The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-06
MICHIGAN
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER

Remarkable Record OF tho Baitle--Mo-
hawks Stamps May Start Next Month.
HOUGHTON. MICH-The Baltic mine
made $50 tons Of mineral last month. The
record Of this mine Is truly remarkable
in one particular-since the first leased
stamp was set to pounding Baltic rock.
more than three years ago. the production
of each month has been larger than that
of the month previous. The present pro-
duction Of the mine is nearly as large as
that Of the Osceola. and the Baltic has
by no means reached its full productive
capacity as yet. The Wolverine also
exceeded 500 tons last month, and as this
mine makes the highest grade mineral
Of the district. its production Of refined
copper Is at the rate Of about 10000, 900
pounds per annum just now. The result
is most gratifying, especially because It
has been asserted by the croakers that
the Wolverine rock would fall off In cop
per contents when the amount milled was
increased to nearly 1000 tons daily. On
the contrary, the percentage of ingot cop
per secured in September was about 30
pounds per ton-the best record ever made
by the mine.
The annoying delays Of the past two
years in receiving machinery for the new
Mohawk mill are apparently ended, and
practically everything Is on the ground,
and the installation almost complete. The
first stamp should start In December,
probably not till very near the end Of the
year. and the second should begin work
a few weeks later. 1t Is hoped to have
the third stamp running by the middle of
1903, and the fourth and last stamp will
be installed six months to a year later.
With all four stamps running, 1t Will be a
pretty close race between the Tamarack,
Quincy and Mohawk for second place In
production in the lake district. The mat
| ter Of levying another assessment On Mo
hawk has not been considered, formally
or otherwise, by the directors, but 1t Is
not at all unlikely that an assessment Of
81. and probably Of 81 per share, will be
levied within the next few weeks. The
mill is some months later in starting thar
had been anticipated, and there is big
pay roll at the mine. 1t will also require
several months to turn the mineral from
the mill into cash, and a small assess
ment to give ample working capital seems
needed. The earning capacity Of the mine
will be very great. and it is reasonably
certain that the Mohawk will make cop.
per for cents per pound, leaving fine
margin of profit.
H. A. Allen of Chicago, a graduate Of
the Annapolis naval academy. but iden.
titled with the mining machinery trade
for some years past will succeed P. R
Robert as superintendent Of the Adven
ture mine at the beginning Of the year.
The Trimountain mill IS now running
two heads, and stamping large tonnage
of rich rock daily. OF the Mass mine
production Of about $50 tons in October
nearly one-half was secured in heavy cop
per. The concentrating plant at the Cen
trail mine, Keweenaw county, will hav
a daily capacity Of 125 tons of failing, an
as the old tailings show good assay val
ues, the venture should prove profitable
A promising cupriferous amygdaloid wa
recently cut by diamond drills on the Cen
trail lands.
Atlantic has shown a better return o
mineral during the past two months thai
for a long time previously. This is bot
gratifying and timely, as the low price o