The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-01

stopping done. jast drifting. The min
ing OF the last two years in No. shaft
LOT North Kearsarge has been done In
ground that was opened some years
ago and which has been of low grade.
but for legitimate mining work IL was
deemed advisable to stope this ground
out at this time. which in a measure
accounts for the low yields of the
North Kearsarge branch. No. shaft
of the North Kearsarge commands a
territory about equal to that of the
Wolverine mine. Openings north to-
ward the Ahmeek and Allouez boun-
dairy line, show good ground on the
lower levels, while three or four upper
levels do not show good ground, but
the lower levels are looking well. The
ground south of No 7 Allouez is well
stopped out to the North Kearsarge
boundary line.
South kearsarge Branch.
At South Kearsarge branch the sug
gestion of mining Centennial ground
through the South Kearsarge shafts is
not feasible and would not be econom-
icaL as such mining could not be done
without newly equipping the South |
Kearsarge to do deep mining. The
rock houses and hoisting plants at the
South Kearsarge were designed for
that particular depth now reached,
and lack capacity for deeper work,
whereas. for deep mining purposes
new installation of hoists and rock
houses would be required.
In regard TO the North and South
Kearsarge branch of Osceola Consoh-
dated facing heavy expenditures for
water supply. and an immediate need
for installing pumping plant on Lake
Superior, the fact is that these
branches have been in operation for
years with present water supply and
operations can go on indefinitely with
his supply, with no material incon-
'enience.
The Ahmeek.
The Ahmeek has about four forties ,
developed and there are eight forties
to Nos. and ? shafts. VOL
'erine has about five forties for its en-
ire area and the total area tributary {
o the four Ahmeek shafts down TO
moderate working depth is at least {
hree times that of Wolverine. The
resent Nos. l and Ahmeek shafts =
an produce as much as Wolverine
round i'm the bottom levels; ground
Glow the bottom of shafts No. and
Ahmeek is practically proven by the
llouez workings Shafts Nos. and
have entered the vein and develop {
lents show rich ground. While the
Iohawl< mine shows an average yield L
about II pounds of copper to the
IN of rock, the Mohawk shafts Nos. >
nd just east of Ahmeek shafts St
nd are showing Is pounds of cop u
er to the ton of rock. Ahmeek has d
total of say seventeen forties above :
lie 5,000-foot mark. II appears to me !
lat there should be no necessity for o.
hmeek to have additional shafts ID
lrther north. owing to the plan of
verging shafts followed in the Nos. N
and A. 10 G
Regarding the Ahmeek water sup V
" would say that Ahmeek can de- "
Flop water supply on it's own lands. A
The Ahmeek with six heads i'm OPP OF
alton on the basis of $4,000 shares fc
stock to $4,000 shares in Wolverine, l.
Iould easily be able to show two al
mes the earning capacity of Wolver-
e under like conditions, with very h,
uch longer life. NJ
l am opposed 10 the proposed mer- sa
r of the properties of which / have sa
zen general superintendent for the ST
st six years, because | believe that A.
oh merger is against the true in r.
rest of the stockholders of these of
to whom ] feel that my al ms
glance belongs, and because believe or
at the proposed merger is against %
G best interests of the entire Lake To
lperior copper district, and its peo- dr
e. ~
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