Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
A newspaper report on the Gogebic iron district (1886)
Gogebic. Its Unbounded Wealth
In the mid-1880's, so much money was being invested in the iron mines of Lake Superior that the editor of the Lake Geneva Herald sent a journalist to investigate the area and report back. This 13-page newspaper story details the region's geography, the activites of investors, the various iron mines and their output, the companies that owned and worked them, leading entrepreneurs John E. Burton and N.D. Moore, the new town of Hurley just being built, and many more details. It also includes a few contemporary engravings and photographs.
| Related Topics: |
Mining, Logging, and Agriculture Mining in Northern Wisconsin |
| Creator: | Anonymous |
| Pub Data: | Lake Geneva Herald, April 23, 1886 |
| Citation: | "Gogebic. Its Unbounded Wealth." Lake Geneva Herald, April 23, 1886. Online facsimile at: http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=694; Visited on: 4/26/2024 |
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