Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-09
A Valuable Copper Mine.
[Osceola Press.


For several years, as Richard
Turnbull, one Of our worthy farmers
has reaped and moved, planted end
harvested on his farm, in the north
part of this town, he has seen indi-
cations of what he has believed to
be copper. 4 few weeks since one
Of Mr.. Turnbull's boys found a piece
of solid copper which weighed 81
pounds, and on closer examination a
large vein of quartz rock, to s
feet wide, and extending northwest
more than onehalfa mile was traced.
About this time Chas. Abbott, an
experienced miner and prospector,
found specimens on lands owned by
Berger Brothers and Others, and
sent them to James Woodford, an
experienced mineralogist and geolo-
gist, who pronounced the rock rich
in copper. Dave Cannedy has Civ
en- it as his opinion that the rock
contains 60 per cent. copper and 5
per cent silver. Prof. Winchel,
State Geologist OF Minnesota, and
the editors of the Scientific Ameri-
can, in New York, say that the ore
contains 70 per cent. copper and Z
per cent. silver, and that it is the
richest ore in the world. Copper
mines are being worked which yield
only p to 10 per cent.
Jas. Woodford took the specimens
sent to him to Milwaukee, and ex-
hibited them. The result was that a
company was Immediately formed
with a capital Of 100000 and an
amount of 100000 placed at it's
disposal for immediate use. The
company is known as the Milwau-
,kee & St. Croix Mining Company
with headquarters in Milwaukee,
and is composed of the following
members DIR. Miner, w. S. Candies.
@. w. Felthousen, J. @. butcher.
Lamer Foss, and one other, all OF
Milwaukee, and Jas. Woodford OF
Pittsville, Wood County. It's Of
ficers are DIR. Miner, president:
w. S. Candee, cashier Manufacturers
Bank, secretary and treasurer, and
Jas. Woodford, superintendent OF
mines. In three DAYS after the spec
linens were shown in Milwaukee
the company was formed. The
mines are believed to be the oldest
in America, as ore is mentioned bv
the explorers as having been found
by them in the vicinity of the St
sCroix, and they are believed by the
members ofthe company to be rich,
er than the lake Superior mines
The main vein is located on Turn.
bulls farm in this town, and the
Berger vein is a feeder Turnbul
has contracted two acres of land fol
$4,000, and the right to prospect has
been secured from VIM. Amerv
VIM. Young, P. Jewell, Berger Bro
theirs and r. Turnbull, who owl
land to the amount of 1900 acres.
The company have faith in the
mine. The fact that it will not sci
a dollars worth of stock proves this
We have faith in it also. So mucl
SO that on Wednesday we applied
to Supt. Woodford to purchase
stock to the amount of $4,000. He
was sorry, but stock in his compan,
was better than gold in a bank, anc
the company had decided not to sci
a dollars worth outside Of its owr
members. consequently We are
stocllless III the Milwaukee & St
Croix Mining Company.
The company have the right t.
prospect for mineral on land now
secured for two years, provided work
is commenced in sixty days. If ore
is found n paying quantities the
company will buy the land from the
owners, t they wish to sell, paving
not to exceed $4,000 per forty acres
for the mineral only.