People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1895 — Miners to Get More Money. [ARTICLE]

Miners to Get More Money.

Houghton ,Mich„ Aug. 22.—Quincy, Wolverine and Kearsarge copper mines announce a 10 per cent raise in wages, effective from August 1. The other six active mines in the district have previously announced an advance from the same date. The increase in Hougton county will amount to nearly $50,000 a month. The advance was voluntary on the part of the mine owners.