Show the iron port of the world escanaba Es canaba is the county seat of delta county mich it lies at the foot of the great pine forests and overlooks little bay de boquet the head waters of green bay five years since it was practically a village in tho wilderness according to mr nurses Nur carefully written report capable of the fullest verification Es canaba is the greatest iron port of the world he tells us that during the navigation season of 1890 it shipped tons of iron ore or nearly double that of all tho ore ports of michigan wisconsin and minnesota combined its lumber output amounted to about feet while the freight capacity of the vessels entering and clearing from its port exceeded tons this compares with the tonnages ton nages of the greatest seaports of the world which are 1 london 2 liverpool 3 new york and next comes Es canaba with tons iron |