Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
May 1, 1887
Sunday
Ontonagon's own and only railroad, the O&BR is getting ready
for its summer run, we learn from the Herald of that place, which
says: The trainmen for this road arrived here on Thursday, and
on Friday set to work getting things in readiness for the season's
work. Quite a few men will be needed on the road at once ballasting it up and getting it in first class condition for the season's
travel. Much work is to be done before trains can be run between
this point and Rockland, as there are some very bad washouts on
this portion of the road. We are of the opinion that the Brule
will soon be connected with the DSS&A, thus securing to Ontonagon
the long sought for outlet. It is impossible at present to say how
soon this will be accomplished, but it is safe to say it will not
be longer that [* than] 18 months at the fartherest and possibly within a year.
The DSS&A have their road completed by November of this year and it
is then expected that they will at once build to a connection with
the O&BR. It is plain to be seen that, after all, this road will be
the first to give Ontonagon connection with the outside world. Our
people must not give up now, for the distance between the two roads,
when the DSS&A is completed is so short that the connection is a
foregone conclusion. Ontonagon county, though kept back for years
through not having railroad communications, will in a short time
show the world that there are within its borders greater resources
than the most sanguine residents ever dreamed of.
DSS&A
O&BR
