The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-15
REPORT OF OPERATIONS OF
KEWFFNAW COPPER co.

ON behalf OF the directors, President
c. A. Wright has issued the following
report of the operations of the Ke-
weenaw Copper company during the
year 1910;
For the past year mining work was
confined to the development of the
Kearsarge lode through No. > shaft,
which was enlarged somewhat for a
distance OF So feet from surface and
the track widened 10 fun gauge TO al
low the use OF 2is ton skip The
shaft was sunk SIS feet to a total
depth of 623 feet. From the temporary
level at $50 feet the shaft measures
IA feet The first permanent level
was established at 400 feet on this
level the heaviest copper was seen. but
was not followed as twas deemed inn
portant To attain depth as rapidly as
possible until the shaft enters the
superior grade Of rock disclosed by
the diamond drill core which was eX-
tracted at a depth of about 1850 feet
on the dip Of the lode I'm line with the
shaft, there showing much improve
ment i'm naturalization and character
of rock. Considerable diamond drill
ing exploration was done during the
year and some good looking cores car
rying copper were obtained, partic-
ularly the one just referred TO. and an
n 8. oh,
both containing considerable copper.
These two lOdes are considered TO be
the upper and lower beds of the Kear- !
sarge lode. II is on the lower of these |
that No shaft is now sinking, and at /
the present rate of progress il should I
enter the better rock. at the point I
penetrated by the drill. by next oct /
ober, though it is anticipated that the .
shaft may enter this better class of /
rock at any time as depth is attained.
At No. shaft a temporary shaft
house and power plant have been
erected. In the power plant have been
Installed the following;
zone 125 H. p. Fire Box Boiler.
zone acknowledgement Air Com
pressor- Dimensions Steam IS" Com
pound Air Cylinders 2OA and 10" with
Is" stroke.
lone IA" IS" Lidgerwood Hosting
Engine.
lone 300 II. p. Cochrane Heater.
zone AZ" ~ Air Receiver.
"All of this equipment was on hand
md with the exception of the boiler :
vas moved from No. l power plant.
Doubtless owing to the greater de- {
'ression in the copper trade during
he past year. development work at
he various properties on the line of
he company's railroads, the Keween-
w Central was not pushed as Wig
rously as had been anticipated, and
nc earnings Of the railroad failed TO
ealize the Improvement that was ex- L
.ected at the date of the last report
ireater activities are looked for dur !
ng 1911. 1t is understood that Ojib- !
way will soon be in position to begin I
PRODUCTION. Within the past few
months a shaft has been started on
he Kearsarge lode, just North OF n
)jibway, on the Cliff property. now
nder Calumet and Hecla management,
diamond drill explorations have been
Undertaken on the Senter-Dupee tract .
bout five miles West Of our No. ?
haft, and on the Estivant property
bout six miles East of this shaft
he work on the Estivant property is
eing conducted by the United States
and Refining and Mining r
o.. and the advent of this important
mining organization, hitherto uniden- !,
fled with Lake Superior mining, into ;
he Keweenaw County field is con-
idered a, valuable addition to the in :,
uences which tend to develop bust
ess i'm the territory served by the
.ewcenaw Central Railroad" =
Financial Statements. p
The statements of assets and liza s.
ilties of the Keweenaw Copper COM b