Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-19

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Tawas City, distance about thirty
miles, the land along the line of the
road is all available for farming pur
poses, much of it first-class agricul
tural land and at rnny points where
it has been numbered can be cleared
at very light expense and converted
into farms in half the time it would
require to bring land whereon the
green timber is standing, under cult
walton. We are informed by parties
in Bay City and vicinity, who own
large bodies Of this land, that it is
being sold rapidly to actual settlers,
and the call therefor since the open
ing of the new road is daily tincreas-
ing. There are saw and single mills
at many points along the line Of the
road so that the requisite building
material can be conveniently obtained
and at a low figure; as that which
is understandable for shipment will
answer most of the needs of pioneer
farmers and by the road is furnished
a market for all the surplus products
of the farm so soon as the first crop
is made available. In the vicinity Of
Mansfield, two and a half miles from
Rifle river, many settlers have al
ready made commencement. AT
Camp Alger, five miles from the Rife,
it is rapidly settling up. At White.
more, IA miles from the Rifle, where
is postoffice and an incipient village,
the farmers are also going in rapidly.
This is in the new town of Bur-
leigh, which is in its entirety a good
farm town. Burleigh is drained by
the river Au Ores, Whitney creek
and johnson creek, and is as good
farm town as can be found in Michi-
gan; admirable Typographical situ-
alton, good soil and well timbered.
After crossing the main Au Ores,
10 miles from the Rifle, the road
strikes the town of Sherman, the
larger portion of which is good farm
land, with light soil in the northern
part. After Sherman comes Alabas-
ter, an excellent farm town, and ex-
tensively settled, and herein, three
and half miles to the east of the
RAILROAD, to which siding will be ex-
tended, are the we'll known plaster
beds, the best in the world, as also the
extensive
PLASTER WORKS
of b. F. Smith, from which are turn
ed out immense quantities of Plaster
of Paris or stucco, that by actual test
in every section of the country, north,
south, east and west, has proved to be
equal in every quality, for every pur-
pose to which calcined plaster is APP
piled, to any article of the kind pro-
duced upon this or any other con-
tinent. This is no mere guess-work,
the writer has seen the actual tests
and knows whereof he affirms, and
with the best salt deposit, and the
best plaster deposit in the world with
in her borders, railway communica-
ton all the year and water commune
cation three-fourths of the year, there
is little wonder that Iosco county is
enthusiastically hopeful, without stop
ping to consider the possibilities and
probabilities in the several other lines
Of developments noted.
The stage line running north from
Au Sable is full of business and being
run by the owner, Mr.. Green, in a
manner that assures the most expedi-
tious transit possible, coupled with
The most comfort that can be attained
put of such old-time methods of loco.
motion, there is little wonder that
there is much talk among passengers,
at least, of the future extension of
The new road to the metropolis of the
shore. Perhaps it is only stage talk,
but the writer hopes differently.
SECOND EDITION.
The writer erred somewhat on sew
sral points in regard to the Detroit,
Bay City & Alpena railroad having
aiken information rs is not unusually
The case, con the fly" but these were
after all not material errors, and are
,nly mentioned that the public may
not be Inconvenience by acting on first
The freight service
which has been partially established
'or the accommodation of the people
IN the shore will not be fully inaugur-
,ted in fact, outside business is not
rs yet invited; until the bridge over
he Rife is completed, which Mr.. A.
P. McCane, the general passenger
lgent, from whom this later informa-
ion is obtained, assures us will be not
ar from the 10th of JAN, 1884. As
Don as the bridge is done a regular
rain will be run to which will be at
ached a passenger coach properly
peaking a mixed train, for freight