The dredged sand contained copper that earlier stamping technology had not been able to separate out. The dredge was used to reclaim previously-milled sand deposited in the lake after it had gone through the stamp mill. The Reclaiming Sand Dredge was constructed for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company in 1914 by the Bucyrus Company of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and designated the Calumet and Hecla Dredge Number One. 1915, soon after construction Dredge in 1978 History Bow of C&H Dredge #1 during construction Dredge c. It was constructed to reclaim stamping sand from the lake for further processing, and was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1978. The Quincy Dredge Number Two (previously known as the Calumet and Hecla Dredge Number One) is a dredge currently sunk in shallow water in Torch Lake, across M-26 from the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills Historic District and just east of Mason in Osceola Township. Location of Calumet and Hecla/Quincy Reclaiming Sand Dredge in Michigan
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