The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-07
Iillg Lake News.
ls, '.;c Point to a
1s1rjght Future.
,,,.s.. Brighter Than Ever
=. pr,f.,ng Progressing
|ti's -Hand Cars out Of the
P"s' ..,,sn In No. 1 SHAFT

"s ..usn in No. 1 SHAFT
.o,eseutativemade another
s .1s, lively little mining camp,
70 w. a'' saturday and everything
Bs'' lima was looking more prom
q 'p' - his previous VISIT Inc
'D'' ., ~ No. 1 shalt is being
. !. ' mich as possible and the shalt
sd , y depth OF 100 feet and the
,, s"su up as rich as in the previous S,s
''0'' The drifts in this shaft were
'ns Inspected but he failed to see
n.y. -. .sI hand cars were, that were re-
y 7, W. y be , put in use in the levels as
~ nv paper circulating in this
' 'i'tl and which makes a speciality specie S.a Q,
'''',0 news. No work is being done
I ~ shalt but cleaning up the drifts
';,.og the shaft, A steam hammer
' " ordered and is expected to ar
:, ,As mine some time this week. it
! : : erected in No. 1 SHAFT house and
N onlv be a matter Of a short time
n, Baltic will be placed on the list
's,u,iue mines. The work OF develop
! ujt is steadily going on and the
4. has been entered for about twenty
4 The rock in this pit is proving TO
,i.ber the farther in the vein they get,
4 ,oue exceptionally rich mill rock
!, been taken out.
;D.e our last ". to the Baltic an
!, nil has bee arted and which is
b,u sNo. s. Tbs pit was opened
hsst to the north OF No. 4. and al
Dupb work on this pit was only started
| dsys ago the vein has been struck
A entered for a distance OF four or five
\ The fact Of their striking the vein
.hm point practically developers the
A IRA distance OF 1,S0O feet. The
i 20 far taken out OF this pit has
|o,eu even richer than that taken out
The previous openings, The lode being
Iticularly rich IN mill rock, samples OF
b,h can be seen at the Evening NEWS
lee at Calumet. 1t is the intention OF
management to erect an engine and
aft house at this pit, and actual min
! will be started at No. 8 at no distant
tie. The work OF developing the length
the lode will not stop at No. 3 for in a
,or time another pit will be opened
Meet the north OF No. 5.
|lhe shalt Of Section 16 being sunk by
\ Atlantic company to strike the Baltic
De was also visited. On this property
mall shaithouse and engineh ouse have
20 erected. The shaft was sunk a dis
pee Of about fifty when drifting was
pmenced to strike the lode. Up to
|atime the west drift has been extend
'in to distance OF 1876 feet. while the
ct DRIFT 10 165 feet in length. In the
1t DRIFT thin belt OF copper rock was
ne through, but the rock was not
y heavily charged with copper. 1t is
the strength OF the Atlantic striking
! Baltic lode at this point that has
u the stock up and work is being
tehed with great interest at present,
'Itls expected they may strike the lode
any time. Should they be 30 fortu-
teas to strike the lode as rich as at
Baltic look out for the Atlantic
IOon, Tor che would assuredly go up
stnat rapidly, for where she is hover
around $50 inside OF week from the
esne strikes thelode she will be nearer
y That our people haye great faith
zoe future OF both these mines il illus
sed BY the large amount OF stock held
Pess companies blythe copper country
'pe