The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18

have been sold to the Thomas Furnace
company Of Milwaukee and are being
shipped all-rail to that city. The Jones
& Laughlin people have not surrendered
the developments could not be called en-
couraging there Is still a prospect the
property will again be operated.
In the Iron river district Of Iron coun-
ty opera tons. are being rapidly pushed at
the Baltic mine. Shipments are going for
ward both from the stockpile and direct
from the shafts, the latter sending out
sabouts6oo tons daily, and It is likely that
the total output this season will be in ex-
cess Of 100000 tons. Considerable strip
ping Is to be done as soon as the stock
pile Is moved. The Caspian is rapidly
nearing the producing stage and it is ex-
pected that $4,000 tons or more will be
shipped during the present season. Next
year this property will be a considerable
producer The Victor schlitz Mining COM
pany, operator Of the Hiawatha mine,
recently purchased steam shovel and is
now loading ore for, the sstockpile as well
as direct from the shaft New machinery
is being installed, and underground the
development work is being pushed with
the object Of materially increasing the
output. In the Iron river district also
considerable exploratory work is under
way and projected. At the Coe property,
north OF the Hiawatha, diamond drill oper-
at1ons have been resumed and will be
continued until the tract has been thoro-
| ~ proved. 1t is expected that deposits
of good ore will be encountered At the
Baker exploration the indications are en-
couraging and point to the opening of a
| mine. A diamond drill also is at work at
| the BOytngtOn property, but the ledge has
not yet been reached and the results are
problematical. At the Beta mine pumps
are at work unwatering the property. This
task is expected to be finished by the
| last of the month, when q drill will be
started in the bottom to determine the ex-
tent Of the ore body. The shaft at pres
ent has depth of about 100 feet. On the
southeastern portion of the Beta @forty,
but few rods from the Swedish Lutheran
church at Iron River, a drill will be put to
work in a week or two It is generally
| believed that the ore formation from the
Sheridan and Nanaimo mines heads that
way and that the indications are favorable
for striking ore.
In the Ironwood and Bessemer district
| Of the Gogebic range, the ore shipments sc
far this season have been very slow an6
| there is a belief the ore market is not as
healthy as it could be. Up to the pres
ent no shipments have been made from
the stockpiles at any Of the mines, al
the ore sent out coming direct from the
shafts, and unless conditions change it il
likely the mines will materially curtai
working forces next winter At Wake
field orders have been received from
\ Cleveland to abandon the old Comet min
n now known as the Meteor. It had beel
i decided some time ago to cease work a
the property, but the discovery of ney
body Of ore to the north caused the can
~ collation. of these instructions so tina
the present orders have come with sur
} prise. It is believed that disag gree
ment with the owner Of the fee Of tn
. mine is responsible for the new change i
plans.