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Newspaper
Saline Reporter
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
6
In 1863 a village company built a salt works on section 12 with a derrick and well sinking attempts. After three failures the project ended amid suspicions the contractor was bought off by rivals. Iron kettles and Indian trails point to past salt activity near Monroe and Saline dating back to 1834 when H F Parsons met a Frenchman noting former salt works in Saline.
On June 25, 1858, two diggers James Bush and Horace Richmond were buried 17 feet by a cave in at L. C. Risdon and W. S. Saunders. After 26 hours, Richmond was rescued fully alive, then Bush after 30 hours, both recovering. Richmond credited with helping Bush during the entombment. The rescue amazed their families and onlookers.
Frade began with Finch store in Risdon parlor before Risdon platted the village. Finch left New York to establish mercantile trade and sold goods in Finch’s parlor. In 1832 he built the first store at Chicago and Adrian, later used by J McKinnon & Son. Caleb Van Husen then entered general trade and the village grew as merchants multiplied.
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