The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-07
TRUE STORY OF
Mine DISCOVERY
Legend of the Hog Substantiated
by Calumet Man

Historians who have attempted to
relate the story OF the discovery OF the
{. Il H. mine and have described how
the conglomerate outcroppings were
\ discovered through the accidental root
ing Of hog. invariably experienced
/ difficulty in convincing the incredu-
! lous as 20 the veracity OF this legend.
| but this. according 10 Paul r. Ruehm.
IS due largely 10 the fact that they
! have failed 10 record the full details
OF the incident. Mr. Roehm. who has
probably lived in Calumet as long as
any other man. having come here with
his parents, a hoy Of eleven, one month
after the discovery credited 20 the late
Edwin ]. Hubert was made known TO
the outside world vouches for the hog
story and gives some interesting facts |
concerning the days when Calumet |
boosted " no great shafts. mine ma
chinery, free Libraries, hospitals. baths
and other conyenienCes. in fact was lit
tic more than a stopping place between
Eagle Hsrhor and Houghton.
Prior 10 1856 according to Mr.
Roehm. there was not a single building
in Calumet and the center Of this
thriving community Of $4,000 people
was little dreamed Of
Edwin J Hubert was agent Of tho
Huron Mine and. by nature a geologist
and explorer, he devoted considerable
time to the study of new formations
with view Of asCertaining their pos
sihle commercial value" He numbered
among his friends three men whose
greatest delight was To seek the woods.
Bill Royal Amos Scott and "A Cornish
miner named Pascoc. and their friend
ship for Hubert led them 10 report
any unusual rock formation they hap
lCncd to detect. At that time il was
AIKEN rs "A fundamental certainty that
io copper vein or rock Of commercial
trade would he found west Of the for
nation in which the Huron workings
we're situated, which would he west of
he present ST Louis. old Colony, | +
iayfower formation in the Calumet a
district, and Mr. Hubert directed his f
arly explorations far east of the Calu-
net Conglomerate. n
Near the site Of the present No q
'alumct shaft. was an immense pine q
rec, conspicuous for miles around
nd what the pioneers designated as fl
The Forks in the road. The site Il
comed an ideal one FOR road house q
nd Mr.. Hubert assisted his friend v
Bill" ROYAL To secure control of tract Il
T land 200 feet square, including tho
lie Of the present No. shaft upon h
.hich 10 build such roadhouse n
York was started in midsummer,
,rty-eight wears ago, Mr. Royal first n
earring the underbrush and small
'ecs which he piled upon the out N
>irts Of his little plot, fearing that it II
ould ho dangerous to burn them. He
rst constructed temporary domo- ie
lie for shelter for himself and family II
nd then began the construction Of his 81
luse which was ready by fall.
Mr. ROYAL had q large family and to OF
,lp provide food for them, he brought
number Of pigs to- his new home. m
here Ncing no shelter they were al IN
wed 10 run wild until. one by one.
ey were converted into pork. In De- of
miner only one pig remained, and III
is sought protection from the wintry
inds IN the pile Of brush on the out x
,irts ~ the plot II was so wild Mr.. -
oval was una bic 10 catch It one day ii
)uc" Ashwevler, then at the Delaware
inc, stopped at Rovars road house NJ