The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-20

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comotlon, q horse. At the stampmll
end there was a small hoist engine "a
nelp the roads rolling stock up "a
steep incline.
MI. thild's recalled that one An
tome LeDuc. a former surface fore
man, thinking the measure would BE-
an economical one, equipped flat caI
on which he planned 10 carry the horse
ON the down trip, and thereby operate
the road with one man. who would
handle the brakes on the way to the
mill and pilot the engine" ON the re-
turn trip I'm theory. the plan looked
good, hut on the first trip the horse
jumped from the nat car and ran away.
the railroad ami stampmill being tied
up for l'alf day IN that account,
the Grew of the train having become
excited and failed To manipulate the
brakes, with the result the train ran
away.
Realizing that additional stamping
facilities were necessary. Edwin j.
Hubert, in 1866 sent cat party of
surveyors To select "A route for road
between Calumet and the Torch Lake.
His plan was to follow northeast along
the mineral rang" to the Trap Rock
valley then south to the lake il be-.
ing proposed the road should be q
a., 10,
iected. The course decided upon was
almost identical with the present route
Of the copper Range. about fourteen
miles long. Before he could carry hrs
rlan into execution however, the
Shaw and Agassiz interests came into
control Of the company i'm 1867 and
Engineer Allison was instructed 30
lind the shortest route To the water.
As a result of his efforts, the HecE,
and Torch Lake railroad came into eN.
istence IN the late summer of 1867.
The First Stores.
Josiah Penberthy recalled To those
present the first stores in this region.
his narration dating back to 1854. He
described the old Cliff mine store. the
Eagle River stores. tho Central Mine
store 3Hd others of the early DAYS
The Gin store, ne said. consisted of
one building for the dry goods and
shelf goods, another for the groceries
ana mine supplies. There was no de-
livery system for several years and
finally two wheeled cart was intro
duced for the delivery of the heavier
articles. The prices were low in those
days and the variety small practically
all of the commodities now purchased
IN small packages having been handled
in bulk. The ordinary lahoring man
could prosper on $3j per month and
500 per month was considered cxcep- |
tional. The store did considerable |
banking business. there having been
no other institutions of this kind. and |
at one period script replaced coin as
a medium of exchange. Mr.. Ponbarthy |
recalled the old Senter store at Eagle |
River the Henry +. Leopold store. the !
and Boston stcir and the |
store If Capt Joseph PAM at Phoenix. |
also tn" Central Mine store, that OF /
John II. Chapman and Foley Bros
store. also the earlier stores i'm tn" !
Hancock. Franklin and cal
Dimet districts.
Mr.. P.nberthy recalled the Hancock |
fire, alsn the Red Jacket fire. In thu
latter instance. he was carving two
children Ia safety. and on passing the
Did Ruppo store which was ablaze
the walls fen upon them, slightly in
Turing himself and the children.
The old North and North a Briggs
stores IN the Calumet district and some
If the pioneer methods of merchandise
nS We're recalled
Fourth of July Celebrations.
Fernando Pctermann described car II
y Fourth Of July celebrations in CAL \
met beginning with the national SAL
lte. starting at about a. m. with
Paul Il. Roehm as gunner, and contin-
ling as long as the supply of powder
astod. Mr.. Petermann had ample
eason Ia remember the Fourth cclc-
,rations i'm the early days for i'm ad.
litior To- being the anniversary Of I'm
lie Sans birth the day also is the
Of his own birth which /
allied for a sort cf double celebration
m his part. He referred TO the band |
concerts starting at : n. m. with "Bil-
Y" Morgan's Calumet band as the
,rincipal attraction, the paradcs of
which the late Col. ]. y. Cox was us
lal grand marshal and in which the II
light Guards fire departments. cav
lcade of ladies and gentlemen and |
he members of all the fraternal socie-
les participated. other features of
he day were the patriotic exercises at
he reviewing stand. with \. T. street
+ as speaker of the day. and Tom
Wills usually as reader. Then the
ports in the afternoons featuring such
vents and the slow horse race. the
asst horse race. climbing the greasy
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