The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-21
County Gossip.


around considerably during the. past
week and have picked up several stray
bits Of gossip that may be of interest to
your readers. Gossip, says an old saw,
can be divided into three kinds, good,
bad and Indifferent, and this of mine be-
longing in tho first class it can do no
harm even though it be prolific OF no
good result.
The project first and foremost in the
minds Of the people of this section Of
the country being the Daraga & Waters
meet railroad anything authentic or
otherwise will be interesting reading.
Did you ever tumble to the fact that
this company and the Huron Bay &
Iron Rlnge company both hail from,
Detroit nd furt .ermorc that they are
one and the same 80 far as ownership of
o majority OF stock in each is conccrne I?
Funney, is't it; but nevertheless trae.
! nm told that the present efficient
corps Of engineer, with Milo Davis at
the head, now on construction for the
Huron Bay company, will just as soon
as that road is completed he transferred
to the Baraga g. Watersmeet. What
the nj innate result IF these manouvres
will be is to me at the present time o
conundrum. However it is perfectly
safe to venture Mt this distance that the
two roads will be one and that when the
present arrangements are carried into
effect coMplete revolution in railroad
affairs in the upper country will be in
augurated. Let it conceive can stand
it. We need more railroads OF the com.
peting sort to build up the business of
our new couutry. A ono line monopoly
road, while it gives IAN outlet and an
inlet that is advantageous, makes the
public pay dearly for the luxury.
Ont at Huron bay they tell me piles
are: now being driven for an immense
coal dock. At Baraga immense docks
will be built and distributing point
established for lake and rail shipment
Of eastern and western commodities
that will rival Duluth, and that st.
Paul will be the western terminus of
the road. Hope SO.
1t is also broadly limited that Baraga
will be the scene OF mammoth saw
mill immediately upon the completion
of the road. Mr.. Aston says the road
will give an outlet to nine hund' ed
million feet of white pine timber. Three
lumber companies, whose broad acres
will be crossed by the new road some
thing over six hundred and fifty million
and the homestealers own the balance.
The que ton is often asked what is
the use of the governments holding
this so called Indian reservation in
reserve? l would suggest that the
inquirers ask the government
However, the ques ion is pertinent.
Here is vast piece of land more or less
valuable comprising some fcrty or fifty
thousand acres, bringing no revenue
whatever to anybody. Why, the
Indians, or half breeds and whites as
they find themselves today, what few
there are left, don't even I've on the
land themselves aud the genuine white
people IN the county are compelled to
carry the double burden of land and
laziness.
The brownstone and redstone bust
ness promises to become one OF the
leading industries in our county in the
near future. Ever since it has been
demonstrated that old man Craig mp al
the Entry knew what hc was talking
about when lie said there was untold
wealth under the Entry mud there has
been considerable exploring at different
points in the county. The old Hurle,
property near L'Anse, which is being
opened up by Capt. Rothwell aud his
company promises to be one Of the
coming quirries on Lake Superior aud
now Martin Messner, up near Newton.
vile, they say, has discovered bonanz,
in redstone which will probably iii
Martin SO that he won't need TO bother
with potatoes and hay raising hereafter
although Martin may stick to the pillow
handles just the same.
learned accidentally that Capt. Arr
and J. b. Smith have their heads to
gether over a piece OF land up abov'
Martins which promises to develop
something pleasing In the nature of red
stone, and that Tom Craig will take hi
diamond drill up there this spring ant
test the property. A party of expert
were up n that locality last fall looking
over the Smith and Arm, Beehler IN,
Francis properties. and gave SOM
fiattering opinions Of the prospects
The coming summer will probably tel
| the story for TINT end of the county.