The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-11
OUTLOOK IS. GOOD
ON The RANGES
MINES IDLE THRU THE WINTER
ARE RESUMING.
A Dozen or More Properties on the
Mesaba and as Many on the Michi-
gan Take a Spurt-Situation Is
Steadily Becoming Brightel-Some
Extraordinary Stripping Contracts.
Special to The Journal.

Speclal TO Inc journal.
Duluth Mimi, March 11-Numerous
mines turnout the Lake Superior region
that have been idle thru. the winter ara
resuming, and the situation on the ranges
is far better than was expected at this
time. Among those that have resumed
are twelve on the Mesaba and half as
many on the Michigan ranges Some of
these are not likely to produce much ore
for some months, but they will all be
operated steadily, it is expected, thru the
season
The l4ackawanna Steel company is open
Ing, new mine on the Mesaba range
called the Scranton, near Hibbing. This
mine is on state land, and contains more
than 100000 tons Of ore. which will pay
the state schools more than s2,750.O0O in
royalties during it's existence.
The Duluth & Iron Range road, belong
ing to the United States Steel corpora
ton is probably the only road in the
United States that habitually furnishes
free transportation to school children
This road makes it a custom to carry
children living at out-of- the-way places
along its line to the nearest centers where
good schools exist.
The Lincoln Reopened.
Jones & Laughlins of Pittsburg have re-
opened their Lincoln NINE Mesaba range,
which, has been closed since Dec. /. They
last year. 100000 TONS A complete cleo
trio underground haulages system is be-
ing installed at this mine.
Some exploration Is under way near the
new village of Nashwauk, but little ore
has been found since the original discov-
| cries a year or two ago. 1t has been re-
ported that the Cleveland Cliffs Iron com
pany has found a mine of 1000, 006 tons
there, but this is without the slightest
foundation. 1t is. also reported that a
| large amount of exploration is under way
on the range, and it is stated that more
| than 200 drills are busy on the Mesaba
| There never were more than that in the
most active periods of explorations, and
| it is doubtful If more than twenty five
are now working on that range, while
there are very few on other districts Of
the lake. - r.,
| At the Crosby mine, small property
belonging to the Cleveland Cliffs Iro1
| company, they are to put in underground
| electric haulage.
~a Deepest Stripping Contract
| The deepest stripping contract ever de
| liberately undertaken is that now unde
way at the Monroe and Tener mines o
the Oliver Iron Mining company, wher
| there is known to be, thickness of abou
eighty feet over the ore. There are 10
feet Of stripping over No. 8, 7Fayal pit
out when stripping was commenced Their
the thickness was supposed to be no
| more than seventy five feet. At1the Mon
roe two shafts are in ore and at tn
Tener one, all three in a straight lin
east and west. The two most distan
shafts will be. for underground work ex
Eelusively, and the center will take tn
Iproduct of milling pit of large dimen
sions, which is now being stripped. Th
contract for this was one Of the larges
jobs of excavation ever let, amounting t
100000 yards. - n -
Work has been carried on all winter i
exploration and development on irO
mines on the line Of the Algoma Centre
road, north from Sault Ste Marie. Til
ore is hematite, rather silicious, but {
bessemer grade, and a considerable dis
lance has been proved as within the ore
bearing formation 1t is expected som
shipments can be made this year. r.,