The diamond drill., 1919-10-04
IRON MINES ARE CLOSING D0MN
BECAUSE OF IT
RAILROADS ALSO AFFECTED
Congestion of Lake Roats at Lower
Lake Ports Causes Tie-up at
the Ore Docks

The steel strike Is being felt acutely
in Iron county. II has already put
almost all of the mines on the stock
| ing list, and reports from the west
side of the county say that il has
caused the suspension OF operations
at one or two mine properties.
The principal reason for the inter-
ference with the iron ore mining Is
that lake vesselmen have quit in sym
pathy in large numbers and in addi-
ton the dock men at the lower lake
ports have quit in large numbers so
that ore vessels cannot unload their
cargoes rapidly.
So acute had this situation become
the early part OF the week that the
harbors on Lake Erie were reported
TO be congested with loaded boats and
the procession had backed up as far
as the Detroit river where twenty
three boats were held 10 await direc-
tions froA their owners as to the dis
position of their cargoes.
Mines Go To Stocking.
The first mines 10 feel the effect of
the strike in Iron county were the
Dober and Berkshire mines in STAN
baugh. The Dober is a Steel corpora
tion property and II is against the
steel people that the strike is princi-
pally aimed so that no great surprise
was felt at the Dober suspending
shipments
The next group TO be hit was the
Baltic group of the Verona Mining
Co. TO which belongs the Balkan mine
at Alpha. The James at Iron and the |
Caspian. Bengal. Fogarty and Baltic
at Stambaugn. These mines suspend
ed shipping about Wednesday.
The Balkan mine started 10 stock |
its product and reduced it's working
force by about 40 men. This curtail-
ment was severely felt by the village
OF Alpha as the big Judson mine has
been idle all of this summer
The Amasa- Porter mine near ANA
sa started to stock on Wednesday. and
the Warner mine did likewise.
The Carpenter and Mononghela
mines continued to load their prod
ucts into ore cars from the pocket
and likewise to load with the shovel
at the Carpenter. but how long that
will continue is a problem.
The Mckinney Steel Co. shovel Is
working at the Tobin, and II IL can
be kept going for two weeks longer all
OF the good ore ut that porperty win
have been shipped.
Stocking Ground Chances.
The question OF stocking ground Is
the live one just now in figuring out
the probability OF mines keeping ac-
tive during the coming winter. The
has plenty OF room to stock
all OF the ore II will get out. and the
will stock for the first
time so that those two properties will
not be hampered for room.
The Dunn, Tobin and odgers mines
Of the Mckinney Steel Co. all have
plenty OF room now so that if'the man
agement decides TO start operations
there will be no delay because OF
stocking grounds. 1
The Balkan will probably be cramp-
I'd for room n II works full force all
winter and the same may be the case
Al some OF the vest side properties,
but in the main there will be room
enough 10 keep the mines going and
Inc district ought to feel no anxiety
on that score.
Does Strike Mean Reaajustnent.
There Is the more important possi-
Dliltx OF this strike being the turning
point In the readiustment OF prices
and Il that possibility develops as the
weeks roll along. II will probably
cad 70 a decided curtailment OF pro
iuction until the miners know what
he future has in store. II Is not like
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