Telegram-herald., 1888-05-27
THE COPPER COUNTRY
An Evidrsc- % the Prosperity Of the Lake
saperier Dissriet OF Miohizss. wis
ceasin sna Mileage
Doubled ln Rive Years


IsHrrnxs. Nich.. Msy 25.-Tbs dsvel-
spmsnt aud material prosperity Of any sec
ton Of our country can best De judged by
thu nQznosr and extent of the railroads il
possesses. Judged By this standard. the
Lake Superior district Of the three States OF
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota. is IN
proportion % It's population. one Of the
most prosperous sections Of tbs United
esafss. Within i've yssrs Is railroad mile
sgs has doubled. and Is growing At q rapid
rare. The Dulath. SoagA shore & Atlantic
Railway Comosny operates as one line the
Marquette. HooxhtOn q Ontonagon Rail
Dad running from Msrqnstte 70 Hou<h-
ton. a aisfancs Of ninty-two miles, and The
D~freit. Nackinac a Msrqustte Rail-
road which runs from 81 lxnsca TO
As3qaetts. i5l miles. There IS Asa forty
mile 5ranch from ths msin line 10 Saalt
Ste. Marie. At this place connection Is
made wita the Csusiian Pacific railway.
when slso runs braDch from It's main
line to ne Csuadian Ssuit Ste. Marie.
From ishpsming. the principal centre Of
the iron mining region, % Marquette the
roti 1ts . double track. A brsnCn line
from Champion - Republic = operated. and
another orsnch lrom N,xsunee TO Palmer
Nee. has iast been begun. There are also
. large numDer Of short spurs and side
frscks which cad from the main line %
various shines. snd are kept opsn only dur
ins the season Of nav cation shen ore
rhfapinF IS la progress. At 81 lgnace this
line conneefs sish the Michixsn Central by
ferry across she Straits of NsckiDaw- Great
difcnltv wss experienced IN trans
f.frinx pssseu1ers s0d frsixnt across the
ffur~D Straits daring tie Winter until
nes fsrrv brat With powerful machinery
ca2sbls ef crushing solid &c three feet thick
wss builG fois boat wss IN 1se some time
iszs Winter and solved me difficulty Of
sreakinx a vav through the tee
TIE extension of the msin line Of the y.
ass from Y estcna nesr Michigsmms
Nsch.. "a Duluth . graded sad steel is nov
beinx aid. The new line passes several
u.ilss south Of Ashland. vs.. and q brsreh
wal be r1a 30 ihss city. This conse 8 taken
a. prexens heavy grades which wouid be
necessary II he line psssed directly throngh
kshlsad It Is exrectrd tasl tie first
thrsneh train rom Sauit See. Marie.
st the esstsrn end Of the axe. 70
pulnih. At tae bead of a axe. vii he rsn
IN July or August The Soufa Shore . ne
csuracfina lax ef the xrest trsns-c0nti-
nentsl dne az rtiirossis reaching from tae
pa,.i &c a. the At anfic. A PARTY of gentle
rras arernlesntIv counecled sith ne Can
sss4n Fsci8e consisting II Genera Man
sxer vsn Horn. President SIR George
Klerasss. nirec ar Sir Dona,d Smith add
-fheru. has Been over she Inc Of the Soath
1hor- fsis wees oed II nnfning else =
sIf.etad i - ceftsin taat srsfne srrsnxe-
0anfs ~iil ~ matte ~ whieh tns two INES
Ill annfuailv ceneit esca ether. lsrxs
onusher af ae~ enaines. coaches and rsixht
-. 80 ,oE uiIttick fer thts hre and the
r.,sev of fhe road vhfch has herefcfore
ks.r rerv conservative. 1ot 90 sav snEi-
austss. ell ne maize more = xespine v.th
J, 80. - ant insrnrfancs Il ne recat Fhe
ke..i.,rsrfevs of ~ ~, :. : 4 A. are At
Hsraae Where - 9rtrsl pal ere. cssi aaa
-s.r--s.nt; - .iocks are sien lccstef
Tse Milwaukes 4 Nsrzae<n operating =
n~a III rsilwar 1etwsen Ailws1kee and
rF.-ri.,r. Nirh.. cntnasfssivesv eid iine
- a., IA - nscorns posertai tscser "a
-. <npsrfor business Tbe erst sectisn
- -ss Inc sss szilk N iSso ciocs tAen !