The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
MINERS OF NORTH
WELL EMPLOYED
AS MANY AT WORK AS
DURING THE WINTER.
Consolidation of Republic Iron &
Steel, ss-sheffield and Tennessee
Coal s. Iron May Be Announced In
Few Days-Ilead and Zinc Prop
erty of Duluth Men at Black Bay
Looks Good.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, March 25.-Reports of
mine inspectors for the various counties
in Michigan show that the number of
men employed in ore production is about
the same as it has been during the win
ter, tho the reports Of cessation Of opera
lions have been frequent In Crystal
Falls and adjacent territory $50 men are
working in mines. of whom 800 are for
Corrigan, Mckinney & Co. At the height
about 1000 more. In Dickinson county
there has not been as great a reduction,
and about 1000 men are at work.
Tho the Republic Iron and Steel COM
pany owns large mines on both the Me-
sabi and Marquette ranges none of them
IS to be included in the proposed cembina-
ton Of that company with the Sloss-
Sheffield and the Tennessee Coal and
Iron, upon which experts are at work. The
details Of the consultations are to be an
nounced in few days, and it is sup
posed the deal will be closed. The north
ern plants and mines of the Republic,
which Is the only concern of the three
and run Independently. In the past small
proportion of Lake Superior ores Of this
company has been shipped to it's south
ern works. 80. .'.
Lead and Zinc Property.
All winter work has been under way
just north Of the International line, at
Black Bay, Ont, on a lead and zinc prop
erty owned by Duluth men and under OPP
ton to the Ontario Lead and Zinc Min
ing company. Several shafts have been
sunk and a lot Of prospecting has shown
| that the lead runs out with depth, its
place being taken by zinc blende, which
is very rich The vein is widening and
the indications are that valuable mine
has been discovered. The company pur-
poses to ship extensively this year, and
has about 1000 tons of rich zinc and lead
on the surface.
At the Oliver Iron Mining company S
Pioneer mine, Vermillion range, the great
Incline shaft that is to have capa city fol-
100000 tons a month, is bottomed at 1000
feet deep, connected with the main work
| ings of the mine, and it's equipment is
going in. BY the coming summer it will
be In shape to hoist some ore. This shaft
will have a greater annual capacity thar
any ever sunk. It is fireproof, as it is
lined with steel, and all its timbers are
steel rails. This is new thing in mines
A steel shafthouse, 100 feet high, is being
constructed over it, and a new brick en-.
CINE house is to hold a 1000 horsepowe
which is to be automatically arranged 81
| that OVerWinding and consequent loss o.
life will be impossible. - &c. ...
This shaft is sunk thru solid diorite it.
| entire depth and is several hundred fee
back from the ore body at it's neares
point It will give the mine an annua
capacity for 1900, 900 tons. year
| Pioneer ore is among the very fines
FEVER discovered being very high in iron
| exceedingly low in phosphorus and al
deleterious elements, and the tonnage il
sight IS large. The mine belongs in fe
to three men. one living at Duluth, one a
Superior and one at Milwaukee, and /
should return them in royalties annuall
a combined income of not far from $3.50,
900. " .~is. -s.*..
Much Stripping to Be Done. r
Mesaba range stripping contractors ar
getting ready for their season s work an
are overhauling their machinery. One fir
will have eight large and powerful shovel
at work, day and night, all the seaso
thru and will employ about 1000 mer
This firm has the Fayal contract for ex
l pension of the stripped area, and wi
work three or four shovels there. N
stripping will be carried on at the Morri
mine of the Oliver company, a contract fo
which was let last year. This work wi
be allowed to go over until 1905 Mine
on which extensive stripping will be car
ried forward this year are the Stevenson
Leetonia, Leonard, Mahoning, Bur
Mountain, Fayal, Iroquois, Holland, Bi
wabik and perhaps Stephens.
Some stripping Is to be undertaken O
Michigan ranges, and it is evident tina
many old mines will be in time operate
by that process, a method that until re
Gently was supposed suitable for the Me
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