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Annual Reports of the Shelden Estate Company Collection

 Collection — Box: SC_Box 6, Folder: 15
Identifier: MS-973

Dates

  • 1911-1927

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper County Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper COuntry Historical Collections.

Historical Note

Ransom Shelden and his brother-in-law C.C. Douglas began the Shelden Mining Company in 1853, a year after discovering the Isle Royale amygdaloid lode. The Company’s property ran north from the Albion Mine to Portage Lake. In June of 1864, the Company merged with the Columbian Mining Company to create the Shelden and Copper Company, operations ended in six years later in 1870. The Shelden Mining Company produced 1,463,000 pounds of copper beginning in 1853.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 Folder)

Abstract

Records, 1911-1927, of the Shelden Mining Company of Lake Superior.

Title
Annual Reports of the Shelden Estate Company Collection
Author
Angie Piccolo
Date
8/16/2018
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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