History of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Early History Of The UP
Great masses of copper just hoisted from the deep mines astonish us on .account of their purity and size. Masses of from four to eight tons weight, loaded on great groaning trucks, and hauled by from four to six yoke of oxen, go forward slowly down the smooth road to the ‘shipping docks at Eagle [...]
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He went back to the woods and there, solitary and alone, like Old Mortality in a grave-yard, hunted for and found what afterward proved to be some of the richest copper deposits in the world. This man was Ransom Shelden, late of Houghton. He was justly called the father of the Portage Lake district. He [...]
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The saloons were open night and day, including Sunday. There was much drinking, much blasphemy, much fighting. The Cornishman hated the Irishman. They were inveterate enemies; their feuds were endless. At times the opposing factions would muster in force, attacking with clubs and stones. There were many broken heads, crippled legs, with occasional manslaughter. The [...]
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