The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-11
MINNESOTA
DROPS ITS OPTIONS
Subsidiary Companies Of the. U, s.
Steel Call Halt on Elk
ploratory Work.
Iron Ore Shipments From Minnesota
Ports for August Comprised
2,496,0o0 Tons.
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Duluth, Mimi. Sept 1o-August shipments Of
iron ore thru the Sault canals, that Is, out of
Lake Superior. amounted to 3,7S9, 900 tons. Ship
ments from Minnesota ports for the month We're
2,496, 600 TONS of which the Duluth, Missabe d
Northern road moved 1920, 900 tons, which is a
record.breaking figure for any month.
At Adams mine, Mesaba range, they have COM
pleted and are now using milling pit stu
1t. Electric trolleys used for tramming to
the shaft. The pit was excavated by the
company and work commenced last winter. About
100000 yards of material have been removed
The pit Is up to sixty-f feet in thickness Of
overburden and the material removed was Of
an extremely difficult character, cemented hard
pan and interbedded boulders. This mine is
making an immense output the present year.
At the Corrigan mines of the Mesaba opera
tions are less active than planned at the
beginning of the year. In all about /, 100, 600
tons have been moved forward, and 100000 tons
more will be shipped. Stevenson, their largest
mine, has put out 800, 900 tons.
Cancellations Of steel orders have been much
less than was at one time feared by mining
more satisfaction than for some little time.
A. F. Maitland, Of Negaunee. has been made
manager of the Consumers Ore company, the
new Hanna organization on the Mesaba range.
ton p, township 49, range 10, which is on
state land. This property will be a shipper the
coming year. 1t contains a goodly tonnage Of
good ore. Two other small properties in the
same township are to be operated BY this com
pany. which has ore lands on several lake ranges
and Is exploring on the Canadian side Of the
line. -. =,
u 8. Steel Stops Exploring Work.
Recent action by the Oliver Iron Mining COM
pany In dropping options and explorations on the
Menominee range was but a forerunuer of SINH
lar action elsewhere The company has within
a day or two served notice on nearly all owners
OF land IT Is exploring on the Mesaba range
that 1t will terminate the options and cease work
| shortly. ,..a os& - : -
1t is said at the Offices OF this and the Min
nesota Iron company that they will have but
two of three explorations under way ON, the
Mesaba range after sixty days from this date.
1t is understood that the companies have decided
that, Tor time at least, they will take no fur:
! Their explorations; that they have a good deal
| of ore, and II they buy more will negotiate for
! explored ore deposits rather than explore for
their own account This will tend to diminish
| materially the number Of drills on the Mesaba
and other ranges. for the steel corporation's
companies have been very active everywhere.
This Is not the first time the steel corporate
has dropped exploratory work on the Mesaba
| range. but IT usually renewed its operations as
heavily as before within a comparatively brie1
period.
Iron Belt Mines Quits.
Iron Belt mine, Gogebic range, has ceased oper
ations for all time and is to be dismantled : Il
has been shipper since 1888 and has sent dowr
LOO. 900 TONS Brotherton, Sunday Lake ant
| Ch1ef mines, at Wakefield are shipping abou
as IN preceding years, and all are' being de
|
erton, is down $50 feet and is to go 100 fee
more at once. Sunday Lake is also, going down
Stock piles of last winter are going forward
at the rate of 1000 tors dailya7 At Ashianf
mine, they are shipping at the rate OF 4OO. az
| tons for the season. Gogebic shipments as ,
rule, have been light this year and many stool
viii id MeteoT WHICH GO
ing 1t out. -S - To 80 =
On the Menom1nee range, the oliver Iron Min
e idod &c
Is IN sight at Michigan. and then If explora
lions underground In the meantime do not shoy
ore, to Ga; abandon it finally. At Gibson the com
and drive cross-cut to see what there NAV
below. 1t has been supposed that mining wa
to cease at old Armenia for the present, bu
1t Is still under way and drilling is in progress
| work. ~ =.