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DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF NORWAY – EARLY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ore at nearly a uniform distance. At present Containing a Full Account of Its Early the Menominee mining company, who Settlement; Its Growth, Development are the lessees, are taking out about 100 and Resources; An Extended tons of clean, No. 1 ore each day, with a Description of Its Iron and Copper very small force of men. From present Mines: Also Accurate Sketches of the indications this mine will develop into a very Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, large one. Their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories; Biographical Sketches, The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Michigan, Volume IX, Number 46 Settlers; Views of County Seats, Etc., [Saturday, October 19, 1878], page 3, Chicago, Illinois: The Western Historical column 6 Company, A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1883, page 498 For the IRON PORT. WAUCEDAH, Oct. 15 NORWAY. The shipments of ore from the Norway Along [sic – Among] the other towns of for the past few days will press hard upon the range located along the line of the 200 tons per day, and their output is Chicago & North-Western Railway, may be increasing. They will soon be ready to ship mentioned Norway, a bright little town that from pit No. 2 at the Norway; the ore of has sprung up adjacent to the Norway which is very similar to the Quinnesec. Mine. It has two good church buildings, several well equipped business houses, The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, and enjoys a good trade for a small town. Michigan, Volume X, Number 1 [Saturday, December 7, 1878], page 3, The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, column 3 Michigan, Volume IX, Number 43 [Saturday, September 28, 1878], page THE Hamilton, Merryman Co. have 2, column 1 [sic – has] been successful in their search for iron on their land adjoining the Cyclops MINING. and Norway tract. A very good quality of ore has been found. The most promising openings [sic - The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, opening] that has ever been made in the Michigan, Volume X, Number 14 Menominee Iron Range is the one opened [Saturday, March 8, 1879], page 2, some two miles west of the Vulcan mine, column 1 which has been christened the Norway. The ore is a rich hematite, free from rock and is covered with very little surface MENOMINEE IRON matter, amounting at present to 5 or 6 feet. RANGE. Back from the present opening the ground ascends and the ore seems to follow the _____ rise of the hill. Test pits have been sunk for quite a distance; in each case striking the 1 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF NORWAY – EARLY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] The New Bonanza. A $120,000 up to the orders coming in. He has a large Stockpile stock of boards on hand, and it is the intention to put in a planer and siding mill _____ next week to run at night. This will be a great convenience to many persons on the Visit to the Iron Mines. range who have homes to side up before another winter comes. The railroad tariff on NORWAY. lumber in small quantities from outside is so This newly developed mine continues to heavy that but few people can afford to look well and a handsome stock pile of avail themselves of it. 10,000 tons show the activity with which it has been worked during the season. The The Mining Journal, Marquette, Marquette management is now engaged in building a County, Michigan, Volume XI, Number trestle work in order to bring the ore from 559 [Saturday, April 5, 1879], page 8, their upper workings to the level of the columns 1-6 [The Menominee Ranger] railroad track. When finished a much larger output may be expected. VULCAN. CYCLOPS. _____ This latest opening of the Menominee Mining Company, who are now working At the location of the Norway and three other mines besides this; viz: – Cyclops mines, two miles and a half Quinnesec, Norway and Vulcan, has distant from Vulcan[,] a new school yielded the largest amount of ore during the district is to be set off by the township winter. Not less than 15,000 tons of ore are board and a school established. It will start in stock and we should not be surprised if with about fifth pupils. A selection for this was increased to 20,000 before the teacher has not yet been made, but one will opening of navigation. The general undoubtedly have to be imported, as most character of the ore from these three mines of the fellows there are all out of practice in is almost identical and [they] are of a that line. comparatively high grade. The bottom of The meat market firm of Newberry & the present workings is about 30 feet below Jenkins are building a meat shop at the the bottom of the railroad track. On Cyclops and Norway location, which will Wednesday drifts were commenced, to run make the folks fleshy around there. The east and west along the vein. worst we can say of the firm is that they don’t subscribe for this family paper. The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan, Volume X, Number 18 [Saturday, April 5, 1879], page 3, _____ column 5 QUINNESEC. CHAT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. _____ QUINNESEC.– From the Menominee Capt. Smythe[,] justice of the peace Range. and carpenter, says he has numerous O’Callaghan’s mill is puffing away at orders for buildings to be put up the coming the usual rate, not being able as yet to work summer, mostly saloons, and that the 2 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF NORWAY – EARLY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS [Compiled and Transcribed by William J. Cummings] Norway mill, John O’Callaghan some good work has been done, and proprietor, will furnish all the lumber that something like 80,000 tons taken out of first comes to town. Capt. is a level headed old class ore. No. 1 shaft is at present to a temperance sufferer. depth of 60 feet, but will be put down 30 feet more before drifting is at level. A The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, tunnel has been run from No. 1 shaft to Michigan, Volume X, Number 19 connect with the tunnel from No. 2. There [Saturday, April 12, 1879], page 3, is about 3 feet to break through to make the column 5 connection. The length of the tunnel running east from the main shaft will then WE have just received a well executed be 250 feet through good ore, and running [sic – well-executed] map, showing the land west about 50 feet. The vein is from 25 to belonging to the Lake Superior Ship 30 feet wide. All of the pits are being Canal, Railway and Iron Co., from their stulled up as they go. The Capt. thinks the agents at Marquette, Messrs. Matthews mine is just as safe as a ‘harvest field,” and and Longyear. The Cyclops, Norway and that when three tons of ore are run out on part of the Vulcan are on their lands. They one car it is not much of a “wheel-barrow are prepared to make leases of these lands business.” We know what the “Capt.” was on terms that will justify consumers of steel driving at, but informed him that nothing ore, to undertake the mining of them. Any personal was intended in our remarks about further information in regard to terms, the Quinnesec last week, as the Quinnesec royality [sic – royalty] &c.., can be had by is a much older mine with deeper stripping, applying to their agents as before and it was found necessary to carry on mentioned. The map can be examined in operations differently. A rather small but the IRON PORT office at any time. very neat little engine has been put in place, and was to steam up Tuesday. It The Iron Port, Escanaba, Delta County, was manufactured at the Liberty Iron Michigan, Volume X, Number 22 Works, Chicago. Its cylinder is 9x14. The [Saturday, May 3, 1879], page 2, stock pile at present contains about 20,000 column 1 tons and it is estimated that about 40,000 tons, at least, will be shipped this season A VISIT TO THE DIFFERENT from this mine. Preparations are making to LOCATIONS. take ore from pit No. 2, a pocket has been built, and a track is about to be built to the _____ spur. NORWAY MINE. CYCLOPS MINE. From the Cyclops, we proceeded to the Monday morning we started out to visit Norway mine, accompanied by Mr. Knight the different locations on the Range, a thing who very kindly showed us around, making we had intended, but were unable to do the explanations usually thought necessary ever since the first publication of the paper. on such occasions. Sinking on No. 1 shaft, Our first stopping place was the Cyclops, south of the track, is still continued, a small where we met Capt. Williams and the time engine being used to keep it clear of water. keeper, J.B. Knight, of the Norway and No. 1 pit is down about 30 feet and shows a Cyclops mines. This mine has only been in vein 30 feet wide. As yet neither foot or [sic operation for 8 months, but in that time – nor] hanging wall has been seen. No. 2 3 DICKINSON COUNTY HISTORY – CITY OF NORWAY – EARLY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS [Compiled and Transcribed by William J.