Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-18

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sr. PAur, MIEE., Sept 10, 1865.
Editors OF Journals
In my last / advised you that Rev. Mr.
McCarer had left for Mackinaw, ria Su
perior, and that the following day oui
other Evansville friends had started fol
the same destination, ria Milwaukee,
Nov, who do you think dropped in to see
usten days ago7 Why, Mr.. McCarer, tC
be sure. On his arrival at Superior
after four days jolting, he learned thai
the expected packet .' Traveller" had
been burned, and the early arrival o.
another steamer being uncertain, he de
cided to come immediately back and try
his luck by the other route. He left
here the second time the day be came,
and doubtless reached Mackinaw before
MIR. Orr and party left.
By letter we learn that Mr. Orr and
party arrived at Mackinaw on August
3lst, With the addition Of Mr.. Boyd, whc
joined them at Milwaukee. They were
disappointed to fad that Mr.. Brown had
left only day or two before for New
York. They agree fully in opinion with
Mr.. Brown, who, in q letter to us, de-
scribes Mackinaw as the pleasantest
place for spending the summer months
that be has found. eSs go
Among the noted resorts Of this re-
gion, visited by rs, is Minnetonka Lake
twenty-eight miles distant, westward
from ST. Paul. We left here at o'clock
A. NJ, by the st. Paul and Pacific Rail
way (Which is in operation a distance o.
forty miles up the Mississippi, to Anoka)
and in thirty minutes found ourselves al
the town Of st. Anthony, on the cas-,
side of the falls, and ten miles on oul
way. Here we embarked in sort oI
stage, and passing over the suspension
bridge and through Minneapolis, wen,
pleasantly on to our destination. And
while We are riding along, / propose to
say word of st. Anthony, and Mime.
apoIis and of the falls, which heretofore
/ have only alluded to. Above the fall
and between the two towns, the river il
divided by a long island, called Nicollst
Island. This island is fneares
the east shore, the main river
running on its west, where, con
sequently, the chief falls are. There
is, however, abundant water power on
both sides, and every natural facility
for obtaining manufacturing privileges
Another island, (Hennepin,) lower
down, extending to the line of the falls
divides the narrow channel on the east
and affords good building sites for man
ufactories on that side. The Falls O
st. Anthony, including the rapid
"thereunto belonging" have descent
of sixty-four feet, and their capacity
has been estimated at 10000 hors,
power; Sufficient to turn the mills o
England and Scotland combined, ant
being perhaps the most important water
power in the world" This "power
has been already put to use TO consid
erable extent On the st. Anthony sid
are Q number of large saw mills
with gang-saws, and having, in connec
ton, edgiDg and trimming saws, latt
machines and shingle machines. A
gang of saws consists of about twent.
saws, according to the size needed foi
the logs, and a gang win convert lol
into boards in eight minutes; and j
takes five minutes more to edge and trim
the boards, making them of the sans
length and width; so that in fifteen min
utes after . log is hauled up the slil
and put under the operation Of the gang
il passes out of the other end of ih'
4 mill finished lumber. On the Mime.
apolis side are the largest number o
mills. While the most Of the mills OF
both sides are saw mills, there are ais,
large Touring mills, wooden mills, wood
en- ware mills, and one paper mill.
cannot enter into details descriptive O
the working Of these mills, but can voucl
that few hours spent in study Of thei
operations win interest every intelligen
visitor not already pretty familiar viii
such establishments.
The town Of 81. Anthony has popu
lation of some thirty-fvs hundred. !
ia on high and rolling ground, and ha
many 6ns buildings, including the Stat
University, the Winslow House (buil
for hotel, and various large storal
and elegant dwellings, All these ar
the work of mors prosperous period i
its history than the present Just no,
there is staguation, If not an actu1
decline in the place. The tendency
business and Improvement is to It's rivs
across the river, Minneapolis. 1t wa
evidently the expectation to make
: city Of ST. Anthony. The hotel refsrre
to, for instance, is q splendid sson,
building, FIVE stories high and with CT
pacity for $50 to 800 guests, and coz
. ing $500 Some Of the stores are
their way equally good and expensive
, Though now depressed, there must be
good town here. The great advantAg,
of water power viii make il in the en-
. manufacturing place second only
all the Northwest to its nsighboF aero
the river.
: Minneapolis il pleasantly situated {
Z high rolling prairie on the west sit
Of the iallH, has 3 population Of 500
" and is growing with q rapidity unkuoH