October 2005 updates

<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> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calumet Hecla property"><U>Calumet & Hecla property</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tamarack location"><U>Tamarack location</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calumet village"><U>Calumet village</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hancock"><U>Hancock</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FSA Collection "><U>FSA Collection </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Unidentified"><U>Unidentified</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id202.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Streetcars"><U>Streetcars</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Railroads"><U>Railroads</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id224.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miners strike of 191314"><U>Miner's strike of 1913-14</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Calumet photos"><U>More Calumet photos</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id310.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early Laurium"><U>Early Laurium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id294.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birds Eye views of Calumet"><U>Birds Eye views of Calumet</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id316.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clifton and the Cliff Mine"><U>Clifton and the Cliff Mine</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id318.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portage Lake Ship Canal"><U>Portage Lake Ship Canal</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id320.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paul Meier Collection"><U>Paul Meier Collection</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake Linden"><U>Lake Linden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id331.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pre1880 Stereoviews"><U>Pre-1880 Stereoviews</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id334.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More views of Calumet Hecla"><U>More views of Calumet & Hecla</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id335.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Some more Calumet"><U>Some more Calumet</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id338.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous"><U>Miscellaneous</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id341.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recent Images"><U>Recent Images</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id343.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MiscellaneousII"><U>Miscellaneous-II</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id347.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mohawk"><U>Mohawk</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id348.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Keystone views of CH"><U>Keystone views of C&H</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id349.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New photos Spring 2005"><U>New photos Spring 2005</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id351.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mine to Market Postcards"><U>Mine to Market Postcards</U></A></div> <div> <B>October 2005 updates</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id353.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2006 updates"><U>April 2006 updates</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id354.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postcards from the past"><U>Postcards from the past</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id356.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 2007 updates"><U>November 2007 updates</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id357.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2009 new images"><U>February 2009 new images</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id358.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Keweenaw Miner"><U>The Keweenaw Miner</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id360.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="C H News Views"><U>C & H News - Views</U></A></div> <bR> </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> back to  <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos"><U><B>Photos</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0408dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Here are several new images that I was able to scan and update to the web site for October, 2005.</B></div> <bR> <div> This first picture is of the Atlantic Mine #4 shaft, dated sometime in the late 1880's.  The original is in very rough shape, and</div> <div> pulling out detail was difficult.  The miners are all wearing candles, so that helps somewhat to verify the date.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c34edc50.jpg" border=0 width="1005" height="709" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Here is a great group picture of one of the specialty outing trains set up by the C.R. R.R.  There is no indication of where this fishing party was headed.</div> <div> I assume this must be the "before" picture as the men would surely be showing off any prize catches they had.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c27ee670.jpg" border=0 width="1006" height="615" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The is the Osceola Mining Company's stamp mill, located next to the Tamarack Mill (far right of picture) near Hubbell.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c28f0d20.jpg" border=0 width="1008" height="466" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> An early 1890's image of the South Kearsarge mine.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c29f3050.jpg" border=0 width="1011" height="773" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Apparently child labor laws were not observed (were they on the books at this time?).  </div> <div> These 5 boys look just as tired and dirty as the other men.</div> <div> I see pictures like this and cannot understand where this romantic version of mining that some people have comes from.</div> <div> I wouldn't want to do this, nor would I want my children doing this hard labor.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c35e6fe0.jpg" border=0 width="486" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Tamarack shaft #2, probably around 1900.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2af9f70.jpg" border=0 width="1017" height="759" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This is the Tamarack Mining Company's new, larger stamp mill, probably taken the same day as the Osceola from above.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2bfce30.jpg" border=0 width="1020" height="739" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> An outstanding view of 8th Street in Calumet.  Red Jacket shaft is in the LH background, and the Tamarack #3 shaft just to the right.</div> <div> Hard to believe Calumet was ever a mining camp.  This well-groomed, wide avenue could be at home in Paris.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2c001b0.jpg" border=0 width="1024" height="795" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> North end of 5th Street, Calumet (or really Red Jacket).</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2d00b20.jpg" border=0 width="1024" height="690" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The next 2 images are dated August 14th, 1918 during the Gold Medal ceremonies for C&H.  The company started these awards in 1916 during their 50th anniversary, and apparently carried them on for some time after.  I have a medal in my collection from 1919.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2effdc0.jpg" border=0 width="1023" height="732" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="c2ffec20.jpg" border=0 width="1022" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Getting ready for the parade.  Image taken on Mine Street, near the machine shop, I believe.  The wheel banner shows the dates as 1880-1931, so Calumet is probably just entering the depression era.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="c23f0a60.jpg" border=0 width="1008" height="678" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Finally, a great image </B><B>from down in the Champion # 4 mine in Painesdale, taken in approximately 1936. </B></div> <div> <B>Courtesy of Mark Soukas, Northville, Michigan</B></div> <div> <B>Left to right in the photo:</B><B> Unknown, Rudolph Suokas, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Richard Kauppi, Peter Suokas.</B></div> <div> <B>Thanks Mark for sharing this great picture!</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="c30f8220.jpg" border=0 width="1016" height="802" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>