The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-12-21

guarded while he recognized scientist
Klondke
sbi His Of isa and conservative but not
whandng Houghn
had condition and his them. he knew
that only a 1.-THE could possibly o
Indeed claims
the
was largely devoted 70 copper o iron ne makes only the neres mention
which his investigations confined the shores Of
, cal IONS a. tt zion, are , nilS sa though Il
q eoogt his conclusions
The old They pcae life They result of
and however deep deend into the earth there heat
DR. Hough his
unimey end For if mans end nnine Houghton
million dollars The Hoashton
decided make Eagle Harbour and told his Peter to embark with
him the Peter half breed and mis- calling which
the reacheous father lakes birch lie den
INJURED at the suggestion and when Dr. Houghton insisted frankly stated that
Tut tut Peter replied Or Toushon we can get into the harbour
shipped ao two started out Night upon
The Indian silently little
impossible
headway and ea Peter put pack Bat too late giant
zed the m Selling the with hand the Indian caught
Take
myself
Peter reluctantly let hin 20 and after long struggle succeeded in grasp
The Dr. Houn found until the following The
field found in his clothing almost priceless today
report
nnt in that shows uusve that the Indians could have traditions
concerning it. This important because brings the discovery of iron
within the living and relieves conjecture and
people who anteae the present Of Indians that knew of it's
and had for it. These lived died before Columbus
discovered America and while the Indians have neither legend tradition
they proved testimony
the thrown M earth Of these early mines trees had grown had fallen and de
OF this crude industrious the Indians
with different $ only
deputy surveyor
who engaged pennsuar party
william Ives compinan Houghton
Mlr r s Aeln James King and Indians named John Taylor
Michael Der While running the line Of township
remarkable variations the direction the
greatly excited Mr. who
when the compass indicated variation Of 81 degrees he could himself
party independent
groupings iron in great abundance In fact they could fail find
for rip in the sod revealed the Mr. Burt well advanced
he was in the deposits themselves How could they this
country without he exclaimed and after the Of old
he repeated the times.
party Of surveyors any
effort profit by the discovery 1t does not
that
doubtless lay the KNOWLEDGE the
would have be before the
is strange that Of IT, e'ynzed the fact that time the
required to make them wealthy
upon survey unusually
historically
PHYSICAL obstacles which would have dauuted less
courageous spirit At m time being wounded badly in one foot the party
had leave him the appeared
them what Negaunee travelled distance
pair Of imovised
of this tremendously nv'el viii appreciate the herosm this
point was indicated BY the magnetic needle
magnetic
ledge Of this discovery mule by the while their
reports to have known profit
formation They related
not to have reached the white
they made mention OF the existence
living saul Marie
wigwam at the mouth of the Carp
In the spring NJ
the existence
journey into that country
sau st Marie he Li discovery
deposits by the and
had heard OF
guide Nolan was physical giant as hard rock ndoei invalu
able servant lie escorted the
cate the iron deposits Everett then started
journey hth fortunately fell
whom they related
the deposits and po them directly