The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-01
SAYS FAMOUS "TOMAHAWK"
LODE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
Alfred Meads Of Marquette, Bosom
Friend Of ]. Hubert, Writes Con-
corning Location Of Rich
est Copper Vein.

The News is In receipt OF a commu
nication from Alfred Meads of Mar
quette, one of the old pioneers OF the
Lake Superior district, concerning the
location OF the famous Tomahawk cop
per lode, which was discovered by Ed
win J. Hubert. that daring geologist
and explorer who first uncovered the
renowned conglomerate lode of the
Calumet and Hecla Co. Mr.. Meads
was for twenty eight years publisher
and editor of the Ontonagon Miner,
which is now known as the Ontonag1n
Herald, and was bosom friend of
Hulberts for many years. He declares
IN his communication that the Toma-
hawk vein has not yet been re discov-
cred.
Mr.. Meads says: "This lode was dis
covered many miles from the Oneco.
and was once worked by Edwin 7.
Hubert, the discoverer of the Calumet
conglomerate lode. At the time Of
discovery he took from the outcropplng
some twenty tons of the rich vein
rock and hauled il to the furnace he |
had erected for testing the first con-
glomerate vein rock he had mined |
from the Calumet lode"
Although Mr.. Hubert is now living
in retirement in Rome upon an in
come set aside for him by prominent |
shareholders of the Calumet e. Hecln !
he does not believe ne re- /
ceived fair treatment from his original |
associates I'm early discovery and min
ing work, and according to Mr.. Meads, II
Mr.. Hubert covered up the vein he had /
discovered with rock and soil he had
hauled there for that purpose and ever
since has kept the secret of its loca-
ton from the world. He often men
toned the richness of this vein to his
friends, and asserted that some day il
would prove more valuable than the
Calumet Conglomeratc.
Mr.. Meads seems confident that the
location of the Tomahawk lode will no
revealed upon Mr.. Huberts death. and
says 1T viii cause another astonish-
nent as great as the opening Of the
Calumet lode. as it is fully as rich or
'icher in copper than that well known
ode' but perhaps at present there is
hardly any need for rich copper
bearing lode, nevertheless, the lode ex-
SIS, and the officers and stockholders B
S well as the public generally pass bv K
md over its grave every day on their
Quincy between Hancock and Calm
net where it will probably rest IN
'eace until after the remains of It's :
iscoverer have been laid ut rest by the
ide of his devoted wife, under the soil
+ an Italian sun" Mr.. Meads contin-
es: "l. 't -tl'4i. H HC
& me name and memory Of Edwin ]. !.
hubert will be remembered and hon
red by the future generations of Lake :,
superior, who will some day erect A
lonument to his memory at No
haft of the Calumet e. HecIa mine. =
hitch was the spot were the lode /
Conglomerate) was discovered. "
AS an admirer OF the man. his /
obleness of character. and great abil-
y as an explorer and geologist. we d,
ope that when the Tomahawk Is ex- =,
osed its name will be changed 20
Although the "Tomahawk" lode has p
cen the object of persistent search Ia
n years, ever since Hubert an al
that such a lode existed i'm
he Lake region, its location will prob st
bly, ever remain the secret of the dis m
'verer who is spending his declin- 81
g years, far from the scene of his of
eat achievement.