Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-10-22
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
NORTH SHORT
Places and Industries Contingent Il
and Connected with, ChebOygan b
the Steamer Van RaaIte

and Connected with, ChebOygan by
the Steamer Van Raalte.
TRIBUNE representative paid the
north shore visit last week and reports
finding very pleasant route, for tourists
or sportsmen, in the one now open from
here to Manistique by means of the
steamer Van Raalte, fact that many
pleasure seekers will heartily support.
As to what particular point along the
route is the most pleasant or will afford
the most qualification to spOrtsmen is
hard question to fully decide. for every
landing has its respective claims to at
tract the traveller, whether in search of
sport, health or business.
After leaving st. Ignace the first stop
the boat makes is at the island of st.
Helena, where is found VIM. Newton,
who is actively engaged in fishing, and
who also has quite large store well
stocked with general merchandise. This
branch of the business is under the
charge of Mr.. N. Biddle. A large gov
ernment lighthouse is also located here
and is kept by Mr.. c. Louscensgeon.
EppOffets, which comes next, is quite
an extensive fishing station and the
land back of the shore is considered good
for agricultural purposes.
The next landing is at the numbering
town of Black River, where is situated
steam saw mill which annually turns
out an immense pile of well sawed lum-
ber. This mill and business connected
Herewith is managed by Mr.. Gilchrist,
while the name Of the corporation is the
Black River laundering Company.
Garfield HarbOr, formerly known as
Mile Coquin, is next. During the past
season this place has grown almost be-
you'd recognition. This sudden impetus
toward business prosperity is in great
measure attributable to the erection Of
large steam saw mill by Messrs. Hall
Thompson & Co. This company during
the past season have pushed building
forward very energetically so that their
mill is fairly surrounded by dwellings
md business stands. A large stock of
logs will be put in for them this winter
| and the cut from their mill another sea-
son will he large. VIM. Boucha and the
Chamber Bros. each carry on an exten-
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prospects for this town are very bright,
| for besides the advantages of good
| harbOr and natural manufacturing
point some of the finest farming land
on the u. =. lies i'm close proximity.
From Garfield HarbOr to Seulchoix
the shore is literally lined with the
dwellings of fishermen and the fishing
grounds along that shore are considered
| omann tho hact on fha Iukao
Manistique, the end of the route, is a
village of about 100 inhabitants. and is
the county seat of SchOOlcraft county
and claims, upon good grounds too, to
be the model numbering town on the
shore in regard to having well ordered,
industrious and intelligent class of cit
izens. The principal industry there is
numbering which Is carried on on an
extensive scale. The town is situated
at the mouth of Manistique river which
is the natural outlet for an immense
amount of timber lying along its course
and it would seem as though the place
was bound some day to become of con-
siderable commercial Importance. Sew
eral different corporations are already
engaged in numbering there, but most
conspicuous among them Is the Chicago
LAUNDERING Company. This corporation
is one of the largest in the country;
owning several thousand acres of the
very best pine lands in Michigan and
having an immense capital to
back them in their operations. They
have one large water power mill run
ming, capable of turning out about 30,-
100000 feet of the very best gang-sawed
lumber per annum. Great care is taken
by them in saving, sorting and shipping
and being possessed of every facility for
putting it on the market at the best pos
sible advantage they reap large profit
although they annually expend i'm
mense sums in improving the harbor
putting up new buildings and building
new docks. At present this company
control nearly all the mercantile busi-
ness done there; still they pursue Q very
liberal policy toward all and cannot be
considered as monopoly. We under
stand they have placed village lots on
sale with the one restriction that intOx-
icating liquors are never to be sold
thereon. Three miles up the river a
steam saw mill is run by Mr.. 4. James
which annually cuts about twelve mil
lion feet. Three new mills are being
built near there at present. all of which
are expected to be in successful opera
tion another season. A handsome new
school building and county Jail have
been erected the past summer. The
SchoOlcraft County Pioneer is printed
there, edited by w. +. Clarke, and is a
model for live, local and well printed
newspaper; it is well supported, which
speaks volumes for the intelligence OF
the citizens.
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