THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 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 ************************************************ PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, July 8, 1875 Mr Frank OSBORN, son of Dr. R. H. OSBORN, of the Calumet and Hecla mine, who received the appointment to West Point at the hands of Hon. Jay A. HUBBELL, M.C. of the Ninth Congressional District of Michigan, has passed a successful examination, and has entered on his duties at the government military school, West Point. Mr. Geo. F. BAGLEY, for a number of years a partner in the wholesale grocery house of MOORE, FOOTE & Co, Detroit, who has been sick for some time, has returned from the South to his home much improved in health. PORTAGE LAKE M[NING GAZETTE, July 15, 1875 From the Detroit Free Press we learn that an election was held in the new township Cove, Isle Royale, on the 23d of June, when the following ticket was elected: Supervisor -Alonzo C. DAVIS; Township Treasurer and Clerk - Franklin W. HESS; Justices of the Peace - WITL JACKA, A. O. KRUGER, Morris B. HAUSER, Andrew W. CAPPIN; Commissioners of highways - Wm. JACKA, Franklin W. HESS, James STODDARD; Constables - Patrick CONWAY, Patrick WALSH, Geo. KEYS, Duffy BOTAIN. There were but 29 votes cast, a number of the sovereign citizens of the town being prevented from exercising a freemen's right on account of a gale of wind, which kept them down the shore. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, July 22, 1875 Last Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, Mr Nicholas HAHN, of the brewing firm of HAHN Brothers, of this place, after securing a pistol at the jewelry establishment of Mr. Chris. HAUG, repaired to the Northrup warehouse, which is used for storing purposes by the Messrs. HAHN, and deliberately shot himself through the head, producing almost instant death. A coroner's inquest.......... a verdict in keeping with the above facts was rendered. On Monday afternoon the body of the late Mr HAHN was buried under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity and fire companies of Portage Lake. Various causes are assigned for this case of self-destruction, but like all such insane acts the true reason will probably never be known. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, July 29, 1875 Mr J. FINNEGAN, who was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Baraga county, having removed to Red Jacket, it will necessitate the appointment of a new legal adviser in that county. Village Council: An adjourned meeting of the common council of this place was held on Thursday, the 22d inst., present - C.D. SHELDON, president; C. SCHULTE, Jos. CROZE, T. A. TREVETHAN, W. MILLER and F. HAHN, trustees; E. P. KIBBEE, recorder, when the following business was transacted.. ..The minutes read..... ........Petition of J. P. HUNT, J. HOAR, Wm. CONDON, and others. praying that the north end of Dacotah street be opened up and made passable.......Petition of Thos. WHITELAM, A. J. GUCK, A. R RICHEDY and others, praying that measures be taken to remove and abate the nuisance caused by the filthy condition of the creek which carries off the sewerage from buildings on Isle Royale Street, was received and referred to street committee...............August KRELLWITZ was appointed, by a majority vote of the council, treasurer to fill vacancy caused by the death of Nicholas HAHN............. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, August 5, 1875 Last Tuesday afternoon the little daughter, eight years old, of Louis SWAEGER, Red Jacket, went out back of that town to look after a cow, and it supposed she was met by some brute in human shape, who raped her person and then murdered her. A Finlander has been arrested on suspicion of having committed the two-fold horrible deed. The Chicago InterOcean of July 28th contained a dispatch from San Francisco, Ca, stating that the day before Mr James CARSON, of the Utah mining broker firm of BUZZO & CARSON, was killed by being run over by the cars at Oakland. The sad announcement evidently has reference to Mr James CARSON so well known on Lake Superior for the last quarter of a century. Mr. Carson first commenced his busy career on the Upper Peninsula, as a house builder and contractor........... ...mining interests of lake Superior. Among the first prominent settlers of Ontonagon was Mr. Carson he carried on for years an extensive mercantile and shipping business....was a speculator by nature, and in the early opening up of the copper industry he found a most congenial field...........Within the past twenty-five years Mr Carson has made and lost a half dozen fortunes............. In 1859 he commenced building a large store, which forms a part of the premises now occupied by L. HENNES & Co, in this place, and in eleven days the structure was finished, filled with goods, and clerks were behind the counter selling articles ..........For the past two or three years he has been associated with Mr Thos. W. BUZZO - a former resident of the Lake - in business in Utah.........At the time of his death Mr CARSON was about 60 years old. He leaves a wife and two children. Died: In Houghton, July 31st, of cholera infantum, Theodora E, daughter of Graham and Alice H. POPE, aged nine months. Probate matters: Estate Michael MURPHY, deceased. Inventory filed by John POWERS, administrator Drowned: Last Tuesday evening a Swede named Thomas ANDERSON, while sleeping on the railroad wharf; at L'Anse, it is supposed, fell into the bay and was drowned. On Wednesday morning a hat was found floating in the water near the dock, which led to a search, and resulted in finding the body of ANDERSON........... Last Saturday the house of Mr F. WOOD, Torch Lake, was entered by some person or persons, who succeeded in abstracting six hundred dollars and a set of jewelry from a bureau drawer. A man named MOHN, who was a boarder in the house when the robber took place, has been arrested on suspicion. Estate Joseph GRABEK, deceased......petition filed......... In the matter of Mary SULLIVAN, a county charge, petition filed by James and Agnes GOOD for the adoption of said county charge and change of name. Ordered by the Court that said petition be granted, and the child's name be changed from Mary SULLIVAN to that of Annie GOOD. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Aug 12, 1875 Those hard-working, energetic gentlemen, the Messrs. MABBS, tributors of the old Isle Royale mine, have unwatered the mine on what is known as the MABBS' lode, and resumed mining there. Besides stamp and barrel work, they hoisted from the third level recently a slab mass weighing about one ton............. Yesterday afternoon the embankment wall in front of the house occupied by Mr P. R. GOTTSTEIN, and owned by Mr George BAWDEN - which has for a long time been in a disgracefully insecure condition - bulged out under the influence of the heavy rain and fell to the ground. $500.00 Reward will be paid by the County of Houghton for such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the person who murdered Caroline ZWEIGERT, at the village of Red Jacket, on the evening the 3d inst. By order of the Supervisors. T. M. BRADY, Prosecuting Attorney. Died: At the Central mine, on the 6th inst., George H. SATTERLEE, aged 55 years. Died: On Sunday, the 8th inst., the wife of Mr James PRYOR, of this place, aged 40 yrs. Obituary: Like the fall of autumnal leaves, one by one, the old Lake Superior settlers drop off; and we shall see their faces no more forever on earth. After a lingering and painful illness, died, at the Central mine, on the morning of the 6th inst., aged fifty-five years, Mr. George H. SATTERLEE, who for sixteen years was chief clerk at the Central mine. The Finlander arrested last week on suspicion............has been acquitted....... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Aug 19, 1875 The late Mr James CARSON: The Oakland Transcript gives the following additional particulars of the accident which, as announced by telegraph two weeks ago, caused the death this well-known and lamented gentleman: Mr CARSON attempted to get on a moving train, but a pile of dirt deposited by the side of the track for reballasting caused him to slip. One of the car wheels passed over both ankles and feet, crushing them. But the fatal blow was given by the iron step of the last car, which struck him in the side so violently as to wrench the iron plate from its place. he lived only about six hours, though he retained his consciousness to the last. Mr CARSON was a native of Philadelphia, and is said to have organized the first company which mined ore copper on the borders of Lake Superior. He was fifty-six years of age, and had resided in California about four or five years. Obituary: The death of Mrs. James Pryor, of this place, on Sunday, the 8th inst., was noticed in last week's Gazette. The funeral took place on the following Tuesday from the M.E. Church, the Rev J. FRAZER officiating.................. Died: At the Atlantic mine, Saturday, the 14th inst., Lottie May, daughter of Oliver M. and Minnie MUIRHEAD, aged 8 months and 27 days. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Aug 26, 1875 Died: At the residence of his parents, Saco, Maine, August 12th, J. H. JOHNSON, formerly a resident of this place. East Houghton: This new town site, situated on the beautiful plateau east of Houghton, presents quite a busy scene. There are several buildings in course of construction. Mr. William HOAR is erecting a neat cottage, Captain MERRYMAN has a large building under roof; Mr LORD got into his tasty residence last fall; Mr. SILLER is erecting a square house, with hip roof and observatory, which he expects to occupy sometime in October; next to him Mr Frank A. DOUGLASS has a very neat structure nearly ready for occupancy. Mr William HARRIS, Colonel GRANT, John HOAR, Jr, and others have purchased lots with the intention of building handsome residences thereon. Beyond the Shelden-Columbian property Mr. Graham POPE is found very comfortably situated in a large house with neat grounds. Further on we find Mr CHADBOUNNE enjoying the pleasures of home in a beautiful and commodious residence. Mr James RAYMOND and Mr VAN ORDEN have neat cottages nearly finished. The Hon. Jay A. HUBBELL is also preparing the ground for a handsome and costly residence to be commenced soon and completed next year. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 2, 1875 Marine disaster: Last Thursday the most serious marine disaster which has occurred on Lake Superior for years took place near White Fish Point. The Canadian steamer Manitoba collided with the steamer Comet sinking the latter almost immediately. Ten of the crew of the Comet went down with the "ill-fated steamer. She was loaded with silver ore from Montana, and 600 tons of pig iron ........other particulars learned from the captain and crew of the ill-fated vessel, who arrived here on the propeller Quebec this evening. The Manitoba was plainly visible to the Comet, which sounded one whistle for her to take the star1)6ard side, but received no answer. The collision happened about 8:40 PM, and the night was perfectly clear. The Manitoba struck the Comet about sixteen feet from her stern, port side, and ran into her sixteen feet. The Comet sunk in less than three minutes........George SMITH, a fireman, who l ives at Chatham, Ont., and Michael BURKE, a deck hand, of Buffalo, were drowned........... Obituary of Henry F.W. D'ALIGNY: On Tuesday last Mr R. R. GOODELL, agent of the St. Marys Mineral Land Company, received a telegraphic dispatch from New York, announcing the death by dropsy, of Henry F. Q. d'ALLGNY, in that city the day before. He was a native of France, and was closely connected with the best blood of that country. He graduated at the School of Mines, Paris, before he was twenty years old, and receiving the appointment of assistant mining engineer, in 1854, at the Clark mine, Copper harbor, which property had just been acquired by French capitalists for the purpose of development. He came to Lake Superior, which was his home up to within a few years. After remaining in the employ of the Clark mining company for some time, he entered the services of the St. Marys Ship Canal and Mineral Land company. Calumet School Matters: The following is the list of the names of teachers employed at the new schoolhouse, Calumet, for the coming year: Mr E. T. CURTIS, principal; Miss F.C. NICHOLS, assistant; Miss Annie PATON, Miss S. E. ROSE, Miss Jessie PATON, Miss FRANK, Miss Mary NOWLIN, Miss Laura NOWLIN, Miss Fannie SENTER, Miss Mary MCDONALD, Miss Lizzie DANIELL, Miss Anna PAULL. Music Miss Frankie MORSE. Died: Thos. M. GILLESPIE, formerly of L'Anse, while descending a flight of stairs in Red Jacket last Tuesday morning, lost his footing and fell to the bottom, receiving injuries from which he died in a few minutes. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 9, 1875 Annual School Meeting: ...school district No.1, Portage township, held Monday evening. In the absence of Dr. FULLER, the chairman, Mr T.W. EDWARDS called the meeting to order, an on motion of Mr T. M. BRADY, Mr EDWARDS was unanimously elected chairman, and Mr Geo. BEESLEY secretary..........Dr. Geo. FULLER and Mr Nicholas KUTTSCHELD were reelected trustees for a term of three years. Circuit Court: The People vs. Joseph VIVIAN and John CARKEEK - Injury to a dwelling house; Nolle pros. entered on payment of costs by respondents. Rowing Matters: The regular monthly meeting of the Arctic Boat Club......the vice-president, Mr. Thos. CULLYFORD in the chair.........Messrs. J. W. RAYMOND, C.D. SIIELDEN, and Ben B. ESAU were appointed a regatta committee......Messrs. E.H. TOWAR, C. B. GRANT, Chas. SMITH, M. B. PATCH, and Jas. P. EDWARDS were appointed a ball committee.......... Common Council: At the regular meeting........Messrs. MILLER, SCHULTE and FOLEY were appointed a special committee to ascertain what streets or portions of streets require sidewalks; Last week Mr Jas. WELSH, one of the proprietors of the Ontonagon stage line, saw a large wolf trotting along the side of the road......and last Tuesday the dead body of the wolf was discovered lying near the road. Mr WELSH brought in the hide as a trophy, and intends to claim the bounty. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 16, 1875 News scraps: Last Wednesday night a train on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad broke through a bridge, two miles west of Harvard Junction, killing and wounding several people. One man - a Cornish miner, named GOSS - from Negaunee was killed. PORTAGE LAKE M[NING GAZETTE, Sept 23, 1875 Mining Notes: Capt James CLIFF has left for Isle Royale with a party of men to open up a fissure vein on an island in the vicinity of Cove Harbor. This property belongs to Mr. S.W. HILL, and negotiations are now pending for its sale to Mr. Jacob HOUGHTON, of Michigamme, who has employed Capt. CLIFF to explore it. Died: At Clinton, Ontario, on the 12th inst., in the 78th year of his age, Robert COVE, father of Mrs. David CAVAN, of this place. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE, Sept 30,1875 Rev. J. SWEET, lately appointed pastor of the M.E. Church of this place as successor to Rev J. FRAZER, has entered upon his duties, and taken up his residence at the M.E. parsonage. East Houghton cannot boast of all the fine residences built in this section this season, for Mr Josiah PAULL is putting up a very fine one on Shelden street above Pewabic. School at Calumet.....To Professor E. T. Curtis, principal of the schools in Calumet, who has been warmly seconded in his efforts by Mr Mex. AGASSIZ, president of the Calumet and Hecla mining company, Mr J.N. WRIGHT, superintendent, and Dr. R.H. OSBORN and Mr John DUNCAN, of the school board, is due the credit............ Last Tuesday evening, David HARRINGTON, of Red Jacket, while attempting to draw a pail of water from a well, in the cellar of his house, lost his balance and pitched into the well head foremost and was drowned. His family, consisting of a number of small children and an old woman, were in bed at the time, so that the body of the unfortunate man was not found until about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning. HARRINGTON, at the time of his death, was suffering from the partial loss of his eyesight. Last spring his wife died under suspicious circumstances, and there were many who believed at the time that her death was caused through ill treatment on the part of the husband and excessive use of liquor. At the last term of the Circuit Court Mr. Chas. K. DODGE, of this place was admitted to practice in the courts of this State. A young man named Fred BUCKBERGER, while passing along the hurricane deck of the Frank C. Fero, on her trip down to Torch Lake, last Sunday, tripped over the stay chains of the smokestack, and fell overboard....................... File contributed for use in Houghton Co. USGenWeb Archives by Dick and June Ross. jross@eee.org plh