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History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Western Historical Company, Chicago - 1883

Page 344

   RICHARD BAWDEN, First Captain of the Phoenix Mine, was
 born in Cornwall, England, in April, 1836.  He was brought up a
 miner, and emigrated to America in 1860.  He came direct to Lake
 Superior and engaged as miner at the National Mine, Ontonagon.
 Remained at this mine only one year, and then engaged with the
 Minesota Mining Company.  Continued at that mine five years,
 and then changed to the Franklin in 1869, and in 1870 went to
 Rhode Island, where he was engaged in coal mining till 1874.  He
 then returned to Lake Superior and accepted his present position.
 
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