The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-27
KEWEENAW CO.
EAGLE HARBoR

nav saws ANYTHING in favor of the Arnold
nine il il generally taken cum grano sails
/ bv outsiders generally who seem to inn
\ sSiae that because il is in keweenaw il
can be no good for this reason, we ieel
\ disposed 10 iofbear mention OF the prop
erty. bit by recent Developments the
/ outlook for a good mine is so much bet
ter that il would be folly to overlook the
/ fact The shaft is down now about 600
/ feet and is in good copper ground nearly
the whole depth and has been increasing
| in richness as depth has been attained;
good mining men placing the percentage
OF the copper in the rock now being bro
ken at not less than 3 per cent. This
may seem to be an extravagent state
ment, but anyone seeing the rock being
hoisted to surface knows the claim to be
all right and il anything it is underesti
mated. 1t is expected that stamping ia
clities Will soon be arranged for, as the
rich pile of copper rock is assuming i'm
mense proportions. A considerable
amount of the product just now is in the
form OF barrel work and is being barreled
up preparatory TO shipping.
Messrs. ,doodell and Everest, OF Hough-
ton, spent Monday and Tuesday inter
viewing the several boards Of review OF
the county in the interests OF the lands
represented by Mr.. Goojell.
surveyor could probably earn a COM
potency by locating in Eagle Harbor as
Just now real estate is very active and
some of our residents do not seem TO
know where they are at as regards lot and
block boundaries. We had always sup
posed that our quiet little village had
streets enough opened, but it seems not
to be the case, az new street or boule-
ward is to be opened just south of the viii
lage limits.
Anyone in need of history OF the
Upper Peninsula--the one gotten up in
| 1SS2-can find one in excellent condition,
in fact rarely ever opened, in this burg.
For particulars, price, etc, address the
NEWS office, Calumet, Mich.
EAGLE RIVER.
Sheriff Dodge and Thomas Parks, OF
| Lake Linden, have been engaged during
the past week in looking up timber which
has been cut on State tax lands. They
succeeded in locating quite an amount.
T. f. Mitchell and wife, Of Chicago, are
visiting irit nds in Keweenaw county.
An old program of the old settlers
party held Mt the hotel here in 1874 came
under the gaze of the correspondent this
week Although twenty three years
has elapsed since the program was got
ten out but one of the six gentlemen who
managed the affair has passed the great
divide, that one being j. n. Scott. The
following sere the committee: Joseph
Retallck, Jr., J. n. Scott, A. 4. Brock
way, q. ID. Sheldon, William Van OrdeD,
W. b. Hoar.
Last Saturday We we're visited by a
party OF ladies numbering some eighteen
or twenty. The scribe ever on the alert
Tor news, winch, Dy Uhe way, seems 10 DE
a minus quantity just now, asked who
they were. A knowing youth was the
only one who seemed able to answer
when requested to enlighten us, He said
he did not know them personally, but
said he thought they were Calumetechoo
marms, as they all looked so cross. w
then suggested that the damp and in
, looks. Not much, answered the ire
pressible kid, 1--WE lived at Calumet aDt
| can tell you it's chronic" The weathe
, was too damp and wet for to picnic out
} from whence they made excursions abou
town to view the curiosities.