The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-05-13
Y0KOMO AND SUPERIOR.

site first above mentioned, as the permanent
point Of junction between that road and
the l.. ). <S VI. r r. 1t will be the initial
point of the Northern Pacific during the
whole or the greater part Of the time of its
construction. Here are located the enein
house, machine shops, offices, and build
lngs incident 10 the construction of the
eastern portion of the great thoroughfare
Here too viii be the whir and hum of va
riots mills aud manufactures, for YakomoI
Is surrounded by valuable tracts OF pine.
and ntersected BY ! stream of about iftv
feet fail, aifordng excellent power privi-
leges Situated at the exact uncture of
two important railways it will control a
lumber trade Of Il hundred miles west and
south aud pine in the rough, or as building
stuff, or in the various forms of finer manu-
facture, will be conveyed from this new
town to points west beyond the Mississippi,
or south nearly to ST. Paul Orders for
long timber have already reached the same
region of country from places farther south
than indicated, and this demand will in
crease.
Yokomo is something over two miles
south and west of Thompson the pet village
of the Lake Superior q Mississippi railway
propretors, but its vicinity to this pronis- |
ing place is no drawback to its future pros
perity as it is itself well championed by the
powerful Northern Pacific, who will have |
no difficulty in building manufacturing sites
pretty much where they choose to have |
them
Iokomo occupies well-drained and
level site, comprising at present about half
4 square mile. Its broad streets will be
made beautiful by sparing enough of the
original forest trees to provide avenues Of
ample shade, measure that if it did not
originate in the acknowledged taste OF
Judge J. G. Hussey (the former proprietor
Of the site, and now largely interested in
it, yet must 50 accord with it as to be yir-
tuaIy his own suggestion.
Yokomo but lately received its name,
which is both euphonous and appropriate.
Il is said to signify .'the Junction" and is
evidently from the Indian tongue, doubt
less the Chippewa. The place, however
new, is being rapidly developed, and will
beyond question soon be point Of import
ance. 4 dozen or two buildings are soon
going up. a school house, and an Episco-
pal church are under contract. Other de-
nominations will seek and find a welcome
there, the first sermon having been preach
ca in the place last Sunday by the Rev.
Mr.. Tiddy of Oneota, minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church
The country in the neiglborhood OF
Yollomo IS available for farm ng purposes,
especially to the east and northeast strik-
ing a rich sandy loan with clay subsoi at .
no great distance in the directions speci- I
fed, and fine farms ere long viii bring
their produce to Yokomo for shipment,
taking back with them the manufactures +
aud imports OF the new city.
This important site with It's certain fu-
ture is the objective point of railroad yet
to be built from the town and harbor of Su
perior in an air line to the \ orthern Pacific
construction terminus.
The surveys last summer indicated this
route as the shortest and best possible from
Lake Superior to the Northern Pacific
commencement The distance is but 23
miles against 26 or q from Duluth. The
grade is nowhere over 80 feet to the mile, /
rs against more than twice that on the /
north shore road. The route is air line as
against the tortuouS, snaky track OF the
l.. S. & VI. The line will follow natural
road bed on the easy descending ridge dl-
yiding the waters of the St. Louis and
Nemadji, as against the trestles, rock, and
ravne work Of the st. Louis valley route.
The cost viii be much less than one-tourth
the expense of the bridging, blasting, filing
up, devjng down, and pie-drivng of the
Duluth road, not to speak of the incalcula-
bic difference in trouble, time, and money
saved by improving a natural harbor m
stead Of manutac turing breakwaters, en-
trys, channels, rivers, streets and bridges
against local, state and national opposition
and litigation, delaying the hard progress
for years and meeting defeat at last
We have the adUGAtage of unscrupulous
rivals. however much the enemies of our
welfare at home and abroad may sneer at
the word There is latent power behind
it. The building OF mere patch OF rail-
=, NpI-pr,, the season yes even the