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 . 50 town lots forchurches, school, and other humanitarian purposes, the news of its competing adolesencespread through the land. Amongst the earliest migrants to reach its aptitudes was Noyes, who opened the first grocery on the sou
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 . 50 town lots forchurches, school, and other humanitarian purposes, the news of its competing adolesencespread through the land. Amongst the earliest migrants to reach its aptitudes was Noyes, who opened the first grocery on the south side of the old trail, who wasfollowed by Mr. Chris. C. Olin, Mr. A. E. Guensburg, Mr. J. W. Molloy, Mr. Kneeboneand others. The first two opened up extensive trading establishments almost simul-taneously on opposite sides of the Main street, the latter confining himself exclusively todry goods, whilst Mr. Olin dealt in general merchandise. The experiences of the latter as related by himself areand the conditions of thestock in trade from Quin-trails, and consideredcargo. Originally locatedavenue, he peddled goodszaar was tediously hauledlocation. May 12th, 1880,lished, with H. D. Fisherrying the mail over theturesque noted for possessingon the range, the Spreadgenial Jack Armstrong,above Fisher Lake, outsufficient bass and pick-. Ma. H. D. Fisher. characteristic of the mantimes; he hauled all hisnesec, over horribly badthree kegs of nails a fullat the corner of Centralwhilst his travelling ba-up street to its presentthe postoffice was estab-in charge, he himself car-old tote road from pic-Florence, at this time,the best rest houseEagle House, kept byIt stood on the bankof whose dark waterserel could be pulled out in fifteen minutes to satisfy a dozen backwoodsmen. The timber for its constructionwas hauled all the way from Marinette. The country was an undisturbed wildernessin the earlier days, not even a tote road, nothing but the half chopped out survey lines
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