NATURE OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

NATURE OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

Note 1. The financial statements included herein have been prepared without audit (except for the balance sheet at January 31, 2011) in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  In the opinion of the Trustees, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the results of operations for the three months and nine months ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, (b) the financial position at October 31, 2011 and (c) the cash flows for the nine months ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, have been made.  For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in Mesabi Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2011.