The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-28


Houghton, and Superintendent, r.
r. Williams. The quarry as now
opened lies on the township line
between sections % and 33. To the
north and east, about 1000 feet, is
the Huron Bay Slate Company's
quarry. and the slate outcrops here
and there between the two.
A shaft has been sunk in the slate
at the Clinton to q depth OF forty
feet, the shaft, or, as the skaters or
scalpers call it, "the loose side aud
back, is about fifty feet square at
present, and it is being constantly
enlarged and deepened.
1t is the intention of carrying
this loose side and back down into
the slate sufficient depth to admit
OF a goodly number OF stopping
parties on the several layers or
strata OF slate. When once down
large force may be employed in
quarrying out the slate in slopes.
During the time consumed in work
ing out the loose side and back,
quite large quantity OF slate has
been made, and is now ready
for shipment. In quality the slate
is pronounced by competent judges
to be equal to the best slate products
Of Maine 1t is dark, indeliole blue,
free from mundic and sulphate OF
iron, and joints are far apart. AS the
shaft descends, the slate grows
denser and purer. So far the slate
at the Clinton is pronounced the
softest yet found, which permits
freer cleavage and thinner states.
An erroneous impression has
obtained heretofore concerning th e
dip OF the beds, but confounding the
dip With cleavage. On sinking it
has been ascertained that the beds
slightly incline to the north, while
the cleavage is to the south 1t Is
now believed that the bed lies in a
basin. At the northern boundary Of
the bed vein of lean iron ore out
crops and rock, identical in ap-
pearance to the wall rock of the
Ontonagon silver vein, has been
found from which fact 1t is be-
lieved it may not be impossible to
discover somewhere in the vicinity
OF the slate formation on the trans
verse veins prolific silver lode
Explorations with this aim in view
| will be made, and it is not at all i'm
probable that the efforts Of the faith
ful 10 this regard will be crowned
with success.
The tram road spoken of in con.
nection with the Huron Bay quarry
has been extended to the Clinton,
and force of men has been con-
stantly kept employed IN the quarry
ever since the first openings were
made. Up to the close of naviga
tion in 1875, the Clinton compan,
had made aud shipped about 1,OO'
squares.
4 HURLEY's HURON MOUNTAIN
quarry is owned by company o
that name, and though more remote
from water communication is es
teemed most valuable property
Considerable work has been done a
this quarry. though as yet little il
the way OF making slate, owing Il
the absence of a suitable road for 1t
transportation to the lake side. Th'
financial depression has had the
effect to retard the work of develop
ment, otherwise the quarry would n
doubt long since have been read
with its-product for the market.
THE SUPERIOR SLATE MINING co.
is the owner of a large acreage o
J. this slate belt, which will no doub
be opened when the market demand
an increased product.
Several other parties have pur
chased lands, among them the orig
nal discoverers OF the belt, S. 6
Smith. Esq, Henry H. Stafford, an
others OF Marquette.
The soil Of the shore Of Huro
} Bay is especially adapted to agricu
; raj purposes. It is sandy loan
very deep, warm and rich. All sort
of root and grain crops grow ex
ceedingly well. The vegetables ar
especially fine, and We we're show
: some spring wheat which canuc
be excelled. The bay is fourtee
> miles long, with nearly forty mile
, Of shore line, including the inlet
o and points, with good depth
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