Chapter 6 Lesson 2

Two Useful Metals

Tribes were the First Miners

Native Americans mined copper in Isle Royale, Michigan

They used it to make spear points and arrowheads

They traded the copper

Search and Discover

Douglas Houghton - Keweenaw Peninsula

1843 Miners arrive - copper rush!People discovered that mining was

hard - black flies & freezing coldHuman Capital Resources

Most is far Underground

Needed many workers - formed companies

Went over 5,000 feet deep!Digging and shipping became

expensiveLast one closed in 1995

Nature’s Roadblock!

Rapids of Sault Ste. MarieLake Superior 20 ft. higher than Lake

HuronMajor problem - unloading, reloadingSoo Locks built

Copper Mined in Michigan

Important activity for a long timeMany people moved to Michigan for

mining jobsOne mine had over 2,000 workersMost copper was mined in the 1900’sToday NO copper is mined anymore

Iron - Everyone uses it!

Backbone of industryUsed to make steel for tall buildings,

cars, and nailsMr. William Burt and his CompassIron ore is located in the Upper

Peninsula in the cities of Ironwood, Ishpeming, Neguannee, Marquette, Iron River and Iron Mountain

Thank You for helping - maybe!Didn’t know where iron was locatedChief Marji-Gesick helped -was given

stockCharlotte Kawbawgam - Laughing

WhitefishOnly two working iron mines in

Michigan today

Questions to think about

1. Where is copper found in Michigan? Why is copper useful?

2. Where is iron found in Michigan? Why is iron useful?

3. In which ways did the discovery of copper and iron help the Upper Peninsulas grow and develop?

4. About what year was the most copper mined in Michigan?

5. What mineral did Douglas Houghton help discover?

6. What mineral did Marji-Gesick help discover?