The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-01
GAZETTE CORRESPONDENCE.
A Trip 70 the Head Of Lake Superior,


across the country from the St. Cre,x set
elements on the backs OF Indians and half
breeds, who will carry an almost incredible
weight. Such state OF affairs can hardly
occsr again. The Superior House. is the
only hotel Of mark and viii accommodate
perhaps 100 people. The table is quite
good, the sleeping apartments tolerable,
and the charges enormously high. Acting
like other monopolies, advantage is taken
q the necessities OF the public al least.
his appears 10 be the case, Plethoric bills
and somewhat splenetic propri etor,ahose
ehiel Nirsue is certainly not his disposition to
avoid excessive profanity, make The stay OF
guests at the house not near 80 comfortable
as il might be. However, year, perhaps,
will remedy ali ihis.--for il is in eoniempia-
Ton 10 erect new building the coming sea.
soa at a cost OF 500 ,0o0--and, We presume,
care w;li be taken by those interested To
haee il 80 conducted that the reputation OF
the place shall no, suffer in the estimation
81 sojourness. Grog-shops, those great
moral pests wherever they exist, are en-
tirely loo abundant in Superior. The in
eyi.abie consequence is, that a frigh,iul
amour, OF very bad liquor must be daily
consumed in the place--not lager beer alone
IS in Iowa, but whiskey and other most
villainously adul,erated compounds.
Superior must not be eonfounded viii
'Sapeiior City," town site on the lay
nesrer the mouth OF the ST. Louis river
The land in the latter phase has been il
litigation for some time. and the progress:
81 The tow "a has been stopped. Should the
head Of The lake become great CONNER
cis point, the two localities will undoaeI'
eddy be merged, bu, at present they are en-
,irely disunct nu Lu,h, nearer the head
OF lhe Lay, is laid ont on Minnesota Point ;
| it has good saw-miil, and its streets run
across 10 the lake, perhaps one-fourth OF
mile distant Portland, exactly at the
junction of the point with the main land, IS
4 IAoNbNs iAiN ASt fSft'
| the policy Of Minnesota be to have Rail.
| road TO the lakes exclusively he, own, this
probably, will be It's terminus. Fremont ID
precisely al the head of the bay, and should
ais good genius prevail, it will be enabled
| from It's beautiful position, TO look down up
on sll around, not excepting Superior itself
The North Shore las il ia iermed) Of Min
nesota, IS majestic mountain range, visi
bic as FAR as the eye can reach, and is th'
the most conspicuous snd commanding fea
tnre Of the scenery about the western ens
Of the lake-Presenting geaile sum!
slope down 10 the wsters' edge, and ea
tending south ives, up st. Louis river All,
bay almost 10 Fond du Lac, aud north-eas
away along the coast an hundred miles OF
more. Upon the dark green mountain sid
inst where il inclines 10 kiss the waters o
Superior Bay, the town Of Fremont is loca
ted Although there is not house 10 b.
seen, still ones feeling warns up Tor Ia
ultimate supremacy Of this ineipenl city
when il IS ksogn thai Superior, hall doz
en- miles of. is red-hot with sdherents .
iAat party opposed TO the success Of lii
gallant Pathfinder. AS Ritchie hath il, aot
usrrcas' Oneola. is on 81. Louis Bay, tv
Or three miles above Fremont Here
another saw-mill and small cearin
around From this point the ascent is con
menced to visit q prominent projectin
raet ,ebieh s'ssds out from the range
, the North Shore and affords view OF 3
the surrounding country. A steep walk
. tao or three miles brings one to the spo
and from shelf which ha. perpendicul.
! ,roat Of about $50 feet, witt. an elevation c
, Al least 500 feet above the country,s MOI
|, superb panoramic view is presented, iaclG
ding lake, bay, riTer, town, forest and va
, lev, with the Apostle Islands 10 the dill
distance, and excelled, perhaps, BY nothin
! save Ea,skill. The day will long be r,
, membered, when, in company with an a
, commodsting gentleman WoodwarI Roc
asE visited, and the glorious features OF
landscape in lis almost prime.sl besut
G sss ualolded 10 view.
That there are advantages possessed /
the western extremity Of Lake Superior
he growth Of large city, cannot be den
I'd II is seyers! hundred miles nearer
eapidLy developing country than any othe
20iat which can be reached by water, an
the communication is perfect from Bufal
aye. even from the city Of New York -
Once made distributing point, the head {
l.ts lake will make vast region Of lerrtor
tributary TO l.. Navigation il true wi
ae interrupted for Elk months Of the yea
but then Chicago suffers irota the same d
GcuItg. The construction Of Railroad
south west, west and northwest, wi
Ding the trade Of St Pau, the Upper Ms
ssiPPi and The country about Pembin'
which, by depositing their rich and increa
sing productions on the lake aud receiyn
supplies 10 return, must afford Busines
eventually for dense population Mine;
too, will be uafoided TO view and worke
4nremittiBgiy with the increasing fscilitie
for transportation. 4 heavy lumber an
hshing trade will sPr,ag into existence .
SO. The country Immediately around.
seems TO be admitted now ran never be We
10 - productive Al al agricultural point 0
g.ew, although it is coneaded that gras
some kinds Of grain, potatoes and the moi
baby vegetables viii yield sbuadaaty -
Ia lime enough may be raised for hon
9 consumption, but hardly for expectation. 80
Z However, improved modes Of agticulur
: together with the clearing Of the soil, ms
? ahow wonders. II Requires no great stretc
r. 81 the Imagination 10 conceive that the ia
e not far di.tsn, when the edge VI the W,
tens Of this noble lake, near tie head, vi
r BE- foil d massiye wiIarses, and the bOsoI
& 9f iAe placid bay covered with steamers an
70 sails, and the sloPing banks crgw ned ait
lately warehouses, and the plstsaux sn
slopes around adorned with costly mar
d -ions--all giving evidence Of Ell pxtensi.
commerce, en- active population and bound
: less wealth One eau hardly dgubt thu