and was ex-
plored by Messrs. AgneW, Alworth, Cole
and Washburn who sold to the Deerine
company for a bonus of $780, above the
25-cent royalty. The minimum output is
400, 900 tons year. This mine Is under
ground and has commenced shipping from
a 15O-foot shaft. 1t will produce about
$4,000 tons this year. The Hawkins Is the
second of these Deerng mines. It Is ir
four adjoining forties Of sections 81 an6
81, township 81, range %, and Is twelve
miles from 1Iibbing. It contains abou
100000 tons Of fair merchantable ore
It Is to be, milling property, but has
been opened underground this season
Though but five miles from the end Of {
railroad it cost $500 to haul In two port
able boilers, and every stick Of timbe
used in the works was hewed on the site
1t belongs to Weyerhaeuser, McCormicl
and others.
Affairs about the noted Mas shaft O
the Cleveland Cliffs company at Negaune'
begin to look a little doubtful. The quick
sand in that vicinity Is very thick and o
large area and there is some distance ye
to be made before the ledge is struck.
The Oliver Iron Mining company i
erecting a large and fine steel shafthous
at the Savoy mine, Vermillion range.
The Cleveland Cliffs company is bus,
exploring its new purchase on the western
Mesaba range, surrounding the Hawkn
mine. 1t is understood that the deal b.
which this company secured possession o
this property provided not only for tn
payment Of about $4,000 to the origina
!dease holders, but also that the sub lesse
tshould continue explorations and shoul
make cash payment on sect-annual esti
mates, at the rate Of 7 cents ton abov
fhe 2O-cent lease to the fee holders, on a.
ore found.
= Onother cargo record has been mad
Srom the head Of the lakes, this time b
fhe steel steamship Elwood of the Unite
States Steel corporation, which loaded ou
sof Duluth 7,465 gross, or 1851 net. tons c
Hore. This is four tons better than tn
ESmeaton and three better than the Ma
lnila, both Of the same fleet, but both unin
cumbered with fuel or engines.