Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-09-01
C0rveSb0ndence.
WRITTEN ron THR vERNosr PHRSIx.
VOTES FROM LIKE SUPERIOR.


sippi Railroad, of one hundred and fifty
miles from st. Paul, brings us to Duluth.
We take the night train, but are early
enough in the morning to see the "Dalles"
of the st. Louis river. These are some
twenty-five miles west Of Duluth. They
arc deep gorges cut by the stream through
the solid rock. The water now foams over
some shelving bottom, and now whirls
around in some basin as ii strikes against
the cliff. The banks above are covered
with a dense forest, giving to the whole
scene a rugged grandeur. We follow for
several miles the st. Louis, whose course
is here through deep valleys, with many
fall and rapid.
DULUTH.
The Duluth of to-day is principally one
street running east and west mile or two.
| On the south the city is flanked by marsh,
on the north by a bluff Of nearly noun
famous proportions. A few streets are al
ready climbing up this steep. The eastern
part of the city breasts the lake. Here are
extensive docks, an elevator with a capa-
city of storing half a million bushels of
grain, sailing vessels, the "Keveenaw,"
one ofa line of steamers which ply between
Buffalo and this place. While we are at
the wharf, the India" of the same line
comes in from her long journey freighted
with passengers and merchandise.
"Thc Zenith city of the unsalted seas" has
some first class hotels--at least in charges.
She is not indifferent to religion, certainly
to churches. We count seven finished or
building. The census of last year gave
Duluth three thousand and ninety-thr
Inhabitants, but she claims now four thou
sand, though ! was assured the gain has
been very slight within twelve month.
Such is the Duluth of iact-but she is
soon to be in the Imagination of her en-
thusastic residents city of two hundred
thousand souls, the rival of Chicago and
st. Louis.
The mountain against which she abuts
on the north is to be levelled or built over,
her marsh is to be reclaimed and covered
with business blocks, and she is to spread
indefinitely to the west She is to be the
eastern terminus of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. And all the country this road
taps must pour its wealth into her lap, and
she is to distribute to this country what
ever IL obtains from the East.
But this vision never will be realized.
Duluth has no country Immediately
around her capable of supporting larger
population, and in which villages and cities
will spring up and pay her tribute. Chica-
60 is backed by the garden of the world,
and must be city of Importance if her
business were limited to an area within
hup1rol vnilpa of bnr AUaip nulutb is
practically shut out of the world from De-
cember to May. She must do all her busi-
ness in seven months. In the winter st.
Paul will take her Northern Pacific Rail-
road trade, and keep most of it through the
rest of the year. The growth of Duluth has
been rapid, almost marvellous, within
thirty months but she will not realize her
expectations, she will never exert a COM
manding influence in the Northwest.
LAKE SUPERIOR.
1t is estimated that this Lake has an area
of thrty-two thousand square miles. Its
greatest depth is about eight hundred feet
two hundred feet lower than the level of
the sea. The system Of lakes to which Su-
perior belongs cannot contain less than
hundred thousand square miles. Where
does all the water come from that passes
out through the st. Lawrence! \ glance at
the map shows that nearly all the country
south of the lakes is drained by the tribu-
taries of the Mississippi, while the rivers
north of them flow mostly to Hudson's
Bay. The evaporation from these lakes
must be immense, and yet more water
seems to pass out of them than runs into
them. Some think that the lakes, especi
ally Superior, are fed by springs. In no
other way they affirm, can we account for
the great quantity of water in them, and
which constantly runs out.
Our immediate collective point is Bay
field, Wis. We take the steamer "Kewee-
naw," and are soon out ON the clear wa
ters of the Lake. We keep Duluth in view
long after we have left her docks. \ few
hours ride brings us among the Apostles
Islands. The lake grows broader. Gulls
hover along our track to pick up the pieces
of bread voyager from time to time drops
into the water for them. We count the
movement of their wings. 1t is about
hundred and thirty minute. We marvel
at their tireless activity, at the precision
with which they dart down and secure the
coveted morse. Occasionally one lights
in the water, and really is thing of beauty
floating on the water.
MIRAGE.
We look eastward, and our judgment is
the "fool of our senses" We see lake
above the horizon; a phantom forest ap-
pears, the trunks of the trees, their limbs
until it changes 'orm and vanishes. We
see phantom bridge, it stretches from is
land to island. There the abutments it
seems to be built on piles. How straight
they arel How distinct! But they break in
the centre, and ascend and descend, and
soon are gone. 1t is the mirage of the lake,
and we learn from it how the desert trav-
eller is Knocked by water near at hand, and
how the sailor sees a phantom ship with
sails spread, passing across some bay or
entering some harbor.
BAYFIELD,.
This is place of some six hundred in
habitants, eighty miles from Duluth. 1t is
pleasantly situated, the Bay stretching far
southwark. 1t is considerably sought as
a watering place. 1t is sort of nascent
Newport for st. Paul and Minneapolis. A
score of visitors from those places were
here when left.
Something is done here in lumber also
in the manufacture of barrels. Bayfield,
has her newspaper, "The Press" and, un-
fortunately we think, a billiard saloon. The
residents cannot need this, and visitors
can find recreation enough among the hills
and on the water. There is Catholic
church, somewhat antique, in this place,
which We sought. We were assured of
finding a beautiful painting hung within.
1t did not meet our anticipations. 1t re-
presented the "Natiyity," but was rather
"mixed" in character. A moss picture by
a hona artist saan at har houeo ,,Iaasa1 no