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The Milwaukee Journal
July 18, 1956

        
        House Is Burned
           at Quincy Mine
           
        Journal Special Correspondence
        Hancock, Mich., - The many gabled No. 6
      Quincy copper mine shaft house burned to
      the ground Tuesday afternoon.
        Cause of the fire was unknown. The mine
      is in the upper peninsula's famed copper
      country of Keweenaw peninsula.
        Because of the age of the 100 foot high
      frame building, it was not long before it
      was an inferno. It had stood atop a 500
      foot hill overlooking Portage lake since
      the turn of the century.
        Nine fire departments from neighboring
      communities helped the Quincy fire depart-
      ment fight some 100 grass fires which were
      started by flying embers. Intense heat kept
      firemen at least 300 feet away from the
      building. Sparks also set fire to two houses
      and a barn.
      
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