From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTHUR C. MARS Arthur C. Mars is one of the industrious and capable mining men in Republic who devotes his entire time to this industry. He was born in Marquette county, Michigan, on July 24, 1859, being the son of John B. and Addie (Willet) Mars, natives of Canada. They settled in Michigan in the fifties and lived there until 1878, then came to Manitoba, Canada, later moving to the Black Hills. This last move was in 1878 and in that country they now live, being the parents of the following children, A.D., Jerry, Lunis, Emily, Matilda and A.C., the subject of this article. Arthur received his education in Michigan, then later entered a college in Canada, after which he took a course in the mining institution at Rapid City, South Dakota, and has become an expert in mineralogy and assaying. After these courses he gave his attention to mining in the Black Hills until 1896, in which year he came on to Republic. Since then, he has given his entire attention to mining, having located a good many claims and is now an owner of various properties. Among these located may be mentioned the Hidden Fortune, Orofino, Ocean Wave, Cabin Lode, and others. He bought the Mountain View, Hidden Treasure, Old Glory, and a group of five claims in addition. At the present time he is driving a tunnel in the Hidden Fortune and has reached a small vein and expects to get a large ore deposit. Mr. Mars is a Democrat and in religious persusasion, belong to the Catholic Church. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.