The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-24
LAKE ORB TRAFFIC BEGINS.
APRIL SHIPMENTS SlLtLL--DTE
TO ICE AND STRIKES.
Season In Alaska Gets Tariy star;--The
strike on montgomery Mountain, NcV',
Exceeds EXpectatiOns-A New Town
Springs Up-Blg TOnopah Dividend

btFike on montgomery MOultulni NcN''
Exceeds Expectations-A New TOwn
Springs Up-Blg TOnopah Dividend,
DULUTH, MINI. April u Fifty steel
ships got through the ice az IN" lower end
OF Lake Superior last Thursday and started
on a race for the ore docks az Duluth su.
perior and Two Harbors. The advance
guard began arriving Friday afternoon.
and on that night and saturday morning
. score Of ships arrived a. each shipping
point.
The movement for April. which vas ex-
peotsd TO amount 10 about 800, 900 tons,
will 10 only half that on account OF the delay,
the Ice going out and the strikes In the mines
around tho Mesaba The May business
should amount TO better than $500, OOo tons.
which will rank up well with the banner
months OF any year preceding 1909. The
chief shipper for the year will be the Duluth.
MissAbe and Northern road, which Is booked
for about 1000. 900 tons. and the Duluth and
Iron Range, Chicago and Northwestern and
Great Northern will follow 1t closely.
What At one time babe fair 20 become
serious strikes were begun last week az Hib-
bling Al one time 5000 men we're out and
most Of the mines In the immediate vicinity
OF the place were closed. The strike lacked
cohesion, however. and the mines are now
working at nearly the old rate. the men not
having gained a single point II 10 not
improbable that later In the season wages
will be advanced for common labor. The
United States Steel Corporation. as soon
as the strikers became abusive. ordered all
It's underground mines in the Hibbing district
closed the buildings boarded up and the
mine pumps pulled. This order had a great
effect on the men.
Efforts are being made TO organize the
miners into a branch OF the Western Fedora
ton. the organization responsible Tor the
troubles last year at Cripple creek. When
the miners saw that there we're fees TO be
paid for Joining the federation, and that
there was no great opportunity for cor
responding benefits, they fought shy OF the
matter and II will be difficult job for oTgan-
EAtion TO be carried out.
There IL great activity on the GoEebio
range, especially at lronwood. where the
oliver Iron Mining Company Is carrying e1-
tenslye and splendid improvem ents. both on
surface and underground. These include
several large steel shafthouses. new ma
ohinery OF the heaviest and most substantial
character, extensive undo. ground develop
ment and deep exploration to find new ore
bodies underneath the cross dykes that In
earlier days were thought the bottom OF the
mines The Norrie and It's adjacent mines
are showing up wonderfully we'll.
IL is said the oliver company is 10 sink a
200 foot shaft on its section -. lust east
Of that mine at greater depth than its own
ground goes Diamond drill borings are
said to have disclosed the fact that ore exists
At that depth. under deeper dykes than have
yet been penetrated on the range. Prac-
tically all the $4,000, 600 tons mined on the
Gogebic has been from above the 1000 foot
level. Indeed, few shafts have been sunk
below Il. The Newport, in the lronwood
district and Of which the Bonnie is part.
has gone down $500 feet. but Is not mining
81 that depth.
= MONTANA.
: BUTTE, April is-The sale OF the
Spectator property has been on'cially con-
drmed The new corporation will be known
a. the North Butte Mining Company. at the
head Of which is T +. Cole Of Duluth, presi-
dent OF the oliver Iron Mining Company.
A number OF capitalists interested In the deal
are well known Lake Superior men who are
largely interested In the Bisbee district Of
Arizona, controlling the Calumet and Arl-
roma. the Pttsburg and Lake Superior the
PittsbuTg and Duluth. the Junction and
other properties. The purchase price Of
the Spectator was t5,0O0,O 900.
By the closing Of the old Butte and Boston
0melter at Meadervillo. a suburb OF Butte,
the saving in wages alone will be very close
70 So. 900 a month. without calculating the
ming. The plant has been an unnecessary
expense TO the, Amalgamated for a long time
The ore will be treated az the Nashoe smelt-
er with very little added expense he
Amalgamated mines have never produ oed
more than they are producing now.
Recently the Raven copper Mining Com
pany discovered large body OF high grade
ore In its mine in running a crosscut from
the 7o0.foot level which shows well in copper
and silver. This company Is an Independent
corporation which promises To become
big factor IN Butte copper mining. II has
decided 10 issue bonds 10 the amount OF t65, =
900 for the purpose Of securing funds TO
make further developments aud improve
ments,
operate in the Butte district known as the
Berlin Mining and Developing Company.
Ii is Incorporated for 1000 and is COM
properly under the control Of the company
comprises the kerlin, Alargu eTetha. Leaf,
In the vicinity Of the Jessie, In which the
speculstor company struck body Of ore
ISwIsrowN, April 70 John 4. Drake.
accompanied by his brother-in-law, Henry
Rae. and Henry Armistead, yr., OF New orb,
returned TO this city to-day from Kendall and
Gilt Edge, where they inspected the extensive
mining Interests Of Mir Drake. st Gilt Edge,
the Gold Reef mines we're found TO be in
splendid shape. although the production was
considerably Curtailed during the winter,
owing to a shut-do occasioned by the freez-
cold weather This defect has been femedied
by giving the pipes a greater fall and there
car be no recurrence Of The mishap,
IN which MIR. Drake has acquired controllin G
Interest during the past year. was examined
with the greatest interest. The results Of
twelve months Of diamond drill operations
were laid before the party by Mr. Drnke's
experts, and they are even more encOura lin q
than was expected. The North MOcCasln
adions the Kendall and the Barnes-kinR
on returning 20 this city MIR Drake con-
suited with Senator John u. Waite who Ia
Interested with him in the North Moccasn
and II VAS decided that they we're fully justi-
fed In going ahead and opening up the prop
srty on a large scale.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE, April 1.-THE Yukon river
opened on April -. month earlier than
IN the past twelve wears. The ice lam at
the mouth Of the llootalinRua " ent out on
"Wednesday, and navigation will soon he
open 70 Dawson. The water is lower than
usual az this season, but some OF the smaller
steamers will make the attempt 10 get through.
Travel TO Dawson Is increasing beyond
eIpeCtat ions. While the 1anana drew
heavily on the klondike last season, enou gh
miners remained m the Yukon 70 work the
placcrs 20 great advantage, and a. a result
the output viii be but little short Of the bo-
nAnza days.
being OF daily occurrence on CleaTy, Dry and
other creeks. on tleary a big drift RoinF
81 so TO the pan Il reported, while dirt
going rs and so cents 10 tho pan ia
plentiful AZ Pedro Dome a gold ,iuartZ
ledge traceable for a long distance and from
ten 10 twelve feet 10 width has been struck
The ore assays from $40 10 t6tO, and the country
has been staked for miles. This ia the first