The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-09-07
ORE SHIPMENTS
MILLIONS AHEAD
SHIPPERS ARE GETTING ORE OUT
OF THE WAY FOR GRAIN
WILL BE ABLE TO HELP GOVT.
Crystal Falls District Will Show In
crease in Output This Year Over
That of Last

The railroads are handling more
ore with less equipment this year
than in any year in the history of the
trade. This result has been brought
about by the dividing of the carrying
trade so that each system handles a
certain territory or portion OF ter
ritory and sees to 1t that service Is
given.
Likewise more ore is being brought
down the lakes this year with less
tonnage than in any other year and
1t Is also true that this condition re-
suits from the pooling OF the tonnage
so that there is very little lost mo-
tion about loading and unloading ore.
II Is reported from Milwaukee that
cross-over track is being construct
ed between the Milwaukee and the
North Western docks so that either or
both of them can be used at any time
Decks Clear for Government
gentleman well versed in lake
traffic tells us that the ore men figur-
ed that they were 100000 tons ahead
OF requirements on August l and that
they are bending every energy to get
| ting sufficient lead over require
ments SO that II the government
needs the lake fleet in October or
November for the hauling of coal or
grain the boats can be turned over
without in any way endangering the
iron trade
Judging by the way ore has been
going forward from the several
ranges during the month OF August
there must be lead OF at least g.
100000 tons by this time.
Coal hasn't been coming so fast
this summer as 1t did during the lat
ter part OF last summer. but that
commodity is likely to pick up very
materially In volume soon.
Much Iron County Ore.
The mines OF Iron county are
shipping large volume or ore for
ward this year. especially from the
Crystal Falls district which will
greatly exceed its last years output.
The Mckinney steel mines are load
ing from their piles every day, the
Tobin pile having shrunk very much
in size in the past few weeks. The
Great Western pile Is going forward
at fair gait also, while the odgers
pile has been entirely cleaned up.
The Bristol isn't shipping from its
pile as fast now as II did in the early
part OF the season, but its niue out
put is very large.
The Carpenter is shipping pile ore
as rapidly as possible and II is ex-
pected that all OF that ore will go for
ward
The Dunn has a small pile yet, but
II is understood that that ore will go
after the Tobin is loaded.
The Balkan is just starting In on
It's ore and expects to clean up ev-
erything in stock. The Judson has
shipped mode ore from stock this
year than any year in its history
while the Amasa Porter has entirely
cleaned up its stocked ore.
On the west side the best record
is being made by the Verona mines
which will undoubtedly clean up their
ore with the exception OF small lot
az the Fogarty.
The Dober pile Is cleaned and the
Chathams are going on well. The
Homer is shipping out most OF it's
pile, but the Davidsons and the Mum
roe mines are not shipping as much
pile ore as they expected to ship. II
Is understood that the Tully pile will
remain over the winter, but there Is
plenty OF stocking room at that prop
erty.