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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23

whole north country was built up, II
trade which the Michigan metropolis
has lost through lack of interest by
hcr manufacturing and wholesale
houses and the almost interminable
rail route with its delays. "A trade
which has gone To Milwaukee, Chica-
go and Minneapolis and Duluth.
Gradually mines were opened all
over the district and only the native
copper and the fssure veins were
sought but far in the future laid the
mining of the conelomerate veins
which have made the district one of
the richest mineral producing countries
in the world. There came panics ANA
diasters and in the seventies every
mine was tied up. all but the great
Quincy, which has paid dividends FOR
more than fifty years. and the Calu-
met Il Hecla, which was in its devel-
opmcnt stages. KeweenaW county be-
came an abandoned camp and the rich
Gin and other mines were closed and
have never been rcupcnrd, although
exploratory work is going on at tie
cliff and the PhoeniN now, with indi-
cations that they will again become
rich, famous workings.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
SACRED HEART
ESSAY CONTEST
Miss Rose kTeutzen Is Awarded
~ First Prize Last Evening

One Of the most novel and AT the
same time enlightcnng entertain
ments that has occurred here for some
time. was conducted in the auditorium
of the Sacred Heart high school last
evening under the auspices of the
Holy Name society of the church,
when SIX students of the Sacred Heart
nigh school participated in prize es-
say contest. entitled: Missionaries
Of the Upper Peninsula" There was
a largo attendance despite the cold
weather and the audience was highly
apTreciative The efiolt was very
commendable one, ana showed that
each of the participants was familiar
with tie early history of the upper
peninsula especially with the pioneer
religious work.
The program was highly successful
and each essay was worthy OF attcn
tween them, that the judges. Rev Pr
Rezek of Houghton, James V. Gaul of
Houehton and Mrs. Peter RUPEE, 81
of Calumet experienced difficulty in
awarding the prizes. Research, facts
and delN cry entered into considera-
ton ANA after consultation, the judges
awarded the prizes as follows;
First lrizc, set of fcur volumes Of
Cardinal Gibbons works-NIiss Rose
Krcutzcn.
Second prize, 81 gold riece-William
Foreman
Third prize Manual Of Prayers by
Cardinal Gibbons, Miss Louise Orth
Fourth prize, beautiful gold chain
ana amythest rosary-Franccs Brcs-
nahaE.
In announcing their decisions. tn"
judges highly complimented the two
other compctitos, Louis Fourier and
Edwin Glocke on their essays and es.
pecially on their voices and compos
other interesting features of the
ure during delivery
evening We're the violin selections of
Albert Noelker, who was called upon
TO respond to several cncores and the
selections by the Sacred Heart Mando-
lin club, which was at its best. Alto
sether the program was one of de-
cidod interest.
Arrangements have been made
Grcutzen. which won first prize, viii
he published IN The News at "A later
date.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
FAIRLY COPPER WORKERS OF
THE KEWEENAW PEN|NSUl A

with the other copper bearing rock
used. The prehistoric miners, how
ever invariably sought only the ma &c
copper and did not crush the rock and
burn on smelt il To extract the metal
as Is done now. Props, levers. wooden
shovels' wooden bowls or pals and
other tools have been found buriea
IN the clay and earth of these old
workings. That the copper workings
were not abandoned willingly by the
ancient workers is evident because of
leaving their tools. weapons and other
articles scattered about. Whether they
were driven away by some catyclasm
OF nature or by an invading foe will
never he known. Historians, however,
lean To the latter theory, believing
that more warlike and less civilized
tribes Of indians dsposscssed the pre-
historic miners of their treasure
grounds.
Bits of silver ornaments. silver ar
were manufactured by these old miners
from the native silver found in many
parts Of the copper district.
Left No Other History.
The Indians have preserved no ira
ditions of these ancient people: they
left no history other than the old cop
per workings and samples of the tools
they made. If they had been killed in
heir mines bN fpas .,tral,, thara ,vouIl
be some trace of their bones, buried
with their wooden shovcls, on some
trace Of the battle, but there are none.
About the earliest account of the
Lake Superior copper district is con-
tanned in a publication at Paris in
1896. The colonization of the Lake
Superior shores for the rich copper
deposits was agitated by La Garde.
The early French also reported gold.
rubies and other precious metal and
stones in this district. AS late as 1860
gold was reported found in the district,
but no specimens have been preserv-
ed, and it is supposed the gold stories
We're a myth. DR.. Douglass Houghton,
state geOlogist, who came To Lake Su-
periOr in the '40s, sought gold and, t
is claimed, found it, but if he did. he
carried his secret with him To his
grave in Lake Superior's waters. La
Garde wrote of diamonds being found
ON the Lake Superior shores, evident
ly referring to the amethyists which
are common here. ana also wrote Of
deposits of steel referring to the
iron deposits.
Mines of copper, tin. antimony and
lead" were described along the Lake
Superior shores by Pierre Boucher,
writing in 1910. He also wrote of Isle
Royale, which he described as fifty
leagues in circuit" and containing n
very fine mine of copper, much of it
refined" meaning native or float" In
164l Fathers Raymbault and Jogues
visited the region and Il little later
established mission among the Oiih.
was at Sault Ste. Marie. The Indians
of those days worshipped Lake Supo-
rior as Father of Waters Gitchic
Gumme, the great sea water" AMI
made sacrifices To it. The Indians
would refuse To give To the explorers
their pieces of copper, weighing from
Il few ounces To more than ton, in
some instances, keeping them as divin-
tiles TO he worshpped, or rs household
gods
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
ANNUAL MEETING MARCH II.
Houehtcn County Anti Tuberculosis
Society Making Plans.

Houehton County Anti tuberculosis
Society Making Plans.
Miss Henrietta HofienbaCher, Wis
ting nurse of the Houghton County
Anti-Tuherculosis society, who was in
Calumet this morning. announced that
the annual meeting Of this society
will be held in Hancock on Tuesday
evening. March Il. Directors for the
ensuing year will he named the an
nual repcrts will be received and acted
upon ana other business will he taken
up.
The reports of the society will COM
pare very favorably with the reports
presented I'm other recent years show
ing the organization has been very
active i'm combating the white
plague" in the copper country
Miss Homenbacher stated this
morning there are about twenty pa
tents being treated at the Houshton
County NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sanitarium.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
A Five-Ton Mass.

Henry tells of the finding of mass
of copper Weighing no less than five
tons, from which he cut with an AK a
portion weighing 100 pounds. This
great mass of copper was afterwards
placed on the ground of the war de-
partment i'm Washington.
In 1870 Henry built forty-ton sloop
above the 500 and took small party
of miners To the Ontonagon river the
following year. He was accompanied
by a Russian officer. then with the
sixth British regiment on Mackinac
island, who was "a mining engineer.
This Russian. Norburg 10y name, car
rjcd back with him In England, an
eight-pound piece of silver ore from
this district. which is now in the
British ~ uscum.
Henry ieft his party of miners at the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
ARE WOMEN NATURALLY DE.
SPONDENT.

en- are constituted with delicate Of
ganism and in nine cases out of ten
mental depression may be attributed to
an abnormal condition of the system
which expresses itself in nervousness,
sleeplessness. backache, headaches,
causing constant misery and as a ro-
suit dependency. Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. simple remedy
made from roots and herbs, is the one
great remedy for this condition. It
goes to the root of the trouble and
overcomes despondency.-Adv
ment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
COUNT FIFTY! No
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Rub pain away with a small trial bottle
of old "St. Jacobs OIL"
Stop dosing" rheumatism.

Stop dosing rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case i'm fifty
requires internal trea tment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating "St Jacobs oil" right
on the tender spot" and by the time
YOU say Jack Robinson-out comes the
rheumatic pain and distress. st ia
cobs or conquers pain. II is a HARM
less local rheumatism cure which never
disappoints and doesn't burn or dis
color the skin. 1t takes pain. soreness
and stiffness from aching joints, mus
cles and bones; stops sciatica. lumba-
go, backachc, neuralgia and reduces
swelling.
Timber up Get n small trial bottle
of old-time. honest st. Jacobs or
from any drug store, and in a moment
you'll be rs free from palms. aches ard
stiffness. advertisement. m
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
CURLING FORGOTTEN SPORT.

Although curling was very popular
pastime i'm the Calumet-I.aurium dis
trict a few years ago, the sport is
practically forgotten here now. Judge
Aimit, enc of the foremost devotees OF
the game, asserts that practically all
OF the experts with the "stanes" have
left the Calumet district and although
ATTEMPTS have been made To revive
the game by interesting new curriers',
they have been very unsuccessful.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
Photo by American Press Association.

pntonaeon for the winter. but they
made a failure of the venture because
they did not prop or timber up the
rough roof of their working and the
venture was given up. They found Il
Eood lead II copper. however. Henry
came To the conclusion that the cop
per ores of Lake Superior can never
be prohtably sought for but for local
consumption"
The next explorations in the copper
region were made by direction of Gen
tass, then governor of Michigan. and
under the authority of the secretary
of war. This was in 1921 The ex-
pedition was accompanied by II. Il
Schoolcraft. During the presidency of
the elder Adams a commission was APP
pointed Ia explore the region but did
nothing. In 1Si1 Dr. Houghton en-
plored the district and, in his report
10 the legislature in that year. awak
Cned Il great interest in the abundant
stories of mineral wealth stored here.
The treaty of 1912 by which the In
dams relinquished title to the copper
lands also stimulated this interest.
For the government. Or. Houghtor
contracted to make geological sur
yey of the district. but the expedition
came to an end i'm 1Si5. When Hough
ton and several assistants were caught
with their small boat, in storm of
Keweenaw point and was lost, togeth~
er with his valuable field notes and OBJ
servations.
Early Work at Eagle River.
The earliest copper operations after
Henry's vain attempt at the Ontonagon
were made near Eagle River under
permits" covering nine square miles
of land. located under authority from
the general land office in lS43. In 1874
there were but twenty white men in
the country. left To hold the locations
before the survey. In the spring of
1916 there was a grand rush of specu-
lators. miners, scientific men and
others and the district gradually set
tied up, a purely mining district. some
winters without food enough because
of the sudden down rush of winter AMI
the lack of rail communication with
the outer world Men and women en-
dured the greatest hardships heroical-
~ Packers packed mail hundreds of
miles across the deserts of snow and
bush. Hardy pioneers of the lake built
and drove little sailing and antequated
steam vessels from the 500 Ia the Ke-
weenaw shores. Marquette, Eagle
River, Houghton and Eagle Harbor be-
came great shipping and receiving
ports, particularly after the building of
ties. And then an enormous trade
almost exclusively with Detroit for this
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
Laurium Department
40, $50 DEER IN STATE.
This is Estimate of Deputy State For.
est Warden.

est Warden.
In an address to the state game ahd
forest wardens at Lansing recently,
Deputy State Forestry Warden J. II.
McGliyray declared that game laws
rightly made are not only laws but les
sons in the economic use of game. Ac-
cording to his figures there are 4s.15o
red deer in the state. Schoolcraft and
Luce counties leading. with $3.50 IN
the former and 1925 IA the latter.
Governor Ferris in his address, said
Il am not one of those who would
hunt our game animals solely for sport
nor Is it in my heart To trail the deer
in its painting anguish by the scarlet
IN the SNOW
Explaining his veto Of the steel
head trout bill, the governor stated
that his confidence in the Judgment cf
the head Of the game department de
termined his veto. lie Complimentri
the department and its deputies ON
efficiency. Following the address
mountainous vote of the conference
declared against legislation which
would allow the spearing of any
stream trout.
Or. T. :. Palmer head OF the bio
logical survey of the department Of
agriculture, Washington, spoke To the
deputies on the features of the Me-
Lean migratory bird law. In explain
ing bird migrations he showed that
the golden plover which breeds in the
Arctic, covers 1000 miles in its sea
sons travel. proceeding down the At
iantic coast country, rounds cape Hora
and returns by way of Mexico and tho
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
keweenaw Peninsula.

OF the Keweenaw peninsula, pro
jecting out from the southern, side Of
the Lake. an early historian writes:
The lake has nearly the form of a
bonded bow of more than eighty
leagues in length. The southern side
represents the string, and the tongue
Of land which springs from the center
of the southern shore and projects
upwards of twenty five leagues into
the lake near it's middle. is the arrow.
The northern coast is bordered with
frightful crags, which are the termin-
alton of the prodigious chain of noun
tains which take their rise at Cape
Tourment. above Quebec. The great
eXpanse of the waters gives room for
the winds, which agitate the lake with
as much violence as they do the
ocean"
Another writer says: There are
shores, 'tous escarpez de terre glaise,'
and there are several layers or beds
of copper, one over the other, sep
arated or divided by other beds of
earth and rocks. In the water is seen
copper sand"
Alexander Henry, in his work on
Travels" between 1860 and 1II6.
writes of visit to the Ontonagon
river in this region, "one of the largest
on the south side of the lake. At the
mouth was an Indian village, and,
three leagues above, a falls. at the foot
of which sturgeon were so abundant
that in few hours months subsist
ence for regiment could he taken
But found this river chiefly remark
able for the abundance of virgin cop
per which is on its banks and in its
neighborhood. The copper presented it
self to the eye in masses of various
weight The Indians showed me one of
twenty pounds. They were used to
this metal into spoons
and bracelets for themselves. In the
perfect state in which they found it. it
required nothing but To beat 1T into
shape
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
LAuRIuM BREVITIEs.
/. !. :. :. !: !. !. > ]. !. :. !. :. :. = :. !.

The Laurium council will hold
special meeting this afternoon to act
ON the annual report Of the village nap
10 the close of the fiscal year, Feb, 30.
The funeral Of the late Mrs Maggie
Mlfhaelson was held yesterday after
Finnish church I'm charge of Rev. Rau-
taucn.
The funeral OF the late STANLEY
Chapman who died In Virginia, Mimi
one week ago today. was held yester-
Rev. \. y. Sutcline officiating.
Concord, y. H., viii observe a pub
lie health day."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23

Pacific states and Alaska to its breed
ing grounds.
Warden oates urged the necessity
for the enactment OF buck law 20
conserve the deer and protect human
life
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06
"EyEN THESE LEAST"

The Manchester Journal, our near
neighbor reports the arrival IN the
sections running from Cambridge
Springs, N. Y, to Middletown
Springs, VI, and from SALISBURY
to Wallingford, VT, of six hundred
children "from the poorer sections
of New York City, for breath OF
that pure air which is so free here
and possibly to little appreciated
by those living here
Our contemporary compliments the
work of Miss Juliette Arden, who
has been working up sentiment and
securing homes and funds, and goes
on TO say: Manchester did not take
any of the children this year, but
will take up collection on August
9Th TO help pay the railroad fares oil
the children. Do you realize what
two weeks in the country will mean
to these GOO children? If you do,
all well and good; il you do not,
then try sleeping on a fire escape on
the east side Of New York City at the
end OF the week when the thermome-
ter registers in the SOS all night ard
has been doing that for several days"
Manchesters collection for these lit
tie tykes will doubtless be a large one
this being peculiarly a case in which
the givers may derive much pleasure
from their giving 1t is written in the
revised version: "Inasmuch as we did
II unto one Of these my brethren, ever
these least, ye did ii unto me-
-a,dss 'sIsuao o. pooS su!op 6lpeo1a
tally doing good to helpless folks pro
duees an inward Joy in the doors
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06
OPPOSED TO EXTRA SESSION
Democrats Refuse to Join Republicans
in Petition to the Governor

Burlington, August 1.-At a meet
ing of the Democratic state committee
held at the Van Ness House last night
questions relating to ways and means
of endorsing primary were discuss
ed, and important business transact
ed. Before going into executive SEES
sion the members of the state COM
mittee held an open meeting at which
all Democrats present were invited
to take part in the party councils.
Mayor James E. Burke of Burling-
ton was on his feet soon after the
meeting was called to order demand
ing that the Democrats join the Re
publicans and Progressives in petit
tioning the governor for an extra SEES
sion of the legislature to enact a pri-
mary law.
Mr.. Burke spoke at some length as
to what the state was expecting OF
the Democrats Of Vermont and what
the Democrats must do.
When he had completed his argu-
ment H. c. Shurtleff Of Montpelier
answered him, taking the ground
that if Mayor Burke's suggestions
were followed the governor might
lure the Democrats along with the
hope of an extra session until the last
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06
THE STING OF THE PARTY WHIP

In the House Of Representatives the
Republicans have been conducting
long fight against the secret caucuses
by which the Democrats have bound
their members to united action on all
big legislation, thus placing individual
Congressman, who might otherwise
display a little brain matter, under the
sting Of the party whip. The Repub-
licans have discussed all legislative
matters in open conferences, and the
public has been invited to be present.
The Democrats have framed their bills
in secret committee sessions, smother
ing out all opposition in their party
in secret caucus, shutting off all de-
bate by the gag rule, and passed the
bills through the lower branch OF
Congress just as they have been sent
over from the White House.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06
Estate of c. b. WILLIAMS

Order of Notice of Allowance of Acct.
STATE OF VERMONT. District Of Man
chester, S.
The Probate Court for the District Of Nan
chester.
To all persons interested In the estate Of
O. b Williams late OF Winhall IN said
District, deceased.
GREETIHo:
WHEREAS said court has assigned tho
10Th day OF Aug, next, at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon, for examining and Al
lowing the account Of the Administrator
OF the estate OF said deceased and for
a decree OF the residue OF said estate to the
lawful claimants OF the same, and ordered
that public notice thereof be given 70 all
persons Interested Ia said estate by publish
ing this order three weeks successfully pre-
vious TO the day assigned, In the Manches-
ter Journal, a newspaper published at Man
chester IA said District
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified 70
appear at the Probate ONCE In Manchester.
m said District, on the day assigned, thsn
and there to contest the allowance OF said
account II you see cause. and 70 establish
your right as heirs, legatees ana lawful
claimants 70 said residue.
Given under my hand this zSth day OF
Isl EDWARD GRIFFITH Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06

The hot days, National champion
ship baseball, and trouble at home has
cut the daily attendance in the House
of Representatives down to point
where there is a struggle every day
to secure a quorum for the transac-
ton of the peoples business. Two
thirds of the absentees are Democrats,
most of whom are back home prepar-
ing for the fierce fight which they
know they will have to face this fall
There are 435 members of the House
of Representatives. 1t takes 2lS to
make a quorum. Republican mem
beers have been standing Loyalty to
their official duties. II it were not for
that fact, it would have been impossi-
BILE to transact the peoples business
in the lower House of Congress. Inc
Democrats have furnished four-iifths
of the chronic and continued absen-
tees.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-06

which has always its beautiful out
ward manifestations. SO marked in
deed are the outward signs Of inward
Joy amongst oil the splendid men and
women who have dedicated their lives
70 unselfsh service, that it seems,
evcu 10 the casual on-looker, as Il
Christ himself had III His lamps with
in them. that they might shine His
glory forth. Londonderry Sitter.