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[[Image:imp628.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]DUBUQUE AND LAKE SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY. Organized by Dubuque, Iowa and Superior, Wisconsin businessmen, the company in 1907 was interested in the [[MINING]] potential of the Pike's Peak region five miles southwest of Dubuque. (1)  The area was found to be rich in [[LEAD]] and [[ZINC]] ore.
[[Image:imp628.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]DUBUQUE AND LAKE SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY. The company was organized by Dubuque, Iowa and Superior, Wisconsin businessmen. (1) In 1907 the company was interested in the [[MINING]] potential of the Pike's Peak region five miles southwest of Dubuque. (2)  The area was found to be rich in [[LEAD]] and [[ZINC]] ore.


An estimated $100,000 was spent on development work and machinery. (2) Disagreements, however, about the management of the company prevented further progress. (3) The site was again the interest of mining operators in 1915.
An estimated $100,000 was spent on development work and machinery. (3) Disagreements, however, about the management of the company prevented further progress. (4) The site was again the interest of mining operators in 1915.


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1. "To Resume Mining Operations Here,: Telegraph Herald, Aug. 18, 1915, p. 19. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cKFdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=81wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3691,7445488&dq=dubuque+and+superior+mining+company&hl=en
1. "Superior Capitalists Here," Telegraph Herald, Sept. 17, 1906, p. 9. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3246,3118866&dq=dubuque+and+superior+mining+company&hl=en


2. Ibid.
2. "To Resume Mining Operations Here,: Telegraph Herald, Aug. 18, 1915, p. 19. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cKFdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=81wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3691,7445488&dq=dubuque+and+superior+mining+company&hl=en


3. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.


[[Category: Mining Company]]
[[Category: Mining Company]]

Revision as of 19:09, 22 August 2013

Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque

DUBUQUE AND LAKE SUPERIOR MINING COMPANY. The company was organized by Dubuque, Iowa and Superior, Wisconsin businessmen. (1) In 1907 the company was interested in the MINING potential of the Pike's Peak region five miles southwest of Dubuque. (2) The area was found to be rich in LEAD and ZINC ore.

An estimated $100,000 was spent on development work and machinery. (3) Disagreements, however, about the management of the company prevented further progress. (4) The site was again the interest of mining operators in 1915.

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1. "Superior Capitalists Here," Telegraph Herald, Sept. 17, 1906, p. 9. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfhCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3246,3118866&dq=dubuque+and+superior+mining+company&hl=en

2. "To Resume Mining Operations Here,: Telegraph Herald, Aug. 18, 1915, p. 19. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cKFdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=81wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3691,7445488&dq=dubuque+and+superior+mining+company&hl=en

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

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