The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-23
INTRODUCTION.

''iy III iScS'Po VI
letters from parties in various por-
tons OF our country, asking for in
formation in regard to Lake county,
in order that they may be enabled
to decide as to whether they will
come and make their home with us.
or not. With q view of having an
answer ready for them at all times
VIC have prepared tho following,
and intend to let it remain in the
STAR for some time to come-a
gratui tous publication for the gen
cral good. First, as regards the
soil Of our county, we have fine
varicty,consisting of rich bottom
lands and the lighter, yet far from
worthless sandy soil ofvast "plains."
In the hard wood region we have
as fertile clay and gravel soils as
can be found anywhere. Tho prices
of unimprovcd lands range from
Six to Fifteen Dollars per acre,
according to quality and situation.
There arc now no government
lands very near the railroad (thc
Flint 4 Pcrc Marquette, which
runs from east to west, near the
north line of the southern tier of
townships) that arc unoccupied;
still, wild lands arc so cheap that
demonstrating" Is scarcely an object.
The
CLIMATE.
Is one Of the drycst, purest and health
lest to- bc found in the world. Al
though aboundingin lakes and streams,
yet the pure fresh character Of
THE WATER
Is such AZ to render miasma a thing al
most unheard Of The water of the
Pore Marquette river and its branches
cannot bc cxccllcd for purity, and is
the home of thousands of the Michigan
trout, or CRAWLING, n fish to delight the
hand and palate ofanyOnc. The lakes
contain countless pickercl, bass, perch,
&C., and on the 18th January, 1876,
1900 young California salmon were
placed In the waters of Star Lake, near
Baldwin. For
TIMBER,
Lake county possesses an excellent va
ricty. Besides thousands Of acres of |
valuable pine, there are many thou
sands of acres of maple, beech, oak,
elm, ash, Eastwood, cedar, &c. The
"plains" are mostly covered wit n sort
of dwarf pine or balsam, commonly
called 'jack-pine," growing to- the
height Of from twenty to fifty feet, and
useful in fencing and for firewood. The
only
MANUFACTURING
of note which Is carried on mt present
Is comprised In the lumber, lath and
shinglc business. There are now clev-
Ell mills for the production Of the above
named articles I'm the county. "A good
grist mill Is much needed, and will
doubtless he erected before the close of
the coming season.
PRODUCTS.
AS yet, our settlers have not turned
their attention so much to farming rs
to numbering. Lake county promises
to become an excellent gr,lin-raising
country, and finer wheat than has been
already produced here cannot be found
anywhere. The finest potatoes can be
raised and root crops and vines gcncr-
ally do well.
THE SOCIETY
afforded In Lake county, We hold to DO
fully up to tho average of newly set
tied regions. The settlers are for the
greater part, removed from the East
prn States to this comparative wilder
ness, and are generally possessed of i'm
telligcncc and good morals. At pres
mt there Is no church within the coun-
ty; but there Is no lack of religious SER
vices I'm all the principle towns, the
school houses (which arc beginning to