The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-28
SuperIor's Copper Prospects At.
tract Attention.

| w Duiulu NIouudy evening ana met a
number of Duluth men who have be.
come interested in the discoveries, and
a very interesting meeting was held at
the Spalding hotel. The Duluth Tri-
bune IN reporting the conference said
Among the Superior people present
were 3. S. Loney, Chas. l.. Catlin, B.
). Van Week, f. A. Arnold, Fred Beg
finger, Alex. r. Mills, Frank Decker,
1. '. Badglev, Scion L. Perrin, Mich
q, ael Lynch, q. 3. Mobiles, DIR. A. S. An
drews, Elmer E. Barton, Ed. Diegle,
Walter Fowler, and S. f. Middleton.
and among the Duluth people were
Geo. L. Crosby, Capt. \. LeDuc, ?. S.
Anneke, II. II. Martindale, r. S. Mum
ger, +. J. Hoppmann, 0. X. Harris, ].
e. Buntin, l.. j. Taussic, Frank l.. Tay-
lor, DR.. Mccormick, w. T. Bailey, John
G. Howard and w B. Silvev,
Mr.. Perrin was elected chairman and
George II. Crosby secretary of the
meeting. Mr.. Perrin explained that
the purpose of the meeting was to
awaken and spread an interest in the
excellent opportunities for profitably
mining copper in this vicinity. The
meeting was direct result, he sale,
OF the investigations made bv Superior
people and discovering properties that
were believed to warrant extending
money in their development.
MIR. Van Week was called on 70 speak
OF his location near the Middle river,
IT. miles from Superior, in Douglas
county. The samples of ore on exhi-
blt:on were largely from this property.
He said that the location was the max
ing OF copper mine. Several thous-
and dollars had been expended in the
development thus far, and the results
have been more encouraging az the
work progressed. The formation. Mr..
Van Week said, was precisely the same
as that found in Northern Michigan.
where the best mines are situated. Two
shafts have been sunk. and q third has
| been started. One of the shafts is down
! 90 and the other nearly 40 feet on the
lode. The lode is from - to 20 feet
wide. Mr.. Van Week said the speci-
mems on exhibition would speak for
! themselves.
| Money is desired to SINK the third
| shaft, Mr.. Van Week added. 1t is con-
! sldered that the two shafts are down
sufficiently far to satisfy anybody ac-
| quainted with copper mining that it is
true lode. If the third shaft leads to
the lode there will be certainty that
the lode is 900 feet IN length. There
| is ample water for the various purposes
| for which it is used IN connection with
copper mining. Mr.. Van Week was
one OF the early operators on the Me-
saba range, and his at ention has been
! held by mining matters for the past 10
| wears.
| Mr.. lie Due, of Duluth, who has been
a copper miner in one capacity or an
other all his lie, was called on. He
spoke at length and somewhat technlc-
ally OF the copper mining. He had Wis
tied the Van Week property and SAID
he had no hesitation in pTonouncing it
| borated Mr.. Van Weeks statements in
regard to the similarity ofthe formation
at the Douglas county copper property
and at the mines in Northern Michigan.
| Mr.. lie Due said that he had no doubt
| that this property would turn out a val
liable mine, and that it was only cues
| ton of who had the faith to furnish
money to 90 ahead and put 1t in such
| shape that it will command the neces-
sarv capital. Mr.. lie Due said that from
every standpoint of experience in cop
per mining the Van Week property
promises much. Money and skill will
| produce the copper. Mr.. lie Due re-
| ferred to the copper mine on French
river, which was abandoned by the
| French River Mining Company He
said that there was copper on this prop
ertv if they dig for it in the right place
.. X. Harris referred to copper eX-
| plorations on the Stewart river and
talked interestingly of the excellent
| surface indications about the head of
the lakes, and that mining experience,
! if backed by capital, would bring it
forth
/ Chas. l.. Catlin of Superior has a cor
per property and told of the very salts
! factory showing that had been made by
his test pits. He said that he expected
! to develop his property later on.
Mr. Van Week said that he had no
! doubt that a dozen properties could be
mentioned near the head of the lakes
! that would show as good results of min
! eral as the samples from his property if
! they were to have an equal amount of
/ Development
b. $. Loney, who was one Of a com
mittee of disnteres.ed Superior men
! that visited the Van Week propertv,
said that he had been much impressed
with the showing at the various stages
! of development there. The speaker
! discussed copper quite enthusiastically.
and closed by moving that a committee
/ of Duluth and Superior men be APP
4 pointed to visit the Van Week prop erty
/ Mr.. LOnev thought that this would be
/ the easiest ana luIchest way " Si"c
the public an adequate idea of the cop
/ per proposition. The motion carried.
/ The Duluth committee will be selected
/ by George II. Crosby and the Superior
/ committee by Mr.. Perrin.
! Supreme Court Decisions.
/ On Tuesday the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin handed down a uurD her of