The diamond drill., 1921-08-06

State Society WIN Meet There Next
Week With keweenaw Historical
Society


AZ L'Anse next week. two papers
dealing with Iron county will be pre-
sented, one by I. w. Byers on the his
tory OF Iron River and another by
Thomas Cpnlin, dealing with the old
Ontonagon & Brule River Land
Grant. Few of the present day resi-
dents OF the county know of the inn
portance Of this old land grant on the
history OF the county. Few know Of
the turmoil that existed in and about
Iron River and Stambaugh in the
early days of the community. Very
few know that the purchasers OF lots
in the villages OF Iron River and
Stambaugh had no title worth men
tioning to the property, had the laws
OF the United States been lived up TO
and Congress not intervened TO per-
feet the title.
Had the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad company built the two roads
from the Brule river. one 10 Marr.
quette and the other TO Ontonagon, as
the original SURVEYS planned, they
would be owners today of most OF the
mines in Iron county and of thous-
ands OF acres upon which ore is yet
TO be discovered The City OF Crys-
tai Falls is located within the bounds
OF one of these old land grants. Crys-
tai Falls escaped the muddle that ex-
listed over Iron River. because the
REIMBURSEMENT OF the grant which
embraced Crystal Falls was regular
that OF Iron River was irregular and
void
The. great homestead contest and
the conflict with the Canal Co result
ed. II is an interesting story and is
told in this paper OF the o e. p grant.
The program for the meeting is as
follows:
THURSDAY. AUGUST II
2 O'Clock, p. NJ.
]. J. O'Connor. Presiding officer
l. Address of Welcome Mrs. Cora
Anderson.
2. Response Mr. Alvah Sawyer,
Menominee, President OF the Michigan
Pioneer and Historical Society.
s. Paper-"Reminiscences Of Bar
aga County in the S0's"-Mr. Fred III.
Begole. Marquette.
| 4. Paper--"Rev. Rene Menard. ].
s. a Short Sketch Of His Life"-Rev.
VIM. +. Gagnieur s. j., Sault Ste
Marie.
5. The History OF Bessemer and
vicinity"-Supt, Charles r. Cobb,
Bessemer
s o'clock p. M.
] j. j. O'Connor, Presiding officer
6. Paper"-History OF the Iron
River Region"-Mr l. w. Byers, Iron
River.
z. Address-"The Work OF the
Michigan Pioneer and Historical
Society and the Michigan Historical
Commission" n, Fuller, Lans
ing, Secretary OF the Society and Com
mission.
s. Address--"His Work in
Marquette county Prof L. A.
Chase. NJ. A.. Marquette State Normal.
8. Address--"The Future OF the
Upper Peninsula in the Light of II.
Resources"-Mr. John A. Doelle. Mar
quette. Secretary Manager Upper Pc
ninsula Development Bureau.
FRIDAY. AUGUST IL.
j 10 O'Clock A. M-Automobile Drive.
O'clock =. NJ.
II. A. Brennan. Presiding officer
10. Address-"Peat (Not Private
PeatD Just Peat"-Claude +. Hancock
--Chassell.
II. Paper-"Modes OF Travel In
Early Days"-Miss Ethel Robinson.
Houghton.
-. Address Early Indian Missi-
ons in the Lake Superior Regions
Rev. Charles s. Johnson. NJ A. d. D..
Marquette.
10. Address-Mr. Stanley Newton.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
8 O'Clock p. NJ.
r. A. Brennan. Presiding officer
IL. Paper-"The o. a. b. Land
Grant and its Eject Upon Iron Coun-
ty"-Mr. Thomas Conlin. Crystal
Falls. Editor Diamond Drill.
10 Address THE Michigan-Wis-
! consin Boundary Alvah L.
Sawyer. Menominee, President OF the
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Soc.
iety.
l6. Pictures Of the Copper Coun-
try and Vicinity (Stereopucon), Mr..
John r. Reeder. Houghton.
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