The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-02


BANQUET IN THE UPPER PENINSULA.
The u. II. editors, SO FAR as heard from
all have good word for Crystal Falls
and its people; the appended remarks
from several OF the papers represented,
bears witness 10 the fact that they en-
joyed themselves:
Monomiuee Range: Our limited space
last wsrk forbade such mention OF the
entertainment the u. L. Il n. w. Press
Association, received Wednesday, July
%, in Crystal Falls as il deserved A
railroad wreck prevented the party from
going 60 Iron River, as was contemplate
cd, and after some delay we proceeded
direct Co Crystal Fails. reached that
hustling little city "a little before six
O'Clock. Ia few minutes carriages were
brought out and the entire party visited
several Of the nearer mines, including the
Manganate, where a big job of stripping
is in proc ess. Returning to the village
the party had an opportunity 60 take IL
i'm more leisurcly,- see Lustlicld's
handsome new srore, visit THE DIAMOND
DRILL office, speculate upon the appear
ancc al the new court house in course OF
erection i'm most commanding position
at the head OF the street, aud Co note the
evidences of thrift and prosperity ON all
sides. AT eleven o'clock about 100 sat
down TO u banquet in the Lockwood
house--a feast deserving all the praise 10
il possible To give il. MIR. Lockwood
spared no pains or expense Co give the
editorial party something exquisite in
the line of banquet and he succeeded
admirably. An evidence OF prosperity
we were pleased Co note WAS the large
addition, just finished TO the Lockwood
house. making II one OF the largest and
finest hotels on the range. Atkinson, Of
course, was AZ near omnipresent as 10 IL
possible for n human to be, in his silicit
Gus attention Go the visitors, and TO hi'n
and those who seconded his motion =
due great credit for the royal manner in
which the Z. L. editors and their ladies
were entertained.
Menominee Democrat: Crystal Fails
was reached little before six o'clock,
and soon after carriages were in waiting
| TO take the party for a drive Co some oil
| the mining properties in the vicinity,
The scenery is on the picturesque order
around the Falls. and barring one short
stretch az "a short cut through the
woods, the ride was one OF enjoyment.
! AT eleve o'clock came the banquet and
il was happy affair throughout. A
| Mr.. Balch OBLIGATED as tOastmastcr and
made the welcoming address. Col Van
Duzer responded and praised in Citing
terms our royal entertainers. He was
followed by Knight. rutsn, Phelps and
| Fiheld IN short speeches aS the hour WAS
late. IL WAS unanimously carried that
ID. G. Lockwood. proprietor OF the hotel,
| deserved well OF The association, and ID.
G. responded gracefully i'm humorous
sreech about the future greatness oi
Crystal Falls, closing by thanking the
ladies' and gentlemen OF the village who
had aided him in getting up such an ele-
CANT spread. A basket OF champagne
sat on table at the side OF the prettiy
decorated dining room, and the white
uniformed waiter popped a cork or two,
| and then, aftcr arOusing such tender cX-
pectations, the wine was never served.
| The memory OF that disappointment
still fingers, but il cannot dispcl the
pleasing rccolections OF our visit TO the
ncatest, prettiest and most captivating
town on the Menominee range-Crystal
Falls.
Florence Mining News: Arun was then
made Co Crystal Falls and the latter part
OF the afternoon was spent in driving Co
n number OF mines near the little, bust
ling city At 1870 o'clock, the visitors
and about seventy-fivc ladies and gentlc
men Oh Wy NlAl IAli1 Wtft HuiifDluOUNlN
banquetted at the Lockwood house.
The tables were handsomely decorated
with flowers and trailing vines, and the
spread was, without exception. the most
elaborate, elegant and bountifnl array OF
delicious cdiblcs ever served nt n Menom-
inec range banquet. It far surpassed
Caterer Conroy's efforts at Iron Noun
tain. After dinner speeches were made
by Col. Van Duzer, eX-prcsident OF the
association; ID. G. Lockwood, the prince
OF entertainers, proprietor Of the Lock.
wood house; President Hank Filield
Il, b. Phelps, n rising young journalist
from the copper country; and Editors r.
T. Tuten, Iron Mountain; Jim Knight
Norway, and others. The kind and hos
pitable people OF Crystal Falls have the
grateful thanks Of the newspaper men
and their ladies for their generous and
munilicent entertainment. The iestivi
ties ended about midnight, when the Wis
itOrs boarded their special and returned
60 Florence and Iron Mountain.
Escannba Iron Port: To Iron River
we did not get. howcver a derailed caI
blocked the road west oI Stagrr and We
after a two hours detention, proceeded
direct 60 CRYSTAL Falls whore our expert.
ence al the day previous WAS repeated
Oar Brother Atkinson Ind interested
the citizens 81 that beautiful and thriv.
Ing little city and we were taken ia charge
and shown the iron mincs-old, new and
In prospect until darkness put an end
TO our sight seeing. drive ~ ten miles
or 40 in a semi circle about tho city
which, unless hidden by intervening
forests, was always III sght--"u city set
upon hillv only 60 be hidden by the
| virgin forest md cleaning through that,