Rails On Water
After having been sucked up from the lake bottom by the dredge, stamp sands were then sent down along the pontoon line to shore to began the reclamation process. From our vantage point out near the old...
View ArticleThe Rails that Remain (p1)
Nestled between the towns of Calumet and Laurium lies a narrow strip of land some two miles in length on which was built the largest industrial complex the Keweenaw has ever known – the C&H surface...
View ArticleThe Rails that Remain (p2)
For a transportation system that could only operate over rails, railroads were incredibly dynamic. In the case of C&H, the miles of tracks on which its train ran were constantly rearranged and...
View ArticleThe Roundhouse that Was
Once again its going to be my attempt to bring back daily posting here on CCE, but this time with a caveat. Its unrealistic to think I can write the same type of posts I’ve been writing for the last...
View ArticleRe-alignments
The old C&H blacksmith shop along the Hecla surface plant In the previous series I made an observation about the fluidity of railroads and their ability to adapt to changing needs. At the C&H...
View ArticleWhat Was Once Tecumseh No.2
LaSalle No.2, previously known as Tecumseh No.2 The LaSalle Mine was a combination of two older mines – the Tecumseh and the Caldwell – that had simply taken those older shafts as its own (with some...
View ArticleTramways (p1)
The Quincy Smelting Works is a large and expansive complex, one that is not only home to furnace buildings and mineral houses but also a sprawling collection of support facilities including coal sheds,...
View ArticleTramways (p2)
The slag skimmed from the furnaces was not simply a waste product that could be disposed of right away. While consisting primarily of waste rock there was still a fair amount of copper to be found as...
View ArticleAn LL&TL Trestle
Today we take a quick look at what is somewhat of an oddity here in the Copper Country – a functioning railroad trestle. Though all of the CC’s common carrier and private railroads have all disappeared...
View ArticleKeebler’s Bumper
It lies half buried and forgotten, covered in decades’ worth of shifting stamp sands and scattering debris at the head of the Quincy Smelter’s dock. In its current state it appears to be nothing more...
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