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Calumet & Hecla

Buildings, Dwellings, Human Settlements, Sign and Signboards The old John Kingston farm house at Central. [Exterior view of the building with broken windows. A sign indicates that Gratiot Lake is 5 miles away.]

Scanned: October 12, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Woody Plants, Trees First day of dragline. [First in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Manpower, Labor Excavating for safety sets. [Third in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Manpower, Labor First timbers to mine suite. [Fourth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Woody Plants, Trees, Manpower, Labor Erecting transmission line. [Fifth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Showing first safety timber in place. [Sixth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, Charging holes for blasting in solid rock. [Eighth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Persons, Blasting solid rock. [Ninth in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, View of stiff leg derrick used for hoisting of bucket and erection of rock house. [Eleventh in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009


Calumet & Hecla - Building a New Mine

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Manpower, Labor, View of bearing timbers in place, also cleaning out the foot. [Twelve in a series of 24 photos showing the steps in building a new mine shaft.]

Scanned: October 13, 2009