The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-03
What They Say Of Manitoyoc.

| The parry OF gentlemen from Appleton
who were here on visit last week viewing
! the railroad, improvements, &C., have the
/ following over their signatures in the last
number OF the Appleton Crescent:
| I'VE the undersigned, at the suggestion of
| some OF our citizens made an excursion to
our sister city Of Manitowoc for the purpose
/ OF viewing Its advantages and improvements
| In connection with tic interest of our city
| Upon our arrival seemingly the most impor-
tant object that attracted our attention was
the vast natural harbor, sufficient for the
| combined fleets of the entire lake commerce
to ride with safety during the worst gales
/ that ever swept the bosom Of lake Michigan
In addition to this is the beautiful river
winding down through the city, with n suffi-
cicnt depth Of water for at least two miles to
( float the largest craft that nayigate5 our
northern seas. with makes it beyond qucs-
, ton Of doubt the best harbor upon lake
Michigan.
Among the many improvements at Mani
towoc. We noticed "a dry dock. rapidly ap-
preaching completion, with capacity to re-
I ccivc the largest vessel III t'ic lake fleet.
/ And one other Improvement, Of vastly
more Importance to our own city Of Appleton
than all others combined, and that was the
construction of the Appleton and New Lon
/ don Railway, which We found in an advanc-
F.! cd state of construction. We found the road
bed for nine miles west II Manitowoc, COM
pl2tcd and ready for tho ties and iron, with
the exception Of tilc bridge and fill at Zacs-
burg, which with the ample force at that
point, will very shortly be n finished fact
We also found hundreds of tons of first
class IT" rail upon the Company's dock
sufficient 10 complete the road at least thirty
miles west from Manitowoc; and we also sat
isfod ourselves If the fact that the company
owns and has IN transit from New York to
MauitowOc an amount Of rail sufficient 70
finish the \. Z \. J.. R'y 70 tho city of Ap-
plctcn. Wo also had the pleasure Of a ride
upon their road from their depot grounds,
ont to their gang Of track LAYERS: and more
than that We were drawn by the engine
'Deni Jones, !" which like its namcsakc the
original Ben. Jones, ono Of the pioneers Of
ManitoTOc. VIII never tire or give ont until
/ the undertaking IS an accomplished fact.
We also found gangs of men and teams scat
tered along the whole route to within twenty
miles Of our own city. rapidly pushing the
grade cf the road to comPlction,'
PERsoNAL.-On Saturday last we mad
the pleasure # meeting MIR A. l.. GRAY,
one Of the CITY fathers at Fort Howard, in
company with Fischer the indomitablo.'
Mr.. GRAY reports business good ut the
/ Fort, also that they arc much elatcd with
! the prospect Of an early commencement on
/ the Fox and Wisconsin River Improvement.
Fischer speaks very ilatterinSIy of business
on this northeastern shore Us compared
with other parts of the state.
Julo Enert, the former genial editor Of
the Tribune, arrived this morning from
Knoxville, Tenn, on his annual visit
among US. As hc wus always n general
fayoritc with all in this community, VIC
need not say ali greet him kindly. lie
took the morning tram West, on the A. i
n. L. K. H., but will return this evening,
md spend about ten days in our midst,
Mr.. John 2. Hume, Of the Chiffon
Times was II the city this week, looking
rs good naturod rs ever. lie was ACCOM-
panied by Fir. George Baldwin
Mr.. VIM. D. Hitchcock, Of kcwauncc,
stopped in the city yesterday, Oh his way
home from the south.