The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
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 n view of having an
answer ready for them at all times
we have prepared the following,
and intend to let it remain in the
STAR for some time to cOme-a
gratuitous publication for the gen.
eral good. First, as regards the
soil of our county, We have a 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
as 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 (the
Flint & Pere Marquette, which
runs from east to west, near the
north line of the southern tier of
townships) that are unoccupied;
still, wild lands are so cheap that
demonstrating" is scarcely an object.
The
CLIMATE.
is one of the dryest, purcst and health
lest to be found in the world. AL
though aboundingin lakes and streams,
yet the pure fresh character of
ItIE WATER
is such as to render miasma thing al
most unheard of. The water of the
Pore Marquette river and its branches
cannot be cxcclled for purity, and is
the home Of thousands Of the Michigan
trout, or CRAWLING, fish to delight the
hand and palate ofanyone. The lakes
contain countless pickcrel, bass, perch,
&C., and on the 18th January, 1876,
$4,000 young California salmon were
placed I'm the waters of Star Lake, near
Baldwin. For
TIMBER,
Lake county possesses an excellent va
riety. 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 a 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 IL carried on mt present
Is comprised I'm the lumber, lath and
| Single business. There are now elcv-
TN mills for the production ofthe above
named articles in the county. A good
grist mill Is much needed, and will
doubtless be erected before the close of
the coming season.
PRODUCTS.
AS yet, our settlers have not turned
their attention 40 much to farming as
to- numbering. Lake county promises
to become an excellent embarrassing
country, and finer wheat than has been
already produced here cannot be found
anywhere. The finest potatoes can bc
raised and root crops and vines gencr-
ally do well.
THE SOCIETY
afforded I'm Lake county, we hold to bo
fully up to the average Of newly set
tied regions. The settlers are for the
greater part, removed from the East
crn States to this comparative wilder
ness, and are generally possessed of I'M
telligcnce and good morals. At pres
cnt there Is no church within the coun-
~; but there is no lack of religious SER
vices In all the principle towns, the
school houses (Which are beginning to