The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-15
MICHIGAN
COPPER COUNTRY
SHOWS ACTIVITY
TWO NEW MINING COMPANIES
ARE INCORPORATED.
They Are Expected to Develop 10000.
Acre Piece in ,Keweenaw County,
Michigan-Old Canal to Lac La
Belle Being Dredged to Fourteen
Feet.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Calumet, Mich, July 15.-Articles of incorpo-
ration of the Frontenac and the Manitou Mining
companies have been filed with the clerk of
Houghton county. Each corporation has capital
stock of 100000, divided into 900 shares of 4
par value of $25 each. Both are believed to be
controlled by interests identified with the eastern
management OF the Calumet & Hecia Mining COM
pany. The incOrporators Of the two companies
ere James MacNaughton, Edward S. Griersop.
E. D. Johnson and W. NJ. Gibson of Calumet and
Allen +. Rees of Houghton. Mr.. MacNaughton
holds 1880 shares of the $1,000 shares In
each of the two companies. As he is general
manager of the Calumet &c Hecla and Mr.. Grier-
son, Mr. johnson and Mr.. Gibson respec-
lively chief engineer, purchasing agent and as.
sistant superintendent Of that corporation, 1t II
evident that the Calumet & Hecla company beaTs
| close relation to the two newly organized
companies.
1t is generally understood that the companies
| are to take over the 10000 acres in Keweenaw
county which were taken under option some time
ago by c. A. Wright Of Hancock and assigned
by him to the City Trust company Of Boston.
These lands were supposed to have been acquired
| for Calumet & Hecla interests at the time Mr..
Wright secured options them. They are adj
| jacent to the route of the Keweenaw Central
| railroad, now being built thru Keweenaw county.
Dredging in the old canal which connects Lao
Ia Belle with Lake Superior was started July l.
For the present the canal will be dredged to a
depth of fourteen feet. and it is expected that
boats of that draught enter the port by the
end of next month. Eventually it is planned
! 10 nave the Canal OreOSeu TO ueptn OI twenty
| feet admitting boats of that draught. Docking
facilities being provided near the old Della
ware stamp mill and smelter. An old merchan-
!ise dock at that point, which used in load
ing copper boats when the Delaware was an
active concern, is being repaired and placed In
shape for use.
The June production of the Lake Superior
copepr district slightly exceeded 1S,250.oO0 lbs
of refined copper decrease from the May re-
suits. Nearly all the mines are working at their
usual rate now, however, and there should be an
increase in the districts production this month.
The Michigan has started unwater1ng the old
Rockland shaft on the Minnesota conglomerats
bed. This work will take few weeks and al
soon as 1t is completed active preparations fol
the resumption of mining operations will be be.
gun. The Michigan is making an excellent
showing both the Calico and Minnesots
conglomerate lodes and is earning good profit
on the present metal market
Results at the Adventure have shown consid
cradle improvement lately and the mineral yiele
Is now twenty -one pounds to the ton Of roci
stamped, compared with seventeen ponds siz
months ago. While the company is treating les.
rock than formerly its mineral yield Is larger OF
account of the better quality of the lode.