Copper Range

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Shown here is an early stock of the Copper Range from 1930.  Perhaps one of the strongest mines during the later part of the century, the Copper Range and it's operations became an integral part of the history of the Copper Country.</B></div> <div> <B>The history of Copper Range begins with the dream of a railroad to open the area south of Houghton to exploration and business.  This was the famous Copper Range Railroad, opened in December, 1899.</B></div> <div> <B>The Copper Range Company was a holding company, with the Railroad as one unit.  </B></div> <div> <B>The Baltic was the first mine to open thanks to the railroad.  Copper Range soon followed with the creation of the Champion, and during the same period, the Trimountain was created.</B></div> <div> <B>Eventually, by 1903, all three mines were consolidated under the Copper Range banner.</B></div> <div> <B>The best reference on the Copper Range Company would have to be the book entitled "Range of Opportunity" written by Richard Fields.</B></div> <div> <B>And don't forget to visit the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.copperrange.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.copperrange.org"><U><B>Copper Range Historical web site.</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.copperrange.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.copperrange.org"><U><B> </B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Copper Country Reflections</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copper Country Reflections"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id288.htm" 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<div>  <IMG SRC="830fe700.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Baltic Mine</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a118040.jpg" border=0 width="536" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Baltic shafts looking north.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a2175b0.jpg" border=0 width="535" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Baltic #3 shaft, located near South Range.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="8aa7fc60.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="454" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Baltic #2 shaft</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a3121e0.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Unique creation of drift walls using poor rock in Baltic mine.  <A HREF="id337.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wall construction"><U><B>Click to see another photo.</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a4125f0.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Baltic miners with the captain in white.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a513770.jpg" border=0 width="531" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Miner with 1-man drill and captain.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a6155b0.jpg" border=0 width="533" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Miners with drills and trammers loading rock, Baltic.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a7164c0.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Pushing a drift in the Baltic.  Note the large number of drill steels along wall.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a817650.jpg" border=0 width="535" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Captain and electric haulage train used to pull ore cars to shaft, Baltic.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8a916510.jpg" border=0 width="534" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Captain and miner with a piece of mass copper.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="8897c540.gif" border=0 width="380" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="8ac194f0.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Champion Mine near Painesdale.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8ae18300.jpg" border=0 width="536" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Compressor used to supply air for drills.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8b018680.jpg" border=0 width="536" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Miners in the Champion mine, above and below.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8b219670.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="359" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8b41a400.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The South Range Mercantile Company in Painesdale, opened in 1901.  Built by Copper Range and leased to the Mercantile store, it had a monopoly on business as long as it agreed to a specific set of rules, such as no sale of liquor.  Prices and service were always considered fair.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8e490570.gif" border=0 width="400" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="8b61ad30.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Trimountain mine location about 1905.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="964d4350.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Trimountain shafts, about 1906, above and below</div> <div> <IMG SRC="963d4340.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="308" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8b81aae0.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Trimountain stamp mill located near Beacon Hill, above and below.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="8ba19280.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> 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