The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-11
Rumors of ST. Louis
Mine Starting Again
Are Current.
Not Operated since the War


Ii is commonly reported about Laur
ium that the st. Louis mine below Laur
ium on the old Lake Linden road is "a
started I'D again next summer and that
by the Calumet and Hecla com
pany. The old st. Louis mine has not
been operated for many years and the re-
port has il that the Calumet and Hecla
company purchased il last sumner at a
nominal figure aud knowing that there
is some good copper lode there, determ-
ined TO open il up next season. One gen
tleman who was considerably interested
in the property about the time OF the
war and who paid for the last fifty feet OF
sinking in the mine, is quoted as saying
that the lode was exceedingly rich at
that point and he has great faith in the
lode which runs through the property.
Laurium Deope are figuring that even II
nothing but exploratory work is teguD,
it will mean considerable to their prop
erty and tend to extend the town in that
direction. The last work done at the
st. Louis was in charge OF MIR. William
Downing, and the showing then certainly
was very good and would warrant an
outlay for exploratory work. but from
enquiries made at the Calumet Office it
would appear that # there is any truth
in the report OF the purchase of the st.
Louis property by the Calumet and Heela
it is not known there.
Railroad rumors are also rife in Laur-
ium and nearly every business man in the
city IS anxious for some information OF a
reliable character concerning the advent
OF another road into the copper country.
They cannot help but feel that II a |
Chicago road does come it will make |
Laurium its terminus or at least run INTO |
the town and they are nouris hing every |
rumor concerning one. Rumors OF survey |
ors at work at different points along the |
line are common and most OF the business
men seem to think that next summer
will see some definnite understanding
about the matter il new road is not in /
by that time. The NEWS would indeed
be glad to have any good proof that an
other OF the wide guage roads was to
enter Laurium next summer, no doubt
it will come in time, but the editor no
later than Sunday last received letter
from the general manager OF one OF these
roads abiding to this matter which SAID
Although am not in position at pres
cut, to say that anything is to be done
by this company in the near future
Nick Bray has returned from Mil
waukee where be was summoned by the
chief OF the fire department OF that city.
who was desrous OF consulting with him
q regard to his new hose coupler with a
view OF introducing It in the department
here, 1t is very probable that the new
coupler will be usei there. The chief
ordered number Of them made OF alum
mum 80 as to give them thorough test
md il they prove satisfactory they will
'e used in Milwaukee. Thedepartment at
has adopted the aluminium
oupler altogether in place OF the copper
me.
bray's planning mill is not working and
VII be shut down for short time, but
lot very long. Mr., Bray bas found work
nough to keep the mill running the
'reater part OF the winter and has had
o close down bu. a few weeks so Jar.