The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-23
Houghton Department

vast store OF knowledge acquired
through reading.
MIR stevens was born on January
/ 10. 1866 al Cattaraugus. y. Y. the
son OF "A farmer After receiving a
common school education. al the age
OF Is. ne came 90 the Lake Superior
district. locatlng az Ishpoming whore
his uncle. "a. Olin Young. now con-
gresham from this district. was en-
gagged in the practice OF law. For five
years after coming TO this section. Mr..
Stevens followed the vocations OF car
renter. dreman. pumpman. engineer
iimekeeper ANA surveyors assistant at
The Beaufort mine thereby securing
practical information ON mining mat
tors which stood him Ia good stead In
later years.
The Copper Handbook.
I'm 1859. Mr. stevens became a re-
porter on the stan Of the Mining Jour
nal az Ishperaing and while IN that city
established the Peninsula News Bu-
reau. for the dissemination OF mining
and general laws.
A short time after Mr.. stevens be-
came an active newspaper worker he
was placed Ia charge of the copper
country department OF the Mining
Journal. locating az Houghton. Hel
moved the headquarters of the PENN |
sula News bureau 90 this city and con-
tinued its service mp 10 the time Of his
death.
In 1901. Mr. Stevens saw the need
OF comprehensive annual work on
copper statistics and In that year pre-
pared and published the first volume
OF the Stevens Copper Handbook
then volume Of modest size. The
book became popular among mining
men Immediately and IL increased In
size with each years publication, until
II is now recognized as the worlds
authority on matters pertaining TO
copper mining. Since that year. Mr..
stevens devoted almost an Of his time
20 the preparation OF the material for
this annual publication and 10 con-
Quoting his news service, a task of no
small proportions.
Lovable Character.
As author and publisher Of so re-
liable q work. Mr.. Stevens gained q
reputation for accuracy. which caused
him 10 be in constant demand for ma
t.onal and international gatherings OF
men.
Mr.. Stevens was married about
twenty two years ago in lshpeming,
10 Miss Nellie Shea. Besides his wife.
two children. William D. Stevens, a
student at the Michigan College Of
Mines and Miss Helen stevens, sur
sive him.
Always a lover OF good hooks, Mr..
Stevens was the possessor Of one of
he finest Libraries I'm the copper coun-
ny at his home In West Houghton. He
Fag an incessant reader and through !
his trait, his mind was equipped with
fast fund Of useful information up
IN varied subjects.
He was a man OF great kindness. and
although at times seemed somewhat
stern. he possessed a very lovable char
lcter II has been said that he never I
lenied an appeal for aid, even though
lc knew the plea to be a manufac- 9
ured one. Many a struggling youth
las received announcement and some
lines assistance from him, al the same
ime when IL lid the most good ,
He was a man OF several eccentrici- q
les. but none We're more aware of
hem or iokcd about them more than
imself
Nm stevens was member OF COL
mbia lodge Knights Of Pythias, the
american Institute OF Mining Engm- p
ers the American Mining Congress,
he Lake Superior Mining Congress
nd the Houghton club. The arrange %
lents for the funeral have not yet G.
cen announced.
WAGE SCALE SETTLED.