Source: The Mining Journal, Co., Marquette, MI
March 17, 1888
South Shore Notes less expense. The survey is avery
A representative of the Mining Journal called at the
office of Brown, Howard and Co. this week, and in an
interview with Mr. J. A. Latcha, the chief engineer
of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, gleaned,
through his courtesy, many facts of general
interest. The first was in regard to the ore docks
in this city. The work of driving the piles for the
800-foot extension of No. 3 pier is being pushed
as fast as possible in order to get the pile
driver over to No. 1 peir, as the company has
decided to add 225 feet to that structure. This
will give additional ore capacity here of 15,000
tons, and greatly facilitate the operations of
the company during the shipping season. It is
confidently expected now that the pile driving
on No. 3 will be completed before the end of
March and the driver at once shifted to No. 1
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic has pur-
chased superb terminal facilities in West
Superior, just across from Duluth, and is now
surveying an independent line to that point.
The South Shore's junction with the Northern
Pacific is at Iron River, back of and west of
Ashland and about 38 miles from West Superior.
If a favorable traffic arrangement can be made
with the N. P. it is not probable that the
road will push its own track into Superior
this summer, but if not the road will enter
on its own rails. Two surveying parties are
now in the field between the junction and
West Superior and by one of the curiousities
of railroad engineering a more favorable
route has been found that the N.P, which
had the first choice and made several sur-
veys, secured; it is a line that can be
built much cheaper and maintained at less
expense. The survey is a very close "pre-
liminary" and if the company decides to
build it will have plenty of time to do so
during the summer. A strip of land 360 feet
wide and 6,000 feet long, leading to a val-
uable water front, has been secured by the
South Shore for terminals and lies be-
tween the N. P. and M. St. P. & O roads.
Besides this the D.S.S. & A. has acquir-
ed a fourth interest in the West Superior
Terminal Co., which controls large and
valuable tracts of land there suitable for
terminals.
The steel has been purchased for the
completion of the South Shore line between
Dogwood and the N. P. junction at Iron
River, which is already graded, and it
will be on the ground toward the end of
April. Track-laying will be resumed the
moment the snow goes off sufficiently to
permit it.
A surveying party is also in the field
selecting a route between L'Anse and
Rockland for a South Shore line into Onto-
nagon via the Ontonagon & Brule from Rock-
land. This will be about twenty-eight miles
in length. The party started in at Silver
Mountain, near where the line surveyed
from L'Anse last fall finds a crossing on
the Sturgeon river. This branch, when built
will open up a good deal of land, strike
the Ontonagon copper range, and control
the traffic of that part of the penin-
sula. It would probably be operated in
connection with the Milwaukee & Northern,
in which case that road would never be ex-
tend to Ontonagon.
The South Shore engineers have completed
a very careful survey of the Gogebic coun-
try, and now that the notes are all in the
work of mapping out the D.S.S.& A. lines
to the towns and mines on that range will
be commenced at once in the chief engineer's
offices in this city.
"preliminary" and if the company decides
NAL CRÌÎed at the offloeot Brown, Ëoward to bulld it will have pÍ nå of time to doso
& Co. t a week, and in aninterview väh during the sammer: A strip of land 360
clilc£4egi et feet wide and 6,000 feet long, leAdlag to a
the Duluth. South Short Atlantic, valuable water front, has been secured by
gleaned,through3decourtesy manyfacts the South shore for terminals and lles
of general interest lite first was la re- between the N. P. and M-, St. P. & O
gard to the ore docks in this city. Tha roads- Desides this the · D,. 8. 8. & A.
Work of dylygthe pilee for the 800-foot Ild acquired a fourth Intereat in tho
Itension of Ko. 3 piõeis being pushedaa \Vest Superior Teratinal Co., which con.
fastas posbibleinordèr to get the pile tola largo and valuable tracts of land
driver over to No. 1 plet, as the company there sultable for terminale.
has deelded to add 22!¢feet to that strue, The steel has been pardhased for the
ture. This willgive additional ore capac completion of the South Shore llan be-
ity here of 15,000 toná, and greatly facill tween Dogwood and the N. P. Junction at
tato the operations of the enopany during i Iran itiveY,wht03 18 Alfo¾dY gráded aint
the ablvping. season. It is confldentiv I It will be on the ground toward theendor
expected now thatthe pilo driving on No. ( April. Track-laying will be reeumed the
3 will be completed before the end of moment.the snow 8008017 salliciently to
March and the drivet at once ehlfted to
'6. l. 4 A surveying party is also in the lleld
The Duluth. South Shore & Atlantio has selecting a route beixeen IJAnne and
purciuksed superb.tedinal facilittoa in lockland for a South Siriro lino into On-
Weat Superior. just acrosa from Duluth,
and la now surveying an independent line Ildekland. This Willbe abouttvipaty-eight
to that point. The South Shore's junctiott miles in length. The party started in at
WRh the Northern Pacido fast IronRiver. Silver Mountain, near where the line sur-
back of and west of Ashland and about 38 veved from L'Anso Inst fall flnda a coes-
miles froniWeafsuisifór. U a favorable ing on the Sturgeoa river. This branch,
rama arrangement can be made with the when built, will open up a goixl deal of
P. it is not piõ6š¾I#that the road wlll land, strike the Ontanagon copper range,
push its OWIT track Illto 11uperior this and control the traffle of that part of the
summer,,but it nqt the rond will enter on peninsula. It would probably be operat-
Lte own rails, Two surveying partles are ed in connoction with the 1[IlÀukee a
now in the field between tho Junction arid Northem, in which case that road would
West fiuperior and by one of the curiosi. Dever be extend to Ontonagon.
ilna of railroad engineering a more favor. The South Shore engineora have enm.
able mulo haa been foudd thati the N. P., plefed a very careful survey of the Gogo.
whtoh had Llio first chotee and made sov. ble country, and now that the notes are
eral survoys, secured;Àt is a 11ao that can all in the Work of ma?PIDR out the it. 8.
M antit mneh cheapörand maintained at B. A A.11nes tothe tonsand anines on
that range will be commenced at once in
the chief engineer e omces in this city.
