The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-04
GREAT CHANGES
AT COPPER MINES
VETERAN MINING MAN FOUND
MUCH OF INTEREST AFTER
FROM coPPERDoM.


Captain John Waters. who recent
ly returned from visit TO his son,
Rev Frank c. Waters. at the Allan
tic location. I'm the copper country,
visited many Of the old as well as
new mining properties in that dis
trct. says the Ishpemlng depart
ment of the Marquette Mining Jour
nal. Mr. Waters found many famil-
lar sights at some OF the older mines,
where he worked I'm the early eos.
He arrived in the copper country from
Devonshire, Eng. in 1869. He was
engaged In mining work practically all
his life, until he retired some years
ago. soon after the American mine
OF which he had charge closed down.
During his career as miner he work
ed I'm various kinds OF mines. nclud-
ing copper, silver, lead and iron.
Captain Waters worked at the old
Bohemian mine located less than a
quarter Of a mile from the Lake prop
erty forty-slx years ago. Many of
the sights at the Bohemian location
looked familiar TO Mr. Waters. He
recognized the old shaft that he work
ed i'm and he found the place where
the old mill stood; he also looked over
the site OF the boarding house. where
he lived. with no little interest. Much
of the Bohemian location is now oc-
cupied by houses erected by the Lake
Mining company
This was Mr.. Waters first visit 20
this place since he left there I'm 1864.
He examined with a great deal Of in
terest the copper ore being hoisted at
the Lake mine, and he stated that IL
is identically the same as the mineral
bearing rock that was produced at the
Bohemian. He is strongly of the opin-
ion that the Lake and Bohemian are
on the same lode. and he also believes |
that the Algomah, a quarter Of a mile |
southeast OF the Bohemian, is also |
on the lode. At the Algomah the vein |
material has been stripped on sur
face for a distance of several hundred |
feet and Mr.. Waters stated that ii |
looked very promising TO him. The |
ore. visible in the exposure. |
the captain declared. would be regard
ed by old Lake Superior miners as n |
positive indication that a much bet
ter grade Of mineral lies deeper. The |
copper rock. he said. is iden- |
iically the same as that being taken |
from the Lake. The first shaft being |
sunk at the Algomah at the time |
he was there was only twenty feet
In depth
Location Of Tomahawk Vein.
Captain Waters also visited the Bal |
tie and Rhode Island properties. Some |
days ago there was an article I'm the1
department OF the Mining
Journal. written by a party who de-
sired TO have some one give informa-
ton as to the location. etc, Of the
vein. Mr.. Waters stated
that this vein traverses the Rhode
Royale when the vein was named by |
gent Albert Of the Baltic mine. Mr..
Albert. he stated was the man who
discovered the Calumet q Hecla
mine. he having left the Baltic a short
time before Captain Waters came to
Ishpeming. He was succeeded as
agent Of the Baltic by the late Captain
Daniel Dunn. who died last winter in
Boston. There were several Indians
in that neighborhood at tho time and
all OF them carried tomahawks, and II
was on account Of this fact that Cap
tain Albert named the vein. Mr..
Waters expressed the opinion that the
Rhode Island will hit the Baltic lode
II the shafts are put down deep enough.
He worked for time at the old Albion
mine, now known as the Franklin, Jr.,
and he spent some time exploring on |
Section 16, on St Mary's lands lie
was working in a shaft which had |
been put down thirty feet when work |
was suspended because the water |
could not be handled successfully with |
the equipment available. Captain |
Waters and the men working with him |
took one mass Of copper 500 pounds |
in weight out of the shaft, a short |
time before operations were suspended.
The Pewabic was the first mine in
which Mr.. Waters was employed after |
he arrived in the country.
c. & HIS First Load OF Rock.
The veteran captain had the honor |
Of seeing the first wagon load OF cop
per rock that was ever taken out Of |
the Calumet & Hecla property. He was |
through Calumet when his at
tention was called 10 the rock being |
hauled from the pit. He stated that |
he examined IL carefully and although |
there was very little copper in II, |
there appeared TO be plenty Of that |
quality of rock near surface.
The Mass mine. where the Ishpe-
ming man also worked for a time. has |
been SO completely changed In APP |
pearance that he hardly recognized the
place. Mr. Waters met and talked |
with most of the men In charge of the |
various properties he visited. and he
IL satisfied that all Of them arc In very |
capable hands He is personally ac-
quainted with n number Of the old |
miners working at the winona and he
knows them 10 be very capable men
He said that several of the miners
the opinion that the Vino
ma will be a big property. as the UNI
foreground workings are looking unu-
sually good. He expressed the opin-
lon that the Adventure uoonIo yviII L