Elias Heikki Eliass Hellpakka

Other names used: Isohalmes
Immigration:
28 March 1887 on the Alaska
05 August 1897 on the Germanic

Elias was in America 1888-96 and again in 1897. He first worked in thecopper mines in Ishpeming Michigan, and later moved to BessemerMichigan where he worked in the iron mines. He moved to Ely, MN inabout 1890 where he worked at Chandler mine. He later opened a saloonin Ely, Minnesota which was sold in 1895, and headed back to Finland. He worked in Butte Montana in the mines for a period of time. Thethen went to Canada where he took the Northern Pacific Railroad to theEast coast and boarded a boat to Finland to make another attempt tobring his family to the US. He succeeded. In 1902 he moved into 115West Sheridan street. In 1907 Captain Toms of the Chandler minespicked out 6 or 7 men to go to Ely, Nevada to open the mines sincethere was no work in Ely. They stayed there about a year until themines were operating well, they then returned to Ely where Eliasreturned to the Chandler Mine. On March 21, 1935 Elias was jailed forone year for second degree assault. He was released on January 20,1936. The family had 2 cows which provided plenty of milk for thefamily. Butter was also made. Elias homestead property North ofCedar Lake and up the Cloquet line and the lake property came to beknown as Helbacka lake.
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Name: Elias Helbacka
Death Date: 4 Mar 1942
Death County: Saint Louis
State file number: 013663
Certificate Number: 013663
Certificate Year: 1942
Record Number: 888618