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

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Of water beautiful teyond description,
noted in the journal of all writers Who
have visited it as of that rare type differ
ing from lakes generally. II is not a basin
set in valley end surrounded by noun
tains, but it LAYS calmly and quietly.
sometimes narrowing down to a little river
then a few rods on expanding into
broad sheet OF blue water 1t is sur
rounded by q charming country, coyered
by pine forest, to be sure, but that seems
different from The really dry looking and
uninviting pines that we meet everywhere
but here. Everything looks new ani
fresh, and as if nature had intended this
spot above all Others, TO exhibit how
delightfully."- lovely she could be-
| As We approach uoughton, seventeen
miles from Lake Superior the scenery
! changes from lake to river very suddenly.
! We see 40 reason why it should retain
the former appellation, as for two miles
! 1t Is a rlver IN lis every appelIation.
! lhe country Is no longer spread out and
! approachin. level, but rises at once into
high hills. These ale the copper regions,
Z huu III lilc>C hliio w ulCil We s1t, ~ Nt''
resembling mountains, the bright o;e is
found and brought to daylight.
As we 60 10, IIough,on lies on the left
hand side o. the lake and Hancock oa the
right. The principal business portions
! of the towns nestle down to the lake
shore, and the towns, or cities we sup~
pose, are stretched away mp the hui
sides far out of sight. Hancock is the
larger of the two. Within radius of five
miles, there are, we are ,ol from 10,0GU
to ]2, 600 inhabitants, and evidences of
enterprise and progress are seen in every
direction. Approaching from the lake it
looks Ike grand manufacturing district,
but all this smoke and steam rises from
quartz and stamp mills and stnelt WORKS.
! On the Hancock side the soil is sandy,
while on The uoughton rocks seem to be
the presidlng characteristic. In many
places on The side hill, cavities have to
be dug in solid rock to build upon, giving
most certainly firm and lasting
/ foundation.
! Upon this rock soil Of few inches
in depth has gathered, and this makes
excellent gardens. We saw corn veg,
etables and flowers tnat equalIe1, if they
! did not exceed, in growth ana beauty
the same productions in sections further
south
We leave the boat and make our way
to the Douglass House, very fine hotel,
so far as appearance is concerned. After
breakfast, We place ourselves at the Gi1-
posa OF the kind hearted people Of
! Houghton, who desire that we shall see
what is going on up in the Northern
country, take us in charge, for "a day
among the copper" Beng " copper.
head we came up to see copper
where it is found-how it is
! fouua-the manner in which it is brought
10 light, etc and, as we have only q
limited time, we devote il to that purpose,
/ They took us in teams, and during the
| forenoon we visited some Of the mines on
| the HoIghton side, and in the afternoon
those on the Hancock side. We 90 into
the mines: we see copper in the bowels
of the earth we follow it to the quar'z
mill, to the stamp mill, and to th4 fur
Dace and ave saliiiai fhat u lno~~ oon.c-
thing OF copper. Bully for copper
After supper we have short stroll
about the town, and then, as has been the
case every night, except Sunday, since we
left home, the dining room is cleared of It's
tables aud chairs, and the music I,ioCed
upon reconstructed stool, gives us
; Gentle Annie," and other deiciou,
strains. while we trip it lightly, un,lI
midnight warns US that It is time to sleep.
Tuesday morning the good peop:o OF
uoughton were very anxious that we
should stay another day with them, hut
this was impossible, so at eight O'Clock
we again take The Fuyoritc for Marquette,
and have view of the TIP down by day
light. As the weather was fine so the
| trip was pleasant.
| lIoughton and Hancock are interesting
places, aud the scenery about them very
imposing. Mr.. WV. NEAGuER, OF The
former place placed US under many obi
cations to him for many favors, which we
will endeavor to receiprocate when he
visits Manltowoc. We also found among
the miners several of our old neighbors
from across the ocean, who, if they did
not remember as in the green isle, re.
tanned a good memory of our vencralhle
parent who once held a prominent posi-
ton in the Berehaven (Co. Cuik) Copper
Mines in days long gone bye.
In future number we may give a
further description Of Houghton and
Hancock, the mines, the mode Of procur-
ing, stamping, and smelling the ore ready
fer the market
We arrived at Marquette early in tie
evening, get tea, and are off again over the
! Marquette road transferred to the penn.
sula road and down once more to hscau
aba, where We find The good steamer
Dunlap in waiting to take us back to
Green Bay, where we arrived safely on
Wednesday evening, The people Of thai
city gave US a warm welcome, and enter
tanned Us at ANDERsoS's Hall until late
hour, when the final parting took place.
and early on Thursday morning the com
pany separated for their severaI homes
all bearing each other the best OF good
feeling aSd love. That We ! al fine
time is beyond all cavil for every enc
agreed upon that point--the general re-
mark being "we have had as much r"a,
pure enjoyment as could be comfortably
compressed into ten days. As 4 sanil Is
OF what We have been through, The follow