The Menominee Iron Range : its cities, their industries and resources, being a sketch of the discovery and development of the great iron ore beds of the North, situated within portions of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin south of Lake Superior : submitted as a hand-book for the information of those seeking a profitable field for labor and investment . n oat stalks stood measurably higher than the tallest man. The soil is a rich sandyloam, and produced 65 cords of maple, bass and birch, to the acre. The estimated areaof forest land in Iron county is to-day (according to extra Cens
The Menominee Iron Range : its cities, their industries and resources, being a sketch of the discovery and development of the great iron ore beds of the North, situated within portions of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin south of Lake Superior : submitted as a hand-book for the information of those seeking a profitable field for labor and investment . n oat stalks stood measurably higher than the tallest man. The soil is a rich sandyloam, and produced 65 cords of maple, bass and birch, to the acre. The estimated areaof forest land in Iron county is to-day (according to extra Census Bulletin No. 5) 700,000acres; 450,000 is said to contain merchantable timber, principally hard maple, with pine,cedar, hemlock and birch. Mr. J. H. Parkes is one of the early pioneers, as well as one of the prominent men ofthe range. He reached Quinnesec on the first construction train, following the completionof the road to Florence, and reached Crystal Falls in 1884, being then in the employ of the Sawyer Goodman Co.,Parkes subsequentlynerman Hotel, and fittingsoon controlled an enor-ness, supplying the min-Last year he sold out,in logging on the Paint,his annual cut of white25,000,000 feet, and nec-300 men. Mr. ParkesMenominee opportunitiesH. W. Harte alsoHarte only reached theonce embarked in theThis he retired fromstarted the yards nowjlo-. Mr. J. H. Parkes. getting out logs. out the old Ban-it up as a hardware store,mous and lucrative busi-ing and logging camps,and at present is engagedHemlock and Net Rivers,pine reaching nearlyessitating the labor ofis another example ofand push. operates in lumber. in 1888, but atgeneral store November, 1890, andcated on Third St. and in partnership with Mr. Gilman conducts a local wholesale and retail trade, supplying alsosashes, doors, lime and cement. Last year this company sold 4,000,000 feet of lumber,the bulk of it for building purposes within the village, over $50,000 worth of material beingput i
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