Book/Printed Material Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and a pioneer town.
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Image 1 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Dudes of the Nineties- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 2 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Between the Iron and the Pine A BIOGRAPHY of A PIONEER FAMILY and A PIONEER TOWN BY LEWIS C harles . REIMANN- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 3 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... F572 .N8R5 Copy 2 Copyright 1951 Lewis C. Reimann This book was especially in a limited Edition for the Iron Ore Centennial by Lewis C. Reimann 2504 Brockman Boulevard Ann Arbor, Michigan...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 4 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... iii DEDICATION This factual account of my boyhood days in Iron River, Michigan, is dedicated to my loving Mother who bore me, nursed me, cared for me, guided me through my youth...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 5 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... v FOREWORD When a Chicago financier was invited in the early Eighties to invest his money in the infant iron mining and lumber industries of Iron County of the Upper Peninsula of...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 6 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS While this book was written out of my own recollections of the early days in the Iron River District, may others have contributed to its success by refreshing my memory...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 7 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... ix CONTENTS CHAPTER Page I BETWEEN THE IRON AND THE PINE 1 A Boy's Eye View Cheaper By The Baker's Dozen Over The Hill II THE PINE 15 Getting Loused Up In...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 8 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... x Our Western Bronchos My Worst Runaway Winter Sports The Fire Fighters Folklore and Superstitions Stealing The Courthouse Our Organized Athletics School Daze I'll Never Forget When— Indian Incidents VI THE MEN...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 9 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Chapter I BETWEEN THE IRON AND THE PINE A Boy's Eye View Cheaper By The Baker's Dozen Over The Hill- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 10 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 3 Chapter I BETWEEN THE IRON AND THE PINE A Boy's Eye View The little boy log house, in which most of the Reimann tribe saw their first light of day unattended...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 11 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 4 The big grey's legs and belly were red from the ore dust of the streets. “Billy the Drunk” stumbled along the plank sidewalk from his fitful sleep in the town lockup...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 12 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... The Reimann's Baker's Dozen Author back row left- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 13 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 5 countries the men and women who sought a living in a new, raw and unsentimental region of fabulous resources yet to be exploited. Once there they were faced with the problem...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 14 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 6 christening party was supplied with a big dinner and liberal quantities of beer. As the party reached its climax, my parents placed on the table a Bible, a handful of earth,...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 15 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 7 plentiful. Plots of land around the edge of the village were available. But the cost of a home large enough for our still big family meant a considerable outlay of money....- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 16 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 8 again and we were forbidden to enter the sacred place until the next guests arrived. Saturday night was the time for the weekly scrub-up and baths for the whole family, “whether...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 17 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 9 persisted until the advent of the safety razor and until the town barber shops hung out the “No More Shaving” signs. The two village barber shops advertised “Baths 25 Cents”, but...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 18 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 10 of the evening, for our minds were on the climax which was sure to follow. Excitement reached its peak when Santa Claus appeared at the church door to the tune of...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 19 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 11 somewhere to the other side of the county. There was a stigma attached to it which we did not comprehend. “Isn't it too bad about old Mrs. Swanson? You'd think her...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 20 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 12 which was made up out of the County Poor Fund. To reduce the deficit some of the eggs, milk and other produce was sold, leaving less than enough for an adequate...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 21 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 13 him occupy a special room. Nurses were scarce and relatives had to provide nursing care in most cases of illness or accident. There were no widows’ pensions. When the breadwinner was...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 22 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Chapter II THE PINE Getting Loused Up In The Lumbercamp Men O’ The Woods Lumber Camp Personnel Cutting The Big Stuff The Spring Drive Stealing Timber- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 23 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Bide Waters and George Fisher, “River Hogs”- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 24 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 17 Chapter II THE PINE Getting Loused Up In The Lumbercamp A dozen roads let out of the village to the lumber camps deep in the woods, like spokes of a great...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 25 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 18 over the deeply rutted road. The wolf how is continued and the horses became panicky. Sitting on a high pole seat above the load, Frank was swung from side to side...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 26 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 19 chuck, a place to sleep, easy job. All right, yes?” That sounded good to me, who was expecting just free board and a bunk for two weeks. But I didn't know...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 27 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 20 and straining at the great logs they drew on travois. Mackinawed teamsters, taut reins in one hand and a long whip in the other, waved a mittened paw at the new...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 28 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 21 taught me the trick of slicing fresh-baked bread by heating the knife on the cookstove every few slices, and how to open number ten tin cans of tomatoes with two strokes...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 29 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 22 and played a sad lament before the men turned into their bunks, clothed in their woolen underwear. The air in the bunkhouse was cloudy with tobacco smoke and the rancid odor...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 30 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 23 Uninterested in becoming wealthy, he had sold his mineral rights to the Oliver Mining Company, which developed the Riverton Mine and paid Fred a surface rent on which he lived happily...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 31 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 24 Piper's saloon for “a few drinks” and asked my father to take him back to another camp the next day. Mickey entered the saloon and yelled at the crew gathered at...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 32 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 25 Jaysus, I used to be able to take it by the quart. It must be that damned rotgut they sold us at Billy Hill's.” Dick Nevers worked in the lumber camps...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 33 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 26 day Danny came trotting his pony into Fred's yard with a hundred pound sack of Minnesota's Best Flour tied behind the saddle. Fred and the Dittmeyer boys came out to greet...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 34 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 27 from town with a pack of supplies on his back and decided he would take a shortcut which came out upon a deer trail near the cabin. Dusk overtook him as...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 35 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 28 Jen stuck her snagtooth face out of the low door and yelled back: “I ain't got no wood. How in hell do you expect me to bake pies without no wood?”...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 36 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 29 emains and piled up a great heap of stones over the grave. Within a week one of the bulls died of grief. The mate was sold to a homesteader who used...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 37 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 30 table for his more refined out-of-town guests and rough tables for his lumberjack trade. When they were seated in the diningroom before a table with white linen, the daughter became fascinated...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 38 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... Courtesy Hines Lumber Co. Lumber Camp Crew Dinner in the Pines- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 39 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 31 The foreman picked his own camp crew. Foremen were chosen for their thorough knowledge of lumbering, their ability to handle rough men and for their reputation for being able to whip...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951
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Image 40 of Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and ... 32 craftsman in every camp. He was one of the most skilled employees and worked long hours when the need arose. He shod all the big horses, which was a backbreaking job,...- Contributor: Reimann, Lewis Charles - Reimann, Lewis C. (Lewis Charles)
- Date: 1951