The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-20
POOR OUTLOOK
At THE MINES
MORE PROPERTIES ON THE
RANGES CLOSED.
OF Thirty Near Hibbing Only About
Half Are Likely to Be Operated
Stripping Business Continues Good
and at the Monroe Three Shafts Are
Being Sunk.
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Duluth, Mimi, May 20.-Mines continue
Beaufort, at Michigamme, Marquette
range, is down. 1t produces an ore that
averages 81 per cent iron and about .257
phosphorus Such an ore is not Of espe-
cial value this year. The Beaufort has
been extensively opened the past two
years and is in position to make large
output when needed. 1t is owned by the
Bristol Mining company. Of which Ogle-
bay, Norton &; Co. are head
Another mine closed is the Susquehan-
ma, at Hibbing, belonging to the Buffalo
& Susquehanna Iron: company. It sank
two shafts last winter and is well opened
underground in preparation for large
production. Its ore is soft hematite
about on the bessemer limit.
A third Is Crosby. sof the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron company. west Mesaba mine,
that was under development and was to
have made small shipments this year. The
pumps have been taken out and nothing
will be done this year
OF the thirty mines located close to
Hibbing, Mesaba range, only about half
are likely to be operated this year, among
these being nine or ten belonging to the
Oliver Iron Mining company.
Good Stripping Business.
The Drake & Stratton company has
| just taken a contract for the removal Of
900 yards additional earth from the
Stevenson mine, making 700, 900 yards to
be removed under its direction. This win
probably complete the stripping at this
| mine. This firm has contracts on hand
now for the removals Of about 1850, 900
yards this year, which Is an exception
| ally good amount for the times and COM
pares well with the 100000 yards Of
| last year. L
| Most of the stripping contracts under
| wow ho hoon rOnch! o1rtQi1o6 fhjc
year. The Drake e. Stratton company has
/ nine steam shovels and about 1000 men
working on it's Mesaba contracts.
Importance Of the Monroe.
The busiest place on the Lake Superior
! ranges is at the new Monroe mine of
| the Oliver Iron Mining company, in Sec
ton 2S-5S-20. Here three shafts have
| been going down all winter along an east
and west line of about 1000 feet. Shaft
A, the most easterly, is down ITO feet
and is some so feet in the ore. Shaft r
is down 80 feet and is still in surface:
shaft G is down about $50 feet and is
also in ore. The three are some 2,00G
feet north of the south line of the mine
and $500 feet south Of the north line.
| A large stripping contract is under way
by the Killorin- Philbin company and OF
the 100000 yards TO be moved IN this
great undertaking about 100000 yards
have been taken off since work started
laLe laSC' ldll Inc stripping Will De the
deepest on the Mesaba ranging from SC
to 100 feet, and there is every probability
that before the mine IS worked very lone
alstripping. to- the depth of 100 to ;125 feet
t will be undertaken. There must be, Of
| course, a great depth Of ore beneath tc
warrant this stripping, and there is, TO,
the Monroe Is one Of the Steel corpora.
TONS larger mines, and has an enormous
tonnage in sight. A stripped area o.
perhaps fifteen to eighteen acres is being
planned for the ground Immediately south
of the shafts. & z
Electric HauIage.
The mine will be equipped with cleo
trio haulage underground, and ore will
be drawn from the southern limits be
meath the stripped area to the shafts
The bulk of mining will be, Of course
from underground. It is not possible tina
this mine can produce any tonnage thi
year, and it may not mine very much ii
1905, but it will be- when fully developed
, one Of the very important assets Of tn
United States Steel corporation in tn
8 Lake Superior region.
The Cleveland Cliffs Iron company ha
, about ready for operation at the LAX
/ mine, Ishpeming, q new power plant tina
J is exceptionally well planned and strik
ingly built. The plant is housed in bric]
: buildings with steel roofs. supported
the case of the boiler-room--by steel col
: umns.