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1'iirsi . i/i707?/.' l’cs A‘to eMr.and t very one thus founded.The Milwaukee, Lake Shore \\\st-1 erh being one of these ‘ new eraI roads, happentkl t«- -^ieet the central; . and southern portion of Ontonagon j ' ' “[e* County, in Michigan, for its town j *. 0*n ! planting and populat ion bringing dis- ) (*on,e • trict. Whether the selection was a io'unk wist* one or not we leave the readei to pb^Hie for hdnself, but it is the opinionof the writer-that not a better cuei could have been found after a longsearch. Atter 'leaving a station house at the dividing lint* between this state and Wisconsin, (.tiling it State Line.building on** end of the structure in one st ate and the remaining end in t be .other, and alter painting a boardwlnte at the point where tin imaginarvpasses through the building, thecommcHouseready m ant rstartecket. at 1 to use.ingi w iday —J on t heditionIn\Y olverine tpwir was— plantedthe half-♦11 ivt ottiF~next(nine, milesnorth ofn d-half station and the name \\ itersineet bestowed iiipbn it.1'our foVti. s were here res* **ved forown purposes the southwest-quarter of the northwest quarter and the north wvsi of tin* *outhw**st quarter, sat on L'7, b“* dp, and t,he “eighty1’iotning on the west, being '. |S ?. •.nfk• ' ■ ' v i-'* (;'/ lt;p.* •srt'tnui 'gs same town and range. H- r* t he first t hing whii h catches vouiplat totlwve iMr. Ftof t Inquart i t he W€of the 17-40and st hev 1m : bn^’Uv4 11*111* it in *N • r*i (»r-oldeye a • lea \ :g ' * depot and t. : shouse i- a frame budding of moret ha it1** dimensions of the surrounding cottages Although there is no signover the door informing the traveler of tin* occupation in which the owners ay engaged one will imrnedin-c!y *-(tr-niise flint it is n hotel, cml upon going inside, the'mind «*? i*ivon iesOtnu ataintv ot t1pru t or. (\tilt* Ilt;v uplalt; e,V- *I'® 4 *lt;t)U.iff \ eaft- Wtinthe u rvdurf. The11. Baker, seenm to'glifcuie v hoi i Ttouse havingbeing wellnort hw’iioleseinerlyingHartCo I! v•» pMont it weenwood 1lines asit t 1uuartiqitai 11»*! * Mi ifgLi KI t Wfof t Inapjiearanee o;HKeptThis hotel is at present th« * *to beonly pi n*e of business in t In- t own onot the railroad circle. \\ .1.unionf i s}.«tri tt—3»- r?e—et . h—~ist-a-nt post ■m. stei and express agent. Fromlnr at|gp,ro (ibnv» b I. ' IS • ( Cm V i • I ■ i : I*)It o ab!it i;4--It' otmgon. leav ing immediatelv after t'hei n vc !• of t he t rain from the so*; h.M'atei'sinee* is at presentt »*t *i ..freight'division and tin? poinofMliemerid itwhidi tln passenger tmins pass eacho her, giving t went\ minutes for din-uer; 'Plie tow; is well s*it uaf« 1 in the midst of a jiine and hat i-wood forestgon wwood.nn*n abuild,being been jfoiv ! 1to 1 e]lmanv•'WFmake\ sawmni i • among t in* prop» -edi to its t s, aim tnis. t ogt t lie*' wi*n tldplefjotin inigmg* beMISOIlmail1 leftmueii-talked-of extension o: tiewailkee. Lake Shore A Weslt 'ai t»‘Olu*hTspnuittn n contHHtion with thMartjue* * e. lb ghtdn A ftcomigonig t(^t s i friav e\ anKailwav, would make : i • irst M ■ i oitown one of t be first ,n impor t aiict to * the.range. Kigliteei nd.es w*si fr,untrea!t ion c and i( onsilt; b\ tinUAff i s.i I. w.•bod Ja spn mi tinW atrismeei ts t lie s* to* ofvt'fu^tV Although no town has Imsiii plattedhere an i ' in r** a: cm - .** 1 ulr.* •j company's buildings, consisting of water tank and section house besidesthestation.it is about the best known *' station, on tlu* road* in this northern lt;H,sy country, l ive ihfies from . here. iiT a, ■1 northerly direction UoTjn* kuKf* from ;||,,Vj . . . .. .1. r./ens ;1 Iurle also bt b»* st0and ihim.iht orf'Oll-ei'ent 1ta*I iwlhch tlie start ion ta*ky ith n rine and which is becoming piore celebrated. every day for itsnaturaf -roundings. Messrs Arnold X Tarbelrar the proprietors of the hotel a* tiniflake, and at • doingeverv t tunc *; tor tin* rorufort of the?possibleBrices*Ih t e j me not s» lugb ms last ylt; ar, whikMhetu'commodat 10ns are fat'superior in every respect?. Kcgarding the future possibility of a town spi itigiug up a the railroad station much mightid iisl»on 1♦•it.f am, ,KK. PMS.t hat h hethal-iiustie insaid, but we will state here-that if ‘ttgpPsome of the gold thuds in th-5 m uvicinity should turn lt;*ut to be one half so valuable ms analysis shows Hogebic will not Ipng remain as if is Marenisco, the next in order 1- sit -atix! on the east bank of tlIUi er vJMw * yn -v rtt 111a; 11 *A. I
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Bessemer Gogebic Explorer
Bessemer, Michigan, US
Thu, Jun 11, 1885
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