The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-25
MICHIGAN
mo LEIHARGY HERE
Development Work in the Peninsula
Shows Satisfactory State
Of Affairs.
Kearsarge Rock Responsible for
Many Good Mines in the
Copper District.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Houghton,t Mich, Sept. 25.--The amount OF
rior copper district Is as great now as~at any
time in the past quarter century, except for the
boom period beginning in 1898, aud lasting for
three years. p3lA s.5sef5 ~ -
The Central mine, which worked out and
abandoned its assure vein some six years ago.
is doing exploratory work, searching for the
NORTHERN extension Of the Kearsarge lode The
Gilt mine,= idle for quarter century, Is also
looking for. the -Kearsarge amygdallois. The
Mtskwabtk Development company a local cor
poratien that is also searching for the Kear-
sarge extension In Keweenaw county, is meet
ing with very hatterng success, having recently
cut the lode second time at distance OF
more than q half mile south of the original dis.
covery shaft, the lode being strong and well
charged with copper at both points.
adjoining the Miskwabik property the the
Of which are being enhanced in value by the
Miskwabik work. The Ahmeek property is de-
veloping into mine also. on the great Kear-
first level of No. Il Ahmeek shaft and the show
ing In copper is among the best ever secured,
even on this rich cupriferous bed. Work, has
begun ION the site of No. 2 shaft for the
Ahmeek, and this property may be confidently
| relied on to make another successful mine, tho
several years and 81, 000,OO0 or more in cash will
The Alloues Is also sinking for the Kearsarge,
and - property Of much more than average
promise. ~
Kearsarge Lode Wanderer. s.
Never, in the history of the lake district have
| operations been conducted at many different
| points upon single lode, and never have SO
many good mines been found upon single bed.
| The Wolverine. Kearsarge South Kearsarge and
! Mohawk are all making copper and earning good
profits from Kearsarge rock, while the Centen-
NAL has good mine opened, ready for stop
| Ing on ten days notice, and the Ahmeek, AIlouez
| and Miskwabik have dattering prospects on the
same bed with the great Calumet & Hecla Cen
| tral, Gill, Federal and Union companies all
seeking to open mines thereon.
The Old Colony, Maydower and Rhode Island
are continuing development work in the OAHU,
met district The Isle Royale and st.. Mary's
| Mineral Land company are doing exploratory
| work In the Portage Lake district On the
! South Range the Elm River and Wyandot are
continuing explorations, and in Ontanagon coun-
| ty the Michigan will soon become producer,
while the Victoria is more than 1000 feet deep,
and developing waterpower that will give an
| available energy of about 5000 horse power the
year around. ss# SLt 81 ~. -, &. $50
The foregoing brief review of the exploratory
and development work under way in the district
excluding the new work at the producing mines,
shows very satisfactory state of affairs Ten
years ago Montana and Michigan had about the
same number of copper miners-approximatel
E7,O00 each. To-day Montana has about 8, 600,
while Michigan has about II 900
No other copper field of Importance at any
point upon the globe has increased forces and
production to a greater extent, actually or rel.
attyely. within the past ten years, than has the
Lake Superior district-the oldest of all the ina.
portant centers Of copper production Of the
| present day.