MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS. 



II 



WOULD DEVELOP 



MARQUETTE MINERAL BELT 



MICHIGAN'S RESOURCES SHOULD BE MONOGRAPHED 



The matter of the development of oil, gas 

 and peat properties in Michigan was touched 

 on by State Geologist Lane in his address be- 

 fore the Grand-Saginaw Valley Deep Water- 

 way association t at Saginaw last week, and his 

 remarks thereon' are of more than passing in- 

 terest to the people of the state. 



On the matter of oil and gas, he said, in 

 part: 



While the United States Geological Survey 

 has been giving its unstinted, attention to the 

 monographing of Nevada, with its rattle- 

 snakes, chuckawallas, centipedes, Gila mon- 

 sters, and mostly "pay streak in the east' 

 mines, it seems, so say Marquette people who 

 are interested in the matter, that it has en- 

 tirely overlooked a much more important piece 

 of ground in the upper peninsula territory, that 



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"Let the state exercise its right of eminent may be indicated in a general way with Mar- 

 domain as to petroleum, as it has according to ! que'tte on the east and Michigamme on the 

 the fundamental law in gold and silver, and west as a base, with lines running diagonally 

 arrange terms by which the~ development of to merge at L'Anse. The land included covers 

 the same in suitable areas and under suitable an area, roughly speaking, of 900 square miles, 

 restrictions, and with such provisions for the i nas every recognized indication of heavy min- 

 protection of the public as the people of the i eralization and \ r et no monograph of the geol- 

 state. through their legislature, might seem g>" of the district has been attempted by the 

 wise >linuld be given to those who choose to 'government, 

 run the risk so that they may reap the re- I I" 1897 monographs of the Marquette iron 



wards, if any. 



bearing district were published by the geologi- 



"For instance, provision might be made that ca ^ survey, as compiled by Charles Richard 



any company having actual capital paid in and V an Hise and William Shirley Bayley, which 



available as an exploration fund enough under i included a chapter on the Republic Trough, by 



ordinary circumstances to put down say a Henry Lloyd Smith, but the piece of country 



dozen wells to some horizon known to yield north of the Michigamme-Marquette line was 



some oil or gas should have exclusive fight given no attention, though the prospecting 



to the oil or gas in a given country or district work of individuals and syndicates is said to 



for a term of years or so long as thev con- show the positive presence not only of iron, 



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gold as well. 



Some ten years ago Professor Seamans, of 

 the school of mines, at Houghton, made a 

 study of portions of the district, but for some 

 reason his data has never been incorporated in 



D _ t the survey monographs, or atlas maps, issued 



(third) specific tax, and in case two equally b - v l . lle department. 



responsible companies were bidding for the Why this district, which is understood to 



tinue exploration or production, subject "(first) 

 to the usual royalties to be paid to the county 

 authorities, which, if they exceed the county 

 tax. should be divided pro rata among the land 

 owners; (second) to the usual provisions of 

 oil leases as to making good surface damages; 



same county that offering the largest specific 

 tax might be preferred, and (fourth) in case a 

 monopoly detrimental to the public welfare 

 were threatened, the state might step in and 

 buy out the company at a fair price. 



contain bodies of specular hematite, with a 

 basis of soapstone or paint rock, occurring in 

 the form of pitching troughs, with a basement 

 rock of greenstone with a dike, or sedimentary 

 slate, should be left unsurveyed, is the query 



Michigan possesses various peat areas of ^ Lcmgyear & Hodge, mining engineers; E. 



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potential value, which Dr. Lane pointed out 

 may have usefulness in the future as fuel, for 

 paper stock, paving blocks and as a fertilizer 



W. MacPherrart. land commissioner of the 

 South Shore Railway, and many others direct- 

 ly or in a general way interested in the devel- 



filler as an absorbent of stock yard and P me . n t of the upper peninsula mineral lands. 



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slaughter house waste. This use. he said, bids 

 fair to have a wide application, 

 tilizing value of peat, he said: 



tnat t ' le territory in question was 



"Just how much this is worth to the farmer, 

 and in particular just how far this nitrogen, 

 which may run up to three per cent in a 

 dr\'-feeling peat holding 83 per cent water, is 



As to the fer- predominantly a great shale formation, subse- 

 quently modified to a greater or less degree. 



The lowest horizon of the series indicated by 

 prospect is, however, a conglomerate and 

 quartzite, which marks the transgression of 



. ^ _ mj ia the sea. Replacing this in part in the west end 



in a form that is worth payTng for is a point ^ t ' le area ' s . a g run erite-magnetic-schisi hori- 

 upon which the agricultural college experi- ? on - Following beyond this is the great slate 

 menters are at work. It is difficult to dis- formation, and in it is a horizon which origin- 

 tinguish by analysis the nitrogen from cotton all >" bore a ' ar ge quantity of iron carbonate, 

 seed meal, hoof meal, tankage, etc.. from that from which various ferruginous rocks have 

 of peat. Xo doubt they will also try if some developed, which surround the ore bodies 

 bacterial fermentation to make it more avail- wn ' cn are now known to exist, 

 able cannot be devised. Freezing and thawing Immediately beyond the Marquette-Michi- 

 is said to make the nitrogen more available g arnrne l ;r| e of the government survey, located 

 In time, no doubt, with the approaching ex- ' ' n t ' le unsurveyed district, are the Imperial, 

 haustion of our timber resources, the manu- Beau frt a nd Ohio mines, already recognized 

 facture of peat coke and fuel gas will be an< l established shippers. 



commercially realized here as n broad. It ' Northwest of Ishpeming. a distance of a few 

 would seem also that concerns utilizing marl miles - are the . Ropes and Michigan gold mines, 

 for cement could well consider utilizing the ' and copper indications are prevalent farther 

 peat, which so often overlies it, in one of the west - The country north and west of Michi- 



Thomas; Vice President, Bruce Odell; Secre 

 tary, A. W. Newark; Treasurer, Joseph Mur 

 phy. The members of the exchange hav< 

 decided that even with Bryan in the White 

 House the lumber interests will suffer nothing 

 as it is very evident that with a Republicar 

 senate Bryan cannot hurt tariff matters verj 

 much. 



The Cummer-Diggins Company and the 

 Murphy & Diggins Company are now operat- 

 ing their camps and mills in full force. Owing 

 to a lack of piling room the latter company 

 does not know how soon it will have to shut 

 down until receipts of orders reduces the sup- 

 ply and gives room for piling more lumber. 

 An extended shut-down is not anticipated. 



Local operators of lumber camps have not 

 yet been harassed by the men quitting work 

 to go into the potato fields as they were last 

 fall. 



WINTER LOG HAULING. 



Winter log hauling by rail to the several 



mills on the Menominee river has started, and 

 he several mills are each receiving carloads at 

 he present time. The Sawyer-Goodman Com- 

 jany is receiving from five to seven carloads 



ind this number will be steadily increased. 



The Republic Lumber Company has received 



several carloads and its woods crew will soon 

 >egin to rush in timber in large quantities, to 

 >e sawed at the old Scofield mill. The N. 

 ^udington Company has not received much 

 imber as yet, but the carloads of logs will 

 >egin to come in a few weeks. Cedar in large 



quantities is billed for the Beidler cedar yards 

 ,nd several carloads of poles are unloaded each 

 lay. 

 Both the St. Paul and the Wisconsin & 



Michigan roads will run special log trains this 

 vinter and will carry logs for the mills of the 

 win cities. The timber damaged b}' fire, 



owned by the various companies, will all be 

 ut first and after this has been disposed of the 

 egular woods operations in the unburned sec- 

 ions will be carried on. 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. 



Advertising in the classified col- 

 umns of the "State Review" 

 will be inserted at the rate of 7 

 cents per agate line. 



Help Wanted. 



several ways mentioned." 



WILL LUMBER 7,000,000 FEET. 



Belcher & Sinclair, of Kalkaska, have taken 



an unusually large lumbering contract for the 



coming winter with Murphy & Diggins. of 



Cadillac. The scene of operations will be four 



county. 



gamme is said by mining experts to be espec- 

 ially interesting, and deserving of the immedi- 

 ate attention of the geological survey. 



"The monographing of this unsurveyed dis- 

 trict is of great importance to the people of 

 Marquette." says J. H. Hodge, mining engi- 

 neer, "and an effort should be made to secure 

 the attention of the geological survey to the 

 need of such work. There is no reason why 



miles east of Leetsville, Kalkaska ,. 



There are 7,000.000 feet to be gotten out and " lla district should not become rapidly devel- 



work will be commenced on the camps at once. ped and add to the wealth of the upper 



This is the biggest lumbering job taken in Kal- Peninsula, and a mineral monograph is the 



kaska county in a long time. 



The demand for hemlock and the price re- 

 ceived for it is somewhat better just now. 

 Hardwood is somewhat quiet, the market hav- 

 ing changed much of late. 



first essential step, as it would invite and aid 

 prospecting, and attract caoital this way." 



CADILLAC LUMBER NOTES. 



The Cadillac Lumber Exchange has elected 

 the following officers: President, M. E. 



COLLECTOR Experienced collector, with best 

 of references, wanted at once; good money for 

 right man. Business Men's Credit Exchange, 

 325 Hammond Bldg., Detroit. 



YOUNG MAN, good habits and scholar, position 

 to keep cost and material in sheet metal works. 

 W. J. Burton Co., 164 Lamed St. west, Detroit. 



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