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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-05-032867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050718
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050719

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MESABI TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065172
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINERAL ROYALTY TRADERS [6795]
		IRS NUMBER:				136022277
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04488
		FILM NUMBER:		05960640

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 318 CHURCH ST STATION
		STREET 2:		C/O BANKERS TRUST CO CORP TRUST
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10008-0318
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122506519

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, CORPORATE
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 318 CHURCH STREET STATION
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10008-0318
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Current
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MESABI TRUST</font></b></p>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Results of Operations and
Financial Condition</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On the evening of July 18,
2005, Mesabi Trust issued a press release announcing a cash distribution of
$0.37 per Unit of Beneficial Interest of Mesabi Trust.&#160; The distribution is payable on August 20,
2005 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30,
2005.&#160; A copy of the press release is
being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 45.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-45.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Press
release, dated July 18, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with general
instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K shall not be
deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MESABI TRUST</font></b><br>
PRESS RELEASE</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, New York<br>
July 18, 2005</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trustees of Mesabi Trust
(NYSE: MSB) declared a distribution of $ 0.37 per Unit of Beneficial Interest
payable on August 20, 2005 to Mesabi Trust unitholders of record at the close
of business on July 30, 2005.&#160; This
compares to $0.175 per Unit for the same period last year.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The increase in distribution
compared to the same quarter last year is due largely to increased prices of
iron ore pellets during the quarter by Northshore Mining Company (&#147;Northshore&#148;),
the lessee/operator.&#160; These increased
prices resulted in increased base royalties and a royalty bonus payment for
iron ore shipments from Silver Bay, Minnesota sold at prices above a threshold
price, despite an approximate 22% decrease in the volume of shipments of iron
ore pellets during the quarter as compared to the same quarter last year, as
well as certain downward adjustments to royalties paid in the previous
quarter.&#160; These adjustments to last
quarter&#146;s royalties resulted from pricing adjustments under term contracts
between Northshore, Northshore&#146;s parent Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (&#147;CCI&#148;) and
certain of their customers (the &#147;CCI Pellet Agreements&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The total royalty payment
expected to be received by Mesabi Trust on July 29, 2005 from Northshore is
$5,136,934 (which includes the royalty received by the Mesabi Land Trust).&#160; With respect to shipments of iron ore during
the second calendar quarter of 2005, Mesabi Trust received a base royalty of
$2,603,859 (representing actual shipments of iron ore mined from Mesabi Trust
lands of approximately 1,373,604 tons).&#160;
Mesabi Trust also received a bonus royalty in the amount of $2,485,122
with respect to shipments during the second calendar quarter of 2005. The above
base royalty and bonus royalty amounts were reduced by $45,498 representing
downward adjustments of $20,681 and $24,817, respectively, to last quarter&#146;s
base royalty and bonus royalty amounts.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The volume of shipments of iron
ore pellets by Northshore varies from quarter to quarter and year to year based
on a number of factors, including weather conditions on the Great Lakes, the
requested delivery schedules of customers and general economic conditions in
the iron ore industry.&#160; The resulting
royalties paid to the Trust are dependent on the volume of shipments of iron
ore pellets for the quarter and the year to date, the pricing of the iron ore
product sales and the percentage of iron ore pellet shipments from Mesabi Trust
lands rather than from other lands.&#160;
Further, the prices under the CCI Pellet Agreements are subject to
interim and final pricing adjustments, dependent in part on multiple price and
inflation index factors that are not known until after the end of a contract
year.&#160; This can result in significant and
frequent variations in royalties received by Mesabi Trust (and in turn the
resulting amount available for distribution to Unitholders by the Trust) from
quarter to quarter and on a comparative historical basis; these variations,
which can be positive or negative, cannot be predicted by Mesabi Trust.&#160; Royalty payments received in 2004 and 2005
continue to reflect pricing estimates for shipments of iron ore products that
may be subject to further adjustment (upward or downward) pursuant to the CCI
Pellet Agreements.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With respect to the balance of
2005, Northshore has not advised Mesabi Trust as to its expected 2005 shipments
of iron ore products or what percentage of 2005 shipments will be from Mesabi
Trust iron ore.&#160; CCI has indicated that
currently scheduled 2005 pellet production at Northshore (using iron ore mined
from both Mesabi Trust lands and from other than Mesabi Trust lands) will
approximate 4.9 million tons.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains
certain forward-looking statements with respect to iron ore pellet production,
iron ore pricing, shipments at Northshore in 2005 and royalty (including bonus
royalty) amounts, which statements are intended to be made under the safe
harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
amended. &#160;Actual production, prices and
shipments of iron ore pellets, as well as actual royalty levels (including
bonus royalties), could differ materially from current expectations due to
inherent risks such as general and industry economic trends, uncertainties arising
from war, terrorist events and other global events, higher or lower demand for
steel and iron ore, higher imports of steel and iron ore substitutes,
processing difficulties, consolidation and restructuring in the domestic steel
market or other factors.&#160; Further,
substantial portions of royalties earned by Mesabi Trust are based on estimated
prices that are subject to interim and final adjustments which can be positive
or negative and are dependent in part on multiple price and inflation index
factors under agreements to which the Mesabi Trust is not a party and that are
not known until after the end of a contract year.&#160; Although the Mesabi Trustees believe that any
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially.</font></p>

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