THE MINING GAZETTE (under various names) of Houghton County, Michigan Copyright © 1999-2001 by Dick and June Ross. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ____________________________________________________________________ 1870 July - December Issues - Some issues may be missing. ........denotes there was more to the article and the article with in is a shortened version. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, July 7, 1870 Cliff mine - Mr P.H. UPDEGRAFF, ex-agent, has gone below, and Mr E.M. GREENE has been appointed agent instead, and John PENBERTHY, clerk. Ishpeming appears to be filling up quite rapidly with former Portage Lake business men. MILDON, EYTESBENZ, HOCKING, CHARBONNEAU, FUNSTON, FITZGERALD, and others equally well known in Portage, have already located or will shortly do so. The wrestling match winners were: lst - $50-00 Wm. THOMAS; 2d $30. Thomas FRUEN; 3d $20. James BROOKS, 4th prize, $10-00 John GANNON. George JACKA and Kit WALLACE were having a little sideshow, when JACKA threw WALLACE, and one of the small bones in WALLACE's leg was broken. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, July 21 1870 Capt W.B. FRUE, has returned, and is again one of the resident Portage Lakers. Capt. John C. HODGSON is around town, and presents his usual hale and hearty appearance. Charles EMERY, Esq. is expected to be here by the first of August, to overlook operations at the Franklin and Pewabic. Mr C.H. PALMER, of the South Pewabic, went away on the mailboat this (Friday) morning. A lamentable case of suicide has occurred on the Hecla location. A Swede name Aaron OMAN, finding the ground harder at the Hecla than where he had previously worked, and being a very small and weakly man, hanged himself from the limb of a tree. He leaves a wife and two children and the prospect of an early addition. Married: In this village, on the 10th, by the Rev Father WERTIN, Mr. Rudolph ORTE and Miss Frances HAAS. Birth: On the 15th, to Mr and Mrs Alex. HAMILTON, of Hancock, a son. (Weight.10 lbs.) Death:In Mount Morris, June 24th, of blood consumption, Mrs Frances wife of R.S. LANGFORD, formerly of Houghton. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, July 28, 1870 ...the Franklin and Pewabic mine have been let on tribute to Messers. UREN. Married: In Chicago, July 28, at the residence of the bride's brother, by the Rev Sereno W. STREETER, Sereno M. STREETER and Miss Mary HESS. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Aug 4, 1870 Mr I.C. WATSON, ...clerk of the Pewabic mine, has severed his connection with the company. He left this week for the Southwest, with a view to hunt up a permanent lodgment for himself and family. Death: In Houghton, July 27, Charles GRANT, son of A.R. and Hannah RICHEY, aged 6 mos. Death: In Detroit, on Tuesday morning, July 26, Annie Si youngest daughter of Shadrack and Mary GILLES (?). Death: Mr Joseph GUEST, a resident of Houghton, and employed at the Quincy mine, was instantly killed on Tuesday, while he and his partner were engaged in tamping a hole..... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Aug 11, 1870 Joseph BAKER, employed underground at the Pewabic mine, had a very miraculous escape, last Thueday. While engaged in the 120th level he fell to the 150th, a distance of two hundred and twenty-five, and the only serious injuries were a severe cut on the head, a smashed hand, and a few slight bruises .... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Sept 1, 1870 Tuesday afternoon, Christian BURGWARD, a miner at the Quincy, was seriously.....injured .... when a large piece of rack, becoming detached from the foot-wall, fell, and struck him on the head and has since lain in a partially paralyzed state. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs Sept 8, 1870 Assault and Robbery - On Monday last, Constable WERN, of Hancock, arrested Daniel PIERCE, John MORRISON, and George CARSWELL on a charge of assault and battery and highway robbery.... Died: At Calumet, Mich, Aug 27, Frank W. son of Thomas W and Maria B. BUZZO, age 1 yr 7 mos. Died: In this village, on the 7th inst. Nicholas STRONGE, aged 40 years. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs Sept 29, 1870 Died: At the Franklin mine, on Sabbath evening, the 25th, of congestion of the brain, Eddie L. MASON, at 8 years, son of R.L. MASON. Marquette, Mi: Joseph MCCREARY, employee of Freeman Bros, went into their yard where a bear was chained, and was attacked by the bear who had freed himself. When delivered of some blows, the bear escaped into the street. He entered a billiard room occupied by three men, and chased one of them into the street. Just then, a little boy was espied by the bear who rushed upon the lad and inflicted such injuries that he died that evening. The bear was finally run down and killed. McCreary was not expected to live. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Oct 20, 1870 Red Jacket, Oct 20 The Republicans held a caucus on Monday the 17th, in the Reading Room at Calumet mine, for the purpose of choosing delegates to attend the Republican county convent on the 22d of this month. The following gentlemen were elected: John DUNCAN, John HOATSON, W. A. CHILDS, Jacob GEIGER, Sereno STREETER, and Jacob HANSEN. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Oct 27, 1870 National Mine....... Capt. John CHYNOWETH, for a long time superintendent of the National, will still remain in charge of the company's affairs .... Serious Casualty - A man named Samuel SAVEAN, employed at the canal, was badly injured .... when a portion of the apparatus ... gave way, and the latter, falling, struck him on the back of the head and fractured his skull. On Tuesday night, dogs got into the cattle-yard belonging to August BETZLER of this village, and destroyed thirty three fine sheep, which were part of the stock designed to furnish the lovers of mutton with their winter supply... Mr Paul REICHMAN has just opened a very fine restaurant in Red Jacket. Fatal accident - On Friday, the 21st, an accident occurred at the Franklin mine, causing the death of Capt. Thos. WALLS, Jr., who was second captain under John UREN, Esq., present manager of that mine...... Mr Hugh MCGUIRK, of Calumet, is in the field as an independent candidate for the position of sheriffs. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Nov 4, 1870 A census-taker, in a rural district of Missouri, reports two pairs of twins born in the last three years to a happy couple named WOODBINE. Thus is at last found Mr FISK's favorite place, "where the Woodbine twin-ath." Col. CROOKS is getting his winter stage-line appointments in order. The tug Hattie Vinton, Capt W. F. SIMPSON, left this port this morning with a raft of timber in tow, for Silver Island. Married: In this village on Monday evening, Oct 31, 1870, by W. HENDRICK, Esq, Justice of the Peace, F. Nicholas MILLER and Miss Katie WEBER, all of Portage Lake. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Nov 10, 1870 Captain Wm. HARRIS, long identified with the interests of the Minesota mine, in Ontonagon county, has been elected Representative from that county. We understant that S. W. HILL, Esq., has been elected Representative from Keweenaw. The village of Houghton, may well feel proud of her very efficient and well drilled fire company, and it was owing in part to the good judgment of Chief Engineer HOAR, and W.A. NORTHRUP, foreman of the company, that our village was saved from a terrible conflagration. Married: In Hancock, Nov 5, 1870, by Rev P.H. HOLLISTER, Mr William HARRY, of Hancock, and Miss Elizabeth J. CARAH, of Quincey. Also, at the same time and place, Mr Steven NICHOLAS, and Miss Hannah M.JAMES, both of Calumet. Fire: On Wed afternoon fire broke out in a frame building, located in that portion of our village known as Frenchtown, and occupied by a family named DUFORT..... Dr FULLER's and Mr Graham POPE's residences were saved .... though there was loss. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Nov 17, 1870 On the 7th inst, Captain Henry LETCHER of the Clark mine, was made the recipient of a handsome watchguard, presented him the the workingmen of the mine, ... (on his retirement). Mr J.W. RAYMOND, of this place, has been appointed United States Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, vice Mr. Wm. GOODALE, resigned. Judge Jabez G. SUTHERLAND has been elected to Congress from this District, by some 3,000 majority. Dredge No 4.... has the proud distinction of being the means of removing the last obstruction between the water of Lake Superior and that of Portage Lake. We saw our muscular and stalward friend, Mr Lukie WELSH on the forward deck .... the victor ... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Nov 24, 1670 A.W. LORD was the Captain of the Dredge that did it, Charles BEATTY, the engineer, and Edmund MARTIN, cranesman, and are entitled to credit for the admirable manner in which the dredge operated on the day of opening (Portage Lake to Lake Superior.) PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Dec 1, 1670 Died: On Sunday morning, Nov 27, at 31, Ursula B. wife of Deacon James N. WRIGHT, agent of the Quincy mine. Mrs Wright was a devoted and consistent member of the Congregational Church of Hancock, in which her husband is a valued officer....... Samuel F. HODGE will continue the Iron Foundry and Machinery business in all its branches and solicits the further patronage of the customers of Hodge and Christie John HOAR, Jr., wholesale and retail dealer in periodicals and letters, in the rotunda of the P. O., is the fattest man in the world. The last boat out of Portage Lake this season was the propeller Pacific, Captain Ed. KELLY, which left here on Monday, Nov 27, for Buffalo. Mr John E. HOCKING, of Hancock, has opened a branch millinery store at Calumet ... PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Dec 8, 1870 Capt Ned TURNER and his steamer, the Arctic, gave us a delightful surprise on last Friday, by coming into port after we supposed every boat had gone from our gaze for the season of 1870. The Arctic left on Saturday, for Duluth, where she will go into winter quarters. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Dec 15, 1870 The late Hon. Thaddeus STEVENS, in one of his last speeches before Congress, said: Ten States as large as Pennsylvania lie tributary to the head of Lake Superior. PORTAGE LAKE MINING GAZETTE Thurs, Dec 29, 1870 On Saturday last, James LYNCH was found frozen to death, within a few rods of his house, on the road to the South Pewabic mine .... in returning home from the Schoolcraft mine, he broke through the ice when crossing the Lake. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dick and June Ross. plh revised 2001