The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18
MICHIGAN
WITHIN THE LIMITS
"A Body Of silicious Ore Develops on
the Outskirts Of Ish-
peming.
The Ore Deposit on the Face Of q
Diorite Hill Near the
Lake.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
q Iron Mountain, Mich, July 1s.-The
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mining company is
developing a body of sincious ore close
to the west shore of Iron Mountain lake,
within the limits Of the city Of Ishpeming.
The ore rises to q height of about 100 feet
above the lake level, and upon the face
of a diorite hill the deposit being so To-
Gated that it eang be mined very scheaply,
only a little stripping being necessary to
expose it. The property Is well laid out
for rapid work. The ore is Identical in
appearance and chemical makeup to that
of the company's Tilden mine, not far
|distant. At the latter property the mine
has been worked out, the miners coming
into the diorite on which the deposit
rested, and all work has ceased at that
place. The lean ore deposits of the min
ing regions of the Lake Superior district
are not nearly as extensive as many sup
pose. OF jaspers there are a great album
dance, but Of lean ores proper there are
few big deposits that can be profitably
mined, basing the work on the present
market price. The ore at the Ogden, as
the Cleveland Cliffs new Ishpeming prop
erty is known, extends below the surface
level Of Iron Mountain lake, but it is not
desired to go after that portion Of it,
| as 1T is from the lake that the city of
Ishpeming obtains its water supply.
The Ishpemfng Mining company, better
known as the East New York, will do
considerable in the way of exploratory
operations this summer. There are three
forties Of its property at Ishpeming that
| have been given little attention, and upon
these diamond drills will be set to work
| In the expectation of showing up large
deposits of ore. The property#is now in
| the hands Of NJ. A. Hanna & Co. of Cleve-
land. Some few years ago when J. Mau-
rice Finn, now of Colorado, operated the
property under the name Of the .'Iror
| Valley : considerable body Of silcioul
soregrunning 45 per cent iron was located
This Lore can. now be proftably used By
the company as mixture with other ore.
J and 1t Is. likely the deposit will be mined
by the open pit method with the probable
1tity the deposit will be found leading int
| something better. At the mine prope
i diamond drill operations are under wa,
at the bottom and several small-sizet
! deposits have been encountered.
In the Crystal Falls district Of the Me
nominee range four steam shovels are a
4 work loading ore from stock piles. TIL
\ Oliver company has one engaged at tn
Il Hope cleaning up the few thousand ton
4 remaining in stock there, and with thi
Il ore shipped the shovel will be sent to tn
q Columbia to&clear the stock pile at tina
+ property, which also is to be: abandoned
II gorrigan Mckinney & Co. have tw
Il shovels working, One of these is at tn
y Armenia mine, which produces 10,
II grade ore high in moisture, that is not q
3 rapid a seller as some Of the other ore
: mined by. the company, and the othe
q shovel is in operation at the Tobin. A
81 thisssmine there are some 40, 900 tons
4 stock and at the rate that cars are no,
)! being furnished it will be some time be
. fore the ore is shipped The Tobin OF