historical remixes
The Chateaugay Company's New Vein 70 Feet ThickOne of World's Largest DepositsPLATTSBURG, N.Y., March 6.--The Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company has recently discovered that the vein of iron ore at its mines near Lyon Mountain, N.Y., which was supposed to be thirty feet in thickness, is in reality more than seventy feet thick and extends … Continue reading Rich Strike of Iron Ore
A Consolidation Company With a Capital of $1,500,000We understand that a consolidation of all the interests of the Chateaugay Iron Company, the Chateaugay Ore Company, the private manufacturing interest of Hon. Andrew Williams, and the holders of mortgages thereon, has been agreed upon and will go into effect on or about the 1st of May. … Continue reading Important Change in the Chateaugay and Saranac Iron Business
Three letters from Ralph Bellows, Chateaugay, regarding steamboats on Chateaugay Lake: I have just read the fall issue of York State Tradition. I was much interested in the story about the old Merrill House, written by Mrs Reilly. The picture of the steamboat at the Merrill House landing is not the Maggie. It is the … Continue reading Ralph Bellows on Chateaugay Lake Steamboats
John Henry Moffit (with hat and gun) Moffitt, John Henry (1843-1926) — also known as John H. Moffitt — of Chateaugay Lake (unknown county), N.Y. Born near Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y., January 8, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1887-91. Received the Medal … Continue reading John Henry Moffitt
Preface This year’s annual inspection trip of the Board of Directors of The Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation includes an inspection of the plant and operations of the Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company, a subsidiary of The Delaware and Hudson Company and a substantial contributor of freight traffic to The Delaware and Hudson Railroad. It … Continue reading History of the Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company, by Joseph R. Linney
My recollections of The Forge Dams...There were Three. As a youngster I used to visit my grandfather Gaines at the time when he ran the Company Store at ‘the Forge’, formerly known as Popeville, later as The Forge and now sometimes referred to as Chateaugay Lake. The Gaines family lived in the Co. hotel up … Continue reading The 3 Forge Dams, by Ralph Hoy
Both the beginning and the end came quickly for Popeville, called Bellmont, called Lower Chateaugay Lake, called Chateaugay Lake Post Office, called the Forge or the Old Forge. It sprang into being full grown on the day it started its iron making operations, with twenty or more residences, a saw mill, a store, a blacksmith … Continue reading Spirits Now Rest in Bellmont Ghost Town
Several years ago I created a website to share the historical materials about Chateaugay Lake that I've gathered and collected. Sources include materials from the scrapbook of my father, John D. Miles [1918-1982]. The earliest newspaper cuttings from his scrapbook dated from before he was before, therefore this project actually began with his grandparents John … Continue reading Chateaugay Lake History Project
The Shatagee Woods Project 