The Menominee Iron Range : its cities, their industries and resources, being a sketch of the discovery and development of the great iron ore beds of the North, situated within portions of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin south of Lake Superior : submitted as a hand-book for the information of those seeking a profitable field for labor and investment . tons are to-day visible. So much for skill and labor. Themining plant is of a most costly description. The E. P. Allis Co. of Milwaukee areengaged at the present time putting in new and powerful machinery. The WebsterCamp and Lane friction ge
The Menominee Iron Range : its cities, their industries and resources, being a sketch of the discovery and development of the great iron ore beds of the North, situated within portions of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin south of Lake Superior : submitted as a hand-book for the information of those seeking a profitable field for labor and investment . tons are to-day visible. So much for skill and labor. Themining plant is of a most costly description. The E. P. Allis Co. of Milwaukee areengaged at the present time putting in new and powerful machinery. The WebsterCamp and Lane friction gears are used. The Ludington Co. have a one-third share inthe Hydraulic Co., whose works are on the Menominee river, a beautiful view of whichappears on page . These were built at a cost of §400,000, and supply to the extent oftheir capacity, compressed air, carried a distance of three miles, and which is the chiefmotive power for the machinery of the mines. The large automatic double deck cageswill carry 40 men at a time. The daily output of this mine next year is placed at 1,500 tons. The officers of this company are, A. A. Carpenter, President; S. M. Stephenson,Vice President; F. A. Brown, Secretary and Treasurer; all of the town of head office is at Iron Mountain, with Mr. Robert Bankes, General Manager, andHenry Davis, Woods Sandstone Block. THE CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH. This City has a population of about 10,000. It is the County Seat of Dickinson County. It is centrally located in the great Iron District known as the Menominee Range. During the year 1890, the Mines within the city limits produced about 1,000,000tons of very high grade Iron Ore, giving direct employment to over 3800 men. This city offers the greatest inducement to Capitalists of any in the State ofMichigan, having within its limits Mountains of Ore, that if treated locally would yieldgreat profit to the manufacturer. The Immense Water Powers, within three miles radius of the cit
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