Narrative of the Tenth Annual Meeting. [Volume: 8, Issue: 5, 1889, pp. 274-289]

282 UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF [VOL. 8,
SEVENTH DAY.
VERMILION IRON RANGE.
Monday, the party, accompanied by representatives of Duluth's
business men, occupied a special train tendered by the Duluth and
Iron Range Railroad, which, after a run of 27 miles, stopped at
Two Harbors, where the ore-docks and the railroad company's
shops are located. The two docks are about 1100 feet long, and
have an aggregate capacity of about 35,000 tons. The next stop
was at Tower, 70 miles from Two Harbors, where the famous
mines of the Minnesota Iron Company are located. Eleven openings were visited in succession, and the party also enjoyed a beautiful view of Vermilion Lake, with its 400 islands and the surrounding hills. These mines were described in the JOURNAL, Vol. VII.,
p. 228, but since then the annual output has been increased; 394,252
tons being shipped in 1887, 457,341 tons in 1888, and Mr. D. H.
Bacon, the general manager of the company, stated that nearly
525,000 tons had already been shipped this season up to September 23d. The lowest level now being worked is 300 feet from the
surface.
ANALYSES OF MINNESOTA IRON ORES.
The following table shows the average analysis of samples taken
from the cars on their way to the docks during the season of 1889:
Months. Iron. Phosphorus.
April,.. 68.29 0.039
May,.. 67.07 0.048
June,.. 67.70 0.050
July,.. 67.56 0.051
August,.... 67.58 0.049
Average,... 67.64 0.047
Six grades of ore are made at the Minnesota Iron Company's
mines, which are sold upon their composition as follows:
Iron. Phosphorus.
Minnesota,..... 67.00 0.055
Braddock, Bessemer Ores,.. 65.00 0.055
Nipegon,... 62.00 0.055
Vermilion,.. 67.00 0.090
Soudan,..... 65.00 0.090
Red Lake,..... 62.00 0.090