The Seat of Empire

CHAPTER IX.

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THE MINING REGION.

The Apostle Islands.--Bayfield.--The Harbor.--Breakfast with Captain Vaughn.--Ashland.--Big Trout.--Ontonagon.-- Approach to Marquette.--The Harbor.--The Town.--Discovery of Iron Ore.--Mining Companies.--Varieties of Ore.--The Miners.--The Coming Years 169