The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-04-04
John Funke Viii have, when bis plans

John Funke viii have, when his plans
are cnsummated, one OF the finest Gus
tom mill OH Lake Superior. He has
sold to J. W. Aston the circular outfit
in his old mills which Mr.. Aston is NOV
ing 10 his homestead for the purpose OF
pniting in a mill to saw ties, lumber,
etc.. for the new railroad. Mr.. Funke
ia get ling affairs in shape to put in u
band mill ard outfit and hopes 10y May
list, to be ready to manufacture.
County Clerk Primeau, OF Houghton
county. Jos. Crozc, of Houghton, and
Isler, of the Mining journal, were in
town Monday. They came down to
meet MIR. Aston and confer with lin
regarding the land to be donated by the
Baraga Townsite company to the Aston
Brick g. Lumber company. The
Baraga Townsite company own tae NJ
OF WI of Sec. 33 TIP. 51--33 which is
located directly west Of the Foote and
BeDdry land along the bay shore. We
are authorized IT, state that the Baraga
terminous Of the new road will be ut
this point and that the liberal offers OF
land made the company by Messrs.
Foote and Dendry have been accepted
comprising strip of six acres. each side of
the dividing line, and running back half
a mile from tie bay shore. This
includes right of way and water 'front.'
age. This land fronts on deep water.
only few feet from the shore the water
being from twenty to thirty feet in
depth. This point is perfectly shelter
ed. The largest vessel that navisates
the waters of Lake Superior could lay
at deck at this point fastened With
heaving line and run no risk OF. break
ing away duri gthe heaviest storm that
blows. The readinG public needs no
further enlightcning on the beauties
and natural advantages Of L'Anse bay.
The bay has been described and re-des
cribed so often and so thoroughly that
all are conversAnt with it. The
new railroad which Mr.. Aston says
will be ready to operate Ivy Oct 10Th,
will give Baragl a great future. 1t
will bring vast amount OF business TO
Baraga county and bring L'inse bay
and harbor into prominence as ship
ping and distributing point equal to any
on Lax Superior. Here would be q
grand field for wild and woody real
estate boomers the coming season, but
they are rot wanted. We will have
nothing but straight legitimate business
and propose to build up town OF con
siderable importance with the business
the new road will bring. The Barasa
Townsite company will donate ten acres
Of their land to the Aston Brick &c
Lumber company upon which the i'm
mense brick plant will be located. The
Townsite company vii clear and plat
that land as soon as the snoS is of, and
as soon as tie brick company commence
the erection of their plant q town Will
be started. Tho citizen Of Bnasa will
pun chase from Captain Bendry. ten
acres adioinrning the Townsite eighty
which they will donate to tie railroad
company to be used for shops, round
house, etc, etc. This shows the liber.
atty OF the citizens and land owners on
this side. They are meeting the two
companies on square footing at every
point. All the land needed at the bay
shore and back for terminal grounds
etc, as well as the right OF way and
water frontage has been donated with
out single hitch.