The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-21
DOCK CAPACITY
WILL BE DOUBLED
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS AT
TWO HARBORs UNDER WAY.
Duluth & Iron Range Overhauls Its
Yards and Otherwise Prepares for the
More Rapid Operation Of Trains
Deal for Great Northern Ore Lands
Is Doubted,

Special to The Journal. .:-t
Duluth, Minn Feb H.--The Duluth & Iron
Range road has commenced framing its new
No. 3 dock at Two Harbors, which is to be
double the capacity of the one torn down. 1t
will be ready for the opening of navigation,
and Will make the roads annual capacity for
loading about 5000, 600 gross tons and for stor-
age about 100000 TONS 7. r.
No schedule Of shipments for the year has been
made for any Of the Minnesota roads, but it is
generally believed that the states mines will
produce about 10000 600 tons of ore, practically
all from St. Louis county. OF this vast amount
the mines and roads belonging to the United
States Steel corporation will produce and handle
more than 10, 900 tons. ~s.
At Two Harbors the. Duluth & Iron Range
road is rebuilding and enlarging its terminal
yards and is moving a large amount Of gravel
for the work. The entire system of yards is
being overhauled and many changes for the more
rapid operation Of trains will be made.
John 9. Greenway, now assistant superintend-
ent Of the Ishpeming mines of the Oliver Iron
Mining company, is to move to Duluth, where
he will be in charge of important new work
for the United States Steel corporal ton in a
section about 100 miles from this city, where
the corporation has not been interested up to
this time. Mines are to be opened and new
problems in the mechanical separation Of ores
will be undertaken. Mr.. Greenway was an officer
in the Rough Riders and served under Colonel
Roosevelt. FL.
Steel Shat thouses. 1922
The Oliver Iron Mining company has COM
menced two large steel shafthouses at Iron
wood one at No. East Norrie mine and the
other at No. Pabst mine. These steel
| shafthouses are preferred to wood for several
reasons, chief Of which are their length of
service and their freedom from fire. Many a
shafthouse blaze has been communicated to
| the timbering beneath, and the mine thus burned
| out, with great loss Of time life and money.
The old fashioned wood shafthouse IS probably
| to be seen no more at mines owned by heavy
| companies. -
| The Sullivan Machinery company of Chicago
| has taken an important contract for drilling
on the Swanzey range where the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron company has been opening mine
| for some time, and where there are good in
dications. -
| The work of the Bessemer Iron company near
1 the old Taylor mine, L'Anse, Mich, has been
stopped. The company did not find what it was
| looking for. "
| Lamont mine, Crystal Falls which has been
under pumping for some time is dry and re-
opening is taking place there. A large crusher
will be installed and all ore is to pass thru It,
| What is too fine to crush will go thru grizzlies
before the remainder gets to the crusher jaws
The same style Of machine, rugged similarly
will be put in at Great Western. Lamont IL
| to have a 1,2OO-gallon Prescott pump, similar
| to one ordered for Great Western, and bott
| will go underground. jr,~
| At Great Western they are getting the waite,
| down very fast and will soon have levels ope1
from which they can begin to mine large
tonnage. The mine contained an enormous
amount OF water and it has been large jol
to get it out.