The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-08-07


lost. RAILROADS are to. be constructed
from Superior connectino with the Lake
Superior and Mississippi at R;ce's Point
and at the Junction Of the Northern Pa
ci6c. This will give Superior railr DAD
connections through Minnesota. But
these connections do not give Superior
her right of railroad CONNECTIONS in and
through Wisconsin, mar do they relieve
tie State from the duty and obligation to
lvesher suchacopneeiens by using the
grant and constructing the railroads TO
Superior and Bayfield, e And the more
speedily tho State discharges her duty
and lfulfis0 her obligations in these re
apects the less will be the loss for PAST
neglect and the greater will be the ad
Vantages hereafter to Superior and Wis
consin. ur RuRE .aaas 9yt5r .eg4rrstYs3Na
s-" bayfield, I'll" i.EH1H 70
In speakirg of bayfield, in connection
with the Editorial Excursion we said ::
Ne arrived safely at B ,yfeld at s O'clock
A, NJ took breakfast as the guests CT the
city at 8 a. NJ, and left at II "A. M. for
Ashland. Bayfield, is situated some 20 or
80 miles a little north of east of Superior,
with an island in front of it and the main
land extending some miles in northerly
direction Of it. 1t may perhaps contain
seven hundred to thousand inhabitants
1t is situated rather pleasantly on the side
of aahill. The residences have been con-
structed with good taste, and connected
with each is a garden and in each garden
there isa fountain brought from a spring
some distance up on the hill. On the day
we were there, the r21st of Jane, fruit
trees and strawberries were in blossom
After breakfast many went some distance
up the hill to a church where church SER
vices were being held, probably catholic,
as there was q full supply of tapers giving
light to enIiten- the. people. The wor
So' PPOiS "OAC AudldEo " AO HcIS 81 u6Gp-
ly-engaged in their devotional exercises
that they seemed scarcely to notice or be
conscious of the entrance and presence of
a large number OF strange pale face visit
ors Bayfield, has afne lharbor or road.
stead lying in front OF it between the
main land and an island. In this road
stead large feet-probably the whole
f1set of the lake-could lie in safety.
GOING TO MADISON ON SNOW SHOES.
~ MAJOR WHTTrLEsEY, a citizen of Bay
field, has travelled in his day from B lyfeld
to Madison, by way of Kenosha
we believe, on snow shoes, to attend the
session of the Legislature. II
And the majors days we are happy to
say are not yet ended, and, from all APP
pearances, are not likely to be very soon. |
The Superior and ST. Croix Land Grant
entities Bayfield, to railroad from Pres
colt on the Mississippi either By way cft
Superior or more directly by branch
from the main line to Bayfield,. But so
far as Bayfield, is yet Connected with the
rest Of Wisconsin b. railroad is concerned,
a member of the Legislature from Bay field
might have to 60 to Madison on snow
shoes. This however is not always to be- (
u.r3g THE FUTURE OF BAYFIELD,.
Wisconsin will sometime awake to a
long neglected duty to construct the ST.
Croix and Superior railroad to Superior
aud Bayfield,. as contemplated by the land
grrnt. And when this is done Wisconsin
will have discharged q part Of her duty
to Bayfield, Bayfield, lies about twenty
miles north of Ashland little east oil
north according to Gray's Atlas. To Oh
tain a feasible line for a railroad among
hills and around the point of the Bay on
which Ashland IS situated may, require
thirty orforty miles A railroad to Ash
land would connect Bayfield, with the
Central Wisconsin, running from Mena-
sha to Ashland, now being constructed
from both ends and will soon be com.
pleted. However long railroad conuec
ton ofBayfetd with Ashland or some
place with the Wisconsin Central may be
delayed it would seem that future neces-
sity would require it. And when Bay
field has the railroad connections to which
her position entities her she will stand AMI