The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-21
Northwestern
won At ALL POINTS.
U. S. Steel Corporation Gets a rs
Cent Ore Rate.
vEssELMEN HELD OUT FOR soc
Company Takes 1,5OO,OOO Tons at
Start and Can Get More at
Same Figure.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, MiIn., March 21.-Several ships
We're withdrawn from the grain tonnage
market yesterday, having been placed for
ore for the season. The event marked
the success of the United States Steel
corporation in its fight with shipowners.
Ihe corporation refused to pay 80 cents
ton for ore from the head Of Lake Supe-
rior to lake Erie ports, and vessel owners
steadily refused to contract tonnage for
less. Now the corporation has taken
100000 tons at rs cents, which Is an indi-
cation that 1t has won out at all points
for this first contract will quickly be fol-
lowed by others. On the amount of out
side tonnage the United States Steel cor
poration will charter this year the saving
by this move will be about $500, 0,O0O
Charters for about 5000, 900 bushels of
wheat have been made here for the first
OF the season, a smaller amount than in
years. Wheat does not appear to be in
demand in the east and Europe No coal
charters have been made yet, but next
week it is expected that several million
tons will be placed, probably at 35 cents a.
ton to Duluth and s. S. to Lake Michigan.
Upper lake railroads will begin shipping
to dock soon, some of them within two
week There are said to be 1900, 900 tons
OF ore IN stock at surfacie on the Gogebic
range, which is an indication of what Is
expected there during the year Stocks
oH the other ranges are also very large.
On the Gogeblc several new mines will
commence shipping and increased out
puts are expected at others as the result
OF new shafts and enlarged DEVELOPMENT.
NEVER nave so many men been emplOyed
on the range as now NJ
mere is some scarcity of miners every-
"nere IN the lake country, though not so
great as to impede operations seriously.
froo
able, and at Crystal Falls mines there
kWlll be. room for about 500 new men in
the next few weeks. s
r. l.. Kimberly. and associates have
formed the Elizabeth Iron company to
operate or sell the state lease in section
1z-o1-2i, recently under negotiation with
Mr. Kimberly for 1925, ,OOO There is a.
large , ore body here of fairly good grade.
The United States Steel corporation is
understood to have taken an option on
elgnty acres of land adjoining the Lincoln
mine in section 4-53-17, and also an eigh
" IN section 12-58-1S which is already nm
der exploration. Exploration is under
way IN section 22-5S-19. Another explora-
tlon IN section "a, same town, two miles
south OF the. formation, which was re-
ported TO be OF value, has been abandoned
Nopouy conVersant with the situation ex-
pected that ore would be found there
WASH OF ore about two feet thick led the
explorers into the expenditure of much
money, but hole more than 100 feet deem
was through nothing but Virginia slate
Ih1s is the history of great MANY finds
that are locally reported as promising
great things --' Q
Expectations for the Crystal Falls groun
OF mines TOR the coming season are for an
output of about 1000 900 tons wbich 10
MOI more than they have ever produced The
Mansneld M mine will fall off and the Great
western Will show decrease. At this
water and 1t will be sometime hefore +ha
property is ready for mining. The Crys-s
lal ralls mlne is making preparations for
an output exceeding 26O, 900 tons. 80
PRESIDENT l.. w. Hill of the Eastarn
hallway of Minnesota states that his ROAD
VII III haul a to Lake Superior this year about
a,Uoo,ooo aoo tons of ore, an increase of / .65O-
voo tons over last year. The road is
WORKING day and night to complete its
new shipping dock in time for earlv nss
ana Will begin hauling ore at once.