The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-21
MANY SWAN SONGS
IN SHIPMENT FIGURES
SEVERAL CRYSTAL FALLS MINES
LISTED FOR LAST TIME
MENOMlNEE RANGE IS SECOND
West Side District Exceeded East Side
A BY More Than Hall
Million Tons

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The iron ore shi pments from the
Lake Superior district as given out by
the Iron Trade Review last week show
that the coveted 80, O0O 900 tons was
not quite reached. the margin of differ
ence being the insignificant figure OF
%. ss4 tons, about five boat loads.
That the total of fifty millions,
thought impossible twenty years ago
could easily have been attained is APP
parent 10 anyone familiar with the
business.
Speculation as to the future sets the
figure at so. OOO, 900 within twenty
wears time and the ability to handle
that amount is not questioned by any
one. II is also thought likely that
the market will require It,
Interest in the 1918 shipments for
CRYSTAL Falls, centers mainly in the
amount of output In our present Grip
pied condition and the progress made
by our neighbors on the west side OF
Iron county. The showing is as fol-
lows
East Side l.l79, S75
West Side 1888, 296
Thus it will be seen that the west
side shipped over 600. 600 tons more
than the east This great difference
is due to the suspension OF operations
AZ our three largest properties and the
increase in shipments at many of the
west side properties. The west side
increased It's shipments 800 600 tons
over last year while the east side ship
ments fell off about 100. 900 tons from
boss of 1912.
MENOMINEE RANGE SECOND
The Menominee range rs the second
largest range shipper OF the several
ranges in the Superior region The
Mesabi range leads all, of course, and
shows an increase over 1912 Of 1000,
600. The shipment by ranges are
Mesabi f34, O3S, 64S
Menominee 1860. 0O4
: Marquette S,966. $50
Gogebic 4.63l, 5SS
Vermilioon 1866, 600
Guyana 733. O2l
Wisconsin I lao, OlO
The Mesabi still has nine mines that
ship over one million tons OF ore. Go
gebic has two million ton shippers.
The heaviest shipper is the Hull-Rust
with 3, 467, COS tons.
The Menominee range will show
gain right along because of the great
development in Iron county,
IRON COUNTY GROWING
The prominence of Iron county
mines among the Menominee range
shippers is evidenced by the fact that,
out of the 4. $50. .6o4 tons shipped by
this range Iron county shipped 3s0l.
4 I'll tons. The Bristol mine Is the
heaviest single shippsr on the range
but at that, this property is behind
her 1912 shipments considerably.
The day is not far distant when this
county will be shipping more ore than
Is shipped from the entire range at
the present time.
LAST FROM SOME LOCAL MINES
The 1913 shipment tables sings the
swan songs for several old time and
we'll known Crystal Falls properties.
The Crystal Falls has been stripped
of ita ,machinery and. while there is
4. smalllsmount OF ore in the mine.
Us probable that many years will
eNpse before any more ore goes from
there. The Fairbanks IL another
which. under the name OF Paint Riv-
err, has been we'll known local ship
per but will send forth no more ore.
/, the property having been stripped Of
rs machinery and abandoned
4 Mansfield is another property that
will be shy on the shipping list and
HolIIster aud Armenia will take the
count next year The dropping OF
these old favorites will MAKE the Crys.
tai Falls district list look funny. in.
deed.
SHIPMENTS IN DETAIL
The shipments from each mine in
the Crystal Falls district is as fol-
lows s:--
Armenia s3,i42
Bristol $40. i6s
Crystal Falls 7Ssa
pphn i4.9i9
Fairbanks 1850
Gfat Western 30. 4e5
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