The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-13
MINNESOTA MAKES
NEW ORE RECORD
SHIPMENTS TO NOV. / EXCEED
ENTIRE SEASON OF 1902. f..
Twelve Million Tons Already Shown in
Excess of Last Seasons Movement
for the Same Period and Four Mil
lions More Remain to Be Still
Shipped This Month.
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aApCEL LOANS
Special to The Journal.


Ironwood Mich, Nov. 13.-Ore shipments for
October were more than expected, amounting
to 4 PSI ,OO9 tons, making total for the sea-
son up to Nov. 1 of 20, 730,613 tons. Of this
amount 19,519,71 tons forwarded from
the two Minnesota ranges, the great bulk Of
it from the Mesaba.
An idea Of the proportions of this years
movement may be gained by the statement that
the shipments to Nov. 1 were Il, 456 tons
in excess of the record the date in
1904 and more than 100000 tons heavier than
for the full season of 1902 heretofore the ban
ner year in the trade.
The shipments from the docks at the head
Of the lakes for October and the season to
date are reported as follows:
Duluth .................. 1,10S59s 7,S95,976
Two Harbors ............ 1O01,2 7,04S, 927
superior 80 t;rs+ ti vao2s 4oo
TO 'hN road @
forwarded from mines to docks a total Of
14,945,5o3 tons, almost double the traffic last
| season to Nov. 1, when the movement stood
at It'll .2O7 tons. The Great Northern's ship
ments this year up to Nov. /, compare with a
| movement of 3,4s2, 236 ur to the same date in
1904, or more than million tons the greater.
The Great Northern last month handled $4,000
| tons less than in October, 1904 but both the
/ Duluth, Missabe & Northern, shipping from
/ Duluth. and the Duluth & Iron Range, shipping
! from Two Harbors, registered substantial in
! crease.
If weather conditions are at all favorable,
the present month will show up strong in
| the ore-shipping column. 1t would not occasion
surprise 100000 IONS sent out. Frost in
the has not caused as much trouble in
former years. and the impression prevails that
| i late fall will be witnessed, a condition de-
| vout1y hoped for by mining and vessel interests
| To obvtate the delay at the docks caused by
the freezing to the sides of the while
in transit from the mines the scheme Of linins
the boxes of the cars with hard maple Woo
is being tried the Missabe s. Northern, ant
so far it has proved successful in lessenin.
! the trouble. The does not stick to the maple
| boards easily as to the steel hoppers, ant
| as the lining be easily placed and al
| easily removed, none of the advantages Offered
by the steel sacrificed.
Other roads watching the experiment will
interest. Any plan that will serve to reduce
the cost Of loosening frozen ore by the us
of steam and crowbars will be speedily adopted
both as, a matter Of economy to the railroad
and to prevent delay to shipping.
CALUMET, MICH--Lake Superior cope
mines again established record production las
month. September's output exceeded all previou
figures, but the October production was 40 90
pounds larger than the September yield, an
the greatest in the history Of the district.
The Michigan mines produced 100000
pounds of refined copper last month LAX
brands of copper averaged 1914 cents pound
which indicates the October production sold fo
approximately So, 200, 600. -'.--