, 1873-02-21

Thfa ri n0rN1n 1}aH Ad f1t1aA trauf nf I'd.
,,nano T. hos ~ rrouar+ ont1"t nut - aaa,,
ouuAn"' - n"o ~ piosont out1ot' put ~ boou
Will haVo. From the moat westerly point IN tho
bond Of tho h1onononoo extension Of the Chi
cago d Northwestern Railway-24 miles south
weat of Esrnnahn-o 1;ro han ham aprvovod ,r1
1ocotad t1,roc t,o sran,, s,,.
and miles beyond, into Section 10. Tho totai
distance from the point OF divergence from tho
1nnin linn Ia nbout 20 mi1oa Enc;,oora ora
a,,oooa1 ,,,>,,. t,,a ,,ron1aa ,1 a., ss,. ~,
ene"s'a uPon 'no pion1o6 aio us "oiA VIII 10
cIo"aeo 70 conplo1toh "lthoat loss OF time.
The contract for its construction hus boon let,
i1o,,ht;,o. =. +. 1,sssa,,.., ss., wv .AAo WI
"o"o%1os' W III aAccebsI'A oporaslon' a btron8
force Of miners Is employed In opening thcm most
rail Communication. n1l viii ho IN rood,neaa for ~
lit s,.:'I =. ~ w. ~ :. .o"o'.l'oo ~
oalny Sn'pment 60 Esoanana anu milwaukee,. 1t
III INC purpose OF tic milwaukee, Iron Company
to supply their ecvoral furnnceH at Milwaukee
and Wyandotto, noar Detroit. with ore fron, t1,ix
rew1y-opo nod region, An advantage ofered IL.
that, during }ho aaason nf navirat;nn'
rail transportation viii not b6 in.
peratiyaly necessary n greater distance than
Is milos to Escanaba, where tonnage is cen-
orally plentiful. Uithorto. during tl,a wintnr
season, il tho furnaces Ind not ltd in q suG1-
cient atocl thoy wero Obliged to 70 out Of blnet
as soon as Tho banks becaIne bars. Unbrolton
rail communication having now boon established
facilities are assured, enabling tho iron compa.
MOS to ship direct from tic minos to their f,,r-
naces without transfer.
The big cuts tlat delayed tho completion Of
Milwaukee, to Fond du Lao hro now out of tho
wny Of tho tracl1-layers, and, by tho 1st OF NAV
the iron will be put down aud tho line bo in
operation. This will shorten the haul to Mil
wamkee and Chicago about thirty milos.
Tho Breen Mine has not fulfilled o1poota-
t!ons. It is mninly owned by citizons Of Green
Bay, who hoped to ronlize from it 4 handsome
fortune. Early last yoar branch road was To-
Gated into tho mino, but tho prospecting opera
tlona haVo scarcely warranted tho construction
OF . Ial11oan soleiy 1of 1ta de7elopmont. Had
Hot t3e sectlon G'6at malcs beyona promised III
ilnasoy potter. tue projected M line would not have
roon n;na ~ y & ~ ~ . Inc
ta hannat ~ IT, tnA' pfopotky WILL ooS1'e
,;nr mo. up for sne are nre
present Ugh pElees and scarcity OF q, orc orc
goat ,,roinonr ~ - ~ an9 aoeo-
Wm r RnrnMn, 10 ~ ~ tha aoor ~ M
~ ct ~ rs1,nr1toh ~ ~ u ae noor o. tne Monse e
IL | immansn ~ ~. ~. 10 .annhn9 daptsn,i5s ne
ico,, .1;,a. ~ - ns Pgtsans io7 MolAing
tayio - ~ a.4toos1 po M 40 81
IL ~ @ IN nn aut anas se 'nlne penI!ng
nan i1ls hia ~; os clam to pEeemnonco. a. any
aa,'o,,ino IL as uuo ~. I'm nln
9aar T. th.t p,,en,st aatsus' ;' au s otty
,,rov;ica - 9nrSar ~ an. W. non po
meet tho coming seasons demand. Besides ar r.
ranging to vigorously work his several mines, he
Company to extend its Peninaular Division into
his now Excolsior Mino. Tho Company Was also
urged to Immediately extend lis magnificent oro
dock at Escanaba. Believing the assurances
ihat aS1ng asg u the sq5sqns 5 so s1a sco
naba, tho Northwestern Company promptly SON
tracted for tho construction Of 6Uo feet Of aild-
tional dock. BY the lat Of May noxt the entire
1000 foot Of dook will be ready for the accommo~
dation Of the dozen vessels that will be ablo to
moyo simultaneously underneath It's capacious
pockets.
Tho railway company ia fast realizing tho I'M
portance Of their orc trnfic. No other branch
Of ita business is so profitable, It is Claus Of
freight easy to handle and little subject to loss
or damaEo. Approoiatinr its uroflt tho Com
pany is extending ita linos wherever gufIlciont
Inducements arc held out Hithertu thoro have
bean two brnncl,es divorrin, from fho mn;r
line westward. into thn 63i;fferant n,inns. hit
without connection other ti,nn at tho point Of
intersection, Tha upnor nr northern iino ran
through Nogaunoe aid Iehponlirg, to tic Woat
Ena 6Iine. at tho close Of last season Mr,
A, D. Stone. Preeidaut OF tho Oloyeland Rollinu
Hill Company. bought the Saginaw Mine. situ.
atod five miIos beyonl Tho Northwestorn Hnil
way terminus. An extoueon into tho new 1nino
was necessary to insure its profitable working,
For this AI. Stone-hlMeetf au ex-rRilroal mall
agor--soon arranged Tho completion Of this
extension would bring tho torm;ni OF tho two
branches from the 1naln limo within i've mlloa OF
each other. II oonneotee q loup-lino would be
cro"tea, advantageous ailko to the carrior and
tue shipper. proposition to TINT OBJECT Was
n1 maoo, acceptea, and 70 now eotng carried out.
dae comp1eslon OF thls ioup line VII enable the
Sp company 70 sond trasns IN quick succession
from Negaunoe, tonchlnS at the several
m'aes, anu, ny tno tlmo t!e circuit 10 mado
tsni ana tae u man hno reaonoa, tue customary
trah LII; .. i1rsy OF ty cafa "ili 20 inaao Up
Mili 1ae1nt9to transportation and serve asa turn
taple ~ 4arso sea!e. !heao soVoral enterprises
comprise IN Auultl0n OIL about IL mll0a to tito