Charles Lemuel (Charlie) Slough and Christian Hoines discuss Slough coming to Bemidji in 1901; what Bemidji looked like at the time; what Nary looked like at the time; many local residents; fires at Nary; a story about Slough's father sleeping in a rut in the road; Slough's father losing his gun in the lake; Al Jester; who was logging around Nary; how much money loggers made; rocks in the ground; early days on Slough's homestead; how companies acquired timber land; logging companies selling land to a land company; S. D. [Samuel Dallas] Works selling land; and a large sheep operation. The recording is continued from bchs106a.
Claud Deluse Fish discusses homesteading at Island Lake, Minnesota in 1902. He also discusses logging and laying railroad. He discusses the store in Bena, Minnesota and explains a stone and timber claim. He also describes interactions between white settlers and Ojibwe people, including a smallpox episode, intermarriage, and white people gaining access to Ojibwe allotments on reservations. The interview begins in BCHS 070a and continues in BCHS 069a and BCHS 071a.
Claud Fish discusses moving to Buffalo and Deer River, Minnesota in 1881 and 1898, respectively. He discusses homesteading, logging, laying railroads, and farming. He describes mail delivery by moose and horses that were killed on the railroad. He discusses how Koochiching County split from Itasca County. He also describes the Itasca Lumber Company, J. P. Sims, and a variety of railway lines. The interview continues in BCHS 070b, BCHS 069a, and concludes in BCHS 071a.
An unknown narrator discusses Klondike and the directions of different roads. Henry Holden discusses different stopping places; traveling with Langord to look for timber near Red Lake; Joe Juneau; squatting on his homestead land; W. R. Spears' store and hotel on the Red Lake reservation; boats on the Thief River; large timber around Nebish; the Jack Mealey camp; and the Arpin family. The recording is continued from BCHS 020a/b, BCHS 130a/b, and BCHS 131a.
Image of John Beargrease and brother delivering mail for Grand Marais, Minnesota by dogsled. Packed trail is somewhere between Two Harbors and Grand Marais, Minnesota. Before road improvements in the 1920s, a combination of dogsleds, steam ships, sail boats, and sleighs were used to deliver mail to settlements north of Two Harbors. Working in pairs, contracted carriers would make the perilous journey twice weekly.
This sound clip highlights the story of the Palmville Murder written by Inga Billberg, "Reminiscences of Old Pioneers"published in the Northern Minnesota Leader 1936-2-23The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
