Mine: Franklin Mine, Hancock, MI

Began → Franklin Mine → Became

Operated for:

From: 1857

Owned by: 

Produced: Copper Ore

Method: Underground shafts (2)

Railroad connection: Proprietary tram railroad down to mill.

Stamp Mill/Smelter: Franklin mill.

Until: 

Lifetime Production: 

Image Info: An early view of the Franklin Mine tram road down to the Portage canal in Hancock. This was before 1900. [New York Public Library]

Notes

Franklin Mine was located north of the Quincy Mine on the Pewabic Amygdaloid. The mine was first operated in 1857 and had two shafts. It was a profitable mine.

Time Line

1867. The Franklin new tram-road was first used on Monday of this week. The locomotive has been overhauled and makes good time. [DFP-1867-0104]

1887. Forest fires are raging along the highlands of Portage Lake, between the canal and West Hancock it is doing heavy damage. The location of the Hancock mine is in imminent danger, and a large force is fighting hard near Quincy, Franklin and Pewabic mines. Thousands of cords of wood are burned, the wind is stiff and forest dry. [DFP-1887-0519]