Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

its origin. Construction and Effect
Upon the Development of the state,

SO Osssns construction and Effect
Upon the Development of the state,
/. Corr sspondence of Michig IN Farmer
GARLAND, Sept. II. 1873.
The jackson. L1nsing & Saginaw rail-
roau having completed nearly five-six, hs
OF It's long journey from the Indiana state
line to the straits, AMI having reached
The highest point of land OH The PENN
sula, Is taking temporary rest before
making lis final run of sixty-five mills
Gown 10 Mackitaw by way of Cheboy-
gan. When completed it will have am
extreme length within the state of 3l7
miles being the longest continuous line
In MichIgn., and will divide the Lower
rehlnsula longiudinally into two noi
very uirqlal parts. With its Fort
wayne jackson and Saginaw connectIon
l. furnishes the most direct southeastern
part OF the state and with he Detroit &
Day Cliy branch it will give direct COLI
nection between the meIropolis ot :.
State and the Upper Peninsula. The
! ROAD Is destined to play an important
part IN the future growth and commerce.
VI the state and its early completion will
oe All occasion tor general cOnyrltul;-
| ton.
THE A. l.. & t. d, r. R.
ar vi 'he congressional grant Of 1856 |
was sci apartby the state for the coas,ruc- |
',"m oi r'ilroad from Amboy by way
VI ii''isuaie AMI L1nsing to some point |
o'i UT near Traverse Bay, and was con-
rrrIe,1 on me Amboy, Lansing 81 Tray
erse Bay RaIlrOtd COmpanv. Whit, con,
str!lcted the line from Llnsny TO Owosso
Ihls company failing to carry ont the
contract, the grant applicable TO the con-
structlOn of the line north of Owosso
amounting to 690.O00 acres. was, in 1867.
,raii' Ierred to the jackson, lansing &
saginaw r. X. Co, which completed the
r0au TO. 10 west By City the same year.
WORK WAS resumed in 1870 AMI the road
ouiit to Gaylord in 1873. All the pre-
IimIiiary surveys have been male. and
lne completion Of the road to the straits
VIII b. Il short job.
THE LANDS CLASSIFIED.
Inc lands OF this road sold NJ tn Aur
1913, aggregated 10000 acres. of I
WHICH Zo.OOO acres are farming lands sold !
10 acttial settlers AMI 81 900 acres valu,- {
bIe principally for pine timber. OF the 1
f'f,OOo acres un>old about 304 600 acres {
are farming lan'is and 10000 pine lands. ,
vi this there are in Cheboygan county a
$4,000 acres of farming lands and IL 800 !,
acres of valuLie pine lands, The CORES s
pondent says L
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY.
By reason of its gre 1t naturi resources
ana itS commanding cOmmerri u position.
ChebOygan Is destined to become one of II
he first counties of The state. lis harbors :.
ne lhvltinSIy near the great thorough L
are or Tie lakes, while its wonderful !.
chaln OF inland waters NTH their actual u
una contemplated improvements, opens d
lrarly every town to navigation, The {
ana Is rolling and soil generally "a sandy v
Dam mixed with clay. The sand of this
'egIon. says State Gcologst Wimchell. i'm e
'ne OF his repor':, is derived fIom cal
areOus rock and not from sandstone.
The most sandy soils. therefore. possess K
N lneXhaustable element of fertility i'm d
ne lime with which the soil is saturated. q
mi must continue to be supplied us the IL
pebbles undergo slow de- u
omposilion. The strength of the soil u
II the sandy regions as well as i'm the II
thrrs are ST Ongly demonstrated by The ie
ruwth OF sugar maple. beech. elm and IL
asswood timber with which the county a'
covered. Settlements have existed lis
DR. long time in the northern part of !,
he county and along the shores of Burt a
nil Mu!let lakes, but within the last few "
ears tile OF immigration has set i'm ta
nat direction and the wild lands mr.. be- w
~ rapidly taken up all over the county. 81;