The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-05


Dunn. employed about one nunderd
men. Besides these there were large
number Of men working on the rail
road Business was quite brisk. Under
the efficient efforts Of Mr.. s. ID. Hol-
lister, ST.. the Ely township was soon
divided and the Crystal Falls township
formed. and the End day Of May, the
same yaer liss9l, the first town meet
ing was held in as yet unfinished
Doucet's hall. where the first town
officers were elected. consisting of p.
f. Dunn. Supervisor VIM. Carlin,
Clerk Asa +. Leopold, Treaurer Ed
Curran. Commissioner Of Highways !;
o. q. Welch, ID. T. Adams d. Ban
herman, and Thos. Cutler, Justices OF
the Peace. The officers. being all green
hands. did many things which were
not according to law or justice, and
many acts that cost the township
money and the successive officers lots
Of trouble. The first engine arrived in
town In April There were no regular
trains until aftsr May %, on which
day the station was opened here Pre-.
yious 10 this. only wild trains came
70 the Falls and the freight was de.
livered direct from the cars by i. n.
Tyler. agent, who II holding the same
position up 10 date, and we hope he
will keep ON foi many years 10 come,
unless he can get higher position,
which is veiy probable. The mines
were meanwhile explored 70 the salts
faction OF all concerned, and promised
abig" especially the oungstown.
Under such circumstances lots sold like
hot cakes. and the company saw ht 70
put an addition to the town site, and
soon still another one In the mean
while the locations around the respec
tive mines were being built up, and
soon the main street in our town com
menced 20 assume townlike aspect
Not sooner, however, was the town
fairly started when the first blow came
upon il. The company saw fit 10 shut
down the sawmil. which was under
the supervision of Mr. J. L. Elmore.
They discharged about go men. Soon,
the railroad being completed, the crews
If men were discharged. Soon after
tho Youngstown Iron Co bought a
controlling interest ia the Crystal Falls
mine, and that mine was for reasons
unknown 20 as nor muny others, shut
down, Great Western was explored
With the best of success by Mcssrs
Rnnkel and Holhster with Capt Frank
Raher in charge who also took charge
nfler che organization 81 the Great
Western Mining Co Capt Morrison
WAS in charge 0f Che Fairbanks which
was the next one 10 CLOSE down Then
came tho crash $50 the Onion and the
hard times had begun The foolish
strike 90 the Great Western which 90
CURED last summer. surely ala not bet.
ter things n helped Capt Raber from
his position Although lots Of explor
ing work was being done, and the
established headquarters
here. this ala not bring much trade 10
our business men directly, as most Of
the numbering companies erected ware
houses. whore they store their supplies
md provisions which they send up
from below. and ship % tho various
camps Business was getting duller
eYory dry especially since Che Younga
town miro and Che iron Star formerly
the Great westornl which are both
our most promising properties, shut
down, and are at present under wpa
Their Only the little giant uameu
the Paint River employing now about
twenty men. 70 working Tic outlook
IFS rather poor iof this winter but if
iron ever gaia ils valps md There is
move towards pottatiu "a thc iron
tc8de CrgsMl EallE uith Is fadhGe
immgn dep a U itH Nutg
power Do rmher W.lN ts leGe
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