The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-24
MINNESOTA
ALOSS AT The START.
Ore Shipments for April and May
Will Not Be as Heavy as a
Year Ago.
Lake Traffic Is Running Smoothly
After a Long Delay Due to
Labor Troubles. Ill.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth. Mimi. April o4.-The lake
strikes are over and vessels, which have
been managing in all sorts of delaying
ways. are running smoothly. There is yet
no rate, for the Pittsburg Steamship COM
pany still says it has nothing to ask in the
way of a rate, and others do not care to
come into the market in advance of it.
Last April shipments of ore from Min
nesota ports amounted to few thousand
tons short of 1000. 900. and shipments
from all upper ports were 1856. 900. This
April shipments will be much smaller
than then. from all ports. 1t Is somewhat
doubtful if even May equals the CORE
spending period a year ago. The Gilchrist
Transportation fleet, which numbers six
ty-nine large ships, steam and sail, Is not
yet out and is not even fully QUILTED.
Iron Men Skeptcal
There is a great deal in local papers
as to what. they are pleased to term 1.-The
new Highland range and many men are
examining it as the snow goes off in the
woods. Most iron men profess to be ut
tery unable to find any indications that
promise iron ore bearing formation in
that district
Local papers also have much to say
about the proposed attempt of the john
son Nickel Mining company. which by
the way has no nickel mines but guam
tity Of titariferous magnetic, to smelt,
these ores in an experimental way, and
freely state that the problem of smelling
these ores has been solved. 1t is even
these ores will be erected at this city, in
these ores will be erected at this city, in
the very near future. In the mean time
there is some excitement among pine
land estimators and real estate specula-
tors over lands in Lake and Cook coun-
ties, east of the Mesab range. but no
heavily interested in this development or
to be watching it very closely.
New Furnace Blowing.
The fine new pioneer" charcoal fur
mace of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron COM
pany. built during the past two years at
North Marquette, Mich, is now blowing
for the first time, and is working very
satisfactorily. The furnace is Of $50 tons
capacity and has ample carbonizing ca
pacity both in kilns and retorts, with
large chemical works for the acid. The
entire investment is about $1,000, 900. The
company has bought very large acreage
Of hardwood lands, east and south from
Marquette, and has built the Marquette
& Southeastern railway, reaching toward
Lake Michigan. both to draw wood to
Marquette and for other purposes which
will appear in due time. 1t has bought
water front land at Toledo, on Lake Erie,
admirably dudpleu lOi d SlSSl "OIhS,
and its road will probably soon reach
Lake Michigan at Escanaba.
Joseph Sellwood of this city has just
returned from a long trip thru lower
California, where he went in search of
reported iron ore deposits Of magnitude.
He returns disappointed. he says, with
the outlook for ore there, the largest de-
post he could find being apparently Of
not more than $500, 900 tons.
G. N. to Double Track.
The Great Northern road Is preparing
for a still greater ore traffic than the
5000 900 tons 1t purposes to have this sea-
son. Arrangements have been completed
for double tracking the entire line from
the ore docks here to the Mesabi range,
and work will be pushed forward. AS
another step the road is to extend its
line now reaching Nushwauk. in section
32-57-22, to new finds in 5624 and prob
ably on to the Mississippi river in 55-25.
There, connection Is made with the road s
main west line.
This road is rebuilding its tracks thru
the Eibbing group, placing the line far
enough to the south to avoid mines, and
1t will soon have new thru line from
the Mississippi to Duluth. double tracked
most of the way. There will then be three
double track railroads between Lake Su-
perior and the Mesabi range. The Great
Northern Is also arranging for additional
dock and yard capacity at Lake terminal
yards and for a great transfer yard at
Kelly Lake. few miles south Of Hibbing.
Leave for the Copper Country.
A party Of Canadian biologists and iron
men, members of the United States sur
vey and advanced students from Madison,
who will take up United States survey
work has been on the Minnesota ranges
for few days. They left here last night
for the Michigan copper and iron ranges.
Professors J. Morgan Clements and c. K.
Leith of the United States survey, who
are familiar with the districts, are in
charge.
OWATONNA, MjNN-Dr Janes w