, 1865-07-13

ST five p. m. we landed ut Escanab., or as It
was formerly, and by many get, called Bay
du Nocquet or Sand Bay, an island which
gives promise Ut becoming an Important
place In ncommercil point Of view. It Is
the terminus OF the Peninsula Railway, which
has recently; betn completed to the
far-.amed jackson Iron mincs, aud there
connects With the Iron Mountain Rail WAY,
leading from the mines to Marquette, fonr-
teen milee from the lstter place. Qulte little
vilinge is springlDg up this summer ut Bay
du Nocquet, and large and commodious
hotel, called the HTnton House," has been
just completed and opened to guests. The
Railroad company is building very exten-
sive dock for the storage and shipment OF
ore, larger by for than either Of those at
Marquette. Here Is the place for those who
love the sport Of uout fishing. Trout streams
abound in this vicinity, aad fishing tackle
ard guides can be procured In the village.
Those who want 10 escspe from the heat and
cares Of the city for few days. can tlnd cool
air, picturesque scenery and magnificent pls-
catorial sport in the vicinity Of E:cauabia :;
distance from Chicago about $50 miles due
north; time Of travel, Just twenty-four hour.
half car, half steamer-Without fatigue or
trouble, and good living On the way.
After few minutes consumed In changing
passengers and baggage from the steamer to
the train, We plunged into the wilderness, c.f
for Marquette. For sixty miles the rand
paeses through dense forest, mos "
Of pine, though in some places
VIC pasted taroush considerable
hardwood timber. The country is mostly
quite fiat and and wet. We crossed many
small streams, and occasionally large one.
Toward the northern end OF the road the
country becomes dryer, higher and broken.
not swamp and with the exception of the
houses Of the employees uf tho Railroad
Company, at long distances apart, did not
see human habitation for the frst sixty
miles from EscaDaba. 1t Is howllng wilder
Dess-a1l except the "howling," for 1t is q
very still country.
As we approached the iron region, the
country grew more rugged and rough, billy
and broken. At nine p. n, We reached the
terminus tGf the Northwestern CompaDy's
tack At Segounee. fourteen miles southwtst
Of Marquette. Here We were detained .
leSR s 'nsa th teschsdi 1t
midnight. While waiting at the station tor
the train, NC wete treated 10 magnificent
thc,n Lights" The dre1osEs wsro
let Of in iAauitely better s:yle
than those witnessed on the night OF
the Fourth in Chicago. We were moi kept
waiting hours between the principal
Pieces The ''spitits' do those things
ena oesssF eao ean III 1h9 P519teehns . martss
latter 70 profit hy their example.
The two hotels In Marquette, upon on: AZ
rival, were fill to repletion, and only for the
foFethoueht OF Col. Bowen, who had tele-
grxphtd TO friend Of our coming, We should
harc enjoyed the felicity OF camp ont With
out blankets, dcg-tentsor iations, for We had
no time to get supper at Escauaba, which Is
HteLd provided our party with excellent
quarters at private residence. where we
were handsomely entertained dusinr our
stay IN the place.
passenger car to M iron freight train for our
special accommodation, and of We started
:or day among tie MINIS, having. for guide
Peter White, Esq, cashier Of tbs First Ma
tIoual Bank, who has resided In this couutry
a dozen years. We found him thoroughly
Upper Peninsula. and everything @ re- re-
,eresis. We proceeded to th- fake Sd
perior mines. in which Col. Bowen has
some t1texest, and spent con-
pie Of hours Inspecting the operation Of
getting out the oar and loading 1t on the
extracted from this mine, but It Is but a
small drop In the bucket to what remains.
! ehall attempt 70 computation of ,he quap-
uty ofifon ore belonging To this company.
1t amounts to tens or hundreds Of thousands
Of fmiilions Of tons. In one excavation Wa
saw face Of ftsy or sixty feet perpendicu-
vein no man knoweth. After par 'akipg Of
dinner at little hotel, fos which We all hhd.a
keen appetite, from climbing, under the hot
sun, up ard down the nlountaln Tor two or
Three hours, we started on foot 10 the Mar
quette mine, some two or three mines east of
the superior" This mine Is quite extern
''sule!Irr." The mountain In which It 10
1ceated ie somewhat higher, and the rocks
and honiders rather more exposed. In Hlany
places We EaE where the glaciers Of q fartu;r
nge, bad rubbed, scratched, groved aud plsncd
gu me face Of the rocks, from nsrth to
land nine on The opposite siae - Of TT tue 's yal-
lsy, which We did not visit; but accepted the
description Of 1t given BY ME. White,
who says 1t is very extensive,
and like those we have seen-Ine1baustible,
From the Marquette" =" We proceeded to the
far-iamed Jackson Mine, mile or two dis
tant. But 1t differs IN no respect from either
Of the others, save that 1t las been longer
worked, ard is little better developed.
The mountain is somewhat higher here than
at either Of the Others and In one place the
workmen have effected ''cuk" of seventy
fire or eighty feet deep into the hill, excava-
ting space laree enough to hold the CHI
cago Court House, and a short distance. to
the right they have made q hole with DIM,
gunpowdsr, c5owbzr and sledge, large enough
to set tn the Sherman Honse. All The ore In
thle whole mountain, ranges In purity and
richea hom sixty to teventy-tlre per cent.
that Ia, thEee tons Of ore will make two Of
IRON, up to four Of ore to three OF iron. There
is Is lron eniliclent II Ibis mountain to supply
the wants OF the world for thousands OF
years: There is no other deposit Of iron ore
anyWhere approaching 1t, for quantity aud
purity, en- the globe. The famous Iron Noun i
lain Of Missouri Is altogether inferior to tais
Tremendous mass Of iron, In both respects-
1t Is 1s impossible to exaggerate Its greatness.
The Escaraba Railway strikes the Iron
Mountain Just at the jackson Mine, and there
connects with the Marquette Road leading |
toward Ontonagont and Ia expected to reach |
there tn couple Of years. The distance, as
have, sala, is about sixty miles to the bay,
on down grade, which Will enable a loco. ]
motive to take As many laden cars to Escana- !
wharf the Gre will be th1own into the great
bins, and from thence, BY means Of chutee,
can be Slid into the holds OF the vessels with.
out further handling or cost. We met one
train lcnded With ore going down to Escaua.
ba, and this trade will now rapidly increase,
The demand for ore, however, has fallen Of.
and is much lighter this than last season; IN
Of the termination Of the war,
and the ceatiDg Of Government demand fol
Iron. But the repair and extension of South
ern railroads Will shortly revive business.
The various companies are shipping consid-
etable ore to Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit,
~ their OWL account, confident that they
will shortly find market for it; but not
more than half the force Of last season is en-
ployed In the mines, and consequently tImea |
ire called 'dull" here this summer.
lion masters in Pennsylvania, Now York
md Ohio complain that coal and labor a1e
90 hish !, t9 e Justify them IN ms.a.utact9fing =.
must come down before they can eafely pro-
eed with their works. Tbs coal miners in
nnsy1yania, by means Of combinations,
ave been charging e1orbitant, outrageous
ricee, and the prod:s they hare mada cna-
les them to maintain "stiikes'' against
Of prices. Bat coal consumers
annot afford, now that the war is over and
be currency tending to specie basis, to pay
ca1 dIggers eight TO fourteen dollars per day
or performing an amount OF labor which
Fas deemed amply compensated before the
'a- with two or three dollars.
Some Of the Iron masters are crying out
# higher tariff, bnt the more eagacious
ercelFe that reduction in the cost Of coal
nd labor, which ts sure TO follow the resto-
alton of peace and the returning Of q million
soldiers and Other employees Of the CIV
tnment to civil pursuits, viii be equivalent
. an Increase Of the tariff, and at the s4tne |
me Will save the public, who consume iron,
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