The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-18
YEAR WILL BE A
RECORD BREAKER
IRON ORE OUTPUT WILL BE HEAV-
lily INCREASED.
Even the Old Minnesota, the Original
Mine in the State, Has Been Re-
opened-Many Other Properties Idle
for Years Will Be Worked-Much
Stripping in Progress. 49,.
Special to The Journal,

p, Duluth, Mimi, March lS.-As the
season advances and the beginning of
navigation approaches, the prepare lions
for a record breaking ore output in
crease. Mine after mine that has been
idle for more or less time gets into
shape for production, and as fast as
men are found they are set at work.
let upon the Mesaba range, and more
and more do the developments indicate
that the year will see the total ore
moved up to 30,O0O,00O tons.
The old jackson mine property, dis
covered in 1914 and first opened as a
mine in l848, has been sold to the Cleve-
land Cliffs Iron company, together with
all the company's properties, Most OF
the jackson 8 production Of late years
has been a low-grade non-bessemer,
taken from the old rock piles, for the
mine itself has not been worked much
for five seasons. There are concentrate
ing works, probably of little value to-
| day, and about 10000 acres of lands
on which the Cleveland Cliffs. company
hopes to find ores in. quantity. Near
| the east end Of Teal lake, where the
company has lands, there are excellent
| indications of iron.
| Pillsbury mine, an underground prop
erty Of the Oliver Mining company, in
section 29-58-20, is to be operated
henceforth as an open pit, and con
| tracts for removing the surface have
been let. Contracts have also beer
let for a large extension of the open
pit Of the Mahoning mine, by uncov
ering about forty acres west of the
present mine.
Welsh Mine to Be Operated.
| Welsh mine, of the Commonwealth
| hn
longing to Oglebay, Norton & Co., il
to be operated this year. The shaft
| which is 800 feet deep, is bottomed il
a narrow tense of ore and EXTENSIVE
developments are to be carried for
ward. The output will be small. Al
exploration plant that has been at thi
mine will be placed about two mile
away at the Buckeye, where a shat
will be sunk. The company's Badge
mine is to be abandoned as exhausted
1t has been shipper since 1881, an
has produced 2,466,566 tons.
The old Breen mine at WaucedaE
idle many years, is to be reopened, an
will produce some ore this season. I
is owned by the Mineral Mining com
pany, a concern whose stock is held b
officers Of the Pewabic Iron company
, At Tobin mine the old oue-compart
= |
a loft slice coming. off one end Of il
, Pickands, Mather s. Go. 8 Caspian ha
resumed operations,
The Biwabik Mining company ha
beengstripping at the Oliver company
Duluth mine all winter, but has nov
), ceased, and there is ore uncovered &C
ditional to what was opened, before, fo
about two years. mining. Two ney
shafts have been sunk, thru which tn
2ct will be hoisted to tn
49,. The Duluth will work abou
as usual this season.
The Holland mine, of Swallow, HoI
kins & Holland, is putting on men an
will be busy all summer. 1t has sol
an output of 100000 tons, which vii
be the. first ore it has ever shipped
for last year, but prices were sue
. that the owners did not care to sci
any ore then and shut down as soon a
their stripping was completed.
/ Leonard mine Of the Leonard Mimi
company, has resumed work, and is put
, ting on men as fast as room can b
J, made for them. -
Exploration with two or three drill
is to be carried ON east Of Mesaba sta
ton this year bym who were workin
there two years ago; but found nothin
important. There is also talk of tb
exploration of the old Mailman, whic
has been pretty thoroly drilled once {
:. twice already. j.
Road to the Mountain Iron.
One Of the few old mines that wi
4 not be reopened this year is Aubur
9 near Virginia. The tracks to this pro
e erty. are now being taken UP, and not
e ing but the ties is left. It is rumore
g that the Duluth & Iron Range will bull
9 line to the Mountain Iron mine, in O
n der to move the ore shipped from the
to Two Harbors, instead of to Dulut
l. as formerly. This, will be, if done, {
e account of the enormous ore busine
d from west of Mountain Iron for the D
/, luth, Missabe & Northern, so gre'
= that it will be unable to handle al
d mines that can possibly ship over al
IS other line. ~..r'7
It The Great Northern road has co
tracted to ship 100000 tons from tt
. western Mesaba this year, of whit
about half will be from the Mahonil
and Stevenson, the rest from Sellwo,
r mines, those of the International .Ha
- vester company, the Leonard, the ri
ney, Corrlgan mines, the Forest and
< few others. This road will order 8
l. l00,000-pound ore cars and probab
le some other equipment in order to car
?. out it's work.
IS The Lake Superior & Ishpeming h
d ordered $50 steel ore cars of 1890
f. mounds canao itv anH savara1 1ooOm