The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-01
NORTHERN IRON MINES
They VIII Pny 100000 in Tlxes-
July Shipments of Ore.

They VIII Pny TSOO,OOo III tnXeS-
e.. July Shipments of Ore.
DULUTH, M1NN.-The st. Louis county
board of commissioners have set the value
of iron mines in the county at $30,OO0,000 a
raise of about SIS, 100000 from the last as
sessment.. The total tax to be raised from
mines this year Will be about $50O.OO0 None
OF the larger owners of mines complain at the
increased valuation. r -
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern road has
ordered several large locomotives weighing
with tenders, about 25o,0oo pounds, making
them among the largest engines for road work
in the United States. 80
The Mesaba Central Land and Exploration
company, which has been in existence since
the commencement of the Mesaba boom, has
sold all its holdings to Pittsburg men for
S250,0O0. The company owns mine con-
tanning about :, ,000, QUO tons, which is under
lease at Is cents q ton. The aggregate royal
ties from this, mine will return the invest
mont almost four times. There are also 1900
acres Of unexploret lands which VIII De
drilled fast as convenient.
The books Of the state inspectors show
about $50 steam drills at work on the Mesaba
range alone, which is about twice as many
as were there a year ago and far more than
ever in the history OF that. or OF all lake
ranges combined at any period in the past.
1t Is now about five years since explorations
commenced with renewed Vigor on the Me-
nominee range. Many thousand dollars have
been spent, but the results so far are the
finding of only few mines Of any especial
value, of only one indeed that is really
large mine. In the same time exploration on
old mines there, notably the Chapin, Aragon,
Mansfield and others have increased their ore
bodies largely. in the case OF the Chaplin
enormously. That mine is to-day one Of the
very large mines OF the Lake Superior dis
trict, and does not greatly suffer by COM
parison with the immense deposits of the
Mesaba range.
The Thomas Furnace company Of Milwau-
kee which undeveloped lands on the
Mesaba range. has secured the adjoining
property to the Bird on the Menominee and
will open 1t for the grade of ore supposed
DO be in that locality.
The Helen mine, in Canada, on the north
east coast Of Lake Superior, is mining less
heavily than early in the year on account
of a change in methods from surface TO
underground The Algoma Central road will
be graded to the mine in September but trains
will not be running through before spring
Reports already indicate that July is the
banner month in iron ore shipments for the
life Of the Lake country, though the exact
figures will not be available for week or
more 1t is probable that total shipments
Of the month will show up at about 420o'No
gross tons This is from all lake ports and
all ranges except the Michipicoten in Canada
The Penn Iron Mining company, belonging
to the Cambria Steel company, has Just
closed its company store' institution
that has been in existence for twenty years
1t is the last Of these stores TO close ano
all mercantile business on all the lake ranges
Is now conducted by merchants anu hoI ny
the mining companies.
Mas shaft sof: the Cleveland Clfs conn
pany is not yet on the ledge. though 1t has
been sinking more less rapidly since las
winter. 1t has about 100 feet to go.
Among the Coppers.
CALUMET, MICH.-The third head at the
Baltic mill has been installed and will go int
commission next week on rock from ths
Champion mine. The Champion is now ship
ping to the Atlantic stamp mill, where th'
sixth head is treating its rock, and with th
eew head at the Baltic in commission it will
be prepared for larger output.
The new mill Of the Wolverine at Traverse
bay will go into commission in two weeks
Work has been delayed by the non delivery o
material. Just as soon Is the new mill goes
into commission the old mill will be dis
4 mantled and the. machinery shipped to th'
Phoenix mill.
The new mill Of the Mohawk mine is vel
advanced and Will 60 into commission in Sep
tember The Mohawk is regarded as the mos
promising Of the mines In the district
1t is opened on the Kearsarge angdaloid an
the formation is uniformly well mineraliZed
In addition, another mine is opened on tn
fssure veins Of Mohawkite, running at righ
angles to the regular formation.
additions to the coal docks at Keweenaw ba
and is now prepared to receive the supply TO
the coming winter. The docks have capaclt
for 25, 900 tons of anthracite coal.
Work in ''F'' shaft Of the Atlantic mine wi
be resumed next week and the shaft Will b
cleaned out and then closed down permanent
ly 1t is inrpopr ground and the other smart
can be operated to better advantage.
The Calumet & Hecla has declared regu
lar quarterly dividend of S. a share. I'M
is a decrease OF IS over the amount paid las
year.
Recent reports that assessments were to
levied on Old Colony and Mayf1ower are OF
cially denied The companies have suihclel
funds in their treasures to last Tor SON
time At present work is purely OF an e1
ploratory nature and expenditures are moo
crate.
The Calumet and Pittsburg Developmel
companv's directors in session here hay
voted to recommend to the stockholders tt
increase of the capital stock from $2oooo
100000 This will be used for tho purcha-
of the Del Orc and a bond on the Ormo1
group of five claims close to the WorAll
nroperty of the company in Bisbee, Arizon
The Briggs shaft of this mine is now dow
more than 400 feet and the indications a
fully as favorable as Calumet & Arlzol
at the equivalent depth
In the Calumet & Arizona mine, on Il
1.O5O-foot level, is 15O feet of ore running
: ner cent copper, aside from the value
native copper, which is probably 3 to p
) cent more The company will be operatl1
its 25O-ton smelter in October.
IOWA l'ALLs, IOWA
A real estate transfer has just been ma
by J. E Himmel, OF this county, amountil
to $780, His PURCHASE is forty-hve acr
Of plated ground in the suburbs Of sio'
City A few weeks ago he purchased elgh
acres near Morningside. suburb of Slo'
City, for $500 an acre.-Assistant State We
erinarian Evers, of this city, is closely watc
ing herd Of cattle on the farm of Villa
Wnitesell as unmistakable evidence OF rabi
has been discovered and the OF; the herd ha
been killed. Several dogs in the neghbo
hood have been dispatched for fear OF the
spreading the disease.-The Des Moines, Iov
Falls & Northern railroad has decided on
one important station on its line in Po
county the name of the new town bell
Elkhart. 1t will be about sixteen miles fro
Des Moines and eight miles from Can orid
and Berwick the nearest stations north al
south.
YANKTON, S. ID. - .,-. .-. .
The South Dakota State Fair ASSOCIATE