The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-09
MINNESOTA
BELOW LAST YEARS
Total Shipments From All Ranges
Show a Big Loss From 1902
Season.
Minnesota Ports Are Doing Well,
Tho September Showed the
Expected Decrease.
Spaoial to The Journal.

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Duluth, Mimi, Oct 9.-september ship
ments fell off, as expected, but hardly
as much as looked for. For Minnesota
they amounted to l,s4S,000 tons, a de-
crease Of 30S,000s tons from the CORE
spending month of 1902, making the sea.
son to Oct. L 1901, 900 tons, orr 265;OOo
tons ahead of the previous year to the
same date, The decline from other ports
for the month was considerable, and. the
total for the year has fallen 1,200,000 tons
below 1907. -. 80
1t is supposed that the Duluth, Missaoe
& Northern may ship about as heavily
the present month as it did last year. but
all other roads are expected to show. a
decline. e.s..5s, z &, =: :;Ss.:
;, Since the resumption of traffic. by the
vessels of the Pittsburg Steamship com
panys there has been a. greater rush to
ore docks than has ever been experienced,
and from fifteen. to twenty ships have
been lying in the harbor of Duluth un-
bic to get room. at the docks This diff
ficulty IS now over, and all vessels are
being cared for as they arrive. rz.,.-,.
MANY Of the vessels In ore will not
run much longer, and a considerable part
OF the lake fleets expected to .laysiby
for the fall in a week or two This is
especially true Of small vessels owned
independently, which are able to-. get
neither ore, grain nor coal.@ .sI.4:. "a o&A
curtailment at Mines. s -, 800 5.9}s
The curtailment of operations at mines
continues, but on a Conservative iiscale,
bringing them to a basis of permanent
operation without drastic methods. Among
mines to be closed additional to those
mentioned a week, ago Is the Volunteer.
on the Marquette range which has been
mining steadily all summer, but has not
shipped pound of ore. It has 200 900
tons on hand. This was: one of the prop
critics included in the sale to the United
States Steel company of the Union Steel
company's plants and mines. Volunteer
produces a rather lean non -bessemer, run
ming about So per cent iron, ~ @2@:s
a Cundy. Menominee range, lis also closed.
Its ore is lean -bessemer;s. There
We're about 800, men at the two :miries.
The Cleveland Gifts iron COMPANY has
cut off night. crews at most of: It's mines,
including Ashland on the 1GogebicG thus
letting out 1000 men. >At the Maas, Ne
gaunee and Lucy mines, at .Negaunee,
this company will naintainfulE operations.
Morris mine, on the Mesaba range which
was expected to be a small shipper late
this year. will probably send down no ore
until 1904. ..>-..c-,s;>.,s ..%i
49,. .. Some Late Finds. 's..,r - !;
8 In the southwest quarteraof the south
west quarter of section 81, town 50, range
A. where E. j. Longyear, has been drill
ing for nearly. a. year about 100000
tons OF very nice ore have been discov-
cred It is a bessemer and lies near the
surface. Negotiations for the sale of this
property are; said. to be, on with a. leading
interest. ~ ass
Where D. T-lAdans and Ssott 1r Ia Ii,a Vi
been working for several months in Ssec-
ton 10, town SO, range IA, they have net
as encouraging indications as earlier in
the progress Of their explorations. They
nave not shown up any large body ?cf
clean oret yet, but of twenty pits half are
IN splendid ore to the depth: Of from ten
Holland mine is the name of the work
OF Swallow, Hopkins & Holland in section
~ town 58, range 16, west Of the Biwabik
and Duluth mines. They have about 400
men stripping. :, p ~ 49, jss7irE:.s', :
sArcturus mine. in section 1s, town Sc,
range q, IS stockpiling ore. The wash
Ing plant has been. thoroly tested: and
found practicable. - G.4s}-s.c ,ss;., - 80
Baraga County Looming zUp,..i8st.
Baraga county, Michigan; lying west OF
Marquette and carrying the extension OF
dhe ore-bear1ng formations of the Mar
quette range gives promise Of becoming
g FACTOR In mining. For two months sex-
| plorat1ons have been under way ins&the
old Taylor mine,I and lit is said to- be
looking well. Owners of mineral land in
the vicinity are commencing to examine
their lands and will probably commence
systematic work in due time The United
States Steel corporation is exploring and
opening the old Beaufort mine, in; tfle
western part OF the county. Two eraph-
lite mines are In full operation nea,
| Taylor. .@, ~
Charlton Steel company, at its Champion
mine Marquette range, is to make ni1n,er.
Gus improvements and betterments satsfhe
new east end exploration %% . t''.7's ~
| The first ore train of the Wisconsin e
( Michigan road was hauled from NolrtwaS
last week to Pestigo where T1tfWas ioatis9
on one. Of the new car ferries for t1e]iv.
|*ery at. Chicago. This is a notablesoccur!
renee in ore traffic So M = " .sfs9Szs