Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-18
Letter From st. Paul.
ST, PAUL. Mimi Auy 1

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 10. 1870,
| Editor Rutland He3aZd-Dear Sir -
The long talked of and much desired Lake
Superior and Mississippi Railroad was for
mally opened on the I'd inst. when Chief
Justice Salmon P. Chase and party made
| the opening trip from St. Paul to Lake
Superior $50 miles,) with great ecIat!
There are two small settlements seven
miles apart, at the head of the Lake,
Duluth and Superior. The former is in
Minnesota,-th latter in Wisconsin.
Superior has fair harbor, Duluth has
mona h.+ - 60 ing to make one, by build
ing out Breakwaters, where the great en-
gineer General Sherman and other emf
nent men, have declared that no construc-
ton from the hands of men can ever be
made to withstand the tempestuous gales
of each Spring and Fall on these waters.
Duluth has the advantage of being the
present railroad terminus; although the
track will shortly extend to both places.
AS annual shipping points for millions of
Minnesota wheat, both places will always
furnish occupation for score or so of
laborers to manage freight trains and
elevators but spectators who have had
their eyes opened, look for nothing fur
ther,-as both places are devoid of water
power, good soil, mineral, or first class
harbor.
Duluth has sold many of her rocky lots
by claiming that she would be the East
ern terminus of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. These represents. tons though
made with the intention. 10 defraud and
swindle,-aro seasoned with just enough
truth to mislead many a shrewd fnancier.
4 For instance, ths Northern Pacific Co.
contracted With Duluth, lin exchange for
the best part Of the town to make that
place its haSe Of supplies during construc-
tan. These supplies come up the lake
during the few summer months of navi-
cation, and are landed at Duluth. The
Company has also contracted with the
Lake Superior and Mississippi River r.
r., for the use of its track to transport
these supplies twenty-five miles South to
| Thompson, the point where the two roads
cross at angles.
| Thus for hollow fame to catch YER
dant strangers, and the honor of furnish-
ing a storehouse for supplies purchased
East, Duluth gave away hQr best pro.
perty.
Going west from Thompson lat present
a small settlement. Of about a dozen hon.
ses, good watet-power and an excellent
slate quarry the Northern Pacific R. R.
strikes direct for the headwaters of Co.
lumbra River. The three important acts
of the company during the next six years
will be to complete the road to the Paci-
fic, to trade off it's property in Duluth,
and then leave the town a wreck and viii
derness by continuing its line eighty-fivs
miles down the Lake to Bayfield,, the uIr
innate eastern terminus of the road. Pre-
parstory to this, it has already Sc cured
the best portions OF Bayfield,, and. large
interests in the invaluable adjoini, 10 mines
Bayfield, possesses four prom neat fea.
lures to ensure it's success.
| to'' IL hoe AAcA poCh lar ds sd RI is in
close proximity to the ooat iron mines ir
the world. Sd. Its waters ara pavigablt
-, ~ t"o " ~ ZEE months longer every
C.. - at Duluth. 4th. 1t has the only
| harhor on the entire Lake, will
"a'0i broad ana deep enough for thu
!" .sest vessels,-ana safely protected
from the numerous fearful gales of thi
section. ....
l. / prophesied in public letter,-a shor
lie time ago,-that the Duluth bubble woul
II burst within ninety days! The truth
D. my prediction has been verified in re
he markable manner. Negotiations were
1t that time pending between heavy capital
lists and Mr.. Conda-the king of contrac
N tors at Chicago-for the erection of dock
lie at Duluth to the extent Of over half
re million. Since my letter was publishe,
re Mr.. c. has been telegraphed to suspen
II all further work on Duluth