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where the ore body is said to be 20 to 30 feet wide, I examined the ore 

 on the stock heaps. As a rule it is a soft red hematite, in small pieces 

 like coarse sand, but all angular ; much of the ore is also harder and 

 shews a lamination in flat open texture with ohcreous stains, there is also 

 hydrated and brown ore in places, and as an exception it occurs as a 

 solid steel blue ore very close grained and called " blue ore." 



VERMILLION AND MESSABA IRON RANGES. 



In Northern Minnesota, near Vermillion Lake, there is an Iron range 

 of great richness, containing hard hematite ore deposits of very large 

 size. This was opened up in 1884, by the Iron Range and Duluth R. R. 

 The shipments from this range have been : 



In 1 884 62, 1 24 tons. 



" 1885 225,484 



" 1886 304,396 



" 1887 394,252 



" 1888 450,075 



" 1889 864,508 



" 1890 875,000 



" 1 89 1 900,000 



Total 4,075,839 



At "Tower" there are a number of openings or mines, namely: 



NortJi Ridge. 



"Tower No. i," — Ore body 20 to 60 feet wide as an average, and at 

 ■one point 155 feet wide. 



" Tower No. 2." — Ore body 100 feet wide. 



" Ely Mine." — Ore body from 20 feet to 120 feet wide. 



" Stone Mine." — Ore body from 6 feet to 120 feet wide. 



" Stuntz Mine." — Ore body from 20 feet to 60 feet wide. 



" Breitung Mine." — Ore body from 10 feet to 40 feet wide. 



S out J I Ridge. 

 *' North Lee." — Ore body from 30 to 40 feet wide. 

 " South Lee." — Ore body about 20 feet wide. 



The quality is shown from result of 150 analyses by F. Prince, in 

 1887, which gave an average content of Iron 677%; P. 0'o6% ; Si. 

 1-5/^. The ores are generally separated into three grades, namely: "Red 

 Lake" 57%; "Minnesota" 62% ; "Vermillion " 6f/^ Iron. All the 



