, 1862-11-17

11teft6t nave fAken hold OF the VOTE. IhEY
have abundant means. and it is believed they |
can make It pay handsome profit on the In |
:.est1nent. 4 railway Is already built from /,
Marquette to the mines, and it requires
but fo1ty-seven miles more to con-
meet it with Green Bay. It his
always been found difficult to ret vessels
enough to Lake Superior to ca17y off the pro-
duct Of the mines; but 1t Is believed that 1t
will be different If the road is completed
south to Green Bay. The Lake Superior IRON
ore Is now largely used in the furnaces of Ohio
and Pennsylvania, to mix with local ores Of
inferior quality. We 1es1n that abont 150. .00o
Tons were all that could be got eastward dur
ing the past seaeon, while the market would
readily have absorbed twice the amount.
With railway south to Green Bay. the de-
nand fer ore, 1t Is believed, eou1d have been
fully supplied.
The opening Of this line rin have very
road, as 1t will give 1t q large business, and
force the building Of hundred aud forty
miles Of road along the west side Of Green
Bay, to connect the two lines, at an early day.
We need hardly dwell upon the value and tie
importance Of the Lake Superior trade There
are The largest aud the richest iron and copper
deposits to be found in any country. Tens OF
thousanda Of people are row there, develop
ing these mines, and With proper facilities for
marketing the products, they can be increased
almost indefinitely.
opens passengers will reach Lake Superior In
thirty-six hours from this city. The time will
be divided SIS follows; from Chicago to Green
Bsy the first day; Green Bay to By du No
quet By steamer during the night; and By
stage ffty-fve miles the next day to Maz-
quette. Regular lines ofsteamers will ply daily
between Marquette and and all the ports on
Lake Superior. 1t is scarcely necessary to add
that this route will at once command nearly
all the travel and large share of the trade in
light goods, between this city and Lake Sa-
perior.
It wns therefore fitting that the opening Of
| thirty miles Of road connecting line Of SO
much importance with Green Bay, should be
attended with an appropriate
| CELEBRATION.
According to programme, 8 party OF soma
| ffy gentlemen with their ladies', from among
our leading firms and citizens, left for Green
Bay on Wednesday morning. It was deter.
mined that an event OF go much importance
should be celebrated with due deliberatiou.
Hence the party stopped at the arrival Of the
tram at Oshkosh, and spent the evening In 8
very pleasant shops at the Seymour House
On rhuraday morning several other guests
we're added to the party IRON this city ani
Milwaukee, ard the gay party started 70,
Gzeen Bay. Arriving about IL o'clock flnt
tc4merwas in readiness and gave MS an ex
cursion Of an lour down the Bay. Returning
ample tablss were spread by the good citizen
OF Green Bay, loaded with all the luxuries O
the Season, to which their guests did the mos
nber'l ard consuming justice. The address G
welcome was then made by Judge Howe q
Green Bay, United States Senator, in one {
the most appropriate end amusing .peeche
ne eyer heard on such an occasion. Appri
Pirate responses we're then made t
/ to@srs hy Hon. Perry Il. smit
yice-presldent Of the road. Hon. Senate
: Docli.tle OF Wisconsin, Hon. Mr. Eidridge
: Ford du Lac, recently elected to the Hau:
of Representatives, U. s Ira 7. Mum, esq
and Dr. Dyer Of Chicago, Mayor Baird
Green Bay, ME. Bross Of the CHICAGO TR1
rSE, and perhaps several others, whose nam'
!, have escaped Us. Everything passed off
: in the best Of humor, aud, hosts and guest
| all seemed delighted with the occasion and .
its incidents.
At I O'Clock the party left for Fond du La
whose ci;izers united with them in dan,
std most pleasant social party at Amol
4 Hall. Yesterday tie regular train brou q
$ them 10 Chicago, without any incident to IN
G tie pleasure OF one Of the finest excursion
+, ever enjoyed ny our citizens. This will
# fully understood when We state that the Liz
), Guard Band furnished the music and the par
were under the uncessing care OF Hon. Per
q. Smith, vice-president, Geo. L. DunIl
- esq superintendent, his assistant Mr.. Stron
IL E. Dewitt Robinson, esq, general tick
4 agent, ard a1r, Lee, the treasurer OF the roa
p Ne close by repeating what every one ut
is convcrsant with tie subject knows, that
T. Northwestern Railwsy is one Of the best i
ar most important roads leading out of tue ci
~ May lis prosperity be perpetual.