Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-26

oa,cial P,oer ofthe County and Village
ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION.


The tide of immigration flowing in
Cheboygan county this fall is remarkable
and exceeds that of any other period
since the county was.organized. Every
boat that lands ut this port brings set
tiers with their household effects, and.
daily. parties are arriving looking ifor
available lands for homes; eads and every
week large number OF homes ends are
located. There are yet thousands of acres
OF fine farming lands within the limits
of our county which are avail ,ble, or
would be, if there were proper facilities
for reaching them. Tie importance OF
providing these facilities is Imperative
and now is the time to act. The differ
ent townships should use every means in
their power to open up roads making
the lands in the respective towns Access
sible. Nature has done much tor OuS
county in the way of providing natural
highways, reaching cut to diff rent por-
tons of the county, i'm our rivers and
available requires that improvements
should be made. The inl md navigation
prof, CT connecting Crooked. Burt and
Mullet lakes, and the rivers connecting
tie same, has done much towards
Of elling up Il al por::o of our county TO
settlers aud the e!fe:t is noticeable i'm the
rapid settlement OF that portion OF our
county.
Around Black lake, and within cas-.
access OF the same, are tliOusandso OF acres
of splendid farming lands and all that is
needed to make them available is TO have
communication opened to them. This
the projected Improvement OH Black
river OIL will accomplish. 1t is of
the utmost importance to the develop
ment of the Block lake section that this
improvement should be mide ut rs early
day rs possible. The prospects OF hav-
ing this improvement made has directed
the attention settlers 10 that ST c,ion. and
already large number of hoTesIeads
haye. been taken, and just rs soon us the
Improvement is an assured matter. these
lands will DC rapidly taken, and that
section which, on account of the
difficulty of reaching it, has been
so long neglected, will become one of tile
most flourisl,ing portions of our county.
There is no reason why this should not
be the case. The land is conceded by
those who have investigated the matter.
to be as goOd rs in any other section of
the county. The improvements of the
Black river rapids will bring them with
i'm reach OF market for their prOduc-
tions, and afford those who settle upon
them, equal advantages with those i'll
other portions of our county.
Articles of incorporation have beenfi!e'l
at Lansing, and considerable preliminary
work looking 10 the organization of the
company for the Improvement has been
done, and it is hoped that all who are in
terested in the development of orr
county will take hold and aid the project
If you have not money 10 spare 10 aid il
spelk good word tor it whenever you
can. Good words will not cost anything
and they will encourage others 10 take
hold of the matter We consider this
one OF the most important projects for
the interests of the county that has been
suggested. and hope that the matter may
bs taken hold of earnestly by our CHI
zens and pushed forward to an early
completion.