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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GALLAGHER DONALD J
Ìý 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC [CLF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2005
(Street)

CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/02/2005 Ìý M Ìý 3,300 A $ 37.8984 11,352.012 D Ìý
Common Stock 08/02/2005 Ìý S Ìý 800 D $ 77.56 10,552.012 D Ìý
Common Stock 08/02/2005 Ìý S Ìý 600 D $ 77.4 9,952.012 D Ìý
Common Stock 08/02/2005 Ìý S Ìý 1,900 D $ 77.35 8,052.012 D Ìý
Common Stock Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 21,522 (1) I By VNQDC (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (right-to-buy) $ 37.8984 (3) 08/02/2005 Ìý M Ìý Ìý 3,300 01/12/2003 01/12/2009 Common Shares 3,300 $ 0 3,368 D Ìý

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
ÌýDirector Ìý10% Owner ÌýOfficer ÌýOther
GALLAGHER DONALD J
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
CLEVELAND,ÌýOHÌý44114
Ìý Ìý Ìý Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Ìý

Signatures

ÌýDonald J. Gallagher Ìý 08/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Balance shown reflects 40 shares acquired June 1, 2005 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan ("VNQDC") to shareholders of record as of May 20, 2005 and paid on June 1, 2005 at $.10 per share.
(2) Held for the benefit of the Reporting Person by the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (VNQDC).
(3) On December 31, 2004 the Company issued a 2-for-1 stock split. The stock split adjusted the original number of options left in the last report (3,334 ) to 6,668 options. The original conversion price of $75.79688 was split in half to $37.8984.

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