The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-27
NEW MINE ON THE MESABA

NEW MINE ON THE MESABA
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Prepares to Open 1T.
DULUTH, MINN.-The Republic Iron
and Steel company is to open new mine
on the Mesaba range and has let one Of
the largest contracts for stripping off the
earthly ~overburden that has ever been
made at one time. 1t Is for 100000 cubic
yards of material and will consume three
or four years in completion. This will un-
cover about 100000 tons of good ore
that can then be mined at very small
cost, probably not to exceed 10 cents a
yard. -..F5
At the present time no less than five OF
these stripping mines are being opened.
There has been this year marked change
in the opinion of mining men as to the
advisability of opening small deposits by
the stripping methods. The increasing
cost of timbering in the lake region, ow-
ing to the higher price of pine. and the
greater expense of labor per ton Of ore
mined under old methods. has caused
gripping to be undertaken where it was
nseviously thought to be impracticable.
There Is much encouragement over
work done so far in the extreme western
end Of the Mesaba range, where scores OF
prospectors have gone In of late. The
big Arcturus DEAL by which that mine
was to have been bought for s75O,O0o. Is
said to have been abandoned by the op-
tion holders, and the Holman, which has
been under option by the Union Steel
company of Pittsburg. is not sure to be
taken for the large, price demanded. This
western end of the range Is sandy IN
character and the ores are supposed to be
of generally low grade.
The Great Northern road Is now drill
s~f w q
four different explorations, in as many
years, have condemned the mine as value
less. 1t will be remarkable II the Great
Northern, with It's exploratory ideas, is
able to find ore where others have failed.
The Cleveland Cliffs Iron company of
Ispheming the largest Independent min
ing company in the world, Is now taking
up explorations on the Mesaba range.
The United States st eel corporation Is
employing 500 men at its Negaunee mine,
where, on Jan. last, so many men lost
their lives by cave Of ground. The
mine has settled firmly and Is now appar-
entity as safe as it ever was. An enor-
nous amount Of work has been done in
the past two mont hs in repairing damage,
and many thousand tons Of debris, earth,
rock, sand, timbers, and other stuff, have
been hoisted out. It is now mining heav-
lily and will be pushed to the limit In the
time remaining to the Steel corporation
under its lease, so as to as nearly as pos
sible recoup the company for the vast cost
entailed since it took possession.
The Sharon Steel company's mine on
the Mesaba range has suffered severely
this spring, and instead Of a production
Of 25O,o0o tons for the year 1t will make
less than 100000 tons. flood short
time ago filled the mine full OF water,
sand and debris, and the daily production,
which had reached about 1900 tons, was
cut off completely. Now they have re-
commenced hoisting and are making about
300 tons daily.
Tho Michigan mine, Menoninee range,
has been closed by the oliver Mining
company, its owner, and will be aban-
doned for this year.
Iron ore shipments for the month of
June will not exceed those of the same
month last year, II they come UP to it.
Ofcers of University Company.
DEADWoOD, S. D. - At the annual
meeting Of the University Gold Mining
and Milling company the following Off
GERS we're elected: w. F. Wober, presi-
dent, Deadwood; F. W. Medbery, vice
president and treasurer, Deadwood; o. U
Pryce, secretary, Deadwood; and David
Ellis, manager, Rockford. These, with
" C. Wass, Centerville, and C. H. ia
cobson, Alsen, S. D., constitute the d.
rectorate. The report Of the officers OF
the company show 1t to be in excellent
condition.
The old Montana mine, a mile and a
half from Nahant, in Pennington county
Is beginning to show some fine free mill
ing and concentrating ore in a drift that
Is being driven to the westward from the
bottom of the shaft, 100 feet deep. The
work is for the purpose of opening up one
of the parallel lodges on the company
property and will be continued along the
present lines for several weeks, when q
hosting plant viii be Installed and sink
ing will be resumed in the shaft, with a
view to putting it down to the 6O0-foot
level
The spearfish Mining and Reduction
company is working two shifts at the
mine and mill, near Ragged Top, eight
miles west OF Deadwood.
The machinery has commenced to ar
rive for the new stamp crushing cyanide
plant to be built by the Penobscot Min,
ing company at Garden City.
Among Michigan Coppers.
CALUMET, MICH.-The Mesnard shat
at the Quincy mine is proving very ricl
in the bottom. The shaft is now sinking
below the twelfth level. The Quincy IL
maintaining large production and thi
years output will probably equal that o
last year, the largest in the history of tn
formerly head mining captain at the Tri
mountain mine. has accepted a position
as head mining captain at the. Silver
ton mines in Colorado.-The Cope
Range Consolidated is building thirt
new houses for its men at the Cham
'pion mine.
The Northwestern Development Syndi
cate, controlled by Houghton county an
Chicago capitalists, has purchased tn
Gid Finch property in the Menhinic
division of the Fish River camp, Brit
ish Columbia. The purchase price wa
$4,000, and work on the property, whic
carries free milling gold ore, will com
mence at once.
Exploration work at the Old Colon
property continues with promising re
suits. Calumet men have secured larg
interest in the Copper Queen cope
property in Canada. The mine is abou
twenty-five miles from Bruce.
Recent developments at the Michiga
are favorable to the future of the mine
The branch vein continues to open u
we'll, and 1t is evidently rich forma
tion. "a" shaft at the Centennial min
Is sinking below point 1000 feet frol
thesurface. Work at the Trimountai
mine is being rushed with all possibl
force and large amount of ground
opened each month. The Trimountai
mill will go into commission next mont
and an increased rock output will
required.
The Tecumseh No. 2 shaft has reache