The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16
COPPER CITY IS
THRIVING TOWN
THIRTY NEW HOUSES ERECTED
THERE THIS SUMMER.
TOWNS RECORD RIVALS
THAT OF GARY.

No town in the copper country and
probably few i'm the state has build
ing record for 1911 which compares
with that of Copper City. Since jan
uary /, thirty new dwellings have |
been erected in that thriving COM |
munity making l37 buildings in all, |
and when it is considered that Copper
city will not be forty months old until
Dec. 22 some idea may be gained of
its remarkable growth. While the
older and larger towns Of the copper
country, with the exception OF Hough-
ton have done practically nothing so
far as building operations are con-
cerned for the past two or three years,
Copper City has been forging ahead
until now, with its population rapidly
approaching 1000, 1t must be recogn-
lied as one of the most wide Awake To-
calities in upper Michigan.
To Edward Ulseth of Calumet is due
the credit, in a large measure az least,
for the development of this settlement.
although he encountered many discour-
Iagements, Mr.. Ulseths confidence In
the town was never shaken from the
time almost four years ago. when he
first visited the locality and in ten
minutes became impressed with its
possibilities. Then there was no ne IL
Itation in the immediate vicinity and
1.-THE land had been denuded of trees
some years previous. From the time
he first perceived the possibility Of a
town, Mr. Ulseths interest has in
creased constantly and he has aided
materially in It's development.
Is Ideally Situated.
Copper City is ideally situated. II
lies I'm a sheltered basin. protected on
Ialmost all sides by friendly hills, but
with excellent drainage facilities to
THE southwest. The northern boun-
Diary of Copper City is the northern
boundary of Calumet township and
Houghton County.
In 1907, Attorney ]. T. Finnegan OF
Hancock, the original owner of the
site, conveyed the tract consisting OF
so acres to the Copper City Land
company, and in the following year
about 30 acres were plated. Then Mr.
| Ulseth purchased one block and Sow
eral lots. Soon after, he was giver
the exclusive sale Of all property. Mr.
Ulseth has erected all buildings on tho
, several plats with the exception of a
few built by individuals.
Since the first thirty acres were
, lplatted, two additions have beer
l. LOT Of nh
, twenty acres. In all there are about 800
llots Of which about 100 remain un
, sold. s ....t9 ft.. ..,.
: Each lot has frontage of 80 fee
and depth of 100 feet. The blocks con
tain from fourteen to sixteen lots. Sew
. eral of the streets. Osceola, Allouez
r. Ahmeck and Second and Third ar,
sixty feet wide. while, Mohawk. Seneca
IGratiot, Crawford, Fulton, First an,
Fourth streets are fifty feet wide
The blocks have been numbered il
consecutive order this applying to IN
= additions as well as the original plat
the numbers running from one I
n twenty.
= Future Seems Bright.
l. The future of the town seems to b
: assured. Seven producing shafts q
mining companies which are on tn
J. threshold of their greatest years q
r prosperity may be reached by a wal
- of not more than ten minutes, and i
10 some cases considerably less. The n,
ir / and No. shafts of the Ahmeek mine
= the copper country's latest dividen
Ipayer, are closest To Copper City, lyin
1t but a short distance to the north. T
" the west, the Kearsarge No. shat
is gives promise of continuing for years
l. one of the most productive shafts /
= this district The Allouez No. and
shafts and the Mohawk No. shai
may all be easily reached on foot frol
Copper City and the No. and 4 shaft
= of the Ahmeek are not far away.
Is All of these shafts have recent
he been extensively opened up and in III
immediate future probably will civ
at employment to greatly increased force
> II has been estimated that this il
'd crease will aggregate from 1900 to /
ld 600 men.
as And Copper City has another indus
trial asset. To the southeast rul
- the Trap Rock river road. tapping
stretch of from two to three miles
rich farming country. Farmers passil
along this road TO and from Calum
, may be seen at almost any hour of q
day and it seems almost certain tn
sooner or later, they will recognize
Copper City the most convenient ma
ket for their products, which. even
e lpresent, are no small item.
May incorporate Soon.
While the town has not yet aspir
to municipal government, from pre-
ent indications the time is not 4
distant when 1t will do so. Already (
matter has been frequently discuss
and IL is probable that before anoth
I year elapses. application will be ma
to the county board of supervisors
permission to incorporate as villas
Further improvements will undoubted
be brought about after this step
taken.
For town with no government
it's own Copper City is moC
of cleanliness. Its streets are wiz
- from fifty TO sixty feet-and are pr