The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-12-05

'teeo tie grant, and the building o.
tie toHg-tntked-of ratlr0ad from M1
St Croia to LIKE Superior, pW BE-
assured. Hail, happy day.
From the St. Paul Pioneer
Notwithstanding the panic OF
last year, continued hard times, and
general diStrust of railway enter
priSes, the Managers of the North
Wisconsin Railway, have pushed
the construction of their line with
great activity, and have fully com
piled with the terms of the act of the
Legislature of Wisconsin, by com
pleting forty miles from HUDSON the
present year. The road is in run
ming order, and amply equipped one
third Of the way to Lake Superior,
the present terminus being within
twelve miles of Rice Lake, the
county seat Of Barron county. 1t
runs through rich country, that is
being rapidly settled. Several
homesteads were taken during the
past week. One OF the notable
features Of this enterprise is the fact
that it has been prosecuted without
dollar of foreign aid. The money
was furnished entirely by the cor
porators, and it is a satisfaction to
know that they have something over
for future use. We understand
that the company, having fulfilled
every obligation imposed upon
them by the legislature, viii make
application Immediately for patents
of the land which they are entitled
TO receive
An excursion trip was made yes
terday to the end Of the line, by a
number Of gentlemen interested in
the enterprise, among whom Were
Mr. John a. Humbird, President Of
the Company; Messrs. John Com
stock, \. Z. Jefferson, \. L. Clark,
Directors; and Judge Barron,
State Senator, Frank Clark, Esq,
Horace y. Taylor Esq. and Judge
Wetherby, Of Hudson. Some of
these gentlemen reached this city
last evening, and express the great
est satisfaction with what has al
ready been accomplished, and I'M
pIcit confidence in the future of the
work 81 ausPIciou-Iy begun. a.
Mo~gh his is u Wisconsin, enter
prise, tie psople Of 50. PtuI
are not aueinterested obSerUerS Of its
progress, and aoiH hail the doy of
It's completion as among the proud
est IN the annals Of the city,
From the ST. Paul Press.
Aaother epoch was marked yes
terday in the progress of St. Paul
and the northern portion of Wiscon
in, which naturally lies tributary to
Il. We refer to the formal opening
Of The North Wisconsin railroad,
formerly known as the St CrolX
ana Bayfield, railroad, VIII ch was
celebrated by an >xcursion from
this uitt, Hudson, and other points
along the road to the end Of the
tract. This excursion was CON
ceiyed and organized by Hon. H. d.
Barron, of St. Croix Falls, who has
always been a staunch and earnest
supporter Of railroads, and espec-
tally Of this particular one, and one
of four who voted against the we'll
known Potter" law.
THE START.
At s 80 A. NJ. large number of
the prominent men of this city, on
the invitation of Judge Barron, found
awaiting them at the West Wlscon-
sin depot two magnificent ears, we'll
stocked with ample provisions, etc,
for trip towards Bayfield,. Among
those who comprised the party from
this city were Hon. Edmund Rice,
who first conceived the railroad sys-
TEN of Minnesota General II. III.
Sibley, Hon. VIM. p. Murray, Gov.
Davis and ex- Cows. Marshall and
Austin; Hon. Q. z. Whitcomb,
State Auditor MeSSrs. Z. +. Drake,
John l. Merriam, Horace Thomp-
sob, Ii. A. Wilson, J. c. Burbank