FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Carrabba Joseph A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC [CLF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & COO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44114		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,800
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Retention Units 2004-2006   (2)   (2) Common Shares 570 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carrabba Joseph A
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
15TH FLOOR
CLEVELAND, OH 44114		       President & COO  

Signatures

/s/ Traci L. Forrester by Power of Attorney 05/25/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Restricted Stock Award granted as of the date of employment (on May 23, 2005) with the Company, vesting one third on each of the first three anniversaries of May 23, 2005.
(2) Represents a grant of Retention Units to the Reporting Person on his date of employment, May 23, 2005, under the Cleveland Cliffs Inc Long-Term Incentive Program (LTI Program) covering the period January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006 ("Retention Period"). Payment of the Retention Units will be made in cash after the completion of the Retention Period based upon the employment by the Company of the Reporting Person and the market value of a Common Share of the Company on the last day of the Retention Period.

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