United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey; State of Minnesota, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission
Date Created:
1953
Description:
Whyte quadrangle topographic map (N4715-W9130/15) featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in pencil and red ink regarding logging railroad lines in the Superior National Forest area near Silver Creek Township.
Winter view of the remnants of the Whitney Brothers rock crushing business that stand in LakeSuperior off the shore at Canal Park near the Aerial lift bridge. William A. Whitney and E. Harvey Whitney of Superior, Wisconsin, had a sand and gravel processing business. The largest concrete form was the dredging or crushing building. The structure was built in 1919. A tunnel ran from the building to Minnesota Point. There was a conveyor belt and railroad spur adjacent to the concrete building. Sand from the Apostle Islands and gravel from Grand Marais were carried to Duluth on a small vessel named LIMIT. There was also a tug the WILLIAM A. WHITNEY.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
Date Created:
1957
Description:
Two Harbors quadrangle topographic map (N4700-W9130/15) featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in pencil and red ink regarding logging railroad lines in the area north of Two Harbors.
The Fall/Winter 1953-1954 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included an editorial on the future of the society, the weekly lecture schedule, an article on mineral hardness, and an article discussing GSM field trips.
The Spring/Summer 1957 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter reported on plans for the field trip to Colorado and New Mexico, as well as twice-monthly local summer field trips and the Midwest federation field trip convention, and an article on uranium mines.
The Spring/Summer 1954 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included a listing of planned summer field trips, an article on aluminum, a note on plaques for Minnehaha Park, Mille Lacs, Minnetonka, and Elk River, a report on the Midwest convention in Milwaukee, memorials to Ralph Hollingsworth, H. H. Edgerton, and Maida Wheeler, and a story on the around-the-world trip made by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sommers.
The Fall/Winter 1954-1955 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included a listing of weekly lectures, am article on how rocks can tell romantic stories, plans for twice-monthly summer field trips, and an article on the cause of ice ages.
The Winter 1955-1956 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter listed lectures, several given by Dr. Sloan, plans for a two-week trip to Montana and Washington, an open letter from the Board, articles on time and on soil, and a memorial to Charles H. Preston.
The Spring/Summer 1955 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included an article on Hawaii, an article and map showing location of 28 geological markers across Minnesota, as well as the text for markers at St. Louis River, Duluth Harbor, and the Mesabi Range, as well as a financial statement for the society.