Sunday Lake Mine - Michigan 1944
Postcard from the L.L. Cook Co. depicting the Sunday Lake Mine near Wakefield, Michigan, in 1944.
The Sunday Lake Mine is located near the town of Sunday Lake, Michigan. The mine was opened by the Sunday Lake Mining Co. in 1885 and sold to Pickands Mather & Co. in 1900.
The Iron Chief Mine opened adjacent to the Sunday Lake Mine in 1886, but did not produce. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1900 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
The Brotherton Mine opened adjacent to the Sunday Lake Mine in 1886. It was exhausted in 1923. Pickands Mather bought it and merged it with the Sunday Lake Mine in 1926 so that its shaft could be used to access the Sunday Lake Mine ore body.
The Comet Mine, later renamed the Meteor Mine, opened in 1890. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1943 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
The Alpha Mine, later renamed the Pike Mine, opened in 1899. It closed in 1914. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1927 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
These mines became known as the "Sunday Lake Mine Group". The mines were exhausted and permanently closed in 1961.
This image is in the public domain because it was published without the legally required copyright notice.
Sunday Lake Mine - Michigan 1944
Postcard from the L.L. Cook Co. depicting the Sunday Lake Mine near Wakefield, Michigan, in 1944.
The Sunday Lake Mine is located near the town of Sunday Lake, Michigan. The mine was opened by the Sunday Lake Mining Co. in 1885 and sold to Pickands Mather & Co. in 1900.
The Iron Chief Mine opened adjacent to the Sunday Lake Mine in 1886, but did not produce. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1900 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
The Brotherton Mine opened adjacent to the Sunday Lake Mine in 1886. It was exhausted in 1923. Pickands Mather bought it and merged it with the Sunday Lake Mine in 1926 so that its shaft could be used to access the Sunday Lake Mine ore body.
The Comet Mine, later renamed the Meteor Mine, opened in 1890. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1943 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
The Alpha Mine, later renamed the Pike Mine, opened in 1899. It closed in 1914. It was sold to Pickands Mather in 1927 and merged with the Sunday Lake Mine.
These mines became known as the "Sunday Lake Mine Group". The mines were exhausted and permanently closed in 1961.
This image is in the public domain because it was published without the legally required copyright notice.