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CHANNING Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan CHANNING Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan Compiled by William J. Cummings 2019 CHANNING Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan SAGOLA TOWNSHIP Organized March 9, 1892 Set Off from Felch Township SETTLEMENTS Cary’s Spur, 1890 Channing, 1893 Floodwood, 1887 Ford Siding* Golden, E&LS R.R. Station Holmes Siding** Randville, 1890 Sagola, 1889 *Original name for Channing **Original name for Sagola CHANNING Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan CHANNING Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan CHANNING: Began as a railroad station called Ford Siding in Sagola Township; platted June 26, 1893, by the Milwaukee Land Company on the W ½ of NW ¼ of Section 8, T43N of R30W; named for John Parke Channing, a mining engineer surveying the area; post office established December 7, 1892, with Horace W. Bent, postmaster. This advertisement, placed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to “boom” the new town of Channing on the Lake Superior Division, appeared in the July 13, 1893 edition of Iron Mountain’s The Range-Tribune. CHANNING – Biography 1 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan The Village of Channing was named for J. (John) Parke Channing, a highly-respected mining engineer who was exploring in the area near the beginning of his career. In an undated article from Cinders and Sawdust, Channing himself recorded how Ford’s Siding, the original name of this station, became Channing in the spring of 1892, as follows: ...One morning, when getting off at Ford’s Siding, I was astonished to see that a box car had been set off on the side of the right of way as a railway station, and on it was the sign “Channing” Thus was Ford’s Siding transformed over night into Channing. That particular night I spent in the box car, laying on the floor, since unfortunately I had not brought any blankets with me. I will have to admit, contrary to the general impression, that I had nothing to do with the laying out of the townsite J. (John) Parke Channing of Channing. My work was confined entirely to (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) exploration work in the iron ranges west of that place. CHANNING – Biography 2 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan The Iron Range, Iron Mountain, July 28, 1892 Shot a Bear. While J. Park [sic – Parke] Channing and Geo. O'Neil were seated outside their camp at Fort [sic – Ford] Siding (a small station between Republic and Iron Mountain where they are exploring) Sunday evening a black bear passed along in front of them. Both men quickly picked up their rifles and shot at the animal, lodging two charges each in the body of the bear. Mr. O'Neil brought the carcass to town, had it dressed, and distributed bear steak among his friends. The bear weighed about 125 pounds when dressed. –Iron Ore. J. (John) Parke Channing (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) CHANNING – Biography 3 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, November 17, 1892 NEARING COMPLETION. The connecting link between the Milwaukee & Northern and the Ontonagon branch will be completed about December 1. Channing is the name that has been given to the junction point near Iron Mountain, formerly known as Ford Siding, and something of a town will doubtless spring up there. By January 1 through trains will probably be run from Milwaukee to Ontonagon over this extension, instead of going around by way of the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic, over which the Ontonagon trains now run between Chompion [sic - Champion] and Sidnaw. J. (John) Parke Channing (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) CHANNING – Biography 4 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan J. (John) Parke Channing, son of New York City attorney Roscoe H. Channing (1832-1916) and Susan Parke (Thompson) Channing (1845-1909), was born January 7, 1863, in Manhattan, New York City, New York. He was the older brother of Roscoe H. Channing, Jr., (1868-1961) and Helen M. (Channing) Migliore (1872- ). At the time of his death, he lived in New York City but died in Los Angeles, California, on October 11, 1942. Channing graduated from the School of Mines at Columbia at age 20 in 1883 and headed west to examine mine properties in Utah and Arizona. He was the President of the Tennessee Copper Company and developed low-grade porphyry copper deposits in Nevada and Arizona. He was a major force in the development of the Miami Copper Company and other mining companies. In his early career, he worked in both the copper and iron mines of northern Michigan where he made valuable acquaintances and picked up J. (John) Parke Channing consulting work before heading west. (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) CHANNING – Biography 5 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan In 1897, his consulting work led to a long professional relationship with the Lewisohn Brothers. On an Arizona trip in 1897 for the Lewisohns, Channing took a memorable side trip to the Clifton/Morenci district, where he observed James Colquhoun's Arizona Copper Company's successful operation profitably concentrating what was at the time considered to be low grade (3%) disseminated copper ore. That same year, Channing examined the Highland Boy mine in Utah, on which the Lewisohns had an option that was about to expire. His examination of this high grade mine revealed that much of the ore was primary and consequently would likely extend to depth. He wired his employers not to let the option lapse, resulting in a profitable investment for them. Channing's next accomplishment for the Lewisohns was the further exploration of copper properties at Ducktown, Tennessee. Channing felt J. [John] Parke Channing that by combining Lake Superior mining methods (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) and Montana smelting practices, copper could be produced for ten cents a pound. CHANNING – Biography 6 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan This proved to be so and as a result, the Tennessee Copper Co. was a success. When pyritic smelting was perfected, Channing adopted it for Tennessee Copper, further lowering smelting costs. This brought about lawsuits from farmers, whose crops were adversely affected by the concentrated sulfur smoke. Channing sought advice from a German chemical firm, who said acid could be produced by using the chamber process. Tennessee Copper Co. thus became a significant sulfuric acid producer, giving it a profitable co-product. In 1905, Channing made an examination and report on the property of Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. Here, the observations from his 1897 visit to Arizona Copper Co. "were of incalculable value", for Channing saw that by applying Lake Superior mining methods, Arizona Copper's concentrating, and Montana smelting practices, the property would be profitable. Based on Channing's recommendation, Hayden Stone & Co. financed the J. [John] Parke Channing venture through a stock sale. (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) CHANNING – Biography 7 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan In 1906, Channing sought new copper projects for the Lewisohns. In December he met an acquaintance in Globe, Arizona, who suggested looking at some ground six miles west of Globe. This led to optioning some 200 acres of land with no visible signs of ore, which Channing thought might have a significant layer of secondary enrichment. Development started the next month (January 1907). In May, one of the shafts hit 3% copper at a depth of 220 feet. In less than four years from the initial discovery, Miami Copper Co. was in production. It shares the honor with the Ray Mine as being Arizona's first large scale porphyry copper producer. Channing stayed involved with Miami Copper Co. until his death. He was honored as one of the 2010 American Mining Hall of Fame Inductees from Mining's Past by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest in Tucson. J. [John] Parke Channing (January 7, 1863-October 11, 1942) CHANNING – Eating House in Newspaper Accounts 1 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan The Range-Tribune, Iron Mountain, July 27, 1893 Iron Mountain Press, February 15, 1902 While at Channing the other day we saw a plat of Eating-House at Channing. the new town laid out there by the C., M. & St. P. The new eating-house of the St. Paul road at [Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul] railroad company. Channing, which has been building since last fall, is A new and neat depot has just been completed by the completed and will be opened early next week by company and work will soon be begun on a new Mrs. W.M. White, of Green Bay. This eating-house building to be used as an eating house. It begins the will be a great convenience to the trainmen on the ore intention of the railroad company to so arrange their runs between Iron Mountain and Crystal Falls and the time table as to bring Ontonagon trains there in time ore docks at Escanaba. There has been a deficiency for breakfast and supper, instead of Iron Mountain. of both eating and sleeping places on this run and the Lots are selling lively. – Ontonagon Herald. men have suffered some on account of it, so they will welcome the opening of the new house. Iron Mountain Press, October 31, 1901 Build Eating-House. The St. Paul company will erect an eating-house at Channing. The building will be 24x70 feet in size. The lumber has arrived on the ground, and work is to commence at once. It is said that Mrs. W.E. Richards, formerly of this city, will have charge of the place. CHANNING – Eating House in Newspaper Accounts 2 Railroad Center in Northern Dickinson County, Michigan Iron Mountain Press, October 13, 1904 CHIPS FROM CHANNING.
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