Comments on: Osceola No. 3

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:30:41 +0000

I was looking at Michigan Techs archives, Ross had asked where the photos of the Osceola and Hecla Mines were taken from, the Archives have those photos and put on the description they were taken from the Swedetown water tank.

By: Jay Balliet

Jay Balliet — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:08:00 +0000

Way cool Ross!!!

By: dcclark

dcclark — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:41:02 +0000

Very nice, Ross!

By: Ross Helmick

Ross Helmick — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:00:43 +0000

Thanks for the info Gordy. I also like to see as much of the surroundings in a picture as possible. I matched the Calumet pics up as best as possible and it does give a greater appreciation of the mining industry in this area. http://www.geocities.com/rossnheather@sbcglobal.net/Calumet.html

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:33:14 +0000

Sorry Ross, I got off the subject.
When C&H reopened the Osceola Lode up in the 1950’s, the New Osceola #13 was on the north end. This was actually th old C&H #13. So the #13 behind the #9 & 10 shaft is actually a C&H mine.
The original Osceola #6 on the south end was also reopened with a new surface plant. So the shaft you were looking at is probably the #1 shaft.
The view is off the water tank at Swedetown, seeing as its above the roofs of the homes there.
So hard to believe all this mining going on there, I lived a block and a half from the New Osceola #13 and could watch the skips coming up out our kitchen window.

By: Ross Helmick

Ross Helmick — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:58:15 +0000

Thanks Mike. I appreciate the info. Ross

By: explorer

explorer — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:18:37 +0000

Ross…

The photo is labeled incorrectly as you suspected. Osceola labeled their shafts from north to south, roughly following along Tecumseh Road. Osceola No. 6 would of been far off to the right in the photo. The one incorrectly marked as No. 6 is probably the No. 1. But it could also be the No. 2, if the No. 1 is in fact hiding behind the South Hecla No. 11 in the photo.

I think Gordy is right, the photo was probably taken from the Swedetown water tower, but it’s possible that the Swedetown hill is tall enough on its own to provide this view.

By: Ross Helmick

Ross Helmick — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:05:47 +0000

I’m not sure what cropping has to do with the name/number of the shaft labeled as number 6 Osceola in the photo. The question is: Does anyone know the correct name/number of the shaft labeled as Osceola number 6?

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:33:38 +0000

I am guessing it was taken off the old Swedetown Water Tank

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:32:42 +0000

That Osceola #6 was not in line with the Hecla Shafts, it was on a different vein and is actually farther away. Osceola #13 was to the north of the #6. Here's a link to a better photo to look at, but a bigger version. You can see in this bigger photo, Osceola Number 13 is directly behind Hecla #9/10. Funny how that photo is a cropped version of this bigger one, hate when people do that.