and the Detroit, Lake Orion and Flint Railway. The two locomotives were sold for $14,000 to Francis Clergue of the Algoma Central Railway. A track was built to the lighter at the dock and the engines, under their own steam were loaded onto the tugboat Daniel L. Hebard. The great ore dock was dismantled and shipped to Detroit. Milo H. Davis, the chief engineer, was reported (by a few newspaper articles) to have fled to Mexico to escape allegations of fraud. But no one knows that for sure. According to the New York Times, the state took possession of the right-of-way and other property as compensation for unpaid taxes; Marquette County purchased the section within its borders in 1902 for $1,600 and converted it into a roadway. In 1905 the Lake Superior Southern Railway proposed to construct a new line from Huron Bay to Madison, Wisconsin; the company failed to attract financing and dissolved in 1908. The "Rock Cut" midway along the line has become a local tourist attraction. Various out-of-state news sources misquote its 1,300 ft long length and 60-foot depth. Source - The Negaugnee Iron Herald, August 5th, 1892. Local historians are investigating the possibility of linking a predecessor operation (only the first mile or so) to the IR&HB Railroad, Huron Bay Terminus Railway. This highly detailed page does document a large part of the IR&HB right-of-way and shows many details of the local slate mining industry that once existed in that era. Notes References External links Railway companies established in 1890 Railway companies disestablished in 1900 Transportation in Baraga County, Michigan Defunct Michigan railroads Transportation in Marquette County, Michigan American companies disestablished in 1900