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

2 ore direct from tie cars into the holds of
b.. vessels. To view this huge structure, and
t examine its proportions is alone worth a
!, visit from Manitowoc. We found 5000
sons Of iron ore on it and in il, waiting
, the arrival of the vessels for it, When
they come, ell that is to be done, is to lift
J.. the slides and it goes rushing Into the
| holds there to rest until balmy breezes
t have borne it on to the smelling works
8 where it will he Fixed up into everything
, imaginable, from very choice No. 10
! needle to a railroad bar. This dock was
planned by Mr.. r. A CoNLEY, one Of the
3 most scientific engineers in the Union, a1d
3 constructed under his immediate supervi,
, sion. While at Escanaba we met with
many old friends who used every means
. for our comfort. Our thanks are espec
ially due to CHAs. O'MALLEY, Esq, Clelk
: of the Court and to JAMES O'BRIEN, ESQ,
t formerly Of Oshkosh. After look about
! the town, which is only three years old,
and contains about 900 inhabitants, we
prepared at 1:30 for trip over the
, Peninsula railroad % Negaunee and Mar
quetle. This road runs diversely across a
5 distance Of 60 miles, connecting the iron
ore mines with Escanaba. 1t is one of
the most substantially built roads in the
. country, and doing large business. We
r arrived at Marquette on Thursday even
r ing, on special train, accompanied by
several gentlemen of that town who met
US at Negaunee to escort US in, mong
, whom was PETER WHITE, Esq the leading
business man cf Marquette. The PENN
sula Railroad, over which we travelled from
Escanaba, runs through dense scrub pine
, forest, the timber of which is small, but
! the trees set IN by nature, are just as thick
as they can be planted. The great curse
, Of the timber regions appears to be fires.
In every direction We see evidences OF
them. At Peshtigo, at Menomonee and
, all along fires have destroyed pine timber
sufficient to keep all the mills in the
Northwest running for years, and now we
see its effects again. Early this spring a
fearful fire swept through the PING regions
ofthe upper Peninsula. We see its effects
here. Timber has gone, lot bv the acre.
but by the mile, and for mile upon mile,
We see where the huge monarchs of the
forests have bowed their heads before the
scorching flame. Now they stand. burn
ed, SCARED and twisted, shorn of their
limbs and strength, and only shadow Of
what they once were. Their tall black
stumps tell US sad tale Of destruction as
they thus loom up before US. As the
superintendent of the road, Mr.. BALDWIN,
desired us to get TO Negaunee in season 10
visit the iron mines before gong into
Marquette, he put US through. We ran
thirty miles in just fifty minutes. The
be- done more safely than half the distar ce
could be run in the same time on many
roads. On our way up, the heat was
: very intense, SO much so that about half
way between Escapaba and Negaunee, the
expansion of the rails was so great, al
!, though the usual quarter Of an inch spare
was allowed between the joints, that the
rails, ties and ali were lifted up and set out
one side, The whole body moving about
six inches. 1t was necessary to cut off two
inches from the tie rails before they could
be relad. This done, on we went again,
but we had been delayed SO long that our
visit TO the mines was lost for this time at
least. At Negaunee, however, We had the
pleasure of meeting our old friend, Hum
rHREY ROGERS. of Oshkosh to whom we
are indebted for substantial favors.
Goose Lake, as it was called in the
olden time, By those not so particular
about being nice, but Lake Fairbanks as
it is now called, is a most charming sheet
Of water. The road passes along by it
some distance, and we believe runs over
it on tlesselel work half mile long.
The water here is thirty feet deep, and
clear as crystal. The lake is large, and
is in valley or basin surrounded by a
most beautiful chain Of hills. These are
covered with thick growth of small
I, timber, and hard wood mixed, and round
, of smoothly to the lake. If model
architect had designed the work for max
ing one of the most romantic and pleasant
scenes II the world, he could never have
: approached what nature has so innocently
done. WM. B. OGDEN intends, we learn,
TO erect summer residence on one OF
the points so prominent about the lake.
, He will have a resort which will be the
envy Of all.
Along the road there seems 10 be
nothing like settlement. Occasionally
? but not often, one sees shanty projecting
8 its rough sides out Of the timber, and sees
T about it half-dczeu red headed children
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