The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-27

of extreme value to the Quincy COM
pany. which has not. as yet taken any
steps to investigate the possibilities.
There is every reason To believe that
the same formation is carried on ex-
tensive tracts. IL ought to be explored
by drills. which would be the most
economical method OF securing the
data. The Hancock company has
opened the lode TO a point within n
few hundred feet of the Quincy line.
A cross-cut from the quincy COM
pany's most southerly drifts would.
however, have to run about 1,2OO feet
TO tap this formation.
However the most important de-
yelopment in Michigan copper, mining
during 1909 has been the further
opening- OF the Lake lode. In this
letter during the year. the conditions
at this property have been, expatiated
upon regular so that our readers have
kept posted on the continued improve
ment inv 6showingf Of THIS lode as
fast as II has been opened. There is
little ITO add at the present time.r ex-
cept that there is no dimirution in the
values and there is greater reason
now than ever before for the belief
that the development of the Lake
property means the beginning of an
other series of great copper produce
ers i'm a district which has been under
condemnation for a long term Of
years by reason OF failure OF the orig
tnal English corporation which mined
the old Belt property. In connection
with the sensationally rich showing in
the Lake property there have been
formed several other companies which
are now conducting exploratory work
at various points. These results will
be watched with great interest.
At such OF the producers rs the CAL
umet & Hccla, the Copper Range, the
Quincy. Tamarack, Osceola Centen-
NAL Allouez, Mass. Victoria. Frank
lin. Wolverine and Mohawk production
of copper has been maintained at n
normal status. owing TO the compar-
atively low price received for the pro-
duct various plans for expensive
changes in surface plants have, in
practically all cases. remained in abey-
ance. The Superior and Ahmeek COM
panies both doubled production during
the year. The latter is just complet-
ing new stamp mill. which was erect
ed out of the profits OF copper stamped
and marketed during the year. The
former continues to depend on GUS
toms stamping. During the year one
producer on small scale, the Michi-
gan. suspended practically all opera
tons, owing to the inability to market
copper at profit to the company. At
the Isle Royale property there was a
radical change in mining methods soon
after the management came under Cal
umet & Hecla domination. The pro-
duct has been maintained at the old
ratio but a closer selection of rock is
made and only the higher grade rock
is sent to the mill for treatment. The
Winona company has. during the year
extended its underground opening work
with good results and the construc-
jointly by the winona and King Phil
lip. Is now reaching a point where Il Is
question of few months when II
Will commence regular operations. In
the meantime the mining work has
been conducted with a view OF having
both properties in shape to keep well
ahead Of the milling.
WYANDOT-
The energies at this property are
now concentrated on the DEVELOPMENT
OF a lode which. from all appearances
Is the Baltic lode. but which Is not in
the geological location to be the Baltic
lode. Locally there Is n difference OF
opinion ms To whether II II the Baltic
or not. During the past year the wy
andot has opened three Iodes. They
were all cut In crosscut which was
run from the zoo foot level OF the shaft.
The two first lodes cut were explored
thoroughly and values were found but