The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-19
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PROGRESSIVE
ANOTHER RECORD.
BREAKING MONTH
AUGUST STRONG IN IRON ORE
SHIPMENTS. &
Altho Troubled by Floods, Never Be-
fore So Frequent and Disastrous,
Mines Are Responding Splendidly to
the Strenuous Pace-Important New
Deal by Cleveland Cliffs.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 19.-Every indi-
cation points to August as another rec
ord-breaking month in ore shipments,
and the trade is beginning to wonder
if there will be an early close or when
the letup is to commence. Duluth and
Two Harbors are producing at a rate
that is astonishing the iron trade, and
while there is no reason to expect that
the tremendous business of July, when
these, ports forwarded l,4OS,O0O and
!,23O,OOO gross, tons, respectively, will
be reached the present month, the
amounts shipped are very large: Both
roads are adding to their equipment,
cars and locomotives that were expected
earlier in the season are arriving and
are put immediately into service:
Mines are responding splendldly to
the increased pace, even tho many OF
them are troubled by floods which have
as this year. After the two or three
times earlier in the season that open
pit mines near Hibbing were flooded
out, and after the precautions that had
then been taken to prevent any posi-
bic repetition of the occurrence, foods
stopped operations this week. 1t has
so happened this time that the open
pits from which the greatest product
was being secured were not seriously
affected.
All over the lake district labor re-
mains satisfied and content, and there
are no indications of a clash Men are
supply than earlier Owing to the poor
class of miners necessarily employed on
some ranges this year, there have been
more frequent fatalities than usual,
and the year will close with rather I'M
usual casualty list.
Negotiations that have been under
way for some time for the purchase OF
the Tod, Stambaugh & Co. holdings in
the Swanzey district by the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron company, have been closed
and the latter has taken possession
This includes Princeton mine and an
area of undeveloped or partially ex
plored lands. The purchasing company
already held Austin mine, a new devel
opment, and had done some exploration
drills have been working on these lands
for some time prior to the close Of this
deal and are understood to have made
very satisfactory finds.
Princeton mine was formerly Swan
zev, held by the Escanaba River LAND
& Iron company, and was in poor shape
when taken over by Tod-Stambaugh
Austin mine has been extensively i'm
proved on the surface the past veal
! or so, and now presents one of the most
businesslike showings in that part Of
the lake region; it is about a mile
! from the Princeton location. Both prop
critics will be worked steadily and the
exploration Of the adjacent lands viii
! proceed more rapidly than before.
Fire in Cambria mine, of the Repub
lie Iron & Steel company, has beer
extinguished, and the shaft has beer
unsealed. No examination underground
| has yet been made, but it is feared thu
flames have seriously injured the mine
and that much timbering will be re
CURED. This will probably end its pro
duction for the season.
The Oliver Iron Mining company ha
made some important changes in man
agement Of its Hibbing group, creatin'
the office Of assistant general manage
and placing W. J. West in the position
The group now includes many mine
and of enormous output. There are tn
Hull and Rust, the Burt, Pool, Morri
& Sellers, the Pillsbury, Glen, Clark
Chisholm, the Monroe B Tener, and til
Myers & st. Clair.