1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

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tons came from it in 1919. There is an available deposit of about
eight million tons.
Agnew Mine.—The Agnew Mine was explored by W. C. Agnew
and associates in 1901. The property was eventually leased to the
Great Northern and passed to the Deering Harvester Company, which
later became the International Harvester Company. That corporation
still operates it, B. W. Batchelder being general superintendent
of its Alesabi properties, and Martin Trewhella, captain at the Agnew.
Shipments began in 1902, 45,582 tons. Total shipments to end of
1919 are 1,907,238 tons. About two and a half million tons are still
available.
There is also the Agnew No. 2 Reserve, and the No. 3 Reserve,
with deposits of about eleven million tons, in all, but these belong
to the Oliver Iron Mining Company.
Albany Mine.—The Albany Mine was explored in 1901 by A. M.
Chisholm, D. C. Rood, and A. Maitland, who leased it to Pickands,
Mather and Company, who have controlled it ever since. It was
operated by two methods, underground and open-pit, and first entered
the shipping list in 1903, with 109,608 tons. Robert Murray has been
identified, as superintendent and general superintendent, with Pickands,
Mather operations in the Hibbing District since the early days.
The Albany to end of 1919 yielded 4,831,974 tons, and there is still
about as much available.
Cyprus Mine.—The Cyprus Mine was one of the discoveries of
W. C. Agnew. He found it in 1901, and soon afterwards leased it to
Joseph Sellwood and Pickands, Mather and Company. First ore
shipped was in 1903, 121,818 tons. Total shipped to end of 1919,
1,780,986 tons. But the statistics show that only a further 50,000
tons are available. The mine was an open-pit from the beginning.
It has reverted to the Sellwood interests again.
Forest.—The Forest was one of the mines of the Hibbing District
in the first years of this century. It was explored by M. L.
Fay, in 1902, and developed "as an open-pit milling proposition" by
the Tesora Mining Company. The first shipment was in 1904, and
the last in 1910. Total quantity shipped, 248,540 tons. Fee-owner is
'the Mississippi Land Company.
Laura Mine.—The Laura Mine was explored by the Fay Exploration
Company, in 1901. The company sank a shaft, and began to
ship ore in 1902, first year's shipment being 16,453 tons. In 1903
the lease was transferred to the Winifred Iron Mining Company.
Eventually it passed to the Inland Steel Company, which corporation
has operated the mine for many years. William Wearne, general
superintendent, has been with the company since the beginning
of their operations on the Mesabi Range. The ore from the Laura
Mine, went, mainly, to the company's furnaces and steel mill at Indiana
liarbor, near Chicago. The mine has yielded about an equal
quantity vearlv since 1906, and the total of shipments to end of 1919
is 2.548"300 tons, with about 2,000,000 tons still available.
Leetonia Mine.—1 he Leetonia Mine was discovered in VXX), by
George li. Warren and asscxMates. It was developed as an open-pit
by Joseph Sellwood, the first shipment coming in 1