The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-09
FACTS In THE ANNUAL
REPORT OF KEWEENAW
MINING co. AND RAILROAD

The report of the 1909 operations of
the Keweenaw Copper Co.. the finan-
cial statement of which was given i'm
yesterdays issue of The News, is as
follows:
The operations of the company dur
ing the year 1909 have been restrict
ed to it's Medora- Mandan- Resolute
which carries the Kearsarge amygda-
lod bed, now being opened by this
company. which outcrops near the ex-
IRENE southern boundary of this body
Of land All development work at the
Medora shaft except diamond drilling,
has been discontinued indefinitely, ows
ing to the present unsatisfactory APP
pearance of the lodes which have been
opened from this shaft. The thorough
stamp mill test of rock from the Me-
dora amygdaloid, which was begun
July 2Sth. 1908, and continued until
March 3lst, 1909, proved disappoint-
ing in amount of copper recovered,
and the limited openings made in the
North" amygdaloid and Allouez con-
glomerate have not up to date been
sufficiently encouraging to justify
their further development. Consid-
cradle diamond drilling has been done
during the year and cores have been
extracted from the Calumet conglom-
crate, Allouez conglomerate, Osceola
amygdaloid and Kearsarge amygdaloid
beds, nearly all OF which have con-
tanned some copper. The Kearsarge
cores havee been the most promising,
and the company lately started an ex-
ploratory shaft on this amygdaloid
bed which here has a width of about
twenty feet half of which is well
charged with copper so far as opened.
TIE location of this lode is particularly
favorable for the development of
large mine on the company's proper
w and the Kearsarge amygdaloid has
oeen so uniformly productive and Is
now being successfully developed at so
many mines, much hope is entertained
mat 1t will prove no exception here.
1t is planned 20 continue during the
present year the sinking of the Kear-
sarge shaft, which is now about so feet
ueep IN the lode. Diamond drill ex-
plorauons will also be continued on
portions of the company's large hold
"gs Of mineral lands. (which now
amount to 1880 acres. exceeding those
VI any single mining company i'm ex-
vent OF territory and workable area on
ue productive, copper-bearing beds OF
'ne Lake Superior district.
keweenaw Central Railroad.
me operations OF the Keweenaw
central railroad. owned by this COM
pany' resulted i'm a small deficit for the
e'''hdar year. The reduction i'm gross
revenue was largely due to the cessa-
w" oi mining operations at the Medo-
"a smart and the competition of a par
ap'l street railway recently completed
e'"eeh Calumet and Mohawk. To
Se' 'his loss recreation resort was
elphshed by the Keweenaw Central
I"ad Co, about fifteen miles north
49, Oa'umet which had successful
season. Increased revenue from
source is anticipated. which. to-
'r with expected increase of traf-
rom mining operations. promise
n ''p,u''d results for the present year.
ing the past year six additional
A.. "ser coaches were purchased and
construction account was increas-
ny the erection OF n casino huildIng
-, ne new resort "crestvlew."
a.. "' warehouse NJ Mohawk. a sec
-, - mouse additional snow fences and
"s,n'-of-way fences.
- N'"eenaw county Is summer re-
eiua,. many natural attractions. in
k accessibility. UNSURPASSED cli-