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

Page 345

   WATSON & WALLS, merchants.  This firm is composed of
 ISAIAH C. WATSON and WILLIAM WALLS, and was established in the
 fall of 1873.  They now carry an average stock of $50,000.  In the
 years 1877-78-79, they worked the Allouez Mine on tribute, and pro-
 duced an average of 1,000 tons of copper per year.  ISAIAH C. WAT-
 SON, senior partner of the firm of WATSON & WALLS, was born in
 Canada, November 15, 1843; came to Lake Superior in 1859, and came
 direct to Hancock; was employed at the Franklin Mine twelve years
 as assistant clerk; went to Iowa and spent two years; he then re-
 turned to Lake Superior and formed the present partnership.
 
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