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 . e fall of this year, Mr. Whitehead formally threwopen the Vulcan Hotel, and in graceful recognition of these amenities of life and indemonstration of the laws of accelerating demand, Mrs. Patrick McCarty in Februaryintroduced the first white
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 . e fall of this year, Mr. Whitehead formally threwopen the Vulcan Hotel, and in graceful recognition of these amenities of life and indemonstration of the laws of accelerating demand, Mrs. Patrick McCarty in Februaryintroduced the first white girl baby born on the range, whilst Mrs. Whitehead, in equalrecognition of the responsibilities of her position, and in kind obedience to an unwrittenbut unanimous mining wish, in the ensuing April the 7th, followed up the lead with ababy boy. Thus did the Luck of Roaring Camp find its prototypes on the banks ofthe wild Menominee. The fever for work was not confined to the vicinity of the Sturgeon or to the Stateof Michigan, for away to the west and north within sound of the turmoil of the brawlingBrule in Wisconsin, Mr. Fisher continued to prosecute his explorations. From 1871 to1879 he, to use his own colloquialism, stayed with it. Impressed with the convictionthat the supporting girders of the earth were iron, he stood firm in his faith, and by. First National Bank, Iron Mountain. patient perseverance, finally exacted the toll which persistence merited. For four longyears he exploited the country which lay in the uneven basin of the Pine and BruleRivers. Neither coal nor even gold was possible. Iron and iron only was the lode-starof his hopes. In April of 1876, exploring was commenced on section 34, township 40,range 18, for Tuttle and Harvey of Cleveland, O., and on May 16th ore was discovered,and declared by Prof. Chas. E. Wright, Major Brooks and Prof. Pumpelli to be one ofthe most promising finds on the Upper Peninsula. This mine is the Commonwealth ofto-day. Later explo
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