The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
MINNESOTA
ROSTER OUTLOOK
ON THE RANGES
ACTIVE WINTER AND A BUSY
YEAR IN 1905.
Railroads Have Outlined New Work and
the Prospect Of Shipbuilding Has
Frightened Lively Movement from
the Stockpiles at the Mines.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 8.-Fall schedules,
arranged between the various iu interests,
the Duluth, Messabe & Northern, the
Duluth & Iron Range and the Great
Northern, all Minnesota ores, amount
ing to from 100000 to 13 500, 900 tons
for the year. Of this the two first
named will move ,4,50o,ooO tons each,
and the. Great Northern the remainder.
This is higher than any estimates put
on the Minnesota output up to this
time. If old ranges move no more
than 100000 tons, the total for the
lake will be 20,000,000, and the old
ranges should easily do as much as that.
Increase Of activity, is noted in all lake
there will be far less ore on docks at
the close of navigation than was feared.
This cannot fail to react favOrably on
winter conditions in the mining regions.
Indeed, mining men are now looking Tor
an active winter and very busy year
in 1905. They expect also better
price for ores. ~
New Work Planned by Roads.
Some new work among the railroads,
in the way Of additional facilities. is
noted. This is an encouraging sign;
The Duluth & Iron Range will rebuild
it's No. dock at Two Harbors. No. 3
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pockets, and a capacity Of storage of
eped consi 5s and it Certainly viii
be raised. This dock is too low for the
new type Of modern lake freighters,
having it's pocket base only! tTenty;sev,
about ten feet, and the entire structure
raised to height Of sixty-two feet
Some Of the other roads are getting
ready to enter the market for steel cars
| The Pittsburg Steamship company s
lake branch Of the United States stee]
of building four or five modern steel ore
steamships, to carry 5000 to 10000
gross tons, equal to the A. B. Wolvln
The corporation has not shipping
enough to carry it's ore, and the logica
thing for it to do will be to come nearer
supplying itself in this respect. No de
cision has been reached, but it is sup
posed that announcement will be made
in a few weeks, if the conclusion is tt
construct the vessels. If any such de
cision is reached it will comfortably fl
most Of the available lake Yards for. thu
winter, situation very different from
the outlook Of a few. weeks ago, whe1
it seemed as tho nothing was to be dom
in new steel ships.
Another Straw.
Another straw Indicating renewed in
terest in ore and the trade is. the awak
ening inquiry for ore properties and tn
opening Of old and idle explorations. |
: is true that this is but on a small seal
as yet, but that there is anything dom
is a matter for congratulation. e
One small ore body on the east M
saba, section 6, township So, range l;
: which has been explored. by Messr
: Moore and Coates, has been sold t
v Pickands, Mather & Co., subject to yer
Q fcation of explorations. There al
j. about 900, 900 tons Of excellent hig
l. grade, hard Bessemer ore, and the bonl
price is about $4,000 in addition to a.
8 vanced royalties, in all nearly 1000
f The property lies close to water and wi
IS be a very wet proposition, and unde
J. ground mining.
l. An exploration of G.. A. st. Clair, {
g land almost adjoining, in section
IS township So, range 16, shows ore nor
y and south for nearly 1000 feet and is
considerable size. Mr.. ST.. Clair hop
n to make arrangements to mine this.
le will be still wetter, probably, than t.
j. other, and is rather deep.
~ Several ore-consuming concerns a
re looking for ore lands and mining propt
le ties, and inquiry for option is note
le tho on restricted scale, still, any J
I'd curry Is change from recent mont
SO A few new drills have been put at wol