The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-05-20

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
prising men, il matters not whether Of the
British provinces or OF the United States of
America.
''Ihe time is now come when the pubic
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
miners, since it is proved that mining is
liable to no greater risk in failure than by
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 10 copy from Il description of the place
given by former editor Of this paper, and
will let him take us back to It's 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 grcar 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 Sanlt canal, and every new
artificial communication, viii tend directly
to promote the commerce and prosperity
of Superior. Occupying rs it does this
commanding position, with magnificent
harb0r, penetrating nearly the heart of this
continent, it seems designed by the Great
Architect of the Universe rs the site OF a
vast clty-the emporium Of vast trade
AMI commtrce-wherc 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 lying west and north Of this
point. to the saskatchewan valley on the one
hand and Ike Rocky Mountains on the other
The only question whether rs future growth
and prosperity will be commensurate with
its already rapid development into the form
and proportions Of city, depends upon the
rapidity with which the immense extent of
country naturally tributary TO tins point
the great prairies to the west Of us, the
garden valley Of the Red River etc.-shal
be taken up by immigration.
The entrance into the bay Of Superior, on
the south shore Of which the town is siuat
ed, is about six hundred feet wide, and for
the last six years has not been less than
ten feet deep on the bar. Inside, the bay
expands 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 bay is another
the Bay 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-
city to accommodate the largest commerce.
A narrow strip Of land. seven miles IN
length putting out from the Minnesota
shore, and thrown up by the clashing OF the
waters Of the lake with those Of the St.
Louis, forms the outer or sea-wajl. The hay
is completely land-l0ckcd, and IN it vessels
can defy the storm.
The Town was surveyed and the plat re-
corded BY the 9th day of November, 1854.
The site is one Of the most commanding rs
well as the most beautiful Of western cities.
1t is elevated thirty-four feet above the
water, and as you leave the bay there is .
gradual ascent, scarcely preceptible, vet
affording an excellent drainage. At regular
distances it is also drained by abrupt rayines.
running toward the bay. To the eastward
of the town lies the broad expanse OF Lake
Superior, whose dark blue waters spread
out as far as the eye can discern. On each
shore the mineral ranges rise in all their
beauty and grandeur, casting their deep
shadows in the placid waters beneath
A correspondent of this paper speaking
ofthe town, which he visited last summer,
says:
Il expect TO see Superior great city. A
more delightful place to spend the summer,
it seems to me cannot be found in the
Northwest, and hereafter, as the means Of
reaching there become known, and by land
improved, thousands will 90 in the summer,
to look out on your splendid harbor, aud
climb the picturesque ridges on the North
Shore. For my part ! expect to live to see
1t an attractive city in the winter; where |
can 90 and eat delicious lake fish, attend
your operas, your theaters, your concerts,
and whatever else is pleasant and refined.
If one sovereign can build great city
II 81 L lSbNt - itt uS ste NlidI t LHOu-
sand sovereigns can do"
The town fronts on the Bay. the streets
running parallel with it and the avenues mt
right angles. The streets are eighty feet
wide, and the avenues one hundred.
The parties who projected and laid out
the town organized in the spring of 1854,
ander the title of : Proprietors of SUPERB,
or and were " " Corcoran. of Wash
ington, D G.: Robt. J Walker, New York;
G W Cass, Pittsburgh, Pa; Horace Wal
bridge, Toledo, Ohio; Daniel y J Baker,
d A Robertson, Geo E Nettleton and R r
Nelson, of this county and State; and Benz.
Thompson, Edmund Rice, James Stinson,
and VIM. II Newton of Minnesota,
VIM. II. Newton was appointed Agent
and Attorney in fact Twenty lots in diff
terent parts of the town were donated BY
the company for churches, thirty-two for
schools, half block for county buildings,
Superior being the county seat Of Douglas
county, two blocks for Il public park, and
two blocks, appropriately situated, for a
cemetery"
1t will be seen that las has been before
stately, the idea of building city here is
not a new one, but owing to National f.
nanclal reVerSes, the effects OF the great
civil war, and the hitherto unfruitfui efforts
to secure railroad outlets, it is left to us of
today to carry forward and reap the bene-
fits of the plans laid by the clear headed
founders of the embryo city, years ago.
With our now acquired railroad facilities
our march onward and upward will be a
sure and rapid one.
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.
The different varieties Of sol in this re-
gion are described in the following extracts
olan from, Owens Eaolo,,;coI Snr,,ov