The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-21

an Walls, the iormer lsssees for three
years. the royalty this time being one
tenth Of the copper product. The com
psny again took hold OF the property,
but owing to the unsatisfactory state OF
the copper market decided to close 1t
down In 1890, since which time nothing
has been down there.
There is no doubt much truth In the
following contained In the report oil Mr..
| Lawton, commissioner OF mineral static
tics, for 1891, when referring to this
mine:
"It ID quite possible that at both the
Peninsula and at the Allouez better re
suits could be obtained II the mines were
more extensively worked; poor lodes or
deposits having very much Door ground
and a little that 10 good, so that the
good must be depended upon to obtain
| any favorable outcome should be extern
siyely opened. Enough good ground
must be found and made available for
constant stoping and the worthless por-
ton left standing In the mine. l don't
think that there can be any other policy
and be successful one. With rich lode
like the Calu net and Hecla 1t 10 different.
With this company the deposit ie all
good and averages very rich. With
lodes like the AIlouez conglomerate, that
appears thus far TO average below the
point for profitable working. the only
possible hope can be to find enough
ground that contains copper In paying
quantities to obtain good OUTPUT.
This can only be done by exploring the
ground AMI extending the Openings so
that none but such rich portions 0f the
conglomerate as will pay for handling
need be taken. This fact, however is 90
well understood by mining men on the
lake that 1t is no longer an argument
among them. It only happens that
mining company management, who not
fully approaching what those who have
long been engaged in the work so well
know, insist upon restricted policy Of
operation, and who thus by oyercaution
or misplaced economy invite failure from
the start.
1t requires good deal OF money to
open and fully equip copper mine on
the modern plans on Lake Superior. and
when thus prepared it should be oper
ated vigorously or not at all. Unless q
company 10 prepared TO put In q good
deal OF money, il necessary, so as to push
the work to the utmost, assuming due
and skill. it had better not be-
gin at all.
IL do not mean that the spending OF a
great deal OF money and doing q vast
amount OF work on Lake Superior cop-
per mines are all that are required to |
make the mine successful. / only mean
that il the Indications are sufficiently |
favorable to make 1t worth while to oper- |
ate at all, [some 1900 tons OF refined |
copper have been taken from the Allouez. |
ED. then it Is best to work strongly |
and thoroughly. There are innumerable |
nstan, ca OF failure OF small copper mines
IN Lake Superior, and scarcely one where
/ mine has been worked on q limited
Icale has been a success. Ordinarily the
copper lodes are only moderately rich;
Ia the result of the most skillful working
| large per centage OF copper is obtained,
ven in those mines-with a few excep.
are made to pay. There are
mines, which have IN my mind now.
md which | have described and have
in previous reports would poy
veil il operated on asufficiently large scale.
nut which have been shut down and
Yet an examination of the
mines and the percentage obtained from
he rock at the stamp mill, and the
mount OF copper obtained per fathom
4 ground stopped, and the percentage OF
he lode taken, to that rejected, ETC., all
how in many Instances, that the de-
'osit is good one, that the conditions
re favorable, or can be made 80, for
operating profitable mine.
Powerful air compressors working air
rills, high explosives. the most recent
heavy mortars. plenty OF water,
II brought into the work with the great.
ut skill and economy and made to do
heir utmost. will even now make some
de mines that wot OF on Lake Super
DR., prosperous enterprises. The day OF
etail business in copper mining in Mich
gan has gone by. 1t has become
Wholesale business and must be well con-
ucted at that"
Seeing the rich showing which the Ash
ed is making at the Arnold mine it
would look as II that deposit should be
Explored for on the Allouez property,
We have it from one who knows this
and it's underground workings
10 well perhaps as any man. that in his
'eief the mine could be made to pay well
With copper at IL cents.
The ladies OF Osceola council. No. Z, p.