The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-15
MINNESOTA
BOATS BUNCH AT
HEAD OF LAKES
NO LESS THAN 70 WAITED FOR
CARGoEs AT DULUTH.
Greatest Congestion Of Ore Ships in
Northern Ports DUE in Large Part to
the High Gale and Heavy Rain Late
News from the Iron Mining Districts.

Special to The Journal
& Duluth, Mimi, Sept 15.-The greatest con
gestion Of ore ships ever known at the head or
the lakes was witnessed the last week. follow
ing the severe storm of the week before and the
delay of ore consequent on Labor day and more
rains. There were no less than seyenty-fve ships
awaiting ore cargoes in this harbor and these
were of an average tonnage of $500 gross TONS
The Pittsburg Steamship Company Omitted States
SteeD had thirty vessels waiting loads here and
several more at Two Harbors and Ashland. The
difficulty is being relieved at rapid rate, but
the punching Of ships will continue in less and
less force nearly to the close Of the season
and will have effect upon the dispatch at un.
loading ports. L..
At the old Rolling Mill mine, now held by
Jones & Laughlin, they sinking shaft 700
feet to the ore body, and have progressed 100
feet. 1t will take all Of the coming year to
sink and open the mine as 1t is intended 1t shall
be opened Some ore is mined this year from
the old open pit used when the mine was the
Chester. There will be about $4,000 tons Of this
taken out this year. Is.
The Cleveland Cliffs company has taken over
the old Iron Belt mine the Wisconsin end
Of the Gogebic range, and will give it thoro
open for a long time and was shipper Of
some prominence during the early days OF the
range. ! OF late it has been closed, tho there
is ground about the property that has most
moving Some Of the old stockpiles Of jackson
ore that have heen lying at the mine for eight
years: This mine also is to have the benefit
new owners. III. l-%# All. s.
| Railway connection has been made to the new
Mohawk mine, and 1t will be a shipper in a few
days. Stephens mine, a new steam-shovel prop,
erty on the east end Of the range, is shipping
about 5000 tons day. Minorca mine has re-
sumed shipping after two months of quiet A
| large amount Of drilling is under way on the
western Mesaba near Grand Rapids and between
that place and Bovee. where the Oliver Iron
Mining company is busily engaged in sinking and
! drifting at the Canisteo properties. y:
| Nearly all ore in the Volunteer stockpile has
been shipped at last, not less than 100, 900 tons
having gone forward this year There is no
| active shipping in that district-Palmer-bu
| that Of the Richmond, tho the Moore is busy
| stripping and the Star West Is sinking shat
which seems to be in good ore.
| At the Negaunee mine. three drills are work
| ing to find suitable location for shaft which
it is proposed to sink. No. 1 has not been used
since 1t caved two years ago. but is to be re.
timbered and utilized soon. With the new one,
the mine will become a very important prop
erty. There are very, large reserves al
Negaunee mine, which it is proposed shall be
worked as rapidly consistent. ..
Mas mine, adjoining, is still drifting towards
the ore at the 700foot level, and it will be q
year before much ore be mined. The mine
will be thoroly equipped and will be large
producer. y ~