The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-08-18
Northern Michigan.

bN6 HAh my Vhh experience,
. take II that few residents Of Lou
lisa and the Big Sandy Valley have
the slightest conception OF the en-
ormous extent Of the copper min
ing industry In the Upper PENN
iila of Michigan This peninsula.
known as Kenenaw Point. is a
tongue Of land projecting out into
Lake Superior. and called the North
ern Peninsula. OF Upper Peninsula.
10 distinguish it from the main body
Of the State. which itself IS pen
Ursula between Lake Huron tnd
Lake Michigan. called the Lower Pen
iusula-
Across this tongue Of land near
it base is narrow strip OF water
Portage Lake. which together with
Portage river on the east and Port
age Canal on the west separates
the point from thu mainland The
most valuable copper mines in the
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,..ish th,s .mo,,, Of
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ia n,,,n y,.,n, IN, N The ION
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-. a.. o+ s,x vs,rs Vet 9th
al. -. =, c,,, ave coming in
~. ,.ny ana tb.y are hauled
-. i ~ nine ~ t,st AZ they
c,r,.
r.. limb, /. nr,t,ie,jIv an zone
- 49, se,,ton aud tbe c,pdi-
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- nnrsni,.a "a tb,, an IN. no.
u.i,, sb,un \ a,s IA ,bs
.,n,,,r ,n,n,nr insns,rv ana vou al
~, w,,1.r !, tbe amount ~ eo,,I
4 a,ny ua.n yon visi m,
.,.,n, -,ni n sngla mining c,m.
~, ,,hs ,,rp.-s, bsre ~ The w,v \
~, -, .hsra in an. b,i,.r r,.n
~ -. ,.irr ~. rain loads az coal
am ,-,,r I,,d =, the mipe.
800 c,r.,s,s ~ thirteen cars of
=, IONS .syb mixing gs6 inns IN
~ tvo rain lad. The s,,,op min
~ A,.. wbar. tbe roek contain
10 ~ c,,na, is slammed tcrashed,
ma Washed un,I the ,,,pp,r is sen.
-, tn the c-,sb.5 r,rr rms
! a,,iv Y,r,ion ~ the work nee
...,ry :, "a, The conner ont o.
/ ~ -r,,n, ana mt i, in market,
~. .,nd,tion and his sco tons rem.
r.s.,,s orly one third az the cal
,,rs,m.a daily nv The Calumet 4
usc,, Mining "a sin Il Is not a
mali ,n,ntity Il would make sbnI
a,,.h, a. ,.n ~ vopr me sandy ear
food. and would las, the average
t,mn, in Ig,isa few weeks AT
ltsas,
with his an,rmous e,nsumptipn Of
.,,i ana ,hs c,nsco,,ent ron,raiiou
| y ,,u.r !, ws,ld o.cur 20 rs At
ma. ~, her. mus he s,ms.
min, d,ing. IN ,be Inner Peninsula
ana ~. ~ c,n,tnc.5 AZ his fac.
.,.,o, ~. t,ls str,ll down N The
t,cts and ga. bsr. inr,ts of con-
nar .+,elsd an M. c,rdwn,d IN The
s,no ~ ann, 4, ~, ,-,oa var
~ two asa single boat l,,d was
~ f-,n h,.-. ,,,uea ~ - sta :
aoane Th, t,.i.btors thu, b,iny IN
I. 49, t,.1. "a, - ,,sn,t,,
ltake out heavier loads Of copper
lro h,,I ,,,s i,,msnse ,m,nnr NJ
,,,n,.r ,f,gsfbsr win many ZINES
a. w.i,,h, A. tho ny which o,n.
,,,s ~ IN the surface from a mile
1,wn in ,hs ground IN saparae n
ram the rss ana 10 refine it in
,be sma,,,rr f,r.,es r,-ouires no
sr,,u amour, NJ n,wer
| N cans Inns, inc,nes,yabe Ina.
l,b,s mr., ne,i,p c,nld c,ptinua long
-, - i mn inaIcatian ,bat the
Ins,, l@ YEAR. will see the present
rate materially diminished. Wheh We
stand nj the mouth I" one Oh the
many working mines mere anu ~
load after load OF copper iSHea
rock roll out upon the il.er OF the
rock-house' as II oy magic, We ''''hN
surely. this can not continue ionF'
but II We return the next uas ,