The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-07-27


metropolitan city. Mr.. French and Dr.
PRINGLE have very pleasant places. In
company with Col. MEsEKvFY and lady
we made our home at the house Of Dr.
PRINCLE, young surgeon who settled
down here year ago. He Is a native OF
Canada, and has built up large practice
here We were kindly and Hospitality
treated by Dr. p. and his accomplished
lady.
In the work OF new settlement, the
people of Peshtigo have not forgotten the
education of their children. They have
| just erected here one Of the finest school
houses we ever saw. 1t is built in a
pleasant grove. is large and roomy, and is
finished In the finest style-taste being
displayed in its every department. Abou,
! forty scholars attend school here, and in
so pleasant a place, children must be very
stupid not to learn rapidly.
A dance in the evening and a visit to
the large saw-mll in full blast, at II
o'clock at night, completed our first days
travel from Green Bay.
At seven o'clock mex! morning the peo
ple'escorted US to the cars, and we set out
again for the Bay. Arriving at the harbor
we visited the new propeller and otter
scenes of interest, and at 8 o'clock took
the Queen City again for Menomonee,
where we spent few hours, and then we
are put on board the steamer Dunlap
bound for Escauaba. Ws had a very
pleasant trip from Peshtigo to Menomo-
nee, arriving at the latter place about II
/ o'clock. We were later than we expected
to be, consequently could make but a
short stay at Menomonee We stopped a
few moments at the lower dock, and then
went up the river by the mills. At one
of the Ludington mills a salute was fred
by the mill boys in honor Of our visit
Menomonee is an old French settlement :
and is celebrated for its numbering bust
, ness and its fisheries. 1t is situated on
both sides of the Meuomonee river, the
largest river that runs into Green Ray,
and contains about l 600 inhabitants.
Menomonee proper is on the Michigan
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1t has fine court house and one news
paper. The towns on the Wisconsin
side are known as Menekaunee and Mari
nette, yet the whole is known as
Menomonee.
We now bid goodbye to the Queen
city and her obhglng officers, and are pu.
on board the splendid steamer Geo l..
Dun7ap, which runs direct from Green
Bay 10 Escanaba, and which has been
waiting for us a few miles out in the Bay.
Capt. ALFRED TAYLOR commands the
Dunlap, and is great favorlte with tfav>
elers on this route. Mr.. John LAS1GAN
is her popular Clerk, and both of these
gentlemen received the warm thanks OF
the whole party for their courtesy and
urbanity We arrived at Escanaba at 5
o'clock in t evening, and started directly
for the Tilden House, where we found
| ample accommodations foc ALL We took
bit of land rest. looked about the groves
and the beach, listened to music from the
Escanaba and our own bands, took supper
and after that, tripped the light fantastic
toe for few hours.
The trip from Green Bay or any of the
lower ports up to this extreme northern
section Of the Bay, at this season, is a
magnificent one. The lake air is cool,
oracing ard invigorating, and we feel i,
in every Done and muscle af:er leaving
the melting heat of the town. We hear
but one exclamation everywhere. "Oh! i,
is delightful and charming.'
Thursday morning was lovely beyond
description. The sun looked down upon
us warmly, but there was charming
breeze blowing off the lake, so that it wa.
cool. We are now figuring as to what
we shall do for the day-whether to 20
on to the mlulng regions, or lolter about
Escanaba for a day, seeing the sights,
fishing, etc. Brick PoAERoY, BALLoU,
and ourself, enjoyed a fine bath in the
bay.
Escanaba is the Green Bay terminus o.
the North Western Road, which runs di>
rectly across the Peninsula to Marquette, On
Lake Superior, thus connecting the mining
regions with Green Bay-the distance
across i. 60 miles. This road is portion
Of the North Western, and IS connected
with the lower road by line of steamers
on the Bay.
Mineral is the thing here. In busy
times the road brings down 200 car loads
a day, which goes to Cleveland and otbe,
places for smelling. There is a magnii,
cent dock here which cos. over $4,000,
900, built expressly for chipping the iro.