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. 7 PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thursday, Sept 23, 1869 from Green Bay - John BOWERS, the man who has been arrested for committing numerous thefts has been bound in the sum of $80.00. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thursday Sept 30, 1869 On Monday last, George WILBURY, the late master mechanic at the Copper Falls mine, left by the Arctic for his home in Buffalo, accompanied by his wife and five pretty children. On the Meteor, last evening, James M. GREENFIELD, of Ontonagon, arrived from Fort William. He said that John WILLIAMSON, a resident of Fort William fell overboard on a voyage about ten days ago. WILLIAMSON was a Canadian, about 30 years of age. On Monday last Patrick CONNELL was arraigned for crying a false alarm of fire, with a penalty of $20.00. Patrick had been on a bit of a spree at Geo. BAWDEN’S "hotel de joie". Samuel ROMER occupies a part of the same dwelling, and when CONNELL shouted "fire" Mrs. ROMER became very frightened. from Marquette - On Saturday forenoon a horse belonging to John DRESHER of Forestville, while being driven by John, and one John KITTO, took fright and started up Front St. at a tremendous rate, until in front of Peter HORNERIS saloon the buckboard was overturned. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thursday, Oct 7, 1869 Married: Saturday, the 2d instant, at the residence of the bride’s father, Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co, by Rev Edward SEYMOUR, Mr. Peter R. GOTTSTEIN, of Houghton, and Miss Anna PAUL, of Keweenaw Co. Married: On Wednesday, Oct 6, at the residence of Mrs. R. SHERMAN, by Wm. H. HENDRICK, Esq., Justice of the Peace, Mr. Morris ALLIMAN to Miss Sarah MALONEY, all of Houghton. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thursday, Oct 14, 1869 Married: On Monday, the llth inst., in the Catholic Church, Houghton, by Rev Jno VERTIN, Mr. Joseph BLAIS and Miss Marie BERNER, of Quebec, Canada. Died: At the Isle Royale Mine, Houghton Co, Oct 3, 1869, Mary A. NEWCOMBE, wife of Wm. NEWCOMBE, aged 56 years. Harry BEESLEY, C.E. is busy surveying the route (of the Portage Lake Shore Road), and work on construction will be commenced soon. It is calculated that the road will be used as the winter mail route to L’Anse. TORANGEAN & CORCORAN, two practical carpenters and wood workers, have opened a work shop on Shelden St..... The contract for carrying the mail between Houghton and Negaunee the coming winter has been let to Mr. C.C. CROOKS, of this place, and Freeman Bros. of Marquette. Married: At Eagle Harbor, Oct 9, by Rev J.R. Noble, Mr. Joseph W. DAVIS and Miss Mary A CURRY. (Larry) GOODMAN the invincible contractor who built the Catholic Church and several other buildings at Calumet and Red Jacket, is building a skating rink at this place. from Negaunee: Quite a serious accident happened at the Superior Mine on Monday last, which resulted in crushing James FINN to death.... J.F. FOLEY, formerly of Hancock, is rushing our brick buildings along rapidly... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thursday, Oct. 28, 1869 Thomas Jefferson LASIER, Esq., the ponderous editor of the Ontonagon Miner, called on us yesterday, en route for home per steamer Keweenaw, chartered for the occasion. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs. Nov 11, 1869 Franklin Mine - Mr. UREN assumed the agency on Monday, the lst. Mr. WEBB and family left on the Light on Wednesday for Appleton, Wis., where they will reside the ensuing winter. Capt. HARRIS assumes the first captaincy and Capt. PARNELL the second. Married: In Houghton, Nov 7 1669, by the Rev D.O. BAIL, John GOSS and Miss Eliza CHUBB both of Calumet. Mr. J.H. CHANDLER, recently admitted to the Houghton County bar, won his first case as counsel for HOFFMAN, who stabbed BETZLER. Friday afternoon last, Capt. John CLIFF, of the Quincy Mine, met with a serious accident, which was feared, and may yet prove fatal. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs., Nov 18, 1869 Ontonagon District - at the Aztec, Capt. DAVIS of the Evergreen took the place of Capt. BUZZO; and Capt. HOATSON of the Ridge was invited to take charge of the Evergreen. Isle Royale - Capt. Dan NORTHY has gone to Marquette Co, to superintend the use of nitroglycerin at the Cleveland Iron Mines. Quincy - Capt. CLIFF is said to be recovering slowly, being as yet unable to give an account of his accident. Pewabic - Capt. HOSKINS is pushing everything as hard as it can be; Cliff - Messrs. P.H. UPDEGRAFF, agent, and Harry GEORGE, first mining captain, looked in Monday morning.... Friday evening there will be the monthly reading exercises at the Pewabic School, J. NORTHMORE, Principal reports. The following officers were chosen at the annual meeting of Houghton Lodge No-218: Geo FULLER, MDWM, W.V. STEVENS, S.W., Wm T. FORSTER, J.W., Wm. HARRIS, treas., Jas. D. EARLE, Sec'y, Wm. EDWARDS, S.D., Aug. KRELLWITZ, J.D., E.J. HOVEY, S.S., Wm. MILLER, J.S., J.P.M. BUTLER, Tyler. Wednesday: Joseph LORENZ, of this village, was shot and killed by --- WARNER, one of the bosses at the ship canal, this afternoon. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Nov 25, 1869 Advertisement: R. H. RICKARD, 19 Nassau St, New York, mining shares, government securities and miscellaneous stocks bought and sold on commission. Remittances made to England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales ... Particular attention given to Lake Superior business. Further information: Joseph LORENZ was a German carpenter who lived in Hurontown, and was given to playing practical jokes. LORENZ felt his discharge was an act of WARNERS. LORENZ was nearly thirty-one and left five children. WARNER is forty-two years old. Last week, at the South Pewabic, a man named GEARY was standing close by mouth of No. 2 shaft, when a gust of wind suddenly closed the shaft door and knocked him into the shaft. Luckily he saved himself by gripping the skiprope. Mr C.R. PATRICK informs us that the American Merchants' Union Express Co. will make their terminus at Negaunee this winter. Mr PATRICK will run an express between Hancock, Houghton, and Negaunee. T.D. MEADS, at his new brick store, Hancock, has his goods on exhibition. As good time as possible is being made in the first Overland Mail to reach here. The roads are in poor condition; the pitholes being filled only by cuttings. With no bridges over the Sturgeon River, the mail is being packed for several miles on either side, and Luke WELSH and Jim IRVIN are attending to the work around the Sturgeon. Died: In Chicago, on the 3d inst. Martin Gibbie WILCOX, only son of Mrs John MABBS, aged 19 yrs. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dick and June Ross.