The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24

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 calls, holloes and chanrng of the ne with sound. "The underground nus;c rS they call Il. And it is musie-melodious beyond the breath of words Hear them call the tally man: %Twenty lef', rapper! Don yo' leave me
 here,
 Ise been waitin' for you. mos year.
 Waitins waitin' mos a year, IWenty-one, rapper, Come an get me Ise had no grub since de Lawd knows
 when!
 Senee de Lawd knows when. I'll, rapper! Come an get me soon. ise sot 10 see my gal by de light O de "Twenty-four. rapper! Fse been here
 all day,
 Come an load dis trip an I'll go away,
 I'll go awayw Backward Glance on Travelled Road
 The history of Raimund' mines has some Interesting points. although il is not one of the pioneer mines of the district The property was purchased by Samuel Thomas from Mark L. Pot ter, who, like Charles Linn, founder of Linn ironworl<s. was an ex-sea captain With great turn for southern real estate Investments The first slope was opened in 1896 by John II. Adams. then local manager of the Old Pioneer com pany, and named by him "Raimund" after the grandson of Samuel Thomas
 We were preparing to open two ad- dltional slopes. said MT. Adams, when the Republic Iron. and Steel company acqulred' the Pioneer company proper ties in 1S99"
 The mine was subsequently, worked by contract and under the system employed halmund began to show signs of an early demise At the time the Gates-Sch syndicate obtained control of these Re- public company properties, together with i, those of the Tennessee company, the Potter Ore Mining company was formed for convenience. Ii comprised officials of both Republic and Tennessee eompa- nes, and Rainnnd division was one If the first group of mines, to profit by re- sGseitation methods some fresh capital and Lake Superior mine, standards. Un- der Edwin Ball. now general manager oe ore mines and quairies of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company, i. during the Topping -Croclard admfHs- tration in 1906, the first development work was inausurated for Raimund and No. slope started. The first instalment of mc6orn machinery was put in,
 When the division of the companies oc- cured the following year, the geography of Red mountain became considerably changed as 6 consequence. Potter No. 1 became Raimund slope No. ,, and Pot ter No. became Tennessee company Pottep No. l.
 Biographical Sketch of Penhallegon
 w. J. Penhallegon. former assistant to Mr. Ball, was appointed general super irtendent of ore mines and quarries of the Republic company-southern district and, concentrating on Raimund the young mining expert at once outlined big development scheme for both camp and works which he has steadily pur- sued for the past foury kears, until now has become infalmost every de- tai, made new f<
 Mir feuhallegon was born in Calumet, Mich, about .3t years ago, and was prac- tically bred to the mining business. After going through the public and high schools ,f Calumet he entered the Michigan Col ege of Mines, from which he graduated In 1900. He at once entered the employ Sf one of the great mining companies of the upper country the Calumet and 1ecla Mining company. He shortly be- came superintendent of two of their sub sidary cuAlpanes. tho Manitou Mining con pany and the Frontenac Copper con- pany, and planted stakes right out in the heart of the wilderness
 'It was straight pioneering," said he I<eweenaw and Houghton counties were q sort of little world to themselves The young mining superintendent had things very much his own way. Be< Was >-><--<o-><>-
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