THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Dick and June Ross. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ pg. 19 PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Jan 11, 1872 Resolutions of Respect: Whereas, It has pleased God..... to call our beloved brother, John UREN, from his labor here to a heavenly rest;................Resolved, that we extend to his sorrowing relatives our heartfelt sympathies in this sudden and crushing affliction, and that we will do all in our power to lighten the burden of their bereavement............ Signed: John DANIELL, FrankLin HOPKINS, and John CRUSE. Married: In this village, Dec 2, 1871, by Rev C.L. Church, at the parsonage, Thomas CUNDY and Emma HILL, both of Houghton. Married: At the Pewabic, Nov 4, 1871, by Rev C.L. Church, John HOCKING and Elizabeth WILLIAMS. Physician: Dr W.L. KELLOGG, a graduate of the New York Medical University, and late of Detroit, Mich, has rented rooms in this village and will be prepared, at an early day, to attend to the duties of his profession. The special election which took place in Franklin township on Monday last, Jan 8th, resulted in putting the following gentlemen in off ice: Supervisor, Dr. I.M. RHODES; Justices of the Peace, August HEIMBACH and Richard NETTLE. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Jan 18, 1872 On Monday last we availed ourself of an opportunity to visit - in company with Mr Orrin W. ROBINSON, the superintendent - the county poor-house............. Nearly one hundred acres of land have been cleared, upon which are grown potatoes, hay, oats, corn, vegetables, in abundance (of the about 200 acres of tolerably good timber and farming land).................. The resident overseer of the place, Mr PRIEMER,.................. discharges the duties of his position not only to the satisfaction of his employers but also that of his wards. Mr DICKENS, of Ontonagon, says that navigation is open at that place. The friends of Mr S.S. ROBINSON, in this section, who was for some time superintendent of the Quincy mine, will be pleased to hear that that gentleman receives high praise in connection with an iron bridge he has recently built across the Missouri River at St Joseph, Mo. Was he known here? Henry RICHARDS, a Cornishman, was killed by an explosion, on the 10th of December last, in the Meadow Valley mine, California. Married: Dec 21, 1871, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev J.H. BEARDSLY, Mr. Thomas J. WILLIAMS, formerly of Houghton, Mich, now resident of Georgetown, Cal, and Miss Amelia MOODY, of Georgetown. L'Anse: Last Tuesday afternoon, a young man named August, son of Chris. SCHNEIDER, of Houghton, had a leg broken by an earthslide on the railroad. He is at the house of Martin FITCH, in this place, and is receiving proper attention. At the Superior Tample of Honor No 44: Whereas, In the providence of God, Brother Mathew H. DENNIS has been summoned from labor to reward, being killed by the explosion of a hole in the Quincy mine, Houghton Co, Mich, Jan 9, 1972, we................... give some expression........... Signed: Wm RICHARDS, Wm TREVORROW, and James TAYLOR. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Feb 1, 1872 Less than 9 months ago............ the movement (to manufacture sheet copper on Portage Lake) was intrusted to Mr R. SHELDEN and Mr Jay A HUBBELL, who took the proper steps to form a company........ A large new vertical engine............. built at the Michigan Iron Foundry and Machine Shop of Samuel F. HODGE, Detroit, furnishes the motive power required to run......... the mill Saturday last, Jan 27th, the mill was completed and ready for operation........... Mr Graham POPE, the general superintendent of the mill is entitled to much credit.... The first order received by the Copper Roiling Mill Company was from Mr Wm. HARRY, of Hancock, for a lot of boiler and kettle bottoms. Died: Mr EISENHUNT, a member of Continental Fire Company No. I of this village, died Saturday, January 27th, and was buried on Tuesday last by his late companions. The inn known as the Half-way House, on the road between Portage Lake and Calumet, kept by Mrs. PIERSON, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning last. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Feb 8, 1872 Franklin-Pewabic: Captain Richard UREN, brother of the late lessee of these mines, has arrived from California and is now looking after his relative's interest......... .... The mines are still at work, but for whose interest we are unable to say; for, as we understand it, the claim which Captain John UREN had on the concerns became inoperative when that gentleman died. Mr Jules BERLE, superintendent of the Clark mine, Copper Harbor, has recently constucted a kiln on that mine for roasting or calcining copper rock, which promises to be of great value to the country...... The shortcomings on the part of the Treasurer of Houghton Co (Seth REES) involved delay in the return of delinquent taxes of Houghton County for the year 1860 until 1870............... John CHASSELL, Esq, librarian of the Houghton County Historical Society and Mining Institute, will read before the members of that association, Friday evening, one of Charles Dickens'Christmas Carols....... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Feb 15, 1872 Mr Graham POPE has disposed of his drug store and business to Messrs. HEBERT & DESCHAMPS.......... Continental Fire Co No. 1: At a meeting of this fire company, held last Monday, the attention of the association was called to the fact, by the President, Mr R.M. HOAR, that owing to the continued abgsence of Mr W.A. NORTHROP they were without a foreman; whereupon it was thought best to appoint a person .... and Mr Gottlieb HARTMAN was elected foreman................. L'Anse: Mr Charles GOLDSMITH, one of the planners of this section, had his leg badly broken last Friday by a stick of timeber, which he was helping to handle, falling on it. Mr Joseph MARTIN, of Houghton, has purchased a lot here, and is now building an ice house which he intends filling for the use of the village next season. Out in the vicinity of Prosper ROBERT's logging camp, which is situated a few miles from here, there is hardly snow enough for hauling timber. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Feb 22, 1872 Last Saturday afternoon a sleigh containing the Misses DICKENS, of Ontonagon; Miss DOUGLASS, of Houghton, and Mr CASH, of the former place, while turning the corner of Shelden Street and West Minser Abby in this village, struck a "rut" and threw the whole party not only into great confusion but the snow as well. No serious damage... Tuesday last a drove of forty head of cattle arrived on Portage Lake from below, via Marquette county and L'Anse. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dick and June Ross.