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Report & By-Laws of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (by Samuel W. Hill) w/ Hill Autograph & Map

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Report & By-Laws of The Copper Falls Mining Co. (by Samuel W. Hill) w/ Hill Autograph & Map
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32 pages. Third Annual Report of the Directors of the Copper Falls Mining Company with the report of Samuel W. Hill, Superintendent of the Mine, and the Charter and By-laws of the Company. Printed 1852 by Damrell & Moore, Boston. Disbound. Autographed on title page by Hill. Located to the west and south-west of Eagle Harbor, on the northern escarpment of the trappean ridge of Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior, Michigan. Color map of property and separate color longitudinal section of the mine (separated from booklet). Begins with history of the company. Hill describes the property in detail. Report ends with by-laws. Samuel Hill (1815-1889) was an American surveyor, geologist and mining developer in Michigan's Copper Country. He first surveyed the copper country of Michigan in 1845. He cursed so much that the American saying "What in Sam Hill?" refers to him. Booklet has folds and some toning. No covers. 5.5" x 9" City: Lake Superior State: Michigan Date: 1852 ID# 34802