Huron Bay Terminus Railway – Slate Mining in Michigan ...
Commercial slate mining in Baraga County Michigan began around 1872 with the formation of the Huron Bay Slate and Iron Company and the Clinton Slate Company in 1874 less than 2,00 feet to the southwest of the Huron Bay locations. According to records of the time, in 1873 when slate shipments started a 3 foot tram road was used to transport the ...