The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-05
LARGEST ON RECORD
August Iron Ore Shipments From
Northern Mines.

last month were the largest on record,
amounting to 100000 tons from Mime
sofa mines and 100000 tons from Michf-
gan and Wisconsin. Minnesota mines have
so far this year sent down the lakes the
enormous total of 9,710.000 gross tons.
which is more than 100000 tons greater
than to the same date last year.
The Duluth. Missabe & Northern road
has ordered nine locomotives Of ninety
| tons each, much like the large locomotives
Of the Duluth & Iron Range road. With
these in use, the road will be able to In
crease its loads by about 500 tons.
At the Great Western a large pump has
been added to the bailers at work unWa-
tering. and the mine will be ready to hoist
ore in a month. The Oliver Iron Mining
company has taken over the McGillis prop
erty and has commenced work there.
With all the work done on the Menomi-
nee the past four or five years. it is re-
markable that so few really large new
properties have been found. The good
| mines discovered can be counted on the
| fingers Of one hand. Consequently ex-
ploration Jagged; but there is now a re-
| vival Of interest and more work is sched-
| uled for the immediate future than in
| some time While new mines have been
scarce, old ones have shown up well. and
several Of them have been enlarged enor-
mously.
At the Negaunee mine, on the Mar
pany has added to it's force lately and Is
milling about 1000 tons day. The mine
| is in better condition than before the cave
| Of January, and will be operated heavily
for the coming year. The same company s
new Hartford mine. which is a deep prop
erty, is being put in shape for work and
| will be a factor in next years output.
This company may shortly commence OPP
Grafton on the Cascade lands recently
bought, where lean sllicious ores are to be
mined in abundance.
On the old Minnewawa mine, near Hur-
ley, Gogebic range, 1t is reported that a
find of ore has been made. At this and
at the Germanfa. adjoining, careful explo-
rations will be made Immediately.
The mining leases on the NY and the
SWA Of the NEA Of section 6, T. 81
R. 20, comprising what is called the Webt
mine, has been sold by the Fay Explora-
ton company, which had the exploring
lease, to the oliver-snyder interests fol
a bonus said to be $280,000. The tract
contains much ore. The fee Is in M. H
Alworth Of Duluth, M. D. Hull and sister
Of Chicago and the Boeing estate Of De.
troit, Mich, each one-third, and the roy
atty is Is cents a ton, with an annual mini
mum Of 100000 tons. The land was taker
by the fee owners for pine alone and the
later discovery that it was on an iron
bearing formation, was surprise.
The Minnesota Iron company Omitted
States Steel corporation) is opening {
tenth mine in the Hibbing (Mesabi range,
district. It Is to be called the St. Clail
and is located on the SEA of the NWk
of section %, T. So, r. 20, the town tina
is furnishing the finest ore on that range
The St. Clair was bought in fee a yea
or more ago from Messrs. Congdon s
Hartley for something more than $500, 900
The company is erecting at Hibbing {
fine, large two-story office building ane
laboratory and all it's operations in thu
district are under the supervision of Pen
tecost Mitchell, a we'll posted and thor
oughly competent mining manager.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Some weeks agi
Richard Smith, a pioneer resident of Soutl
, Dakota, while suffering from delirium ire
mems, wandered away from his home ii
, this city and was found dead on the prai
:, RE. It is now announced that his widow
, has engaged the services Of an attorne,
and will commence suits against at leas
four, and possibly more, Of the saloon
keepers Of Sioux Falls for damages TO-
the death Of her Observation-Disclosures has beel
placed on record an instrument showing
5 that the Great Northern Railroad com
l pany has purchased a $4,000 tract o
land on East Eighth street, very con
venient location for the new station an
f freight building which it is said the com
pany will erect to replace the ones re
> Gently destroyed by f1re.-The annua
l meeting Of the w. G. T. U. of the Siou:
Falls district, which had been in progress
since Wednesday afternoon, adjourne
= yesterday. Delegates were present fror
3 all the counties in the district, as follows
y Minnehaha, Moody, Lake, McCook, Han
Y son and Miner.