The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-07

Ny Dear Marsh. rSx
Our old friend e. E. Keyes. fdrherly
OF Florence, Wis, has sent, nie the
Drills Of Nov. 22nd and 29th, n3ach
of which appears an article from'y 'your
pen. $M
seek to correct some ones story oHthe
finding Of the Great Western M&.
Allow me to explain some mattVs
relative to that enterprise and assist
you in strengthening things out
j.. /. Case was for many years
manufacturer Of tsreshing machines
and ether agricultural implements at
Racine. Wis, he was also the owner
OF the great trotting horse jay Eye
See. never heard of his having
any interest in the Crystal Falls pa
trict and doubt If he ever met M&:
Longyear. 2 =
The type settres and proof reader of
the Drill have much to answer for %'H
probably changed your NJ to which in
this case mo pun intended makes a
very important difference. You in
tended to mention Julian NJ Case of
J Marquette who was cousin to }. M.
ror, ear Mrs j. NJ. Case was a
sister to Les Peek who explored Tor
and after whom was rs,-e" ''0 D''
Peek mine
When George Ruukel and went 10
the Upper Peninsula J NJ. Longyear
was the agent Of the Canal Co. at
! MarqnettI and J. NJ Case WAS a clerk
In his Office. The latter kept very
close watch of the explorations winch
| were bcing made near the Falls OF
4 the Paint and when II was pretty
we'll settled that there was body OF
ore where what was afterward known
as the Fairbanks mine wax located be
became convinced that ore could We
found on the Canal land to the east
Case had no more To do with tine
location OF the land for the Canal Co.
than you hat One day when Mr..
Runkel was ia the Canal Co.'S Office
( in Marquette, Case suggested that be
take an option on On o.r.ee.-C oa.ae Canal 80.
where the Great Western was -atter
wards found After some talk il was
finally issued 10 me alone with the
understanding that il ore found Case
should have one quarter interest in ii
and all exploration expenses should be-
paid by Mr.. RunKel and me- Mr.
r. had use for all the money he could Id
get hold OF in carrying on other en-
terprises and my capital was limited
, to my wages Of 500 per mo. The first
/, option expired without our doing any
work aud Case had now one issued
/, Then started a row of test pits
! which finally extended from the top OF
the hill down to the edge of the
! swamp. Before reacning there / had
worn out several options but Case
q stood to his guns and kept me il
position TO do work whenever could
get money to pay for work. Finally
u test pit in the edge of the low ground
showed some lean ore which indicated
the presence OF larger body, probably
a better. farther out in the swamp
o Work there would have to be- aided b,
machinery which my limited means
: would not afford. After talking the
a matter over with Mr. Runkel wrot,
Q Case a full statement OF the situation
and asked him to find some one whC
. would put mp the necessary capital FOL
a a half interest in the option. In I
a short time no induced A. H. Hall 8
= Muskegon lumberman to come in or
a that basis
8 A considerable fvrce Of men was ther
. put on under the immediate suprevis
y ion OF Capt Raher BY an expenditur,
& Of less than $1,000 by Mr.. Hall the or,
y body was definitely located and ther
a the Great Western Iron Co was formed
and the ground leased from the Cana
Go. The options from first to last wer,
always in my name alone. The origina
stock OF the Great Western Iron Co
was Issued g 20 Hall u to Case u Il
Runkel aud u to me.
OF the subsequent history Of the
! mine " x. Moore, of Detroit, knows
I more than any one else ] can think OF
I ! presume he is yet living. II 80, he,
. Mr.. Runkel and are all that are left
: OF those who were connected with il
previous to the formation of the Iron
: Star Co. which was organized to take
: over the wreck Of the Great Western.
Case, Hall, Runlsel, of Pontiac. New.
berry, Of Detroit and Turner. OF Ian.
sing. have all been dead several years.
Referring to your article in the Drill
Of Nov. s2nd on the buiIding OF the
railroad 70 Crystal Falls premit me