River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-08-02

The 500 is situated on plain, rea.
sonably naked, SOMEWHAT picturesque
from presence OF granite powders.
and not much above the lake level.
The town of 10000 people, is well
built of wood, brick and stone.
regularly laid out, and grass is not
abundant. Seven thousand of these
people have immigrated within two
years, but the whole people are thor
oughly patriotic and believe in the
future greatness of the place--a belief
in which the editors join, in view of
the fact that the Sault is necessarily
the portage for all the water traffic
more than $4,000 tons daily now--and
of the railway traffic which must more
or less bear tribute locally owing to
the present and prospective terminals
of trunk lines. The recent award of
the contract for the construction of a
power canal three miles long through
the southwest part c. the city by
syndicate that proposes TO rent power
at $50 per horse power per year, for q
hours use daily has stimulated
attention of manufacturers and specu.
lators alike, for this improvement
promises all that one can imagine
from fall of 20 feet of an unlimited
amount of water, sufficiently uniform
the year round, and varying in level
only Is inches with the area of Lake
Superior. some "a 900 square miles, as
reservoir.
Nothing like this power is known in
America except at Niagara. The vol
ume, the stable level, and the adaman-
tine bottom of the Sault makes this
improvement eclipse the power at St.
Anthony Falls, as much as it in turn
excels an ordinary power. Manned by
the vigorous blood of young men,
backed by the capital of far-seeing
investors, the 500 is the most inviting
ground in the Central West for immi-
grafton.
The State of Michigan was able to
construct a lock in canal designed
exclusively for commerce, around the
rapids at an early day, and later this
work reverted to the general govern
ment; in 1879 the lock used at present
was finished, and though the largest
in America, it is inadequate to do the
business required, and the general
government is already building Golfer
dams above the work preparatory to
the construction of lock 800 feet
long, 100 feet wide and 43 feet deep,
the estimated cost of all which work
now under way is 81. 10 200, and is
under the charge of Bri. ga2. er-Gen. o.
NJ. Poe, engineer, and about 4 years
will be required for its completion;
none too soon for purposes of the
business of the upper lakes, now
doubling between 1857 and 1862, again
doubling to 1870 and again TO 1875,
and again to 1882, and again to 1887,
when 5,494, $40 tons passed the lock
and occupied nearly its capacity.
at the three places, Amigo, Rhine
lander and Sault Ste. Marie no one of
which is yet ten years old, the editors
were surprised to find markets sup
piled with the fruits and delicacies of
the season, and at times of refresh
ment the tables were quite mp to those
set in the old communities Of southern
Wisconsin,; in fact, just how it is that
the gentle Jersey has been induced to
market her rich cream for coffee and
for butter is a mystery as against the
CRASHES forest.
AT MARQUETTE.
Friday morning the courteous citi-
zens of Marquette welcomed the party
with a band at O'Clock, and escorted
them through the principal business
and residence streets to Pressure Isle,
where steamer took parties upon the
Lake. and later an informal lunch was
served. and at $50 with hearty cheers
the party bid adieu to Lake Superior
and its hospitable people, its immense
ore docks, its elegant homes, and its
bracing 81 degrees of temperature.
TOWARDS HOME.
At Humboldt and at Iron Mountain
the iron mines were examined. At
Iron Mountain was exhibited the sim
gular continuance of water power in
the Menominee river operating ma
chinery to condense air to 50 pounds
pressure per square inch. the same
conveyed by an iron pipe three miles
to the iron mines and used to operate
drills and incidentally to ventilate the
shafts. 1t is said that no winter S
snow nor frost touches this pipe ex-
posed on the surface, owing to heat
evolved by the pressure.
The party found at P. NJ. at Ellis
Junction the Milwaukee & Northern
r. r. Co. had set out rich supper
which gave new life to the tourists,
aud forgetfulness of all things found
them at Milwaukee early Saturday
morning.
No descriptive power is adequate to
tell the real gratitude Of the editors
for the royal attention to every want,
afforded by the cautiously thoughtful
people of Amigo, Rhinelander, $500"
and Marquette. So likewise for the
assiduous attention of General Passen-
ger A agents, Geo. 5. Marsh, represent
ing the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western Ry.; John 6. Taylor. repre-
senting the 500 Line; S. F. Boyd, rep
resenting the Duluth, South Shore &
Atlantic Ry.. and his Travelling Agent,
G. G. Somers, trained editor himself
and most genial fellow; and W. B.
Sheardown, representing the Milwau-
kee & Northern r. r. The editors only
family indicate their gratitude
numberless person .,.-.o-.- -.
they acknowledge their obligations for
transportation through the 1000 mile
stretch of sights, in safety and con-