Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-31
CHIPPEWA FALLS.

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Chippewa Falls. This is the advice the
GLOBE missionary has to offer, formed upon
practical experience. We have lately visited
it and were impressed with what We saw
and bequeath to the public our experience.
We found it to be numbering city about
twelve miles from Eau Claire on the Chip
pewa river. The first object of interest
noted by the GLOBE was the Chippewa Falls
Lumber and Boom Co.'S mill just now under
full blast, running day and night, and cut
ting 100000 feet of lumber every "a hours,
furnishing employment to very large num-
Der of men and giving the city thriving
look. Besides the logs they cut, they sort
at their boom, above the mill, all logs de-
signed for points lower down, which also
requires large force of men.
BIG LOG JAM.
At present the sight above the city is simp-
ly grand. A log jam over seven miles in ex-
tent has accumulated, forming one of the
grandest spectacles ever witnessed. The
GLOBE having often heard of "log JAM"
was familiar with the term, but not with the
reality. A very strong pen picture would
fail, utterly fail, of conveying an idea of its
appearance to the reader. Fancy the entire
width of large stream from bank to bank,
seven miles in length, and much of the way
from bottom to surface, filled with logs piled
one upon another, no water visible, so that
one might walk from shore to shore dry shod,
upon the mass of unmovable logs, firmly
wedged together, and you have but faint
idea of the situation above Chippewa
Falls. 1t ls estimated that over 100000
600 feet of logs have accumulated
in this, the largest log jam ever known on
earth. The present instance does not, how
ever, present such difficulties to the log own
ers as in others. The logs are being rapidly
released at the hands of corps of ex-
perienced men and forwarded to their desti-
nation, and unless season of very low water
follows, the monarchs of the forest that now
seem to present an irresistible barrier, to the
unsophisticated eye, viii be all removed and
turned over TO the ruthless teeth of the thou
sand SAWS awaiting them.
LUMBER LINE. r-4
Thus far most of the lumber manufactured
at this point has sought market by being
foated down the Chippewa to the Mississippi
and thence to points communicating with
the interior. Of late arrangements made
by our Western roads for establishing q
lumber line has begun to give new direc-
ton to the lumber transit, and vast quanti-
ties will be hereafter forwarded by rail.
CHIPPEWA FALLS & WESTERN RAILROAD.
The Chippewa Falls g. Western railroad,
already in operation from Eau Claire to
Chippewa Falls, have graded and bridged
and are at present laying the iron between
the Falls and Colby, on the Wisconsin
Central, and General Manager L. G.
Stanley expects to run traips
between these two points, fifty five miles il
distance, by October LIST, giving this point 6
second eastern and southern connection.
OTHER FEATURES.
Aside from the numbering interest, the
mills of Fl. G. McRae, both Touring mill and
planning mill, and the extensive brewery Of
Messrs. Lemenkeigel & Miller, are features
of great interest. Of the former, the flour
ing mill is very fine structure, 55x80 feet
built in 1879, and furnished with all the
| modern improvements and machinery, and
turning out 125 barrels of choice -four pei
| day. Mr.. McRae has an admirable power
| with fourteen feet head, and all the water ht
needs to run night and day the year round
The mill and power improvements cost $685.,
| 600. MIR. McRae has also under operation
| complete sash, door and blind factory valued
at $4,000, which is constantly employed
| and does excellent work.
The brewery above mentioned is one Of
the largest and most complete in the north
west. 1t was established in 1867, and is 6
splendid structure. 1t has a capacity Of
| twenty-five barrels per pay, and its product
| has become famous in this section. The cos
| of the institution entire can hardly be as
| certained, as it was constructed at different
| periods, but 100000 will hardly cover its
real cost, cellers and all. A splendid
| stone structure costing $4,000, the most
| complete in the country, contains an ice
house and storage watts where the foamine
| liquid is washed. The ice is taken in on the
| upper floor and packed without sawdust in 8
solid mass, air and heat being excluded by q
| dead wall inside the masonry filed with saw
dust and a cavity five feet deep under the
roof (which is fat) filled with the same ma
terial. The working rooms underneath, one
above the other, are supplied with ice from
above as needed, and the liquid forced by 6
IObdIl otOdIl pump lIOI1 LnO LttL1hO ~
| the watts on the upper floor, is drawn below
at will to those on the lower floor and from
thence still descending is barelled and stored
in the immense cellars which perforate the
rock in the hill side at the rear of the brew
cry over 100 feet. Taken all in all, it is thu
most complete institution of the kind in the
country and reflects great credit upon the
enterprise of its founders and proprietors.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Next to manufactures the public buildings
of Chippewa Falls are numerous and fine
The elegant court house, the best in this sec
ton, built of red brick and neatly penciled
is finely located and commands universal
comment and approval. Its cost was $40,-
600. Next the county jail, a model institu.
ton, erected by the county at cost of $780,
600, and at present under the care
E. Fl. Everett, sheriff, is the best ordered in.
stitution of the kind we ever visited. Scru-
pulously neat and clean, and its inmates IN
der the most perfect discipline, reflects great
credit on the sheriff and shows him worthy
of the confidence bestowed upon him by the
people. OF other public buildings, the hotels
Waterman House and the Central are first
class in. every respect. Mine Host Taylor OF
the Central is an old timer, and sound to the
core in his Democracy. The Northwestern
Hotel, B. Himmelbot. near the court house
is also deservedly popular. Clifton's sample
room, near the Central, and Vailencourt's
restaurant are both elegant establishments,
the latter just established, having very fine
furniture and fixtures.
POLITICAL.
Chippewa Falls and county are democratic.
Not the luke warm, negative, fair weather
Democracy with which some parts of Ethe
country are cursed, but live, enthusiastic,
wide awake Democrats, eager to achieve sue
cess and confident of their success. Among
the prominent members of the party the
GLOBE yrs fortunate in meeting were num-
bered County Treasurer Hoffman, for the
past four wears in charge of the county