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Commercial
October 21, 1901
The Butte Inter Mountain
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
What is this article about?
The Western Transit steamer Mohawk carried a record-breaking 2800 tons of copper (5,600,000 pounds, valued at $952,000) from Dollar Bay docks in Houghton, Michigan, surpassing the previous record of 2400 tons set eight years ago by the Emily P. Weed. About 3000 tons remain on the docks.
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LARGE SHIPMENT OF COPPER
It Was a Record Breaker-2800 Tons in One Lot.
The Mining Gazette of Houghton, Mich., says that the Western Transit steamer Mohawk had the honor yesterday of taking out from Dollar Bay docks the greatest cargo of copper ever carried on the great lakes, 2800 tons or 5,600,000 pounds, which, figured at the usual figure at present for Lake, amounts to the enormous total of $952,000. Agent J. C. Thomson, the company's representative here, informs the Mining Gazette that the nearest approach to the Mohawk's cargo was that taken from the Calumet & Hecla docks at Lake Linden eight years ago by the steamer Emily P. Weed, which amounted to 2400 tons. In spite of yesterday's heavy shipment and the dispatch eastward of several round lots earlier in the week, there are still about 3000 tons on the docks at Dollar Bay.
It Was a Record Breaker-2800 Tons in One Lot.
The Mining Gazette of Houghton, Mich., says that the Western Transit steamer Mohawk had the honor yesterday of taking out from Dollar Bay docks the greatest cargo of copper ever carried on the great lakes, 2800 tons or 5,600,000 pounds, which, figured at the usual figure at present for Lake, amounts to the enormous total of $952,000. Agent J. C. Thomson, the company's representative here, informs the Mining Gazette that the nearest approach to the Mohawk's cargo was that taken from the Calumet & Hecla docks at Lake Linden eight years ago by the steamer Emily P. Weed, which amounted to 2400 tons. In spite of yesterday's heavy shipment and the dispatch eastward of several round lots earlier in the week, there are still about 3000 tons on the docks at Dollar Bay.
What sub-type of article is it?
Shipping
Import Export
What keywords are associated?
Copper Shipment
Record Cargo
Great Lakes
Mohawk Steamer
Dollar Bay Docks
What entities or persons were involved?
Western Transit Steamer Mohawk
J. C. Thomson
Calumet & Hecla
Emily P. Weed
Where did it happen?
Dollar Bay, Houghton, Mich.
Commercial Details
Location
Dollar Bay, Houghton, Mich.
Event Date
Yesterday
Commodities
Copper
Key Figures
Western Transit Steamer Mohawk
J. C. Thomson
Calumet & Hecla
Emily P. Weed
Notable Details
- 2800 tons
- 5,600,000 pounds
- $952,000 value
- record breaker
- previous record 2400 tons eight years ago
- 3000 tons still on docks