The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-06
STILL ANOTHER one
Great Northern Will Open the South
Clark Mine on the Mesaba
Range.
Diamond Drills Are Sent From Du-
luth to the New North Free
dom District. "
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Duluth, Mimi, Feb s.-Another mine to
be opened on the Mesaba will be the South
Clark, belonging to the Great Northern
road. where e. F. Bradt formerly mines
manager for the Lake Superior Power
company. and lately at the Josephine
mine. is in charge. This new mine Is the
west half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton Is, township 5S. range 20, famous
section. and is half of a tract secured
some time ago by the Great Northern.
The upper half is the Clark mine, now
operated by the Minnesota Iron company.
The property has been explored to show
some 10000, 900 tons of ore and is an easy
proposition for mining. Mr.. Hill is known
to have held this for some time, at a
royalty of so cents a ton. He has taken a
three-fifths interest in the Fay Explora-
ton company leases, on the southwest of
the northeast and the southwest of the
southeast of section 81, township 5S range
20. where two good ore beds have been
shown up. These have practically been
Hill properties since discovery. The price
paid for the interest is 100000.
Ore on Loneyeas & Bennett Land.
Exploration has shown ore on land be-
longing to Longyear & Bennett, near the
east side Of township 81, range 81, where
Cleveland men have been operating, and a
lease has been taken. The lands will be
opened this year. Much activity prevails
In that immediate vicinity and large ore
area is being proved up. This is about
half way between the Stevenson mine, in
section s. township 81. range Fl, and the
Deering & Cleveland Cliffs in section 80,
township 81. range 20.
A drill has cut Is feet Of hard high
grade ore a mile south Of the Biwabik
mine, In section 2, township IS. range 16.
The find Is not large yet. It is i'm
portant as widening the ore bearing area
materially, as the former geological maps
were able to show only a. very narrow for
nation at that point. It's south edge hall
mile north of the discovery.
In township SO, range IA. where work Is
very little ore being shown, and that
probably not in any considerable thick
ness; but additional work may prove
something more valuable.
Larger Output at Ely.
On the Vermillion range a drill is al
work for Swallow &, Hopkins, ten miles
northeast from Ely. It is very much OF
an outpost at present, there being nc
means of communication nearer than Ely
and no explorations near 1t. A few miles
westerly, in township SO, range II, sew.
eral drills are working east from section
30. and on that property much work is
going on.
At Ely the coming season will see fal
larger output than ever before. The new
deep shafts at Savoy and Sibley are beins
equipped and second shaft Is started a.
Zenith The new steel lined shaft a
Pioneer will produce ore this year. Stock
piles are growing fast and it looks a:
though Zenith would far exceed any pre-
ceding year. Its stockpile room is al
ready becoming restricted.
The sand shaft a the new Mas mine
Negaunee, which has been hung fol
months. Is moving downward again ane
is within less than ten feet Of the ledge
AS soon as lodged it viii be driven to or,
and the opening Of a large new mine vii
have commenced.
New Wisconsin District
More diamond drills are being sent from
Duluth to the new Wisconsin ore distric
around North Freedom. One went dow
this week to operate for the Deering Har
vester company. These finds are bein
pushed as fast as may be and the result
of the present year will probably de
termne whether or not it is a large an
important discovery.
M. A. Hanna & Co. of Cleveland al
working this winter with a force in tn
eastern Vermillion range. on the Ca
madam side of the boundary. where ther
are indications Of the ore bearing forma
ton.