Station: Boston, MI

Boston was the townsite around the Boston Mine, which was operated by the Albany & Boston Mining Company. The town was located northeast of the Quincy Mine (Hancock). It was a station stop on the Mineral Range (later DSS&A) between Hancock and Calumet. It was populated in 1900.  At one time, it was also named Demmon.

The Houghton County Traction interurban line had a station stop here, which was 4.8 miles north of the Hancock car barn. In 1909, the line had 36 trains through here in each direction.

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1893. September 15. Four masked men held up a train on the Mineral Range railroad at Boston, a small station near here, this morning. The robbers took $75,000 in cash from the express messenger, which was intended for the payroll of the Calumet and Hecla mine, and escaped. There is no clue to the robbers. [PHTH-1893-0915]

Securing the booty, the robbers fired a shot and ordered the engineer to "go ahead, quick," which he did. The passengers knew nothing of the trouble until after the train had started. It is thought that the robbers had horses conveniently near and a boat ready at the lake, from which point they would make for northern Canada. The train was loaded with passengers. The men who committed the robbery were evidently acquainted with the manner in which the C&H company paid its employees and the day on which the money us usually shipped to the mine. The C&H gives employment to about 2,000 men and pays them about the 15th of each month. The money taken Friday was sent from eastern banks by the company. John King, the wrestler, and John Kehoe, a sport, who have been in this vicinity for some time, were arrested on suspicion of being connected with the plot. [PHTH-1893-0918]