The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06
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SUPERIOR STATE SALAD.

The following special telegram from
Washington to the Milwaukee Sentinel
contains some startling information ::
The report Of the mineral division OF
the Geological survey just made public
contains an interesting paragraph
on the subject OF diamonds in the
northwest. The report rctslls the
story OF the finding OF several diamonds
in different places in WISCONSIN, and
quotes literally from the paper read by
Prof. Hobbs, OF the state university, on
that subject, which has already been
published. The report adds some facts
as TO discoveries in northwestern Michi-
gan oil rock formations siniilar 10 those
in the diamond regions OF Africa, and
adds that somewhere in those regions il
may be that diamond mines viii yet be
be discovered under conditions resen-
bling the African, and occasional speci-
mems will be found in the drift south
ward. The report speaks OF the Menom-
iIrrc district iis giving many evidences OF
diamond-bcaring rock"
There arc three Indians in Marinette
who are original survivors OF the old
Menominec tribe of Indians and who
romped over the present site of Mari
nottc when IL was IA virgin forest. They
are John Noon, Marinctte Tebo and
Mrs. Waubino. They appear the first 81
every month at the poor commissioner 5
office with an interpreter to get their
monthly allowance. They live near the
roundhouse and are truly primitive
Indians In every way. They are all
between the ages 81 seventy aud eighty
years. Old John Noon describes n n
honoly way Marinette when he first
knew Il. The only semblanco OF lille on
the present site was n line OF seyonty-five
tupees pitched from present Dunlap
square 70 the railroad bridge on River
street. These three are the sole sur
vivors OF the original population OF
Marinctte.- Eagle.
Dan Ritchic, who shot and killed Billy
Arminc, n switchman nt Ashland in
1883, was arrested at Alton, H. Richie
is now in jail at Ashland, and will be
tried on charge OF murder in the first
degree at tho September term ~ court.
Richie and a numbor pl other prisoners
ovcrpowcred the jailer and escaped. All
were captured but Ritclie, who had
friends IN the Lake Superior country
who kept him out Of the way OF the
officers until he could make Ills way
south and tho officers were unable 20
locate him until n short time ago.
Sod was cut Tuesday morning for Nc.
. SHIFT az the Tamafnck copper mine al
Calumet The shalt will be large enough
for eight compartments and viii extend
vertically almost 0un milo into the
bowels Of the earth before striking con.
per lead. II will require Tour years.
working day aud night with power drills
and dynamite, TO reach the vcin.
w 4. Wells, principal OF The Dollar.
vile school, was arrested SATURDAY.
night, charged with crimiunl conduct
with Bell Lawrence, "a ilftecn-yenr-old
pupil Wells ~ "a married man with q
iamily Of small children. H. j. alleged
the intimacy has existed for n yenr past
Michael Tcehan, n switchman IN the
Northwestern yards ~ IronwoOd, was
run over by q switch engine ia the Norric
yards and killed. Tcehnn wns coupling
cars, Wien IN some manner DC icll under
tho wheels, one lcg being frichtIully
smashed and the other fractured.
According 20 Port Collector Ilna's re-
port Monday the orc shipments nom
Ashlnnd FOR The month al June were
larger thnn for any previous month III
the history ~ ore shipment. bringing the
total shipments Tor tho season up 10
S25, 1923 tons.
Nineteen out u the teonty-one milk
dealers ~ Mcnomincr were llntlcd over
the coals ~ n council meeting Monday
night for lack Of cleanliness aud proper
sanitary treatment Of milk. In some
cases the 9th reported was extreme.