The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-11
WORK STARTED
ON MONUMENT
keweenaw Historians to Honor
Douglass Houghton's Memory

Under the direction of the Kewee
nav Historical society. work wa;
started today at Eagle River on the
foundation for the monument to be
erected in honor of the memory of DIR
| Douglass Houghton. in whose honor
this county was named To DR.. Hough-
ton has been accredited the first real
exploration of what is now known
as the Keweenaw peninsula and as a
result of his labors in this field. where
| he lost his life. the region was brought
! to the attention of mining men. The
plan TO build some monument as a
testimonial OF the esteem in which his
memory is held in the copper country
is not a new one, but never have plans
progressed to a point where the pros
pect of their fulfilment is as promising
as in the present instance.
Several Calumet stone masons went
to Eagle River today to begin work
on the foundation for this monument
and unless some unusual obstacle is
encountered, work will be pushed Wig
orously from now until the monument
is actually completed and dedicated.
Site Picturesque One.
The site secured by the Historical
society is picturesque one. IA little
plot of ground GO by 80 feet, triangular
in shape, and situated near the sum-
mer home of Capt. Joshua ID. Hosking
at Eagle River The triangle is form
ed by junction of the main county
highway with one of the main streets |
of Eagle River, and is close to the riv- |
or. The ground has been decided by |
the historical society by the Cliff Min
ing company, and needs but little
High enough TO overlook
the lake. the river, and some of the
country. it will instantly
attention from all who visit
Eagle River. 1t is the thought of his
.orians that Houghton himself must
nave trod this ground between 1880
ma 1910, while on one OF his many
visits of exploration to Keweenaw
Point, for it is but a short distance
rom some OF the earliest exploration
,its.
Beautiful Monument.
The foundation of the monument
viii include specimens of practically
very known mineral formation in the
Ieweenaw peninsula, including trap
ock, conglomerate rock and other cop
er bearing rock formations OF this
egion. one side will be composed
( a collection of iron country rock
ormations prepared by the Cleveland
lifts Mining company and presented
0 the Historical society for this pur-
ose. There will also be included in 5
ne foundation for the monument, spe- ]
linens of sandstone, Michigan mar |
lie and other commercial rock forma-
ons.
on this foundation will be placed
he monument, a greensboro boulder.
bout six and one-half feet square. i
I'm one side Of the boulder, will be
rome tablet. bearing a photograph n
2 DR.. Douglass Houghton, and suit o
BILE inscription.
II is planned to have the monument Il
Dmpleted by early in the coming V
onth, possibly as early as Labor Day, r
Though naturally it will be impossible a
this early date to set any fixed time
n its completion. Suitable dedicat- t
" exercises will be arranged for by v
lie Keweenaw Historical society. b
Voluntary Offerings.
The completion of this splendid a
onument, which citizens of the cop =
r. country generally win recognize il
, a rather belated memorial. will be
ade possible for the Keweenaw His
rical society. only through voluntary o
of citizens OF the copper I,
,untry. The society has little but ii
orking treasury and that accumulat- Ii
for the express purpose of erecting b
is monument and the assistance OF II
citizens of the copper country Is
vited. Contributions of large or
1all amounts will gladly be received
the First National or Merchants and
iners banks of Calumet, by the b
oughton Nationa bank and the Han a
ok First National bank, or by Treas S
cr T. S. Grierson. lp
Inasmuch as the work of DR.. Hough- oi
n, which has been of such great n
neft TO Northern Michigan, was con- G,
cted while he served Michigan as m
ate geologist, il is felt also that tho a
lte should show some gratefulness B
d add it's contribution to this appre- ri
,,io,, 90 bis COURAGE and labor. Ia