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representation of Sanborn map What the letters mean:
A - Warehouse
B - Coal Piles
C - Atlantic & Lake Superior R.R.
D - Loading House (Iron Clad)
E - Boiler house
F - Passageway (Iron Clad)
G - Dynamo
H - Rock Bins (Plank Bins in steel frame. To be iron clad all sides)
I - Repair Shop
J - Stamp mill main building
Description taken from Sanborn Map:
Operated night and day. Night watchman. Howard clock. 10 stations, hourly rounds. Heat and power steam - fuel coal - lights electric. Hydrants & hose as shown connected to Gardner Duplex Pump size 14"x7"x12" Capacity 500 gallons per minute. Water supply from dam fed by Salmon Trout River. Hose cart with 800'x2 1/2" hose. 1500' small hose distributed in mill.


Note to reader
The text information cannot be guaranteed accurate at this time. The photocopy I have been working off of is not very good. My next visit to the Keeweenaw will include a visit to the MTU Archives where I will attempt to clarify things.
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