New-York tribune., 1871-11-02

LITTLE STURGEON, Wis, Oct. 25.-Any good
s,ate map will indicate tho appco mate position oi
Rig" and Little" Sturgeon Bays. Opening from
Green Bay both these pretty sheets indent TIC western
shore OF the peninsula running toward superior
between placid waters Of Green Bay and the bolster
GUS waves OF Lake Michigan. Tic towns taking thir
names nom the bays arc not much to speak o. They
prescn poverty Of construction perfectly In keeping
with the scarcity Of that compelled Their sense
less cOgrolnCns. Why shOuld this sQuahd hamlet
emphasize is dismal iusigni1ca by the dninutve
prenxi 1t may be that this town is Little" because
It's sprawiug nCichhrr Is mlos to the northwest Is
"BiG" but why either Of them are "SturGcons" sur
passes comprehension. WretChcd they are, there H.
however visible reason for their existence; the PENN
sun ant In agricultural chances abounds In the hes'
Of timber AMI there not AID probably never VIII
10 Railroads t4csc frequent ltc bay towns serve IS
outlets and inlcts u the great lum"cr uaa'
Iiko the far handsomcr and moro cAt EQrIshB
lumber towns on the western shore, these
places are ordered into existence by the great
companies. with headquarters in Chicago ana the
nucleus of trade and Duilnc always sHV'd by them
They begin operations generally y running up immense
ana pretty c'nc-; thl barracks, called. Invariably,
"comptuy hail n hOus - for ;ic accommodation OF
the factary nc log aad ;lc tiubcr men Ate: tls an
eye IS tu y % the extra main chance, and Wien tue
factories Elv" hC NJ company store "a opened
for the tail o: u, surrounding country. After the
company has accomplished this na,teTing start popular
does but tc prospect rlst I've much inviting than
at Little Sturgeon Alter struggle o. from Is TO 1s
years ambitious port the wheels Of progress in
three d alc. woOlca structures and an intermnao!e
waste o daH TIcsa GCcu@ulI.ons sprawl their drcary
proportions btrrcn pla7s OF hopeless length
covered .c,ly with OF tlc Tc.gnlng induCry-
sawdHt and slabs.
Notn: dcforms the tair face OF nature so swiftly as
numbering commnuiiy. Tho country itsefis wild and
picturesque, AL Cc coast presents a more varied
scenery tuaa ia llakS q L1moal or Killarney But
what good iSit that great green hc1dandR framed in
wife run ito III" blue waters Of the bay, and
that nnracrabc pretty islands with suowwEte pebhy
beaches stdd tho coast long millions Of logs drag
their slm way alou ani ayalances Of sawdust cover
the dainty green. THIS Whole western shore seems
studded with thes" White.bcached Tromontorics and
shclframcd s,to, forever inviting explorers to delicious
groves, happy LmtingcroInds. Now these charming
places o only 20 the birds and beasts but they
possess Hauy l7r,l AMI scnllry records, which, in
country largely so't'rd by the romantic people OF
France and IN. Low Com.ri.s ho! = .,t.od place in
every hoU -eAod CLrCncc. These ,Cg nds lack neither
historical cooriug nor impOsngper onnses ADanph.n
Of France cures in them and CyauCczcrS and cNl.rs
not Lss widely k.Own than th" I:,v ElcdzeT Williams
iii the nac..!Hr.y Of son: amt story.
Bar these pleasant gnp.0s VI romance arc forgotten
now IN the records that WI m future local Iii r@turc
with a more tragic current than ever flowed from the
sober realm Of fact The peninsula is IN untravclcd as
we'll cr.npa Jtyc'y unknown .ard. An irregular
system Of communication IS gene ally maut.in with
Bay, tic railroad tern ny casual boa pass
ing and down the bay. Since the fire. however theS
have ceased most OF the Te belonged in Chicago an"
porehcd in the destruction Of the city. 10 EcC TO Ltt!
sturgeon I endured the dsconfotS Of the CHG.ncrOOl
specially cnnrcred tug The air, filed with prciiu
irary rCorS @: Winter. bt EcCnly We bOTcd over tie
waves and the ickciilg heat Of the engine
absolute necessity On aud the facilities for trpv !
less than on water end The choice Il
tiOusly given, "buvkboard shanlas' mare" didn't
the most hopeful prospect of iourneying inland
For thc sympatles Of youth suspended, and
the hope that springs eternal fedthry forty miles
n aoot over waste Uf uproOd and twisted timber, with
mark, and the eXhilirang prNsp ct Of
occasional bear threw enterprise and ambition into the
background and fail" largest primer in the
bright lexicon Of you.h. But determined to fly to the
Ills knew not Of rather than risk those Encw, and
made inquiries about the buc board which v.gucly
imagined might be a sort Of back woods l.Cldn lie
yised by the pampered ninODS Of Eastern civil
ization when traversing these bleak forests.
Horseback Indignantly limited, and l fcCbly
caught at the murerouS suggestion, Notwithstanding
a hTm.ating consciousness that in educating 1 had
neglected the equestrian branch. Tho destiny that
shapes came with strong hand, however, no saddle
in the stables, and to finish the business
two fTisEy ponies dashiug in a cloud of
dust fo~ a TINT ore could sen. guided by faith
spirit hand. As they turned, however, man was secn
seated midway between the four wheels a bolt up
richi scat, which in turn rested wiOwy reach Of
panks Joining front and back wheels, and serving
boy and platform to this principle of lOcOmO
ton Pinned firmly to the aTcs. the boards, perhaps
three wild and In length, haven't the vestige
OF spring and when well laden they almost touch tho
ground This -embaDcc Of common country wagon was
blackboard and didn't half so bad as It had
painted II is used altogether IN these countries o1
bad roads where snow covers ground six and eight
months steadily in the year. The seats narrow. OblOng
nd Tacclcss, spring unguar"d IN the center OF the
platform and when in motion, one compelled to main
tain constant frantic grip or be will be shot as from
ratapult. Behind good team the blackboard ia ex-
haisess as there bolts springs to give out so
long as the wheels remain asI motors positively re-
lishcd the prusp t before me OF long aunt by buck
board With a suppressed howl from the Oystanders |
the machine gave urch forward, and, with cloud OF
sawdust vainc the horses it dashed off into the rugged
and blackCncd forest
The represented bad by the Little stur-
geons, but language IA incapable Of saying how bad
The fire had within o stones throw OF the hamlet,
and when the scattering little population had made
ready plunge into the protecting shadows OF the bay
the flames whrled of to the northward, and the
town was saved. Not so the farm.hOuses, farms and
fences outside The wdespreadlng track Of ruin COW
cred the greater part Of the peninsula from Green Bay to
Lake Michigan. from the ncighborhoOd of Green Bay
the south to Deaths Door" the north. The results
in lfeang not always the same but the track Of
the storm was Of thorough destruction wherever
human foot can pass In times rough corduroy roads
had penetrated the bay ports to the chief lumber
and shingle mills, where little communities Of 100 or
more clustered together sustained by the industry
Over ak miles OF burned, oberated road where Ggsn-
tic trees lay from their BEDS by the
and piled many feet high, the way led TO WliamsOn's
mill where 81 souls their last In the fiery hnr
Approaching the fearful spot the evidence OF the
storm and fame seem TO intensity In devastation mon
srous trees at leas FIVE six feet in circumference lie
fhav hadh wis al a