The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-23
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From Lake superior.
Thrt'loNias n,-r,,uu. extract We 'ahc tgm
letter. dated Sagt =. Marie. July g.h. Wit.
ten to the Chicago Democratic Pres. |, con.
tame, mech interesting matter:
Lryry bod s-ern. 10 be- c,uin: 70 Lake $ rptri. T
The steamer Nurhrru,r uu h,J last mo 90 lhf,
place NrousG, up acrovd Of pleasure Travellers.
b and ur Tire shores 4 uur noble Lake To- emo, llr
health giving br.,..> Of The north. Person. are
here from the extreme South and Et,t and from
nraIi, al the intermediate places AI,n ufmark
from ubrori y w,l uur own Statesmen DI
vines and Merchant Princes are tmuug uur Wei.
tort Tie hotel, al, airug the .lury arr well pa.
trouLed and huf b few wears viii rltIts, ere iI.,
place viii be- one oi the t!,l watering place, m
iAr United States.
The work en- thr canal Is progressing steadily
and Jlu.diy notwithstanding lh- UuiayuraL.e
weather Tor The past muntn; and already. fir
mau, r-ds has It taken the fufm and ,happuf q,
ure,, ship canal Mrn are at work along NOR,
than bali u, irus'h. Buildings and ,hrv, are
sal bru- erected, add an cuurn.nn, crane hr
lpr-tirg itv hlgr tuo.itr, from their beds. Adj
.nuu tr 10 W. sing order lhr,, blul,ler. urr
thirsty sctt'erc 20 tir uvrr prr'iuR 81 'l. r.ffI
and are great t.udrauce Of r,rlG exrtya, ,1r,
1h,y Arg rl granite lrnp sandstone and If mtuy
o,h,r aluj> ofr", i, aua have r.y,lIrI a great
distance. They ar- unlike any o.h,r kud, of
r.yk % ihl. ryglyn AND the qgr,,ian If g-uI,ui,t,
- iu hen whore aHI taw they came b,,s &,
not vrrg satisfactorily answered
The Inherent n,uiu. oomparirs are doing much
in the way of Improvements alnu. the uke --
Ro1r,i- To he dif rent H.hcs are bcl, op,ued
from rbc lake and in,y toe interior and prr, are
beng cou,luctclht vir'e,I. paints. note a few
instances. lhp Copper Fail. . . lad made au O.,
r,l,,nr road tom Elge H.rbur To % ir NINE. and
the Northwestern Company ha- contracted To-
cuu'Inuc 1t across the range Q" their works This
latter. assisted by the Cpnnet'igut and Water
bury Companies. ale about TO improve their road
thereby giving citizens and travellers an opuurtu.
nj, ,u pass from Copper Harbor an holstb back
as far west A. Tuitac q distance of ihiry uilr-
A Etglr RIVER and at Onton1gon pier, are b..
my constructed IN deep wafer similar to th.,,c
at milwaukee and Cleveland. There ;. also u,u
plank r0td- 10 course o. CONSTRUCTION and "a cattle
tail opelrd from Onjrrasnn TO the Big Bull Fail.
Of the v ..cpu-in River over which teams hav,
pissed and ,ume Irov.s Of live ,t0.S for the sup
pgg Of the miners.
L,borir. men Of all classes ran DO n. well here
a. 10 ans other por'un Of the Uuiun Wages
are at high figure The North Western Com
pauy ht. Just made ~ annual report ami he
average pire pad different classes IT hand. j. ~
follows: miners receive s3l - per month: me-
ehlnic, S49l4 surhcr hands Sls3G There d,
an abundance uf work rl every kiGl fur caip %.
te.s aud .urf4ce men az well ~ MINER. wood
choppers tram,t-rs and house builders are IN
great i-nani On" Of the greatest iulurrnru'.
fur all classes 10 come here Is the un,quall-d
leiltkin-ss Uf b. climate There i a yery great