The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
MINNESOTA
SAUK COUNTY iron
La Rue and Whiteside Of Duluth
Have Developed a Very Prom
ising Field.
Shaft Sinking and Other Prepare.
tions for Mining Are Well
Under Way.
Special to The Journal.

Duluth Mimi, March 9.---In Sauk coun-
ty Wis. near Barahoo, several diamond
drills have been; working two years or
more under the supervision of w. G.
La<Rue of DULUTH, Mr.. La Rue secured
thez financial assistance of D. Whitesfde,
also of this city, and they have dcve-
oped a very promising field. They have
: optioned some OF their properties to the
Deering Harvester company, some to the
Illinois Steel company. and Others, and all
these are actively at work. in addition
to others who have been attracted by the
success preliminary work. s
Ore. had been known there for, many
years, but it had not been considered val
liable until Mr.. La Rue made his exam
nations. Paint rick had been mined
there some time previously. The Deer
ing company and the Illinois Steel COM
pany are sinking shafts and preparing for
mining the coming season. The ore is Of
good grade and seems to be In abundance
though not enough work has been done to
prove the region ~ =fF' 5' 80
Operations on the Elizabeth.
Pickands.. Mather & Co. have com
menced work on shafthouse and surface
improvements at the new Elizabeth,
bought by them for the Buffalo Steel
company for s250,000. They. will sink a
shaft and may get out small amount OF
ore this year. Elizabeth ore is of fairly
good grade and there are some 10, 100000
tons of it.. The mine will be wet. espec-
tally now that Penobscot is idle and fill
ing with water. 1t lies just south from
Penobscot, OH the same formation. -.
Penobscot pumps are out of the mine,
and the ground for acres, 1t seems, IS
strewn with pumps, boilers, pipe, fittings,
and all the appurtenances of great
iron shop. Now that this stuff is all out
of the ground it seems astonishing how
it was all got down, not to mention it's
use underground. The steel corporation
ought not to have to buy any pumps
for some time to come. The mine, $
lower levels are all full of water. The
job of lifting the pumps was dangerous
one and was magnificiently handled.
The Cypress property, in section 10,
township 81, range II, is soon to. be made
a mine by JOS. sellwood and Pickands.
Mather & Co.. who have the lease jointly.
Stripping contractors will commence work
there in a short time and VIII rush thelr
job to the limit. -.... --., ..-
Wallace Roberts, and others will open
small bunch of ore in section 49, town
ship SO, range 1S. near the Grant where
Mr. Roberts was mining last year for the
Interstate Mining company.
At: the new Albany. belonging to Pick
ands, Matfer & Co.. they are busy sink
ing a shaft and will mine heavily this
year. The mine is noted as having the
deepest ore body known on the Mesapa
range one drill having penetrated ore for
more than 400 feet. ,.'
- No Deal for Cleveland Cliffs
A recent press telegram stated that
the United States Steel corporation and
the Cleveland Cliffs Iron company had
arrived at terms for the purchase by the
former of the 1atter's holdings. i'T This
statement was probably inspired by the
fact that such thing might take place,
were both parties anxious to have it, and
from the further fact that about every
thing in iron and steel is, one time or an
other. credited with being under negotia
tion for sale to the steel corporation
President W. G. Mather, of the Cleveland
Cliffs company and officials of the stee
corpora ton, deny that any such sale has
been made. -'.'
-- The head mining office of the Champion
Mining company of Beacon, Mich, is t.
be moved to Duluth.
Several locomtives, sent to Pittsbure
by the head of the lake iron ore roads
last fall have been returned and the roads
are being put in readiness for ore haul
ing The accumulation Of ore at lowe
lake docks may have some effect upon thu
beginning of the season. though no
much, for early receipts will be sent direc
to furnaces.