The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
Occasional Letters.

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Editor Grange Adrance AS we
promised to give you few items while
we were swinging around the circle we
will now proceed to do 80. Leaving
your city few days since We visited .
FRoNTENAC. -..E.t.s; :
Which we found quiet as usual more
so if possible. In the old town down
by the lake side everything appears pre-
cisely rs many southern towns did dur
ing the war (and since the war, for that
matter,) that is decidedly seedy. No
particular improvement in any direction
and streets growing up with weeds.
We noticed sundry COWS feeding quietly
on the sidewalks and, from their APP
pearance, inferred that they were get
ting a good conf ,rtable living and were
not troubled about the future. Down
at the lakeside hotel everything looks
desolate enough. Buildings all closed
up with one exception. We stopped on
the hill moment to look at Gen. Nc
Leans beautiful grounds, and though
other property may 90 to seed it is quite
evident that his will not. The General
has as fine place as there is in this
upper country and means to keep it so.
One cannot help but think that it is
thousand pities that Frontenac should
not go ahead, for it is certainly beau
tiful spot naturally. From here we 90
IN a sail boat across the lake to
MAIDEN Rock,
thriving, wide awake little town, and
find it possessing an air Of business and
prosperity that is a comfort to see. We
notice that the merchants Of this town
carry heavy stocks of goods and were
told that they do a heavy business an
nually with the farmers living few
miles back. We are informed further
that one needs 60 but few miles back
to find as good and we'll cultivated farms
as there is in the northwest. The gen.
eral appearance Of Maiden Rock indi-
Gates good trade with the surrounding
country, while the view of lake Pepin
in front of town is simply magnificent.
From here we travel through a very
billy country to
EsDA1LE,
which Thriving little burg remains very
much the same, all the time. No great
improvement visible, although we did
notice a good substantial hotel built
since we last saw the town. Mr.. Betch.
ers factory is the life Of the place and
gives employment to quite number Of
men. We heard some Of the inhabi.
tants remark casually that times were
most Internally hard. They said, how.
ever, that what they lacked in money
was made up to them in company Or
ders, contentment and trout. In speak
ing of the future Of Es1aile to our friend
Joe Rice, who is authority in such mat
tiers, he said that the town was all right
in the main, "but reckoned' twas too ia,
from Wacouta to ever be much of a
place. It is a pleasant little towr
and there are thousand worse places
than Esdaile. By the way, they are
making preparations to have a good ole
fashioned celebration here on the 18th oil
July. Some larger towns not thous
and miles from here might initiate them
in that respect to good advantage
From here We 90 to .. -.
ELLSWORTH, "..l
making note Of several things on the
route. First that the mill known as
Sleeper's mill is being improved greatly
this season. We were told that they
are arranging it so as to give them about
five or six feet more fall to the waite,
and, as a consequence, greater power
As we get within five or six miles O
Ellsworth we are surprised at the size
of the fields that have literally beer
hewn out Of the timber on each side O
the road. Good comfortable house.
and barns and everything around then
ADDarentlV to mako tham comf0rto hi O
A great deal Of land is being cleared
this season, and we noticed thousands
of trees rolled in heaps ready to b.
burned. If we had the power to lif
those same Jog heaps bodily and Sc
them gently down on this side of tn
river we would do it without lnaa of finn