The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-28
MICHIGAN
NEW SMEL1ER SITE
Work Upon It for Copper Range and
Stanton Properties Progressing
Satisfactorily.
West Houghton Plant Will Be
Thoroly Modern and Handle
a Large Tonnage.
Special to The Journal.

special TO The journal.
Houghton. Mich. Aug 2s.-work on
the site Of the new smelter for the Cop
per Range and Stanton properties at the
mouth of Coles creek, West Houghton,
Is progressing satisfactorily, and actual
construction will soon begin. The smelt-
er is to be large and modern in every
respect, and will handle a large tonnage
from the start.
Superintendent Case of the Dollar Bay
and Hancock shelters, will build still
larger furnaces at the first named plant.
The use of mechanical appliances as an
aid in the laborious processes of dipping
and casting is now general in the smelt-
ers OF the district, and in addition to
reducing materially labor costs, has also
made the work much easier for the men
employed. ias
The surplus of labor that was threat
ened in the cope rdistrict a. few months
ago is no longer a, factor in the local
situation, and able bodied miners. me-
chanics or day laborers have no trouble
In getting jobs.
The rebuilding Of the stamp mills of
the Calumet & Hecla will require three
or four years, as there are two old mills
with twenty-five stamps each, and these
are being rebuilt in sections Steel Is
replacing wood, and modern machinery
will be installed turnout.
Rumors have been current every two
or three months for three years that the
Centennial was about to start production.
The Centennial owns one of the best I'M
improved mill sites In the lake district.
1t should be an easy matter. however,
to secure the use Of the Arcadian mill,
which Is now idle, and operations could
be conducted economically at that point.
The mill Is now idle, the last stammp,
formerly In use by the Trir1ountain,
having been stopped two weeks ago,
when the fourth head went into COM
mission in the new Trimountain mill.
No mining is being done at the Arcadian,
but diamond drilling is still In progress.
The Arcadian had floating debt of.
about $4,000 900 two years ago, but this
must have been materially reduced by
the sale of shafthouses and machinery
to the Trimountain. TIL Arcadian will
long remain one Of the principal nonu-
ments of misguided Judgment in the lake
district.
The Victoria will have about 5000
horse power from its falls which are
now harnessed. This will leave a good
surplus for sale and it would be a COM
paratively simple matter to bring power
here from the Ontonagon river, as the
distance Is a scant fifty miles Eventu-
ally 1t Is expected that the Victoria
mine and mill will require all Of the
power generated by Glenn falls.
The time of starting the Phoenix mill
has not been set, but the single stamp
Will begin dropping within one to three
weeks. The stock piles Of rock accumu-
lated for the mill are undeniably rich.
No. 8 shaft Of the Winona Is making
| satisfactory progress since the ledge was
reached, after penetrating sixty feet Of
l!treacherous sand over burden. Appear
I'ances remain satisfactory, and If the
new openings continue UP to the average
of those now worked, the Winona will
make a mine. &,
|, The policy Of retrenchment and econ
omy recently instituted at the Adventure
should enable that property to show a.
better balance at the end of the year
than has yet been secured
Rock production and mineral output Of
the Osceola are steadily advancing from
month to month. It does not SEEM how
ever, that the percentage of refined cop-
per secured Is as large as had been ex-
| pected. The Wolverine still remains the
bright star among all the mines that are
operating upon the Kearsarge amygda-
Hold. Is
Latest reports fromm Bisbee, Ariz.,
where lake investors have some millions
OF money tied up in sundry mines and
prospects are of an encouraging nature.
/ Preparatory work has been started at
the old Cliff mine in Keweena:w county.
which has been idle since 1884 1t was
among the most famous producers of the
lake district, and during Its life earned
| $2,407, $40. It was noted for mass cop
per, and one piece taken out in 1854
| measured 2OxS0 feet. The development
so far indicates that 1t carries the Kear-
sarge lode, but the values are specula-
l tive. It Is also rich In silver. It is now
in the hands Of the Bigelow syndicate.