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Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns View from hilltop looking down on QMC Smelter. C. 1910.

Scanned: October 2, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Seasons, Winter View of Quincy Smelter with assay office in foreground; cupola building and Quincy Hill in the background. C. 1900.

Scanned: October 2, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Persons Early 20th century view of copper "cakes" ready to be shipped from Quincy Smelter.

Scanned: October 2, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, Water, Lakes View of Quincy smelter as seen from the Houghton side of Portage Lake. Cupola building on left with stack; reverberation furnace in center with stack.

Scanned: October 2, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, View of west end of smelter complex, showing (left to right) cooper shop (1898); lumber shed (c. 1917); cooper stockhouse (1898) and machine shop (1907).

Scanned: October 3, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, View from east end of smelter complex, showing (left to right) dockside warehouse (1898); reverberatory furnace building (1898); and casting plant (1920).

Scanned: October 3, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, View from the east. Embankment leading to mineral house (1904). Casting plant (1920) on left; railroad warehouse on right.

Scanned: October 3, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, View from slag dump along trestle to cupola building.

Scanned: October 3, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, South elevations of (left to right) boiler building (1919); cupola building (1898); pump house addition, behind trestle (1906); briquetting plant (1906).

Scanned: October 3, 2008


Quincy Mining Company - Quincy Smelter on Portage Lake

Metal Trade, Copper Industry and Trade, Copper Mines and Mining, Historic Sites, Historic Mines, "Blast furnace, Quincy smelter, Hancock, Mich." Details, elevations and plan.

Scanned: October 3, 2008