The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-31
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FIGURES TOO HIGH
Late Eastern Estimates Of the Ore
Production Of 1902.
MINES CAN FURNISH MUCH MORE
But Lower Lake Dock Room Has Its
Limits-Old Minnesota Do
ing Well.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 31.-Est Inmates quoted
at the lower end of the lakes for the ore
production of 1902 running from
Is, OOO,0 900 to 27000,0o0 gross tons. These,
it is almost needless to say, are too high.
They are in large part based on indlYld-
ual estimates from mining and shipping
concerns and are for what these concerns
think they can separately do. 1t is very
sure that many of them are far too
high and that the aggregate total will be
much less than these figures. 1t Is not
impossible for the mines to produce far
more ore than has ever been shipped, but
it will be hard to get lower lake dock
room for more than 10 to Is per cent
above the receipts Of 1901. Upper lake
railroad accommodations have never been
tested and it will probably be possible
for the roads of Minnesota alone to haul
to Lake Superior 100000 gross tons, but
to do so much. If they are not, it is
manifestly impossible for the five ranges
to get out any 25,OOO,OOO tons.
The Donora Mining company (Union
Steel company, that has been exanlin
ing the Barasa mine at Negaunee has
f s NINE MP It's option at Necanasa ana Repab
lie Iron and Steel company, have
been put on one shift, and will work so
through the year. They will produce in
single shift all the ore required from
them by that companys furnaces. Drill
ing on the Breitung lands is progressing
steadily now that it is starting. The
Cleveland Cliffs company is slow in start
ing to sink for its new mine close to the
Negauneee and is likely to perfect its
plans a little differently on account Of
the accident at the former property.
On the Menominee range the Kimball
property, in Crystal Falls city, has been
taken by Corrigan, Mckinney & Co., and
is to be opened on considerable scale.
This firm now has around Crystal Falls
the Crystal Falls group of three mines,
the Armenia, Dunn and Kimball and the
Groveland and Quinnesec. At the old
Hope, in section 81, mile south Of the
town, the Oliver Iron Mining company
has met such improved conditions that
an important equipment is now under
consideration and it is probable the mine
will be shipper the coming season. l.
The old Minnesota mine, the first prop
erty opened in the state and a shipper
since 1884, is looking better than for
years, and has a larger reserve than for
a long time. Several lenses of ore of
fairly good quality, though not so fine
as the Minnesota's early shipments, have
been found by diamond drill working at
great depth, and these will continue the
mines career several years longer than
was expected.
1t is reported that the Hawkins Kinney
property, in section 80, township ST. range
%, on which a very large deposit of
| mixed ore has been shown, has been sold
to a large machinery manufacturing On
Germ. The report is denied, but may be
| true, just the same. NJ. L., Fay and
others will open two small ore bodies
near Hibbing. Both will be underground
! mines. Fay claims to be able to put out
$4,000 tons at each place this year. Some
| $500 acres in the northwest part Of
! township So, range IA, at least a mile
south Of where the Virginia states are
supposed to bound the ore bearing for
nation, have been taken for explora ton
and crews have just started in there