Chapter 11 Notes Jennie Thorp Chapter 11 Notes 1 Relate developments in the mining industry in Michigan to the Toledo Strip settlement of 1836 pp 99 103 174 5 a People in Ohio weren t taking advantage of the resources Michigan had to offer because they were fighting over the Toledo strip In 1836 they learned that Michigan had much to offer and that lands would be worth a lot of money in the future 2 Examine a interest in copper in the Keweenaw Peninsula b the efforts of Douglass Houghton to assess its extent c the amusing fate of the Ontonagon Boulder the first copper rush and d the post Civil War copper boom pp 175 183 a They were interested in the wealth that could come from the copper Considered one of the most abundant sources in the area b Was a lecturer and was going to return to New York but was asked to go on an expedition Found specimens and got very excited and had lots of ideas He had found an extensive mine and wanted to get a canal This eventually led to the Soo Locks c Eldred bought the rock for 150 dollars and went to figure out how to move it When he came back other people had claimed it so he had to buy it again for over 1000 dollars He went to great lengths to get it and when he got back the U S mineral agent took it In 1847 Congress gave him 5 664 98 for the copper that was in the rock It is now in the Smithsonian Indians wanted it back in 1990s but the government refused d Boom occurred in Keweenaw Peninsula 12 million pounds in 1860 to 200 million pounds at turn of century More than any state till 1887 Communities thrived Profits built Harvard Calumet got new things such as library hospital schools and more City got electricity phnes stores selling fine goods 3 Analyze a the course of the Copper Strike of 1913 14 b its causes c the role of Annie Klobuchar Clemenc d the Italian Hall Disaster and c the consequent decline of the Copper Country prosperity pp 183 8 a Lots of men got hurt or killed and there was no compensation They protested but often nothing came of it They lost money so they decided to decrease men and created the one man drill which was very dangerous b The men made very little money for very dangerous work They had a large protest to get a raise shorter days and the two man drill back The mines closed Jennie Thorp Chapter 11 Notes c Her father was a miner She joined the strike and carried a flag This got women and children and hundreds of miners to follow her Still did not convince C H d At a Christmas party for the miner s children someone yelled fire and people were trampled trying to get out of the building on the stairwell 73 people 64 were children died in the stairwell The Citizens Alliance offered compensation to families but they refused e A rise in prices due to WWI and the Depression Costs made it so that underground money was prohibited Iron ore was discovered 4 Assess b the discovery of iron in the Negaunee area and the Marquette Range b the importance of the Soo Locks to link iron ore with production facilities in the lower Midwest and c the post Civil War boom in iron ore production mirroring that of copper pp 188 190 a Accidently discovered when a compass went crazy Surveys were inaccurate because compasses would not work b Ore docks were created rapids in Sault Ste Marie made shipping difficult so the Soo Locks were built This led to drop in prices because it was much cheaper to ship the iron ore c The Industrial Revolution created a boom in iron ore They needed them for buildings and ships and many other things More mines were opened in Menominee Railroads in the west U P led to even more mining 5 Examine the course of iron ore production with reference to a the Fayette company town and b the Negaunee Iron Industry Museum c the 1926 tragedy at the Barnes Hecker mine and d modern taconite pellet production pp 191 3 a 230 000 tons of iron ore were produced out of Fayette 2nd most productive but closed in 1891 Interprets the past present and future of the iron ore production b c Explosions on November 2 1926 in the mines led to the death of 51 men There was a cave in and no one knows what caused it d Very small powder like ore Mix it with clay and water and its better than the old ore It saved labor and energy Became the preferred way to use iron