Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-07-13

Urea. july Isl, 1877

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1frn1 Of The editorial excursion, and
! country through which it was our
pleasure - pass .s-.. .g
coninne where ! left "f, presnm.
ng The readers Of The Reporter will
he entertained with, recital of..ucl.
l"'cnts, and descriptive vi.wS~ef n
journey which has been to me full ut
interest and enjoyment.
On the morning Of Thursday the
23d, our party, whirh had been mos,
kindly cared for by the good people
of M".uminee, again assembled at
the wharf, whittier the fine steamer
Sigiaaw could he discovered far mp
the Bay making f'r port, under tly :
ing colors, 10 receive "the visitors "
and c 'nvrv them 10 Sturgeon Bay, on
the Western shore of the Peninsula.
The Bay at his point has width ut
Of about seventeen miles. gi,in" the
| distant shores a clear, yet indlstinctly
defined deep blush line Of land which
alone marked the would. he blending
OF the horizon with the deep blue wa.
tiers Of the Bay. Before our depart.
urr, the accustomed and inevitable
spcech.making and " dcknomletlge.
ments" for courtesies shown, with The
usual, and | might say irrepressible
cheers, were gone through with as
much apparent enthusiasm ~ IN the
first days of The glorious reunion
After good byes" and God-
speeds" to those of our party who
! were proposing to return h"rn" eat
Duluth and Il Paul, and who from
Menomiuee went by steamer to Mar
qnpt,e, ami the mining Regions of
1 superior. A fine sail across the Bay
hrouuht ~ Ia the beautiful and enter.
pri' ing hnrgh Of Surgeon BAY, beau
tiiul!v Iratrd on the Sturgeon river.
Here ,nr coming was anticipated,
! and the excellent ladies' of the village
! seemed 10 have Teen determined to
eclipse. their nciGhburS of Pr-htigo,
in every thing which would add to
onr enjoy ment. In a grove, short
distance from the Iaudlng, we found
two tables SO bouutirillly spread
with luxuries AMI 80 beautifully ar,
ranged that ii seemed aImDst too
bad to spoil what The r'onGh,tul"csN
an generosity of onr friends had SO
hrnatIIeIIy prepared; but the stomach
"f IN editor, like necessity, knows 10
Iar, and when yirtnal~ are, ol were
a. ,hc meotts To- ~ end 10 De accom-.
pli-hed, l. e.---to keep an editor from
starving, and NE bcf'cre IN editor Is
the hungrir,t mau IN Ire wutid --Sn
We all appeared 10 hook ut til" case,
and byre4ue<t, after Gods blessing !
was asked 10y Father Walworth,
pitched il Unfortunately, leaving,
10 he sure. q bonnlifnl quantity OF
good things, but, o! what wreck,
The table fairly groaned &c speak liz
ura,ivrh) with It's barden Of good
things, but when we were done. !
think it mus, have fairly moaned with
anguish. Well suppose provision
was male u eat, aud AZ thinkng. the
whole body OF the fraternity can :es-
lify that the very paa'abIe eatabics
had fulfilled their mission.
a project, which il The buiI'l'ng Of
ship canal connecting the watt rs at
Green Bay with those of Lake Mirhi
Gan. The length Of the canal when
completed will be one and one fouth
miles, oniN while it will save TO the
marlurr of our inland lakes one han.
dred and sjrty miles Of lake tr"ceL
Already the government recognizes
the Feasibility of this great scheme.
by appr"piating the sum of So 900
to he expended IN continuing the Stur-
g~on river Ia width of 400 feet. 400
The Government has also granted
2uO, 900 acres Of ani IN aid of the
enterprise. The estimated cost OF
! the canal is $500 900 "A snm most
uiflng, when we CONSIDER the vast
benefits which must accrue tn the
commercial Interests, ~ wen A. &c
the seamen, whose lives are cnntiu
: uallv jroparliaed, but more partiCu
/ iarIy during the early and late month
e "f navigation. senator Harris, thro
whose energy and indomi,ahle will
~ the government has finally been NAL,
: To- see the many al, antages wmcl
, must necessarily acertr upon the
completion OF the p,rjrrt, feels con
hlaut that the enterprise will he en-