Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-09-03
THE UPPER PENINSULA.
= TRIP OVER THs o. NJ. s. N r. x
Description OF the co0ntrY-Mar-
quette Autograph Letter ot
Washington Summer Visitors.


respondent left Petoskey Friday, and after =
dusty ride Of al hour and . half over the
Grand Rapids 4 Indiana RallrOad. fetched
up on board the splendid terry steamer
.'Algomah" aud was OF ACROSS the Straits
Of Mackinae. On board the steamer Se met
an old friend, Mr. /. H. Crossette, OF Muske-
gon. and his father, Of Three Rivers and
had pleasant chat with hinl I'LL Mackinse
Island was reached, where they stopped on
10 spend Sunday and We proceeded on our
way 10 ST. Ignaoe. The cool weather OF The
past two weeks has materially thinned out
the immense crowd of pleasure seekers thai
has made il 80 profitable for the haekmen
and hotel keepers Of the island tins season.
and the stereotyped smile with which they
greet the traveller has broadened IA proper
ton TO their necessity 10 catch Oh to- each
new arrival in the hope of gain. Mackinsc
mas greatly improved in its attractions az 4
summer resort ia the past five or si1 years,
ana a. It's facilities for entertainment have
increased, and improved, the crowd Of visit
ors has increased, and this year II has been
unprecedented large.
Ne arrived IN ST. Ignace at lO.3O y. m,
and found the town III mourning over the
deyastations of the fire that has occurred
since our last visit there The IRE
serious affair 10 St. lgnace, and II Will be
some time before il fully recovers from IT.
Among those mentioned III our last article
the following are losers: Mulcrone Bros,
81, 500; insurance $500; Hulett 4 Miner on
stock 500, no insurance; ;. Farrell Co,
on stock, 5000, insurance <5,Jo; Nj.
Jameson on stock S3Du, no insurance.
aunopcr tha of her losers ara w j. Brown.
store and residence $500, insurance $500;
H. NJ. Mason on building : ,3DO, insurance
$500: j. J. Post on building 4, ,OOO, insurance
$500; Jasper Bezean, on building $l,OcO, no
insurance. There we're also several other
minor losses.
or FOR MARQUETTE.
At 7:30 a. m, Saturday, We took,the train
on the d., NJ. i NJ, railroad for Marquette,
where We arrived, safe and tired, about two
O'Clock p. IN. The trip from St. lgnace to
Marquette is tIresome, and uninterestlng,
except from the novelty of passing through
l57 miles of country that, great part of the
way. IA an almost trackless wilderness. The
railroad, through a large part of the route,
is built through low, and IN many places,
marshy section, the object being TO secure a
cheap construction, that the trip does not
show the country 10 the best advantage. Ii
is said that the land back from the track of
the road a few miles Is much better than IN
the immediate vicinity of the road. One
advantage of trip by rail across the Upper
Peninsular Is the fact that towns and board
piles are scarce, and the stops are, therefore,
infrequent
As far "a Palms. a distance OF twenty
miles from ST. lgnace. north, the road passes
through fair farming country, and there
are some extensive clearlngs and thrifty look
ing farms, but beyond that the country IL
generally wild enough TO suit the most untu-
| tored savage, except IN the near vicinity of
the
TOWNS ALONG THE ROUTE.
There are n few towns oD the line of the
road at which, though email, industries of
considerable importance are carried on, and
which add considerably to the business of
the road.
At Newberry. fifty five miles from ST. L.
mace the Vulcan Furnace Company has an
extensive ana valuable plant. This furnace
was established by stockholders of the d., Nj.
| Il NJ. railroad. aud though II IL not owned 10y
the road, Is practically cDe of Its industries.
| 1t has recently started up, and i now en-
| ploying a considerable force of men.
At Dolarville, two miles farther up, there
| il one of the finest saw mills in the Upper
| Peninsula. 1t was built by the American
| Lumber Company, but /. now in charge of
| the land department of the d., Nj. d Nj.
| railroad Seney, seventy six miles from St.
| Ignace is the headquarters of the principal
| lumber firms along the road. Ii Is of con
| siderable importance "a numbering section,
| and large quantities of logs are cut annually
| for some distance back IN the country on
both sides of the road. To residents of this
meek of woods If l. unnecessary TO state
| that Seney is not temperance town. An
| Train Is the great fishing and hunting
| ground. and according TO the average hunts
| man or fisherman. who does not particularly
/ IL. - 9 l.. - s.f1
are more brook trout and deer. bears, panth-
| ers ETC. IN the woods about An Train than
| in any other portion of the civilized world.
| and they are all anxious 10 be either hooked
| or shot. for the amusement of the sports
| men. We were informed to-day that there
/ are probably 800 men now IN
| the woods in that vicinity hunt
| ing. fishing and eating hUckleberries. From
| Au Train to Marquette, a distance Of twenty
| nine miles. the road runs close TO the shore
/ of Lake Superior. and the mODOtony OF the
ride Is relieved by occasional glimpses Of
| the sparkling waters of the prince Of fresh
water lakes. Notwithstanding the yet com
paratively undevelOped country through
which the D.. NJ. 4 NJ railroad runs. the
road j. doing a good business. II has osn-
| siderable passenger traffic and large frt light
| business The shipments Of ore and pic
iron from Marquette this season, thus far
aggregate 426, So tons. large proportion
OF which. however, has been Dy water. 1 be
amount shipped from St Ignace aggregate
| 57.4sl tons. almost the entire amount a
which passed over the D.. NJ 4 ". railroad
| The road also has considerable business IN
! lumber and MISCELLANEOUS freiEhts.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
M u. McCool. late General Superintend-
ent Of the d. NJ. 4 NJ. recently resigned hi'
| position 20 accept the general management
/ Of the 1t Joseph 4 Grand Island Railroad
with headquarters ~ Il Joseph. No. Mr.
/ NcCOoi wsz very popular superintendent
and on RE departure which occurre6 on th'
21=i inst. the eFrpiOyes - the road Pre-
sente6 ham with a magnificent gold sporting
watch sn8 solitaire diamond rIHg .ss ne
nentoes Of his residence upon tbH Upper
/ Peninsula
His Successor ia Mr.. Andres Nsts0n, O
Jackson. su experienced railroad m,n. VI
Wafson took charge q the road ~ f-eBera
Superintendent isst Tuesday. He u gen
isI xsntlernan r = tho-ouEb business bear
inz snd there u no Doubt but tie road vi
continue 70 prosper under his s8perinten5
snoe-
rHE CITF ~ xAB<rFTTE
Msranett4 has beautlful sit1sfi0n y
iron Pay. an inlet - LAKE Superior. an
presents the tourist WITH sor1s 0sligssffn
+ sreuerv. TIE best residence PORTION esf -
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