The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-01
Mining
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News Bureau has maintained and still
maintains that the Lake Copper Co. is.
so far as opened, a bigger and richer
property than either of these and COM
parable only with the Calumet and
Hecla. Throwing out all mass and
barrel work and shoveling into the
mill everything that could be called
mineral with directions to the miners
not to reject piece of rock, the mill
run record from January 23 to Febru-
ary 10 inclusive could not be other
wise than as bad as 1t was possible
to make from present openings. This
is not fair average as a mining pro-
position or the Lake lode. Upon the
publication of the mill run OF January
23, showing SO pounds of mineral as
compared with November returns of
so and SO pounds of mineral, word
came from definite and authoritative
sources that the output succeeding
Jan. 23 had been richer than any that
had preceded. How. therefore. the runs
were so sharply brought down in value
needs explanation. When Manager
Edwards left lake Superior for a
brief vacation, he wrote east that
Lake was opening "somc wonderful
slopes" Experienced Lake Superior
men, who have been underground In
every mine at Lake Superior. not only
confirmed Mr. Edwards. but continu
ally reported the improving wealth of
the Lake mine underground. The Sec
ond level was rich in mass and barrel
work, but the level was opened in
rather unintelligent direction in an en-
deavor to follow the rich punches OF
copper. The result was unsatisfac-
tory, probably because the great
width of the lode was not then known.
The third level when opened showed a
copper richness never before equalled
| at Lake Superior. 1t was copper
wealth for more than 1000 feet, or as
far as the north and south drifts went
and the crosscut in the lode showed
what the miners call Jewel shop"
II was not only the widest copper bear
ing lode ever opened at Lake Super
ior but appeared To be of unexcelled
richness. The drift in the fourth
level showed poorer ground. but the
drift in the fifth level was again found
as rich as the drift in the third. When,
however. the fourth level was open
ed up for stopping, 1t was found to be
richer than the third I'm stopping
ground and this is the latest develop
ment in the Lake lode. OF course the
company must open up the richness
under the Lake lode to know how pro-
perly to develop the ground, and
therefore the late drifting has been
In the new lode underneath the Lake
lode proper. The company is also
preparing to crosscut for a third lode
"a conglomerate known to pass
through the property. There is at
present a limited supply of water and
drill power and the latter Is being
now used at seven points, A new
water supply is soon coming in and
more power and drills are to be added.
Lately. however. the drifting was stop
ped except on the new lode. A cross
cut Is also being run from the fifth
level to the new lode. The crosscut on
the sixth level to the Lake lode pro-
per. is being continued and the shaft
is being sunk In the new lode. Stop
ing is going on in the third. fourth
and fifth levels and very rich slopes
they are proving. but their richness in
the mill runs may be Offset by the
openings at other points-the shaft
and the drift in the new Lake lode
which has never been, so far as heard.
sampled to learn it's copper contents.
From rough calculations. the Boston
News Bureau estimates that of the
5000 tons. representing the last ten
mill runs (Which were punched with