The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27

FOREST LAKE.


tElking of erecting hotels there.
WYOMING AND cHrsAao CITY.
At Wyoming, the road strikes fine settle.
ment, while six miles to the east is Chisago
City, thriving town, lying in the midst of q
splendid agricultural district, thickly settled
up by scandinavian farmers. The soil is rich.
and with the fine timber to give additional va
lue to the land, that neigh6orhood must "a
pid!y settle up, and become fine agricultural
region.
THE sCANLAN HOUSE.
Having gone over and carefully inspected
the graded track of the road, night overlook
the party near Forest Lake. We returned to
the house OF Thomas Seaman, about mile be.
yond Rice Creek. The house, roughly con-
structed one, provided for the temporary &C.
commodation Of the laborers on that section,
did not have very inviting exterior, but our
party were very agreeably surprised at the real.
" fine table set for Us by Mrs. Seaman (who
is an experienced and skillful cook, although
the larder of the house was of course limited.
Ample justice was done the meal BY az hungry
. set as ever attacked the trencher, and at the
hour for retiring, neat and refreshing shake.
downs were spread for the party, who were
soon snoring in unison, after being RECALLED with
few Of Judge G-'s inimitable anecdotes.
The return was safely accomplished by the
party, nothing noteworthy having befallen
them. except that stump ran against one of
Langley's barouches too roughly, compelling
the party to hire a lumber wagon from 8
farmer to complete the journey in.
NEXT SEASON
the grading will be pushed as vigorously as this
year, and It enough laborers can be obtained,
at least one hundred miles will be graded by
its close. The iron is to be laid, and the cars
running Is mr as White Bear Lake, by the close
of next season.
THE TIMER yAIur or THE poAD
Beyond the Sunrise River, say from the
Grindstone to the st. Louis River, Is almost an
unbroken body of the finest timber in the
world, furnishing, as it will, an inexhaustable
supply of pine and other lumber.
The quantity and quality of the timber on the
present line OF the road, together with the
directness OF the line, was one of the great in
ducements to its present location. Many of
our citizens supposed the line of Rum River
would be OF easier or cheaper construction than
the direct line adopted. The survey and esti-
mates, however, dissipate such an idea, whilst
the fact that the timber upon the line adopted
is not within the reach Of the logging streams
line along the valley of streams capable of
already denuded. F*
It Is the intention of the Company to get ont
ties during this winter for the twenty odd
miles graded, and to to pat down the iron early
next summer, from St Paul to White Bear
Lake, and if possible, to reach during the COM
ing working season the timber near Forest
Lake. If this is done, the road will at once
be of immense advantage to st. Paul, as it
win furnish fuel at about One-half of the pres
emit cost.
We are aware the railroads do not usually
carry cord-wood. but this results from the fact
that they are generally SO constructed as to
make the preservation Of fuel on the line for
mn svaD
But on this line, passing as it does through q
densely timbered country, it will only be ne
cessary for the Company to protect its timper
on small portion of its own lands, leaving the
timber to be cut in the clearing up Of the
country to find market over the road.
IT'S FUTURE BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
Add to the immense lumber business which
this Road can do at all seasons. the Transports
ton Of slate for roofing and other purposes,
which is found in inexhaustible quantities upon
the lands of the Company. and it is not diff
cult to demonstrate that this Road will pay be-
fore the entire line is compile d.
The points connected by H. ROad demon
strate Its importance. t. e. .,,ci!on of the
navigable portion of IT," Il - -.ppi with the
Great Lakes, when acc :.''-'' d by the COM
pletion of this Road. wi riI- u,c an amount of
business over its line, that.even those who
have advised themselves as to the business and
productions Of this portion of the Mississippi
Valley, have not by any means fully real
lied.
THE VALUE OF THE ROAD TO THE STATE.
To the producers of Minnesota this Road is
. necessity. When it and its connections are
completed, Mankato will be as near the Great
Lakee-practically as near market-as La
Crosse, as the figures will demonstrate, Saint
Paul being only 1873 miles from the head of the
Lake, (FOn du Lee. from which point eight
feet OF water can always be found to Du Luth,
which latter place is really the Lake terminus
Of the Road.
A large portion of the produce now about
being carried by the Minnesota Central, instead
Of going south on that line, would come north
to st. Paul; and SO it will be with the produce
to pass over the River and other Roads now
being constructed.
To 81. Paul this Road is of The utmost i'm.
portaDce. 1t makes our locality q great rail-
road centre, and viii doubtless furnish wood
and coal at such prices as to enable capital to
be successfully employed In manufacturing at
this and other points on the line of the S1pe-
| riOr Road.
Coal Is now transported to points on Lake
Michigan as ballast, costing the shipper only
the expense of loading and unloading. In this
way sailing vessels engaged in the transporta-
| ton of copper and iron win be supplied with
ballast, and the cost Of Transporting the coal
| thus landed at Du Luth from that point to st.
| Paul cannot be such as to prevent its general
use.
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY
| The following is the present list of officers
| of the Superior Railroad:
President-Lyman Dayton (deceased.)
Vice President-Wm. L. Banning.
Treasurer-Parker Paine.
Attorney-James Smith, Jr
Secretary-Robert P. Lewis.
Chief Engineer-Gates A johnson.
! uperintendent-Wi William Branch.
Directors-Lyman Dayton, William Ban
ming, William Branch, Parker Paine, James
Smith, Robert 4. Smith and j. 81. Stewart.
By the death of Mr.. Dayton, Capt. Banning
becomes acting President, and win, of course,
be elected to the vacant Office. He is Just
the man for that post, as he has devoted sew
eral years time and labor to the success of the
| road.
GRovRR & BAKERS SEWING MACHINES
Lewis Watson has taken the Agency Of the above
celebrated machines Uately kept by g. Gee, at No
900 Third street,, and may be found at Catholic