The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-06-17

"The Importance Of the completion Of
the Sault Canal can hardly be overestim
ated, and its consequence will be the vast
facilitation and increase Of the commerce
Of Lake Superior, and the incaIculabIe en-,
chantment of the value Of the public lands.
while tide OF emigration may be looked
for from Norway, Sweden, and the north of
Europe, as well as from New England
States, pouring into the northwestern
wilderness, and subduing the forests. and
extending far and wide the area of freedom
and civilization.
The country living between Lake Sune-
rior and Hudsons Bay is now known to be
one Of the most important mineral regions
in America and it should be borne in mind
that there are deposits of native copper on
Copper Mine and McKenzie's rivers. in the
same kind Of rock that contain the stipend
GUS l0des OF this metal on keweenaw Point
and the Ontonagon river Every means
that tend to carry our population farther
northward tend to bring To light and to
practical utility the mineral treasures Of
those regions while trade In furs and seal
skins will be brought nearer to us by enter
prisng men, il matters not whether of the
British provinces or OF the United States of
America.
''1'he time is now come when the public
faith is settled on the value of the mineral
productions, and it is understood that good
working mines are sure to command and
reward the energies Of capitalists and
o., - ic tb,+
liable to no greater risk in failure than bv
the adventurers in the selection Of their
mines and in working them to advantage"
THE TOWN OF SUPERIOR.
Under this head we can do no better
than to copy from description Of the place
given by a former editor of this paper, and
will let him take us back to its birth
''The Town Of Superior Is situated on the
Bay of Superior at the extreme West end
Of the Lake, and Of the entire chain of the
great lakes. Therefore all the great works
OF internal improvement connecting with all
or either of the lakes-everv Improvement
of the numerous old channels Of
commerce from the waters of the St. Law
renee to the Sault canal, and every new
artificial communication, will tend directly
to promote the commerce and prosperity
of Superior. Occupying as it does this
commanding position, With q magnificent
harbor, penetrating nearly the heart Of this
continent, it seems designed by the Great
Architect Of the Universe as the site Of a
vast clJy-the emporium Of a vast trade
ami commerce-where goods can to ship
ped direct from Liverpool without once
breaking bulk. and TRANSPORTED hence as
the natural outlet to all that great and
fertile region living west and north Of this
point. to the Saskatchewan valley on the one
hand and the Rocky Mountains ON the other.
The only question whcthcrits future growth
and prosperity win be commensurate with
its already rapid DEVELOPMENT into the form
and PROPORTIONS IF cilr depends upan the
rapiditv with which the immense extent OF
country naturally tributary to tlls point
the great prairies to the west of us. the
gar}ep valley of the Rcd River. cfc.-shall
/ be taken m, lv Immigration.
The entrance into the bav of Superior, on
/ the south shore of which the town is situat-
/ ed. is about six hundred feet wide. and for
/ the last six wears has NOT been less imam
/ ten feet deep on the bar. Inside. the BAY
/ cxpands TO more than one nile In width.
and is seven miles long. furnishing an
| available coast of more than fifteen miles
( in extent. for the accommodation Of com
merce and manufacturing establishments.
/ Immediately beyond this bav is another
/ the Bav Of st. Louis-of nearly equal
extent and advantages.
/ The harbor is the best natural one on the
/ whole chain Of lakes and OF sufficient capa-
]
/ 4 narrow strip Of land, seven miles in
/ length. putting ont from the Minnesota
shore, and thrown mp by the clashnr OF the
/ waters Of the lake with those of the St
! Louis, forms the outer or sea-waIl. The bay
/ is completely land-locked, and in it vessels
/ can defy the storm.
The Town was surveyed and the plat re-
I corded by the 9th day Of Novembcr, 1854
1 The site is one Of the most commanding as
/ well as the most beautiful Of western cities.
/ 1t is elevated thirtv-iour feet above the
water. and as YOU leave the bay there is a
gradual ascent scarcely preceptible. vet
/ affordinr am excellent drainage. At REGULAR
/ distances It is also drained by abrupt ravines.
running toward the bay. To the eastward
! of the town lies the broad expansc on Lake
( Superior. whose dark blue waters spread
out as far as the eve can discern. On each
shore the mineral ranges rise in all their
beauty and grandeur. casting their deer
shadows in the placid waters beneath"
A corraspandent Of this uaDer sDeakina
oftbe town, which he visited last summer
saws
II expect to see Superior a great city. A
more delightful place to spend the summer
ii seems to me cannot be found in the