New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-28

ear the climax the guide said he was unable to
find what they sought
But. in no wise daunted Mr.. Carr determined
10 perfevere and on the evening of the sixth day
as they were camping, came across boulder that
contained large percentage of metal. Unquiet
rest and exciting dreams kept him awake during
most of the night, and the FIRST peep of dawn found
him on the march. Carefully examining every Jut-
ting rock, he crossed a valley, ascended hll and
10 there was high mountain (now called Jack
son Mountan of this metallic stone; its side, free
from moss or trees, sparkling in the rays of the
rising sun. The discovery was made on the 18th
of July, 1e45
1t was proud and happy hour for Mr. Carr,
when in moment (as it were) doubts vanished,
dreams became realities, and all his wishes were
graifed as the object of his search far exceeding
in magnitude the widest stretch Of fancy rose
erardly before him. Hardships and suferings
were forgotten, and the woods rang with "hur-
"rahs," until hoarseness prevented any further
ebulhtion Of Joy.
After marking off a mile square and carefully
examining the ore, Mr.. Carr returned to the lake,
engaged Madje-ge-sbick to remain on his pre-
emption during the Winter, and returned to the
Sault Ste Marie lin the Fall) and thence to Jack
son. Here the Jackson Iron Company was organ
lied upon representations made by Mr.. Carr, who
left Milwaukee 10 January, 1916, and snow-shoed
across the country by Green Bay to Bay de No
guet and Grant Island (Which was then occupied
by Mr.. Williams, its present owner. few days
rest and he resumed his tramp, arrived safely at
Marquette, preempted what is now known as the
Cleveland Iron Mountain, and then going up the
lake, spent the Winter at Copper Harbor, where
some e. S. troops we're stationed and where the
copper was worked on a small scale.
Returning to the Sault in the Summer of 1916,
Mr.. Carr met with Robert J. Graveraet Samuel
Moody and John Mann. The four procured
Mackinaw boat, and after a pleasant trip reached
Carp River. The arrival of these gentlemen may
be considered as the commencement Of a settle
ment for they went to work in earnest built
shanties, cleared land, planted potatoes, and de-
voted themselves to advancing the interests of the
country They were truly pioneers, and brave
ones too laughing at privatiOns ever their camp
free, where many happy hour was spent; work
ing, mind and body, with unhinchng zeal, and al
lowing naught to discourage or dishearten them,
they laid the foundation Of this regions present
success and unquestiopably glorious future. One
of them John Mann, now sleeps that sleep that
knows no waking, having been frozen to death,
with several companies, while coasting in bark
canoe late in the Fall Samuel Moody is in Cali
fornia, where S. T. Carr spent some years; but
The latter has since returned to the States and
Robert j. Graveraet occupies the important and
laboriOus office of Superintendent OF the Collins
Iron Company, post he fills most honorably.
In the Spring oflsl7 the Jackson Company Com
menced operations, by cutting a road to their
mountain. This was more of an undertaking than
would be supposed as it was through an unbroken
wilderness, and deceitful swamps. Then too it
was actually impossible to engage the requisite
number of white labOrers, and Indians were stub
born and lazy In order TO induce the latter mum
beIing seveDteen,) to work harder, the following
novel plan was adopted large jug, filled with
whisky was placed at the end of what would be
10 ,nrL nd thio raochpd hafnra
night they were allowed to possess it. Fora time
the road progressed finely, and the Superintendent
(Mr Carr was cOngratulating himself on its
speedy completion, when one day it became neces-
sary for him to 90 to the mountain-carefully hid
ing his "fiIe-water" he departed, but returned to
find all of his men drunk-yelling, fighting and dan
cling. Of course the Indians had discovered the
liquor, and used it freely.
During the Fall of this year 1S47) the Company
sent up twenty-five men, which number was In
creased at the Sault by twelve. With this force
Mr.. Carr spent the Winter in clearing, getting out
timber, building frame for the forge, &c. The
castings made their appearance in the Spring OF
1s4S ON the propeller Independence, and in the
Fall the forge commenced making iron. 1t was a
ong-to-be-remembered day Gas Willis would say)
when the stroke of the hammer and the crash OF
machinery told that the works were in operation
Owing however to bad management high prices of
I" Iron Company proved a failure, sank large
amount of means and never realized enough topay
expenses. Some efforts have been made at various
times to resuscitate it, but in vain, and the old
forge, bleckened and begrimed, stands as monu-
ment to misguided enterprise. But though it failed
the proved to be of an upheard-of rich
ness, and the iron manufactured unequaled by any
in the world commanding $3.50 per tun delivered
at Detroit
The amount manufactured altogether did not
probably exceed two hundred tuns, and the receipts
therefrom would not 90 very far toward replacing
the exhausted capital Of the Company, which con-
sisted of thirty-one hundred shares of 800 each
amounting to over 100000.
As natural consequence the failure Of the
Jackson Company created feeling of distrust in
this country which it was difficult to overcome.
Capitalists spending thousands in the copper re-
eiOn would not pay the least attention to IrondOm
and it seemed prevalent opinion that the iron ore
was not worth devoting any capital TO- But
busy hands and minds were at work. Robert j.
Graveraet succeeded finally in interesting some
Eastern capitalists, and a copartnership was
formed for the purpose of manufacturing iron. For
time everything went smoothly. A forge was
built at Marquette in lS49, but before its compile
ton Edward Clark. gentleman of wealth and in
fuence and of the most interested parties, died
at the Sault Ste Marie while coming up with a
large force of men This unfortunate occurrence
rather checked the progress OF the Marquette
Company, though the works were still prosecuted
and eventually finished. The forge ran about two
years but was found to be losing concern, aud in
1851 work was stopped, the partnership dissolved,
and the Company merged in measure into the
Cleveland Iron Mining Company" who had OBJ
tanned an " iron mountain" and proposed work
ing their ore at Marquette. Animated by this re-
solve, they commenced running the old forge with
Indifferent success until the night of the lith Of
necemher. when the flames wrapt themselves