St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05

W ouU men ana lis pine lnuu pok1uS ~
estimated to be enough to keep the mill In
steady operation for rs years The mill is
operated by water power, utilized by three
headquarters for sportsmen. The Namaka-
gon river upon which 1t is situated Is trout
stream and all Its tributaries are stocked with
the speckled beauties. The forest lakes Of
the country contain the usual lake fish of the
latitude and forest game birds and animals
have their favorite resorts throughout this
timbered land
At Spencer, the dining station, there were
four train leads ct passengers to be fed.
One train came from Superior City, one
from st. Paul, one from Eau Claire and the
other from Bayfield, and Ashland.
At Shell Lake, south Of Spooner, the Shell
Lake Lumber company supplies Its mills
with logs by marrow guage railway running
IL miles int the plnsnes.
BarroRett and Cumberland were seen to
be lively new towns with lumber manufac-
ture the leading interest. Near Cumber-
land brick yard has been established on
bed of superior clay which is said to be forty
feet deep and the best brick blay In north
Wisconsin.
At Turtle Lake, sixty-feur miles from st.
Paul, the Sault Ste Marie railroad track joins
the Omaha track, which latter will for the
present be used by the new company into st.
Paul and Minneapolis. Fifty miles of tho
Sault Ste Marie track will be completed east
ward from Turtle Lake this fall.
Our train arrived at st. Paul at $3.50 p. m.
On the platform the excursionists stopped to
give three cheers to General Passenger Agent
Teasdale, and three more for Mr. Herbert,
president Of the editorial association. Then
goodbyes were hastily repeated and the party
dispersed.
One of the editorial party, while at Mahto-
medi became so impressed by the spirit OF the
place that he determined to throw away his
empty flask. Seeking secluded place he
dropped the flask, and it struck
stone with noise that clearly
indicated what it was. Then, from
near by came voice having an unmis-
taxable Methodist tone, which said, Shave
we Baptist brother presentsn
The lake freight business is fast increasing
in volume and in variety. The Japan was
partly loaded with wheat at Duluth, and also
received there deck load of Northern Pacific
freight, including fifteen carloads of Montana
silver ore. Down the lake she was to COM
plete her cargo, to about !, 200 tons, with cop
per ore. The freight steamer Arizona, which
went down the lake Friday. also carried
wheat. silver ore etc., from Duluth and filed
up at Washburn with export flour.
The silver ore, having been crushed in
stamp mills in Montana, is put up in small
bags, holding an average of about 80 pounds.
and is sent east to have the silver and lead
separated.
The Washburn dock warehouse contain ed
large lot of merchandise, mostly for st.
Paul. The opening of this line of the st.
Paul q Omaha company, with its lake con-
nections, has troubled the Northwestern rail-
way pools, as readers Of the GLOBES daily
railway reports will remember, and even
now, though the fight of the pools is over,
the route remains popular with shippers,
especially those who can bring or send goods
by way of Buffalo or Cleveland.
Either Ashland, Washburn or Bayfield, is
good point for those fond of boating, sail
ing or lake or brook fishing. The brook
trout season is nearly over, but the trolling
season for the lake fish is at its best. As
summer resort Lake Superior cannot be ex-
celled. and for two or three months in the
fall the weather changes are not severe. At
this time of the year visitors to the lake
shore will find the air Delightfully."- cool and
really invigorating. A warm night is of rare
occurrence, and the days on the lake are free
from dust, mosquitoes and all such sources
of discomfort.
Beginning in 1855 the writer has visited
Lake Superior eight times, and never left
the lake without regret that he couldn't have
more time to enjoy its facilities of pleasure
and its restful days of beauty and nights of
repose.
Hank Fifeld, formerly editor and publisher
at Bayfield,, was visiting his brother at Ash
land, and joined our party Friday. He is
now at Menomonie, Mich, publishing a
good paper and trying to follow the example
of his brother Sam, in laying up something
against the day when newspaper man
may need capital.