The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Record Breaking Year Of Iron Ore Sh4pnent1


The remarkable record made by
the Lake Superior mining districts
last year, in spite of the discourage
ing conditions that prevailed dur
ing considerable part of the per-
iod, is shown by the complete re-.
turns from all the iron mines, Civ
ing the ore shipments for the sea-
son, with comparisons for previous
years, presented in the supplement
to this issue. The total includes the
mines of the Mayville district of
Wisconsin, and shows that there
were forwarded by lake and all rail,
43,442 ,397 tons. This total does not
include 1890 tons from the Helen
mine, shipped from Michipicoten
harbor by the Lake Superior Cor
poration, and 72,470 tons from Moose
Mountain mine, shipped from Key
Harbor by Oglebay, Norton & Co.
Thus new record was establish
ed, the total being greater than the
shipments for 1909, the previous
record year, by 855,528 tons. Ship
ments for 1909 exceeded those for
1907, then the record year, by 320,2O1
tons. Lake shipments exceed those
of 1909 by 945,l59 tons, but the rail
shipments were S9,631 tons less.
Shipments for both 1909 and 1910
were, of course, much greater than
those for 1908, when the depression
in business caused falling off in
shipments tor that year to 26,014,987
tons. The Marquette range reach
ed its highest total, with 4,392, ,726
tons, exceeding 1909 by 1864 tons.
The great Mesabi makes another
record, shipping 29,201, ,760 tons,
which was 1,O25,479 tons more than
in 1909, which was a record year.
The Gogebic also broke all previous
records, the total, 4,315,3l4, exceed
ing that of 1909 by 227,257 tons. The
Menominee range did not exceed
the record of 1909, being 637,637 tons
behind, with total of 4,237, ,738 tons
which is the smallest for this range
with the exception of 1908, since 1904
The Vermilion range shipped 94,962
tons more than in 1909, but did not
reach tonnages of earlier years.
The United States Steel Corpora
ton percentage was 1886 per cent
less than last year. In other years.
the Corporation has sent out as
much as sc per cent of all the ranges,
Nine mines shipped more than a
million tons, the same number as
in 1909, but there are a few changes:
The mines in this class are Adams,
Burt, Canisteo, Fayal, Hull-Rust,
Mahoning, Morris, on the Mesabi,
and Newport, and Norrie group on
the Gogebic. The Norrie group and
Canisteo for the first time appeared
in the million-to list, although
Norrie was formerly among the
largest mines. Canisteo is one of
the Steel Corporations washed ore
properties, and will probably be a
coming record breaker. The past
year was the first year it had been
working to any considerable extent.
The famous Stevenson, OF Corrigan,
Mckinney < Co., and the Virginia
group, dropped out of the million
ton list last year, 1910 being the first
year, with the exception of 1908,
since 1901 in which the Stevenson
has failed to reach the million mark.
Hull-Rust leads, as usual, with 3d.
1S9,973 tons, more than double that
Of the Mahoning, its nearest rival.
New properties are the Winona, on
the Gogebic; Tully, on the Menomi-
nee; Section 80 on the Vermilion; :;
and Bangor, Eliza beth, Harold, Hill
Hudson, Humphrey, Madeira, Mea-
dow, Missa be Mountain, Mississippi,
Schley, Silverton. Uno and Virginia
on the Mesabi range. There are now
two Virginias, the older being a
property of the Oliver Iron Mining
Co., and the new producer the prop
erty of Pickands, Mather & Co.