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Handling of Iron Ore and Lake Transport Squeeze
The article traces iron ore growth and falling costs from 1870 to 1901, notes two thirds of U S ore depends on lake transport, and details ore handling tech from Brown hoists to Hoover Mason and Hulett systems. It describes vessel designs, unloading methods, and storage needs at furnaces, stressing four months of lake closure and large inland storage requirements.
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United States
Mesaba
Marquette
Menominee
Gogebic
Vermillion
Duluth
Escanaba
Alexander E. Brown
Cleveland
Mason
Hoover & Mason
Hulett
Hloover & Mason Co
Illinois Steel Co
South
Chicago
Joo Ft
South Chicago
Conneaut
Chas. F. Pietz