The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-29
TWENTY YEARS AGOI

Ten cargos. of coal arrived in
Duluth for three days ending Tues
day night. The shipments contain
ed something like 100000 tons and
was composed of soft coal carried
by the Pittsburg Steamship COM
pany. Some hard coal is also ex-
pected to arrive and the chances
are that before this reaches our
readers the seasons shipments of
coal will be at an end. We could
stand several tons of hard coal
right here in Ely.
A deal was contaminated Satur-
day whereby the Cullom Iron q
Manufacturing company takes over
fifty-year leases for nine quarter
sections and a half section near
Virginia, and the fees in 4,500i
acres of land on the Vermilion and
Mesaba ranges formerly held by
President Cullom of the corporation.
The lands are in the vicinity of
the Chandler and Oliver mines and
Southall property, and members
of the company think they contain
considerable ore. One of the leases
is for a mile and one-half of land
on the south side of Ely Lake, near
Eveleth.
Articles of incorporation were
filed Monday with the register of
deeds by the Cooperative Explora-
ton company, of Virginia. The gen.
eral nature of the business of the
concern shall be the buying and
selling of lands, and exploring and
prospecting in wild country in the
county.
The capital stock of the company
is $4,000 and the highest amount
of indebtedness or liability $500.
The incorporates are Anton N.
Thompson, Alfred Burke, Frank
Trampush, Andrew Hawkinson Ed
ward E. Burley and Dudley w.
Freeman, all of Virginia.
Seven hundred and seven more
hunting licenses were issued this
year in St. Louis county than last
and more than in any other season
heretofore. The total number of
licenses issued for the season
was 1900 and the amount of
money turned into the county treas
ury was $898.25.
Articles of incorporation of the
LaRue Mining company have been
filed with the register of deeds for
st. Louis county. The incorporat-
ors are Joseph Seilwood, r. NJ. Sell
wood and N. L. Leach, of Duluth.
The new company proposes to do
mining, melting and the manufac-
ture of iron, steel and copper
products, and will have its principal
Office in Duluth. The capital stock
is S1,000,000, divided into 800
shares. The articles are dated Oct.
20, 1902.
Of late there has been great
deal said concerning the end of the
Mesaba iron ore range. Several
writer's have been giving much pro-
minence to their views concerning
the subject, and wrong impression
seems to have been aroused as to
what they are really trying to ac-
! complish. There are those who
are believing that the Mesaba can
last only a few years longer, be-
cause "the end has been reached"
Lieutenant Governor Alex. Matt
land, who has important interests
in that district and who has recent
ly given an option on a piece of
land he owns for a nice, round
sum, says the limits of the district
are known. On the north is the
greensboro beyond which no ore
has been discovered. Upon all
other sides the testing has been
thorough so that the extent in
acres of this range has been prac-
tically proved. 1t is not a difficult
district to explore, the ore lying
in beds which are readily located.
Within the known limits of the
ore-bearing formations other mines
than those now being developed
will be found, but the biggest and
best have probably been opened.
There are finds of ore even now,
and others will result, and the end
of the range is known so far as
the ore continues in these iron ore
measures. 1t might not be diff
cult to estimate the number of tons
in this area. The dimensions of
the principal deposits are pretty
well established and, while the ton
mage is immense, the drain upon it
will be larger with each succeed
many years ere there will be a
search for other districts and other
mines producing iron ore. Other
ranges, where the ore occupies
veins or sharply dipping synolinals
are much more difficult of explora
ton. In the one case the edge of
the deposit presents itself to the
explorer while in the Mesaba there
I is the width with its greater ex-
tent. This is one of the principal
reasons why discoveries have been
so numerous in so short a period,
and which leads many mining men
to believe the best of the deposits
have already been found. On the
other hand there are those who
claim the western limit of this ore
hearing territory has not yet ex-
tended to the Mississippi river.
At any rate there seems to be con-
siderable ore in sight in the new
field, and there need be no fears
OF its immediate exhaustion.-Ish
peming Iron Ore.
DR.. Shipman last week installed
an X-Ray apparatus at the hospital.
An acetylene gas plant has also
been installed and is now manufac-
turing gas for lighting purposes.
The Shipman hospital has always
been one of the best equipped hos
pitfalls in the northwest and the new
improvements still further add to
its completeness.
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The Christmas services at the NJ.
E. church Sunday evening filed
the church to standing room only.
The social Christmas music by the
choir under the direction of Martin
Prisk, was appreciated by all. Mr..
Prisk is the composer of the carols
and deserves much praise for his
work. Rev. Logan spoke entertain