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Location: Ahmeek Mill, Hubbell, MI
Ahmeek Mill was located in Hubbell, MI on Torch Lake in Houghton County. It was served by the DSS&A and the H&TL and later by the C&H. Copper ore from the Ahmeek Mine was milled here in preparation for smelting.
Photo Info: Top, this is a map view of the Ahmeek Mill in 1911. The mill was served by the C&H railroad on the upper level.; 2nd photo the C&H trestle over M-26 to Ahmeek Mill, with a ore train unloading at the mill. Other similar trestles are in the background looking south. 3rd photo, Calumet & Hecla 210 loads ore at the Ahmeek Mill in 1964. [Rudy Maki photo]; 4th photo, another view of the mill in 1957. 5th photo, a shot of the trestle for loading the mill from the top. 6th and 7th photos, long distance views of the mill.
Notes
This is noted as a C&H Mill.
Time Line
1909. Henry Key of Hancock has the contract for erecting two long trestles, each seventy feet in height, to connect the Ahmeek stamp mill with the Mineral Range railroad. [CN-1909-1005]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI