New-York tribune., 1871-08-05
HOME CORRESPONDENCE.
THE NORTH WEST.
BY D,YARD TAYLOR.-l1.

THE APOSTLES lSLANDS-BANflELp ANO lio
NEWSPAPER" THE ZENITH CITY OF THE
rNsALTED sEAsn-DULUTu AND ITS NEW
PUBLIC WORKS.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 22.-The morning
after leaving the northern shore Of Lake Superior we
srose 10 look upon the Apostles Islands, group of ~
belonging TO Wisconsin. and lying at the entrance 10
tbe narrowing western extremity OF the lake They are
Inv wooded and uniform in appearance There is some
cultivation upon Madeleine Isaud. where the early
prcoch explorers established mission more than 100
vears ago; hut the old settlement is quite ecipsed by
the new town Of Bayfield,. on the main land This was
pretty picture approached. The background oi
intcmluabc forest ragged and rude as II showed Ohy
made the neat cottages and gardens, climbing the gen
te slope of the shore attractive to the eye The
captain gave rs half an hour 20 the place,
which proved to be quite sufficient. First, with
an impetuoity and freedom which must
have been startling the proprietOrS, the members OF
our party burst into the printing Office of the single
BAYFIELD, paper. Hank Fifeld' as himself prints MS
name. W., certainly astonished, while sam" (aso
thus printed busc himself with the press and took inc
invasion Of Eastern barbarans very coOly We learned
from the neat little sheet they print that Charley
Atwetcr had cut his hand with tumbler, and Billy
Brown was building new house Next week VIII PROB
ably see our visit announced In the same FAMILIAR lay
field STYLE While there saw map OF the town, whch
stated that il was the finest watering place in the
country and showed that lots surveyed as far out
as Al least Onehundredandtwenty fth-st. But there
il already pleasant hotel: great central railroad
Is coming slowly up that way and base must be the
stranger who would deny future 10 Bayfield,. There
was surely warmer sun than at Silver Inlet, and
heard a whisper Of farms in the wilderness beyond
Colorado friend whom met In the street, assured Inc
that the water was often enough for bathng36o,
believe being the normal Superior temperature. Fish
is abundant and excellent, and fruit-can easily be
brought from other places.
The half hour over we sped out the isandchannels,
passing quarry Of very beautiful red sandstone which
is already worked the lake narrowed, the northern
shore came In sight, and the headands in front drew
still nearer Maung, the loon, in the water near
our steamers path; but all looked in vain for the
wild-goosc Wa-wa and tho blue hcrOn the Shushugah
Those Hawaiian birds have followed their Gitche
Manito to kesWinnipeg, where, perchance, we shall
find them. II is of hours about so niles
from Bayfield, to Duluth; but the hplanted houses Of
the latter place be for long distance out over
the lake The north shore, which four five hundred
feet in hight runs far beyond the headOf Lake Superior
and terminates in blue cape 10 the westward Duluth
has a royal situations: her houses lifted by the
slope that they all show and the first impression that
OF a larger place.
We found a and elegant hotel, with nearly all the
Eastern comforts society of remarkably active and in
tegent gentlemen and the greatest amount of faith in
a gorgeous future don't know how many times was
hailed WITH Look at this main street! Two years ago
there was nothing but rocks and trees here!' re-
have lseen. The Duluth imagination has contrived an
cpthet which certainly surpasses all others Of the kind
Fancy: "The Zenith City OF the Unsatcd Seas!" one
would think that life was too short, and American ma
turo too practical for such phrase; but there it IS
Duluth, however, has enough reason to be proud OF
itself population Of nearly 4OOoi spacious Streets
good houses churches, pier, breakwaer, elevator
daily railroad and steambOat-a this is much TO be ac-
compished in three years. When the hideous burnt
forests arOundt 1t shall have been cut away the ground
sm0ohed, cleaned and cultivated, and gardens shall
have forced the climate permit their existence it will
be one of the most charming towns in the Northwest
There Is little back country which is available for farm
ing although much of it will doubtless be gradually
adapted to grazing The surety for the future prosperity
OF place lies in its neghbOrng quarl1es OF slate and
granite the great iron region TO the north and the wheat
of Minnesota and the Red River country Already
100000 bushels Of wheat have been shipped from the port
this year. Yesterday, party Of gentlemen of the
place took in little steamer through the
new cut-'yhch has aroused Wi5consn's wrath
into Superior Bay, thence into ST. Louis Bay ana hnaly
10 Superior City. II a delightful trip, giving u
frehcr and more varied gmpses Of scenery than we had
hitherto found superior City Of the prominent
residents received us, and not allowed 10 leave
until an excellent and most welcome dinner had been
prepared enjoyed. The town Is scattered along the
shore of the bay upon an admirable lOcatiOn but il
looks like the abode of frustrated hopes Many OF the
houses are old shabby the streets seemed to be de
serted and the best specimen Of gardening and good
taste which we due to Swede. The people, OF
course attribute their iuck to Duluth; but they have
II in their power 10 build up very respectable ana an
ultimately prosperous ake-pOrt When they have
connection with the railroad system of MnnesOta-to
which they belong more naturally than To Wisconsin
the atmosphere OF The place will change.
I'm Mr. Mcndeuhalrs garden, at Duluth, saw all vare-
ties of Vegetables, even watermeons, growing in the
greatest luxuciancc. The original forest trees die when
left standing alone, but those which had been trans
planted young promised TO survive The long Northern
twilight was made musical and melancholy by the voice
OF an Arctic nightingale whose four monofOnOus notes
sounded like the cry Of lost in the wilderness. But
must close FOR tonight. After a long journey to-day,
and the signs Of coming hOspitaes which we already
encounter writing is hardly pleasure; and do not
mean TO make it task. Much remains 10 be said but
we have two days of comparative rest in this vicinity
before venturng into the wilder regions beyond these
We have already seen, however, the evidences OF the
new and vigorous life which is coming TO Minnesota
through the successive completion Of her great railway
lines.