The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-08-18

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heat When properly melted, the copper
is baled out by workmen with huge iron
ladies, and poured iato moulds. These
are of two kinds that which is intended
for sheets is cast into blocks, which are.
afterwards rolled out; the remainder is
cast into ingots, which weigh about
fifteen pounds. It is an interesting and
picturesque sight, to see the wol kmen
swinging their red,hot ladies about,
and pour the liquid fire into the moulds,
another workman then, with long hook,
tips the moulds over into trough, in
which stream of cold water is kept
running. When sufficiently cooled. a.
third workman takes out the ingots with
pair Of tongs, and replaces the moulds
for further use The ingots are then
packed in casks, containing between 400
and 1900 pounds, and are ready for market.
I Having examined all this we set out
for Duluth. The steamers at present are
obliged to go back through Portage Lake
and the rivers already mentioned, and
double Keweenaw Point, to make this
journey; but it will not be so long;a
ship canal is being cut across the point
! from Hancock which will cut off more
than hundred miles Of the distance.
We left Houghton in the evening, and in
the morning found ourselves at Eagle
River Here our stay was short, and all
the rest of the day, we coasted along the
ahore; only stopping once, about noon,
at Ontonagan. This is one of those towns
which was to have been great metropo-
| lis but somehow it didn't become so
and now it looks as thoroughly dead as
/ it possibly could from the boat, almost
every house in sight appeared to be
closed, and actually falling to decay, and
hardly sign of life could I see. Early
in the evening we touched at Bayfield,,
once more in the state of Wisconsin.
This is very pleasant little place, of
about 800 inhabitants; 1 should think it
,niq'l4 make fashionable summer resort.
ronr ~ ud it has splendid harbor;
fhe 'ta am told, on Lake Superior;
Ii. doe 1T seem to be much used at
present but all that may be changed, and
bayfield, become quite cisy. Superior
CITY, which we reached next morning is
1uite dull-looking place with a large,
tut shallow harbor; we ran aground on
our way in, but finally succeeded. We
stopped here couple of hours, and then
set out for Duluth, which, by the present
! course for vessels the size OF ours, is
about seven miles off on the same bay;
but by an artificial passage now being
cut, will be shortened to three or four.
Duluth the eastern terminus Of the
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railway,
which is Just completed looks like very
lively and growing place the people
there are in perfect mania about it.
There probably will be a great deal of
grain shipped from there A very large
elevator is now nearly completed, and
great many houses are going up On all
sides. The town is very pleasant, but
one very serious drawback 20 it is
large tract of marsh and standing water
directly in front of the town. 1t must
be very unhealthy, especially TO long
row of houses that stands upon it. This
marsh, however. is expected to be done
away with, before long.
This part of Lake Superior contains
many islands, which produced very
fine effect, and on the day after leaving
Duluth, we were fairly among them.
They rose on al sides of us, in the most
singular and romantic shapes, far and near.
One, unpoetically, though truly called
High Island rises in bluff. 1900 feet
above the water, and others seemed to
nearly. if not quite, equal it. We passed
among these islands to Fort William in
Canada, now only an Indian agency. We
were obliged to come TO anchor here,
about mile and half from shore, and
land in yawls. We found quite a
number OF Indians about here, and
dozen or so of bark wigwalns, and several
bark canoes, made quite wild appear
h fnI, g
barley and potatoes, and number of
from the boat, rather deSracred from.
On the same bay only short distance off
is small village, called Prince Arthur's
Landing here is the starting point of
the Red River expedition and about 200
soldiers are stationed here, to guard the
supplies. Some of our company visited,
it, but did not. et.eIoa
We were now or our way back to Mar
quette, and the next place of interest VIC.
visited was Copper Harbor, on Keweenaw
Point. At this place the mines are not
working SO the town was very dull.
About two miles from the village is Fort
wilkins, d small United States post
garrisoned at present by only about.
twenty men. 1t is a pleasant CON Portable
looking post but l should hardly like
to be stationed there in winter, cut off
from the rest of the world, by four or
five feet of snow. lHa
The rest of our journey to Marquette
was the same as has already been des-
cribed, so need say no more about it.
-, Yours truly,
9o1 s.
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