Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-05

Government and Mission Farms; the
Bad River Indian Village, showing
the manner of living, and customs of
the Red man the docks and mills
of Ashland, and our beautiful harbor;
the great Iron Bridge at White
River, six miles from Ashland, the
largest of its kind in America. from
wr.oh the visitor can look down in
to the tops of the tallest forest pines;
the Falls Of Tyler's Fork, four miles
from Wlnnebasho Station, on the
Central Railroad, with the remains
of an old copper mine; the pictures
que Dells of Black River, where it
forces it's way through the lofty
Penoka Iron Range, which rises 1000
feet above the level of Lake Super
Tor with it's iron walls, and hun
dreds of other places of interest,
form never failing source of diver
sion and pleasure. So much for the
entertainment of the invilad and
tourist
To the sportsmen who seek the ga
mey brook trout, we present our I'M
rivalled
TROUT STREAMS.
From the head of Lake Superior to
the Montreal River, the boundary line
between this State and Michigan,
there are numerous streams, brooks
and rivers, emptying their pure cold
waters into the great inland Sea.
Most of these contain the delicious
speckled brook trout; but several,
prominent among them the Brule. are
noted for their gamey fish, and album
dant supply. The Brule rises on the
dividing ridge, within few rods of
the springs that flow south, and,
swelling as they go, from the River
St. Croix, an important stream that
threads its way through the most fer
tile valley in the New Wisconsin.
Running north, the Brule tumbles
down over rocky ledge and boulder,
through the wild wooded slope, en-
tering the lake some twenty-five miles
east of Superior City; this stream is
wholly in Douglas County, but can be
easily reached from either Ashland or
Bayfield, by wagon road,-distance,
about forty miles. The Brule is,
everything considered, one OF, if not
the best trout-streams on the South
Shore. There are other good trout
streams in Douglas County-promi-
.rDnt among them Black River, a
branch Of the Nemadji, which emp
ties its waters into Superior Bay.
From the mouth of the Brule around
the Peninsula TO the Apostle Islands,
numerous trout. brooks are to be found.
Those emptying into Bark Point and
Siskowit Bays are good ground
Astounding in fish. Sand River, but
few miles west Of Bayfield,, is IA
nous for its large, red-meated trout,
several weighing from three to five
pounds each, having been taken with
in the past two years, while hundreds
that will weigh from one to three
pounds have been taken there nearly
every year since the country was set
tied =; and still there seems to be no
lack of them. Raspberry River,
Pixies Creek, Sioux River, Onion
River, Fish Greek, Whittlesey's Creek,
and White River are all excellent
trout streams, and meyer fail to yield
to the experienced sportsman large
reward for his labor, to say nothing
of the sport. The last seven mention
ed streams are within a circuit OF
twenty miles from Ashland and Bay
field, and can be reached easily by
boat or road in few hours. Ash
land Bay affords splendid rock fishing
along the Bayfield, County shore,
where brook trout of very large size,
aud in large numbers, are taken every
season. The Bay also affords excel
lent ground for trolling, and pickerel
and lake trout abound. Perch fishing
is good almost any where,' and rock
bass plenty. Along the line of the
Central Railroad are to be found
several fine trout streams, as well as
a number Of inland lakes, well stocked
with black bass, pike and pickerel.
Lake Superior produces the finest
white fish in the world, which are
served at all our hotels, but a few
hours out of water. So much for fish
and fishing.
In the proper season there is good
shooting. Ducks and wild geese
abound. the adjacent forests con-
tam the black bear, gray wolf, and
plenty of deer, for the skilled hunter.
The way to get here.
Steamers run from Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Detroit, Chicago and Duluth,
touching at Bayfield, and Ashland
both on their up anl down trips. The
Peoples Chicago Line will run in con-
nection with the Wisconsin Central
Railroad, between this port and Du-
luth, upon the completion of the road
to Ashland in June. Special rates
will be made by the Central Com
pany to excursion parties, or sporting
clubs, during the season. The fare
will be very reasonable for tourists
and travellers. The Company will
have their large and fine hotel at Ash
land completed August 1st, when II
is to be hoped that it will be opened
to the public. The Colby and Pen
Okla Houses, both good hotels, enter
tain guests in good style at moderate
rates. The Inland House, at Bay.
field, neat and commodious hotel
is also open to the public. Our ad
vice to the people OF the southwest
and central sections of the country
who desire to spend the hot months
of the coming summer at fins
pleasure resort, is to come to Lake
Superior.