▁land . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁organized ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁River ▁L umber ▁Company , ▁which ▁built ▁mill s ▁in ▁Han cock . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁that ▁company ▁also ▁organized ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁River ▁Bo om ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁channel ▁to ▁bring ▁logs ▁from ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁River ▁to ▁Pi ke ▁Bay . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Robinson ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁John ▁Ch ass ell , ▁a ▁local ▁bank er ▁and ▁business ▁man , ▁located ▁on ▁Pi ke ▁Bay . ▁Robinson ▁moved ▁into ▁Ch ass ell ' s ▁house ▁and ▁later ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁lot . ▁To ▁accommod ate ▁further ▁expansion , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁mill s ▁and ▁principal ▁operations ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁Han cock ▁to ▁Ch ass ell ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 - 8 8 . ▁By ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁D ul uth , ▁South ▁Sh ore ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁Railway ▁had ▁extended ▁a ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁a ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁growing ▁community ▁that ▁Robinson ▁named ▁Ch ass ell . ▁▁ ▁The ▁new ▁mill ▁at ▁Ch ass ell , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁twenty ▁million ▁board ▁feet ▁( 4 7 , 0 0 0 ▁m ³ ) ▁a ▁year , ▁employed ▁over ▁two ▁hundred ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Robinson ▁maintained ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁when ▁it