The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-11
LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER
One Source OF Loss to Owners
Quincy's Great Record.

Quancy,s Great Record.
HoUGHToN, MICH. The excessive de-
lays caused the new mines by failure Of
machinery manufacturers to deliver goods
when promised have been the source OF
newer, and to few OF the old, mines Of
the lake copper district. Almost every
mine in the field has been a heavy pur-
chaser Of machinery. in. the past two or
three years, and not one Of the lot has
been able to get its hoists, dumps, COM
pressors and stamps on time. The Calu-
met and Hecla has been delayeda a year in
the starting Of its new six-stamp addi-
tion to the Hecla. mill, but will soon
have the new mill in running order. This
mine Is installing q 300-drill air COM
pressor, which Is incomparably the larg-
est ever constructed. The Wolverine and
Mohawk mills are making good progres
and the former should be put In commits
sion next month, and will enable the mine
to add about SO per cent to its productive
capacity: ~;~2'" :ts;' s:ss.sr a.
No. s shaft of the Tamarack is not as
rich as the two first shafts at the south
ern end of the mine, but is much richer
than, the two northern shafts, and is a
big producer. The future of the mine
rests in a very large degree with this
mile-deep shaft, and the excellent rock
DS1uS LHh0uH LuU1 U10l1OuI~ q vbOuISV "a
keen qualification to- management and
Shareholders. - / 5s<&5s. Ss
Despite tho semi official statement that
no further changes In the local manage
ment Of the Quincy are contemplated,
there is feeling Of uncertainty about
the matter. Captain: s. B.. Harris, who
resigned in June, had some eighteen
months remaining time on his contract
with the company. He has been succeeded
Foy N IY,ra at sfpaRf hv hiR .J0hf1
l.. Harris. Con Bedell superintendent Of
the stamp nillss has been succeeded by
james w. Shields. The record made by
Captain Harris Is! q proud one During
the last five years of his management the
mine was pract icaliy made over. under
ground and on surface, and fs now
equipped with what1s unquestionably one
of the, ten best mining plantssto be found
on the globe: ( His son, and successor,
John j.. Harris, has been connected with
ens engineeT, @ iis Ills sinking efz ~ shaft. on
.catenary curve. as traacted much ': atten
tion. : E7-<7S-,@s, g - ~ - 70 y
There are local r,rnors- that the changes
in the Quincy we're fomented by certain
interest that Nhasaheen closely affiliated
with the AmalganahedS Copper company,
through the Siamese- twin ligament,
known as the United States: Selling com.
pany,. The Quincy has earned such a
record during It's half century OF inde-
pendent life, that 1t would he q source OF
regret were it to be merged into the
Amalga mated pool, either directly or
same end. a =. - - :: -. ~, -
The developments the 60 -called
Baltic lode, on section Is Of the Atlantic
company, have not been Of an e1courag-
ing nature, and there seems to be little
ground for belief that the true Baltic bed
has not yet, been cut on the Atlantic prop
erty, unless the wide anaygdaloid pene-
trated in the east crosscut some four
years ago be the Baltic. There is an ex-
tensive faulting at some point within q
mile to the rnorthwards Of NO. l6; Baltic
shaft, and the geology of that portion OF
the district presents many unsolyed prob
lens. ~ ,..'" ! 5rz:.%S4& fS.ts,::
The Isle. Royals has cut expenses to
the marrow, and Is making q record IN
producing costs. The mine Is q great
disappofnt tment, 80 far as richn ess is con-
pounds of ingot copper "a ton, or about
the same percentage as the Atlantic, long
known as the lowest grade copper mine
operated successfully and continuously at
any point on the globe TO Offset this,
the Isle Royale has a magnificent equip
ment and Is we'll opened ahead. AT pres
ent the mine IL working about 400 men
only, and produced about $40 tons OF
mineral last month. This Is equivalent
to about $50, 900 pounds of refined copper.
and the cost of making was probably un-
der 8 cents per pound. Taking every
thing into consideration, this Ii a remark
able record, and indicates that the Isle
Roya1e is now mining and milling ton
! of rock for as little money as any copper
mine in the district, and for. less than Is
the case with the great majority Of
mines. s@t@ -;