The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-15
CALUMET AND HECLA COMPANY
TO DROP FIVE HUNDRED MEN

Houghton. Mich, June 15.--It is ap-
ment in the Calumet & Hecla means
something more than a change in the
salary list. There has been a pruning
in the payroll already, and it is expected
that there will be further reductions of
about 500 men, the cut to be made at IT,
amygdaloid shafts. The Calumet &
Hecla mine proper is opened on the Cal
umet conglomerate reef, but the Osceola
amygdaloid lies parallel to the cOnglOn
crate at distance of $50 feet to the east.
The amygdaloid was tested by means Of
cross-cuts some years ago, and beins
found fairly rich in copper, five shafts
We're located upon the two miles of strike
exposed on the Calumet & Hecla lands.
These shafts have been developed Ear
beyond the hosting and milling capacity
of the company, and the shafts Were
closed down last fall, but re-opened dur
ing the winter. AS a measure Of econ
omy the suspension of mining work a:
the amygdaloid shafts is a good step, as
the underground openings are far a /
vanced and the shafts cannot be made
producers to any considerable extent
until the new mill now being built at
Lake Linden is completed This new
mill will make much larger use of cleo
tricity for secondary power than has yet
been attempted in the district. It is /
steel and stone throughout and is to be
fitted with the latest appliances for the
economical separation of copper from its
gangue of conglOmerate rock. The amyg-
daloid shafts at the mine are still lack
ing a considerable part of their perma-
nent machinery equipments, although
good start has been made at this work.
The discharge of 500 meen, which is ex-
pected, will be only 10 per cent cut IN
| the forces of the mine.
| 1t is stated that the average return
from the Isle Royale mill for May, it's
first month of running, was l 4-10 per
cent mineral, exclusive of heavy copper,
which would give return of about IA
per cent ingot copper. This is mae
rally better turn than had been hoped
for by the friends Of the mine.
Ontonagon county mines are receiving
more attention than formerly. They are
making surprisingly good showing in
| copper, especially in heavy copper, fol
which the Ontonagon county mines ha -
been famed since their opening, mors
than fifty years ago. The Adventure and
| MdSS are OOtH turning out large QudAIi'
ties of mass and barrel copper, and tn
metal so secured is going long way to-
ward paying expenses and providing fol
permanent equipment before the staml
mills are started. The Mass mill win b.
ready for business in July or August, b.
which time the mine should be in shape
to permit the beginning of regular pro
duction. The Adventure mill foundation
is in, and the steel superstructure wi!
be started soon. The mill should b.
ready to go into commission early mex
spring.
The foundations for the new mill o
the Wolverine are completed, and wcrj
has been started on the foundations q
the twin mill of the Mohawk, locate,
near by. Both mills will be in commits
sion next spring, barring accidents. .
early next summer at the latest. TIL
special arsenical smelter now being bull
near Hackensack, N. j., for the reduc
ton of the Mohawkite ore. will probabl
be blown in during July, or at the lates
in August. Two hundred barrels of Mo
hawkite. weighing nearly $50 tons. ar
at the mine awaiting shipment to tn
new smelter. When the reduction Q
Mohawkite is begun on a regular seal