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

Page 340

   ROLAND H. BRELSFORD, passenger conductor of the Mineral
 Range Railroad.  Mr. BRELSFORD was born in Philadelphia,
 Penn., May 11, 1830, was brought up in that city, and re-
 sided there till twenty-four years of age.  He then spent
 three years in Ohio, and then came to Lake Superior; made
 his home in the Ontonagon District, in June, 1857.  He was
 employed as clerk of the Ridge Mine, one year, and was sub-
 sequently engaged in warehouse and other business in that
 region till 1861, when he came to Hancock and clerked for
 Leopold & Austrian nearly a year.   He served as Under
 Sheriff awhile; was nine years in charge of J. A. Close &
 Co's. warehouse and dock, and also steamboat agent for
 Leopold & Austrian, and served some time as Collector of
 United States Customs.  From 1873 to 1877, her served as
 County Clerk of Houghton County.  In June, 1877, he engaged
 with the Mineral Range Railroad, as Station Agent, and since
 March, 1881, has served as passenger conductor.  Mr. BRELSFORD,
 through his long residence on Lake Superior, and his extended
 connection with the shipping and railway interests of this
 region, has become as widely and favorably known as any man
 on the lake.  Although he runs a narrow-guage road, there is
 nothing narrow about him, physically, mentally or otherwise.
 Any man whose heart is not in the right place, or who can't
 enjoy a good story or a good laugh, had better not tie to
 Conductor BRELSFORD.
 
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