The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-05
Forty-nine Years Ago
From the Ely Times
Friday, December 4, 1891.

The project to set aside 100000 acres
of some of the best mineral, timber
and agricultural lands in the northern
end of the state as a National Park,
is universally denounced by all those
familiar with the territory to be in
Guided The scheme is characterized
as outlandish, devoid of all sense or
reason. Evidently the instigators either
marked out this tract at random or
were actuated by a personal motive.
The territory marked out embraces
everything from the Canadian line to
as far south to about the center of
the state. The park project is being
fostered by out-of-staters who have
an idea of the largest shooting and
hunting preserve for certain special
privileges and that the park is second
airy to the issue to be taken care of
later after the land has been set
aside
The council granted Hyman Korn-
field a license to peddle for four
months on the following terms: First
three months at $3.50 and $3.50 for
the fourth month, or $40 in ALL =
City Clerk Amber reported that war
rants issued on the several funds for
1891 up to Dec. 1st amounted to $14,-
24010. The permanent improvement
fund received the largest share or a
total of $8,873.28.
A Mr.. Edelman in Poland comes out
with the claim that he has invented
artificial coal, smokelesS and odorless
to cost ST per ton. In Russia the
cropping of hair on the part of the
women is considered a disgrace. Some
young women have permitted their
tresses to be shorn, selling the hair so
as to procure food.
With this issue the Ely Times pub
lished by j. w. Robe & Co. completes
it's first year. The Rev. Father
Buh of Tower conducted services here
Thursday. N. B. Shank has re-
turned from lengthy visit in Du-
luth. : Captain Daniels with a
crew of men is test-pitting his prop
erty in Section 81, 63-11. w. H
Stultz, county superintendent of schools
was in the city yesterday. The
Chandler began sinking a new shaft
this week. This is No. and is To-
Gated about 600 feet east of No. 3.
Fred James and Miss Alice L. Cad
ieux were married by the Rev. Father
Connely at Jamestown, N. D., on the
28th ult Mr.. and Mrs. James are both
well known here and their many
friends will be glad to learn of the
happy event. Ed Robinson re-
ceived three fine teams of horses on
Saturday to be used in numbering the
Daily claim in section 35, 63-12. Mr.
Robinson is also getting out the piling
for the new ore dock at Two Harbors
He says that the dock will require
Is, 900 pieces to be cut near Armstrong
lake.
The Ohio-Indiana boundary line
which has been in dispute, is found by
survey to be one mile too far east at
the northern extremity of the state
and converging to a proper point al
the southern extremity This will give
Ohio nearly 100 square miles more
territory. George Wheaton Allen
originator of the homestead idea OF
disposing of the public domain is dead
After spending $4,000 in introducing
his bill, he died in poverty at an in
Urinary.
F. M. Arne, proprietor of the new
''Vermilion" hotel at Tower announces
a grand opening for December Is. A
special train will be run from here to
accommodate Ely friends for the oc-
casion. Messrs Hillberry and
Mead are constructing an ice rink at
the western end of the city. The build
ing will be 75x15O feet of permanent
construction and is to be used for
public gatherings after the ice season
closes.