The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11
ORE SEARCHERS
IN A NEW FIELD.
COUNTRY WEST OF DULUTH IS
BEING EXPLORED.
Orchards Company Is Working.
Heavier Than Ever in the Region
and Expects to Make Important
Finds.-Baltic Mine, Which Was
Stripped Last Winter, Will Ship
Heavily.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, June 1.-THE Orchards
company, which has been drilling for iron
in new field west of the Mesaba range,
Is working again heavier than ever, and
expects to make important finds this
year. This company began operations
two years ago as the result of dip-needle
tests along the main line Of the North
ern Pacific road, 100 miles west Of Du-
luth. These tests seemed to show the
possibility Of iron in that region, but
work by drills the past year has showed
nothing more satisfactory than lean
ferrug1nous slate and a soft and alum
initic paint rock. These are not cons1d-
cred especially favorable indications con-
sidering the amount Of work that has
been done. For time there was some
excitement in the vicinity and some drills
were installed, several companies, includ-
ing the United States Steel, being among
those at work. But all Of these except
the original Orchards company have
ceased.
The Helen mine Of the Lake Superior
company at Michipicoten has resumed
work, being the first Of the Sault indus
tries to begin active business. This mine
is an excellent ore in the furnace and
is In demand for foundry purposes and
for this years delivery.
Opening OF the Lincoln.
Jones & Laughlins Of Pittsburg who
side the corporation. have been restricting
their mining operations on Lake Superior
to one property, the Lincoln at Virginia,
MINI. This they are opening on large
scale and are hosting about 1900 tons
| day. An electric tramming system
has been installed and started this week,
while second shaft has been put in
commission. The mine will produce about
| 375,000 tons this year.
| Additional cargoes Of Mesaba ore have
been shipped to the Atlantic coast for
| the Dominion Iron and Steel company.
These go all-water without transshipment
| to Nova Scotia, and are of about loo
gross tons each.
Baltic mine, of which the Lackawanna
Steel company is part owner, will ship
| heavily This mine, which has always
been an underground property, has been
stripped the past winter and the min
ers will now attack the old pillars and
back on the upper levels. These con-
tanned an immense tonnage Of ore that
was kept to hold up the roof. But as
there Is now no roof, on account of the
stripping job, they can be mined away
and the work done at the minimum OF
cost.
There are $50, 900 tons Of ore in stock at
| the various mines of Ely.
shipments nave begun from all points
on all ranges to the terminal docks, and
more than eighty large ore ships of the
Lake Carriers association are in com
| mission.
Heavy Stocks at EveIeth.
The stocks of ore on the surface al
Eveleth are greater than were ever known
in any mining community. They aggre-
gate more than 100000 gross tons, all
hoisted during the winter, and are to be
shipped to the docks at Duluth thru the
summer. Shipments will be very heavy
| in a few days.
ST. Clair mine, half interest in which
was owned by w. P. Snyder and the res
in the Clarion Steel company, has beer
turned over to the United States stee
corporation.