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Great Lake Superior ore output soars in record year
The Lake Superior districts shipped a record 18,716,745 gross tons of ore in the year, surpassing 1898 by 4.7 million tons. Ishpeming and Gogebic counts rise. Marquette, Lake Angeline, and New York properties report large gains as mines push toward next season with active work and expanding crews.
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Lake Superior District
Lake Superior
Gogebic County
Marquette Range
Ishpeming
Cleveland-Cliffs
Lake Angeline
New York
Winthrop
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Salisbury
Cleveland Cliffs
Moro
Cleveland
Tilden
Michigamme
Imperial
Webster
Lake Superior Iron Company
Hartford
Negaunee
Iron Mountain Lake
Richard Quayle
National Steel Company
James McNaughton
Iron Mountain
Queen Group of Mines
Regent
Olivers
Lilly
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Cambria
American Steel & Wire Company
Jackson
South Jackson
Capt. Mitchell
Cascade Range
Starwest
Richmond
Swanzy
Princeton
Brotherton
Champion
Republic
Humboldt
Oliver
Dexter
Minnesota Iron Company
Riverside
Beaufort
Fee
Menominee Range
Chapin
Pewabic
Penn Iron Mining Company
Argon
Crystal Falls
Columbia
Lamont
Gogebic Range
Ashland
Escanaba
Marquette
Chicago & Northwestern
Lake Superior & Ishpeming