The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-16
INTRODUCTION.

INTRODUCTION.
We are constantly in receipt of
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 view of having an
answer ready for them at all times
VIC have prepared the following,
and intend to let it remain in the
STAR for some time to cOme-a
gratuitous publication for the gen.
cral good. First, as regards the
soil of our county, VIC have fine
variety, consisting of rich bottom
lands and the lighter, yet far from
worthless sandy soil ofvast "plains."
In the hard wood region We have
us fertile clay and gravel soils as
can be found anywhere. The prices
of unimproved lands range from
Six to Fifteen Dollars per acre,
according to quality and situation.
There are now no government
lands very near the railroad Qhe
Flint & Perc Marquette, which
runs from cast to west, near the
north line Of the southern tier of
townships) that arc unoccupicd;
still, wild lands are so cheap that
demonstrating. is scarcely al object.
The
is one of the drycst, purest and health
lest to DO found i'm the world. Al
though Astounding in lakes and streams,
yet the pure fresh character of
TIE WATER
is such as to render miasma n thing al
most unheard of. The water of the
Pere Marquette river and its branches
cannot he excellcd for purity, and is
the home of thousands of the Michigan
trout, or grayling, fish to delight the
hand and palate ofanyOne. The lakes
contain countless pickerel, bass, perch,
&c, and OH 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 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 at present
Is comprised i'm the lumber, lath and
single business. There are now clev'
EN- mills for the production of the abov,
named articles in the county. "A goot
grist mill Is much needed, and viii
doubtless be erected before the close o
the coming season.
PRODUCTS.
As yet, our settlers have not turnc,
their attention so much to farming n
to numbering. Lake county promises
to become an excellent grain-raisint
country, and finer wheat than has beer
already produced here cannot he found
anywhere. The finest potatoes can b'
raised and root crops and vines gener
ally do well.
THE SOCIETY
afforded I'm Lake county, we hold to b.
fully up to the average of newly set
tied regions. The settlers are for tn,
greater part, removed from the East
ern States to this comparative wilder
ness, and are generally possessed of i'm
telligence and good morals. At pres
cnt there Is no church within the coun
ty; but there Is no lack of religious scr
vices I'm all the principle towns, tn
school houses (Which are beginning Z