The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
BUSINESS ON THE
RANGES IS GOOD.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN CON
DITIONs ON THE GOGEBIC.
List OF Active Mines Steadily Increas-
ing-Steam Shovels at Work on
Many Stocl1piles - Matter of
Freights for the Year Is Still in the
Air.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, July 1.-On account OF
strikes at Sydney, orders for immediate
shipment of ore from the Mesaba for the
Dominion Iron and Steel company have
been Cancelled.
On the Gogebic range there is marked
Improvement in business conditions. AT
Sunday Lake both Brotherton and Sunday
Lake mines are again running full force,
and shipping heavily to docks At Iron
wood shaft at Norrie and No. 5 at
Aurora, the latter of which has been idle
since last fall are open and other shafts
have been added to the active list. Shovels
are working at Norrie, Pabst Newport,
Colby, Ashland, Aurora, Tilden and Mont
real
On the Menominee range Riverton mine.
which has been idle some time, resump-
ton will take place in a short time. Men
are being added frequently to the force at
Hemlock, which will make a large ship
ment this year. Large shipments are un-
der way from Crystal Falls and from their
| hoists.
No attempt has been made to lower any
records in loading the new Augustus 3
Wovin. It took all day to- put aboard the
ships 10,000-ton ore cargo. The vessel
went light from Duluth to Two Harbors
! and in consequence her water ballast com
partments were used. Pumping these out
the usual complement of old overalls, shoes
valves, and it required so much time tt
keep the pumps working that the docks
lost time Another trip and she will prob
ably diminish all records for rapid load
ing.
No agreements have been reached as t.
freights for the year. Shippers want II
pay 70 cents a ton, while vesselmen de
rnand so cents If not conceded, they sa!
they will lie by for awhile. But there !
fair profit to big modern ship in Z
cents a gross ton, and it is probable tina
this rate will prevail for season contracts
All mines Of the Vermillion range, ex
cept Soudan hard ore, which has bee
: idle since April 20, have resumed; Sibley
Savoy and Zenith week ago, and Chan
dler and Pioneer this week. These las
two mines closed because the men did nc
want to work under their superintendent
the others on account Of the late open1n
of navigation Now the men are yer
s willing to work under anybody. Their
has been no change or discussion OF
9 change in the wage scale. About on
Il thousand one hundred men have resume
g ware earning at Ely, where these mine
!, are located. ~ ~.
On the Mesaba the list Of active mine
. has increased, altho Kinney Of the Reput
a lie Iron and Steel company has closed II
definitely. There may be shipments fro
this property later in the year. Bessem
:: shaft Of the same company has starts
q shipments for the first time in years.
}. Steam shovels are working in Gogeb
r range stockpiles at the Norrie, Pabst. TT
q den. Aurora, Brotherton, Cobb
n Montreal and Ashland mines.
: the Marquette range there are shove
:. lloading at the Cleveland Cliffs Lake s,
;, pcrior Queen and Negaunee; on the M
d nominee at the Chaplin, Aragon Per
E, mines Pewabic, Crystal Falls Tobi
Hemlock, Loretto and elsewhere; on II
r. Vermillion at every mine except the Mi
y nesota, an don the Mesaba everywhere.