Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-19
CHEBDYGAN.
The Rush Observation-Disclosures of Prospects
-RailrOads-The Climate. Etc.

The Rush of ofSettIcrs-Future Prospects
-RaiIrOads-The Climate. Etc.
Correspondence of Detroit Free Press.
CHEBOYGAN, March 1.-THE world is
full of people looking for place to
locate, and from present indications the
rush to ChebOygan as soon as navigation
opens will almost equal the palmiest
days of Leadville. Notwithstanding
four feet of snow on the stage route be-
tween this place and PetOskey-SOme
coming in looking for, buying, renting
and locating homes and business places.
ChebOygan Village has population of
nearly or quite 5000, and the county of
about 1000. The community is made up
of solid business men and farmers, full
of enterprise and pluck, who push mat
tiers in a good, substantial way. There
is not at present store or dwelling to
rent in the village. but new buildings
are going Up Gll the while and room will
be made for those who come. We are in
cOrpOrated under the general laws of the
state and our municipal machinery is
run with ability. The question of
putting in system of water works
is to be submitted to the people at
the charter election next Monday. 1t
will be carried, as the opinion is nearly
unanimous that such an enterprise is
necessary. 1t will cost about $4,000.
Arrangements have been completed for
sinking salt wells, and operations will be
commenced just as soon as the necessary
machinery can be shipped. The opinion
of DR.. Garrigues, of Saginaw, State Salt
Inspector, as well as of others of high
authority is, that the basin underlying
GOderich, Canada, extends to this place
and that we will find as good quality
as that in the Queens dOminiOns. The
Jackson, Lansing g. Saginaw railroad
will be completed to this place by
July 1. The Grand Rapids e Indi-
ana railroad will be in running order
to "Old Mackinac" with branch line to
ChebOygan about the same time, and
within two years shore line will also be
in operation to ChebOygan. The Detroit,
Mackinac & Marquette railroad, which
is to connect with the roads above men
toned, is already i'm running order for
a considerable distance at the upper end
of the route and for a thirteen miles at
this end. An immense blast furnace,
said to be the largest in the world. is in
process of erection at Point st. Ignace,
the southern terminus of the last men
toned road on the Upper Peninsula, and
will be completed during the coming
summer.
The climate in ChebOygan, both win
ter and summer. is delightful. In the
former season the cold is not felt as in
your city, as the atmosphere is pure, dry
and bracing, and does not partake of that
damp, chilly air we find i'm Detroit. In
the summer seasons the days are warm
and balmy and the air eXhilarating.
while the nights 'are just too lovely for
anything" The land Is equal to any i'm
the state, and the idea that the winters
are too long or too cold to raise good
crops long ago exploded. Experience
has shown that as abundant and varied
farm products are raised in ChebOygan
as elsewhere in Michigan.
People living i'm other parts of the
world are beginning to discover the adj
vantages of this portion of Michigan and
it is predicted that the coming season of
navigation will bring to county immi-
grafton that will swell our population
before next fall to at least 10000. One
thing is certain, there is going to be a
large city near the straits of Mackinaw,
and it looks very much as though Che
bOygan so greatly favored by nature for
it, was the fayOrite location.