Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-18
THE QUINCY MINE EARTHQUAKES Future Will Contain Some Serious Propositions to
 be Solved
Special to Review.

Houghton, Mich, Feb. 17.-In spite of the very evident desire to keep peo- pie from becoming frightened over the recent air blasts or earthquakes there is no denying the fact that the future of the Quincy mine will contain some serious problems which will have to be worked out satisfactorily. The Quincy property is the oldest on the Lakes. It has paid dividends regular ly for such long term of years that it is known as the "Old Reliable" l. was big copper mine before the Cal umet & Hecla was thought of. It has continued in the even trend of events and has always made good by a con- seryatiye policy of careful manage ment. But all the homogeneous Tn the world can not prevent an air blast or an earthquake. Nature has her laws, and she often takes peculiar and very damaging methods of enforcing them. Local authorities on geology and mineralogy are satisfied that the causes of the earthquake are right in the Quincy mine. The shifting of the earth on the sandstone is the natural course of events. In other deep mines in this country there have been evil dences of this shifting, but in the Quincy there are purely local condi- tions which make the situation of greater seriousness there. The depth, for .ne thing, the vast amount of old workings, the peculiar condition of the Quincy rock, and the methods Of mining are all such as would seem to demand particular attention ana cun- sideration. The most serious air blast which occurred a week ago has been l followed by several other blasts. Sun day night the fall of rock which re- suited cut the wires which furnished the electrical power for the mators | for tramming, and also cut the air pipes furnishing power far the drills This damage was, however, promptly repaired and work has continued as before. What the future will bring
 forth on the Quincy is an open ques- ton which is causing a great deal of
 speculation in the Copper country. All
 local hopes are for the solving of the:
 problem in such a manner as will con
 serve the best interests of the proper
 ty and assure many years more of con
 tinued successful operation
 | Work at the Lake property is pro-
 gressing very rapidly, in fact, at a
 much better pace than was at first an
 ucipated. The unwatering of the
 shaft Is going ahead very nicely
 There was some slight difficulties ex- perienced with the pump a few days ago, but these have been overcome,
 and now conditions are looking excel
 lent. It is more and more evident that the previous work done when the:
 old workings were opened showed cop
 per in remarkable quantity. The display of copper at the first level is
 astonishing to those who have seen it, and as the water is being taken ont
 further uncoyering shows mnrsa and more of the red metal. IL fs current ly reported that several local. people or means are accumulating all of this ! stock which can be secured at sains prices, and are putting it away for fe< tuSe consideration.
 The news receIved yesterday frolp New YorN of the election of Messrs. Cole and Ho, tson to the board of aS> rectors of the eweenaw company is J1St NAdl was an. eAs,L anuR& Jk5 Cole people took conI. ~0J of this prop. eIty. The keweenaw is .'sO" general y looked upon as one of the SDmpara-. lively good things which it is tetsx1 to put away in the strong box anu se-e tain for future success. With rh5 opening of the spring the work in Ee- Weenaw will be pushed with an energy which will make last summers work look insignificant by comparison. And that means great deal for c. A. wright did wonders in the very short time he had to work there last year.
 The recent renewed, interest in Cal umet Hecla is simply an awakening on the part of the investing public to Inc fact that this big corporation IS now in better condition than at any lime in it's history, and that is making he most of the high price received now for the product, to say nothing of he most brilliant development work he company is conducting on it's own property proper, and on several other 'roperties which it has secured. in ,luding the work in Keweenaw coun- y and the work on the Superior on the 'outh side of Portage Lake Calumet Hecla never suffers or profits by market manipulation, for it takes so nuch money to swing the stock that one but the rich can afford to play Tith 1t.