The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03
MINNESOTA
NO LACK OF WORK
Curtailment in Some Sections Il
Offset by Renewed Activities
in Others.
Production and Development on the
Mesaba Will Not Show a
Falling Off.
Special to The Journal,

DulutH, Mlnn., Oct. S.-SectiOn Il mine |
Of the Lake Superior Iron company, at
Winthrop. Marquette range, is to be
closed down, orders to that effect having
been received from Duluth This is a
non-bessemer mine, running 81 per cent
iron and high In phosphorus.
It Is the intention Of the United States
Steel Corporation. OF which the Lake su-
perlor IRON company Is part, to close
down or materially curtail It's non hes
semer mines on all ranges outside the
Mesaba. The officers Of the company as
sert that too much Of that grade Of ore
has been produced and that the constitu-
ent steel making companies are unable to
take more OF it this year. So the q
mine is down, the Soudan mine at ver-
million range is down, having been closed
Thursday Of this week, section 1e mine;
at 1shpeming Is reduced to half force,
and some Menominee properties are to be
curtailed. Night crews are off at Cleve-
land Cliffs mines at Ishpeming. This is
the chief portion Of the close Of mines of
which dispatches from minor points in
the lake region have had much to say the
past few days From these Ill informed
statements 1t might be presumed that the
majority Of miners were to be let out i
Most OF the men to be discharged from
non Bessener mines are to be taken on
at other points and an increase Of pro-
duction is to take place at once at a
number Of old range mines: =.
Mesaba VIII Hold Up.
On the Mesaba the production Of the fall
ard the development, work of the winter
will he unchanged from estimates, and
will be very large, It is actually a fact
thai more men are to be employed in
stripping and other development work
the corning winter than in any CORE
spending period in the history Of the Me-
saba range, and the indications are that
the product Of 1904 from Minnesota will
be in excess Of any previous year.
All Vernillion mines outside the Sou
dan non-Bessemer will run heavily and
steadily. all fall and winter. Gogebic
mines have had reduction of force,
amounting to about Is per cent Of the
entire number of men employed. Ship
| ments from this range have been light
| this year and at many mines portions of
the stockpiles Of last winter are still on
hand. Stockpile room Is we'll taken up,
and without curtailment Of men en-
| ployed would soon be overcrowded.
Full Volume Coming Down.
Last week every steam shovel mine
on the Mesaba range belonging to the
/ United States Steel group was closed
down, and every shovel was laid off. This
was due simply to the vessel strike, for
the company could not afford to fill its
docks with ore that, If the strike should
not be settled, might not be taken out this
the winter, resulting in great damage
and loss. AS soon as the strike was set
tied orders were sent from Duluth to
start all shovels, and the full volume Of
ore is now coming down. Ore will be
pushed forward rapidly as possible that
the season may end early, and most mines
will be thru by Nov. l.
Mahoning mine at Hibbing Is well up
with Its schedule and will have about
100000 tons out by the end Of October.
Biwabik mine at Biwabik was to have
produced. 100000 tons this year, but its
schedules have been changed and not
more than 100000 tons are expected now.
The mine belongs to an Independent COM
pany and will close early.
} Almost Drowned Out. a.
T. Operators at the Great Western, Crys-
tai Falls, had a. sudden inflow Of 5000
gallons minute to care for. last week,
and the mine was within an ace Of
drowning out. The back Of the first level
, caved and permitted a great rush OF
water. The mine will soon be working
, again.
Stock piles at Crystal Falls mine, that
had not been touched this year, are now
being shipped, but not very much Of this
ore is to go out this season. >
Tobin mine at Crystal Falls has cleaned
up its stocked ore, has increased It's room
3 for ore on surface and is to mine more the
-
Is proving to be a good one, and SHOULD
make large product. The shaft is to b.
: sunk another level and the system O.
: mining Is to be changed from underhant
to back Stopping. ="
; Joseph Sellwood of Duluth, who own
the Chester mine near Negaunee, Mich.
is starting important explorations there
: : The mine contains a large tonnage Of leal
i silicious bessemer. ore. WIS : .
J. Pumping capacity for 5000 gallons
? minute is to be installed at the Shenang
: mine, Mesaba range, which is probabl.
n to prove the wettest mine ever opene,
d on that range. The mine lies under
l. large and deep swamp and this swamp /
underlaid by a large bed of very quick
, sand. 49, ~ - =.
d The Republic Iron and Steel company
e putting into Petit mine, Mesaba range
= a triple expansion pump that will care TO
:. all its water. ~.-.,- ~.
j, New Stripping Concern.
/, Articles Of incorporation Of the Killorin
Philbin Contracting company were filed
- The purposes Of the company are the de
velopment and stripping of mines. TIL
capital Is $4,000 and the incorporation
are John F. Killorin Of Duluth, J. D. Ma
son Of St. Paul, Donald M. Philbin an
Charles jerks Of Superior and p. II. Mel
son OF Hibbing. -.. sE *.
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