THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan

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PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE
Dec 7, 1871

Chimney Inspectors: Messrs. F. MAYWORM and M. FOLEY, two of the
village fathers, were appointed, by their colleagues last Friday night
a committee to visit every house in town and report on the condition of
the chimneys therein

...... a duck belonging to Mr TREMBIRTH yielded up its life and was
found to be paved with gold resembling in character, we are informed,
the "gulch" yellow stuff of Australia or California

In Ripleyville, Wed. Dec 6, 1671, Mary C., wife of George WHITE,
aged 47 yrs.

PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE
Dec 14, 1871

The Menominee Region Marble: The Herald says that S. P. SAXTON, Exq.,
has gone up the river again, to the iron mines and marble quarries. He
intends to bring down some blocks of the silurian marble from Little
Sturgeon Falls, and send some to Chicago, where it may be seen by
people who intend to build the coming season

Died:     Daniel NORTHY, mining captain in the Isle Royale mine, while
coming from the 70 to the 60 fm. level, last Tuesday afternoon, fell a
distance of about 40 feet.......................In less than two hours
from (the time he reached his residence and retired, not thinkinh it
worth while to call in a physician), he was a corpse........He leaves 
a wife and four children.

Schoolcraft Graded School Roll of Honor: William PAULL, William
HOSKING, Lizzie WILCOX.

Professor Raphael PUMPELLY, one of the foremost scientific men of the
day, and who is well-known on Lake Superior, has been appointed State
Geologist of Missouri.

Died: of consumption in the village of Houghton, Dec 6th, 1871, John
CHUBB, aged 67 years and 10 months. Mr Chubb was born in the Parish of
Whitechurch, Devon, England, but was a resident of Houghton County for
the past 18 years...............He was employed at the old Albion, Isle
Royal and Huron mines until the year 1865 when the First National Bank
was organized, and he was appointed its messenger and janitor..........

PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE
Dec 21, 1871

Some weeks ago- noted in the Gazette at the time - Mr Thos. W. BUZZO,
who was on trial for issuing unstamped drafts of the Calumet & Heclas
mines in 1870, the agent of which companies he was then, had a verdict
rendered against him....................

Cliff Mine - The parties to whom this large and valuable mining
property was sold a short time ago, intend commencing operations early
in the spring. Every preparation will be made during the winter, when,
about the first of April next, the water will be pumped out of the mine
and sinking commence from the lower levels. Mr FARWELL, so well and
favorably known as the agent of the Phoenix mine a few years ago, is
the superintendent of the Cliff under the new regime.

Died, Wednesday morning last, in the business office of the Franklin
mine, Capt John UREN   Not to exceed an hour...........................
and a quarter from the time he entered his office, one of the officers
of the mine sought Capt UREN, but found only his lifeless form upon the
floor, still encased in the cloak, muffler and one of the gloves he had
on when he left home, showing that he must have dropped dead the moment
he entered the office. Capt UREN was about 50 years of age, a native
of Cornwall, England, and an excellent miner.............He had been a
resident of Lake Superior for upwards of twenty years..................

Died: On Wednesday morning, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs John
BURNS, -(in the building of Foley Brother & Co) in this city, Mrs Ellen
FOLEY, at the advanced age of 84 years. Mrs Foley was a native of Deer
Park, Lesmore, county of Waterford, Ireland............................
the mother of seven children, four of whom  (Michael FOLEY, Houghton;
John FOLEY, Eagle Harbor, Mich, and Martin FOLEY, and Mrs John BURNS of
Duluth) survive her...................Her funeral took place on Friday
morning at the Catholic Church. Her remains were then deposited
temporarily in the Minnesota Point Cemetery; to be removed in the
spring to the cemetery of Eagle harbor, Mich, where the Foley family
resided before removing to Duluth. (from the Duluth Minnesotian)

PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE
Dec 28, 1871

Franklin-Pewabic - The death of Capt John UREN, the lessee of these
mines, has left the future course problematical. One of the
managing directors in the concern is on his way to the lake, as well as
Mr Richard UREN, a brother of the late John Uren.

Died:  A man named Duncan MCGREGOR, living in Hancock, who retired to
rest last Wednesday night in apparent good health, was found dead in
his bed this - Thursday-morning.

Married:  In Houghton, Dec 25, 1872, by E. F. DOUGLASS, J.P. Thomas
WILLIAMS and Mary Charlotte ROWE of Schoolcraft mine.

Died:  At Keens, N.Y, Dec 9, 1871, Annie B. HOAR, in the seventh year
of her age, the third daughter of P.H. and Elizabeth HOAR. She died of
lingering consumption, after three years illness. The funeral service
was Dec 17.....................

L'Anse:  Mr Samuel LLOYD has fitted up a fine stable in connection with
his house, and will be able to give parties.

Last Wednesday evening a team attached to a sleigh, belonging to Mr
SHELVEY, while being driven across the lake on the smelting works'
trail, broke through the ice and were rescued with difficulty.

..... the body of the late Capt John Uren ... was taken to Eagle Harbor
last Thursday, and there buried in the family vault.

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