The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-08
EVELETH LOOMS
Up AS A SHIPPER
THREE PROPERTIES SENDING
OUT OVER 10000 TONS DAILY.
Next to Hibbing the Little Village Is
the Busiest Mining Center in the
Entire Lake Superior Region
Twelve Large Steam Shovels Are
Loading Cars and Stripping Earth.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Duluth, Mimi, July S-The little mining
village of Evcleth on the Mesaba range is
shipping daily more than $4,000 gross tons
or iron ore, all from three mines belong
ing to the United States Steel corpora
ton These three are the Fayal, Adams
ana Spruce; the two latter are practically
enc mine, however, and are operated as
such. AT these mines are no less than
twelve large steam shoVels, Of which three
are loading cars direct from stocked ore,
two are mining in open pits of the Fayal
mine and seven are stripping earth and
overburden from pits where mining is to
be conducted later Of these, most are
busy day and night. and all are worked
by the mining companies, but four strip
ping shovels In the hands of the Drake &
Stratton company.
This is the most extensive mining Oper-
alton, except at Hibbing, in one small
town Of the entire Lake Superior region.
In addition to the shovels working at
Eveleth there are nine shafts busy, most
| Of them day and night
| The Wallace Contracting company is
taking off surface from Forest mine, Of
| the Tesora company, and has about 100,-
| 600 yards to remove this year. About
! $4,000 yards have been taken off since
| spring. The mine is a small one, but it's
ore is of very high grade bessemer, SINH
lar to Stevenson. and it Is coarse. making
Hawkins Mine Still Idle.
Newspaper reports that the Hawkins
mine had resumed operation are not true.
| nor is 1t a fact that the Interstate Mining
| company Is about to strip it's Grant mine,
| as no decision has been made. Figures
for the job are being received from con-
| tractors The United States Steel cor
poration will perhaps commence the strip
! ping Of Hull and Rust mines this year,
| hut = hn1 80 80
This will be one of the largest and most
intricate stripping jobs ever undertaken
on the range or in the Lake Superior re-
| gion, and some day 1t will be under
| taken.
Two hundred men will DO put at work at
volunteer mine. near Marquette. at once,
| and Manager Johnson of the Marquette
range group has advertised for miners.
AT Stevenson mine on Sunday last they
| mined 1900 gross tons of ore, working
three large shoyels day and night. This
is the biggest record ever made by A
mine of any kind, it is believed. and far
| surpasses anything ever done off the Me-
saba iron range. For the following three
| days they averaged 49, 900 tons a day.
There has been much trouble over a
shortage OF ore cars on some lines, espe-
c1ally on the Great Northern. which has
sent to Its Montana lines 500 Of the big
| steel ore cars that had been in use here.
Tonnage for Rival Shipper.
! It is rather an unusual circumstance
and worthy Of remark that the United
States Steels Monroe mine, which is be-
ing opened as very large shipper is to
! furnish tonnage to the Great Northern
road, which is a rival. This mine was
| bought subject to q traffic contract with
the Great Northern, and it's Immense ton
mage is estimated to be worth to that
road, during the existence Of the mine
not less than $30,000000 in gross freights
Shipments have commenced from the
Lake Superior company's Helena mine al
Michip1coten This mine has not much
| ore in sight, but search will be made fo1
more. The company is reported to be
seeking for ore lands elsewhere.
There are about 600 more miners EN-.
ployed at 1ronwood, Gogebic range, ir
mines of the Oliver Iron Mining company
than three weeks ago, and several add.
| tional shafts have been started. The mum.
Der of active mines has not changed
Stockpiles are being shipped with the ut
most rapidity and the indications are good
for the next winter season.
Malta mine, belonging to the Lackawan
ma Steel company, is being pumped GU
and will resume shortly.