Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
July 19, 1890
Saturday
More Railroads
The upper peninsula is to have more railroads. For some time reports have been floating about Detroit of a projected line from Champion to Huron Bay and a week ago the report of filing of articles of incorporation for such a line was published. More authoritative advices recently received indicate that the road will certainly be built. The distance is about 35 miles and the estimated cost $15,000 per mile.
The Huron mountain district, in the northeast corner of Baraga and northwest part of Marquette counties, has long been believed to contain great mineral riches. It is also one of the roughest and most inaccessible portions of the peninsula. The country contains much valuable timber on parts of which loggers have already begun work.
The announcement of the building of the road, together with a cutoff line to be built by the M&N from the neighborhood of Iron Mo
