, 1873-02-04
OUR IRON INTERESTS.
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The Transportation facilities
of the Lake Superior
t., Region.
Importance OF Our New Through
Railway Connection.
Tho Great Oil-Doclss.--.rlle Ship
ping Facilities by Rail
md Lake.


FIFTH ARTICLE.
pEN1NsuLAn RAILWAY,
Tho preliminary aurvey of tho poniusular
hallway was made tn 1862, it being then tho in
tontlon OF tho Company to run their road from
the head OF Little Bay do Moo do Chocolay,
milos below Marquette. The ncxt Bpring how
ever, tho prosont line, which Ina Escanaba and
Nognunce for Its tormini, was selectod, and
work commenced Oh tho 4tl Of July. In a little
loss than eighteen months, tho track was laid to
Negaunco, and, in less than two yoars from tho
time ground was brokon at Eacanaba, tho cars
were carrying orc md passengers over tho limo.
The main line is 0219 milos In length, with about
10 milea branching OF from Nogauneo to tho
mines. The business Of tho road haa moro than
nnawerod tho expectations Of Tho Cont
pany. Tho. first throo years OF its exit
tonco It carried 41o,so7 tona Of orc,
and ownod over 81 100000. It riHeH 1926 feet in
going tho whole Distance, and pnssos through
Wilderness OF Pine barrons, offonsivo to tho ego,
md soomingly OF not tho slightost uRo in tho
economy Of tho univorso. The hcayy down
grade 10 Of tho greatcst service in tho shipment
Of oros, md 10 MI advantage that tho PoninBu1nr
Road has in common with all the roads that
westorn Railroad has mado the most comprehen-
siya arrangement for the next aenson'a business
over Its Poninsular Division. Tho number Of
it's ore cars will bo incroaaed from 100, which
1t carried last eeason. to 1000. Tho new cars
will DO ready by the opening Of navigation, will
bo six-whooled, and will hayo carrying capacity
Of six tons oach, Tho road has also purchased
twenty-five new tlrst-olass freight engines,
which will DO used tu the Upper Peninsula
as business may require It may not
bo amiss to add, in this connection, that tho
ollicorB Of tho Northwestern Railroad arc In re-
ceipt Of information from the Ward interest Of
Detroit, Which is now exploring tho Monomonec
Iron region, Of the most encouraging character,
and which 1nny lcad Ito tho speedy building Of
tho branch into that district for which surveys
have already been 1nndo.
MARQUETTE, A., HouanToN oNToNAaoN RAILROAD.
.. Tho Marquette, Houghton t. Ontonagon Rail-
road was projected by tho late Homan B. Ely,
OF nochester, y, T., before my mining was dono
In tho Marquette region. He oausod the sur
ycya to bo made In 1862, and in 1868 commenced
the construction Of the road M private enter
prise from tho mines which nre near Ishphen,-
Ing to Marquette. The cara ran to lBhpeming
for the frat time in 1857. Previous to this
time, about 1000 tons Of orc had been brought
over planli-road, built in 1855, from the mines
to Marquette. Tho difficulties encountered by
tho enginesr were great. Tho length OF tho
road mas Il milos, and It's terminus $50 feet
~oed IN ~ tbo ca,,gtlr ao;,, 1e,,a 40 seaavey
wsnaa, nver ateancr arodss s a ' o.
sho IN foot fn fbo ,n;1a u hni1Jin H.
,n,iss ~ ill., ~ roaJ tho o,nnt ~ .nu Htse
noiIa ~ H. ro.a oGo ~ 70 ine
to ~ w w toau 'na ~ Anso, SIM
fnr ~ isst ~ ,,,1aa ato4a man
n 1sHa Mia H. asra odaod ~ tha ,n. a.
Lake Micllgamlni in 1864 Tho nIdo-tranka intn
the minas aps tho nronerty Of tho Gnmnann At
presnnt the road! With it's braneh.s a. .bont M
loo miles in longth, It waa oomplotuI to
1,Anna n abort tina aro the first trs;n r1,nn,ng
over s ta ho]o l' austh en tIo ondav Doa 9
From that dnte. naEaonoora wern carred ram
ono tnrminua ri ttn rnaij to tba nthcr and trainn
soon nftnr conmencotl r,1nni,,p IN anI,o11fo. .tma
Tho summit. or highest poist On tic route ia
I.107 feet aboyo tho level Of the lake. from
1yh;ch 1,oint ~ r, Anaa iho dozcant r. 1,v stnan
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