Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-04-20

The German settlement from Buffalo.
In the latter part of February, 1877.
three or -four. Germans from Buffalo Wis
tied Cheboygan for the purpose of look
ing out future home, with view TO
turning their attention to agriculture.
They made quite an extended examina-
ton of the county, and finally chose
their lands on the Cheboygantand Petos-
key state road, about eight miles from
the village of Cheboygan, where the
lands and terms of purchase suited them.
They Immediately set to work, got build
ings prepared. and early in the spring
two or three of the families were in
their new homes. Others followed. and
by fall quite little settlement had sprung
up out of what was before wilderness
In the fall nine or ten Germans from
Milwaukee purchased lands near by.
from which place others are soon to fol-
low.
The people of Cheboygan who have
not not been out to this settlement since
its organization would be surprised to
see what improvements have been made
by these energetic and persevering set
tiers, each of whom has IA nice piece of
ground cleared off and ready for crops
this spring. The lands where this SET
Element is located are among the best
lands to be found anywhere, being cover
ed with heavy growth of maple, elm,
Eastwood .and beach timber, growing
upon sandy loan and clay soil, indicating
its adaptibility TO the growth'ot all kinds
of grain, but more especially white win
ter wheat, which we predict will, i'm a
short time, be the chief production of
Northern Michigan. The wheat grown
in this county is surpassed by none, and
is fully equal to the best Minnesota wheat,
for both yield and quality. fifty bushels
to the acre having been produced here,
and from twenty-five to thirty-five
bushels being tn common yield. Oats,
y y - IL
i'm great, abundance, and we challenge
the world to competition on the growth
of vegetables-440 bushels of potatoes
having been raised from ten bushels
printed, and it is not uncommon to see
beets and turnips weighing from four.
teent o sixteen pounds apiece.
Tho nnIu thipr L., Oh; ,,,o1-o th;e
an important agricultural district is now
being supplied in the strong-handed,
merry-hearted German settlers whose
energy and dogged perseverance will
transform these vast tracts of timber
land into beautiful fields of green grass
and golden grain, and whose farm houses
will soon dot every eighty or forty acre
lot of agricultural land within this
county. We bid them welcome, and will
extend the hand of friendship to them,
ard will assist them in obtaining their
lands and getting proper locations for
their homes. The large demand
which our manufactures create for
agricultural productions supplies the
farmer in this county with cash market
at high prices for all of his productions,
the demand largely exceeding the supply
at present. causing importations for con-
sumption here of grain and hay from
Illinois, Wisconsin and Southern Mich
igan.
The facilities for reaching Cheboygan
from all sections are excellent. The
Fountain City calls regularly on her
trip from Buffalo to Chicago. From
Cleveland we have the Northern Transit
boats three times week. From Detroit
in addition to the Fountain City and =
II. boats, which call regularly. We
have the st. Paul, Marine City. and ST
Joseph. From Chicago and Milwaukee
we have the Menomnee anu three North
ern Transit steamers every week, thus
making an almost daily line to and from
Cheboygan both east and west.
| Once more we say to the farmer, come
to Cheboygan. Our manufactures create
the demand. and the rich lands of Che
boygan county. titled by your strong and
willing hands. will furnish the supply
and make this a rich, prosperous and
self-supporting community.