River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-05
Sketches From Turtle Lake, N. W. +. R.

To-day, Dec. IS, it SHOWS, the ground IS
solid upon which rests four inches of snow.
Snow is an essential e!emen: in the business
of this country, since lumber and cord-wood
form the chief article of export. Vast guam
titles of these productions are shipped to st.
Paul and Minneapolis, while hundreds OF
men are employed at good wages in perform
ing the necessary labor. w-mils and wood
Yards are numerous on this road. Clayton,
40 miles from Hudson, founded by Capt. G.
f. Rogers, is among the first settled towns
on this road. 1t contains large saw mill,
the best equipped on this road, stores, depot,
express and post Offices, hotels, church and
school house The Messrs. Humbird. the
great railroad builders, are the chief ele
ments of this town. Sixty miles northeast
of Hudson is situated an important town,
Cumberland, doubtless named in honor of
the HUNDREDS early home in Maryland. Far
up the line is Gable, the terminus of settled
population, and still further north the road is
pointing to Ashland and Bayfield, on Lake
Superior, and expects to reach those points
the coming year. Thus will be opened
highway from River Falls to the great lakes.
along whose shores are found vast quantities
Of copper and iron, by which the commerce
Of the northwest will be greatly increased.
Great ships will arrive at the lake ports la
den with the treasures of the British Isles
and continental Europe.
Alter tue heavy numbering business has
ceased. agriculture will be brought to a high
er state in the northwest; the marshes will
become dry land, and there will remain
pools of water, great blessing to the coun-
try, the whole adapted to stock growing 1t
mus. not b. forgotten that in these northern
counties, Barron and Polk, to which we es-
pecially allude, contain large bodies of dry
tarm land, clothed with heavy forests Of tim
Der, under which lies rich soil, composed
OF black loan ana clay. Railroads are al
ready in contemplation to iatersect this great
railroad artery. With an enterprising
population already occupying the country,
it cannot fail to become an important factor
in the progress of the great northwest,
Schools, with fine libraries and apparatus,
are already open to the thronging youth of
this country. The people avail themselves
of the great weekly newspapers and other
periodical literature. Churches are being
organized in many localities.
A few years ago silence reigned here, brok-
en- only by the signing winds, the tread of
wild beasts and the whoop OF the Indian.
Science is only means, in Gods provi-
dence, OF developing His own designs, in
leading man to the enjoyment of the blest in
the life beyond the tomb. Therefore science
does not conflict with Christianity. This
country owes to the bibleits highest achieve
ments.
But now we think OF the closing year, that
it will soon be numbered with the past, that
while blessings have crowned the year with
many, sorrow and death have visited the
homes of others. Let US, therefore, in the
coming year, live holy spirit life for God
and eternity. We close with sublime STAN
"a from DR.. Watts
s'Wide as the world is thy command,
Vast as eternity thy lore.
Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
PEsTALozzI.