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

NoUAiNhSN IfOUU Sln rage
pole ANA catching the creased pig.
And in the evening came the fire
| works. Altogether Mr.. Pctcrmann
opiued the Fourth now is not what il
used 10 be, nor are the kids" now
what they used 10 be.
Early Transportation.
John \. Danielsou described .thc
Early Transportation, mentioning
the fact that he arrived in the Lake
Superior country on July 10, 1852, hav-
ms made the journey from the 500 on
me old propeller Manhattan. He
mentioned the reception given the
craft AT Marquette and at Eagle Riv-
er as enc never To be forgotten. ON
the arrival OF the boat 1T Ontonagon.
where they were no docking facilities.
II was necessary 10 push horses and
COWS on the boat into the water and
then make them swim or haul them
ashore. River boats, about sixty feet
long by ten feet wide, propelled by
men with long poles, were used to
convey the freight ana passengers To
their destinations at nearby mines.
Mr. Daniclsun made the trip on such a
craft 10 the old Norman mine, about
seven or eight miles ny the river from
Dutonason. BY land the distance was
about twenty miles and the only
means If transportation Il yoke of
cattle
In 1857 Mr.. Danielson recalled. the
heat bearing supplies for the Calumet
mine became frozen in the ice at Mar
4uetlc. and Mr.. Danielson took con-
tract from this company to team tho
freight from Marquette To Calumet
Tho roads i'm those days were used
almost exclusively by light teams ana
and il was an undertaking of traught
with considerable hardship, for the
heavy loads We're frequently upset on
the road and had to be righted. It
was customary at that time To faSteu
an II the load securely to the sleigh
and when the spills occurred to
hitch "a rope 10 the top Of the load and
pull the sleigh back into position.
The trip to Marquette required three
The second day brought the caravan |
To- "Shafers Camp" a large log house
about half way between
L'Ause and Marquette. The camp had |
high doors making 1t possible 10 drive
lhc team inside. The walls tapered |
down to a height of about three feet |
and il was beneath this portion of the |
the men slept, the big fire in |
the center Of the camp roasting their
roct as they slept, while at the same
time their heads We're freezing
Mr.. Danielson recalled that on the |
very las. trip, he had narrow escape |
rhc break up had arrived and the ice |
IN Portage River was buried beneath |
ihout foot Of water. There being |
mo- bridge, il was necessary TO take |
chances or TO wait for until the melt
ng Of the ice made it possible TO fer
~ tho freight and teams across. The |
FIRST course was decided upon and aft
'r many difficulties the river was sue
'essfuuy crossed. Time limitation |
ilone prevented Mr.. Danielson from
accounting other experiences of the
EARLY days.
Mrs. Fstele II. Thompson briefly
accounted her experiences as an OUT
slider arriving here i'm the early eigh
les, how the miserable railroad serv-
cc and accommodations impressed
lcr and she recalled the warm cordi
tity of the old settlers i'm this dis
.rict, the friendship with which they
greeted her.
Reads interesting Letter.
Mrs. Sallic Scott, the FIRST white