The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-24
Benjamin Garter.

assessor; Benjamin Carter and
Frank Smith, justices; IT. N.
Bennett and Peter P. Hageberg
constables. The town has a re- e.
spectacle road and bridge fund on
hand at present, and there is some
talk Of bonding for fur
Their road Improvements. A new
frame school building will also be-
erected this fall.
Wednesday morning bright and
early we are again aboard the
Petrol. The wind, what little there
was, was against us and required
considerable man9uvering on the
part Of Capt. Carter to clear the
Hooked bay. At last we are
out on the grand lake. We were
determined to make Prison Island
but the breezes were not in our
favor and the boat was headed for
the north shore, which was 90
miles distant. The scenery along
the eastern shore is grand and we
had plenty of time to enjoy it for
the boat craWled along at snail's
pace. By noon we had made Doe
Island, nine miles from our start
ing point, and here we were be-
claimed for two hours. The island
is not a very inviting place to rest,
and when breeze from the west
freshened our sails we were not
loath to depart. Big Point is i'm
mediately south Of the Aitzin
county line. It is the most beauti-
full spot on the lake shore. I'M
mense boulders are piled up on
both sides of the Point in 'symmet-
rical order to the height of Is or
20 feet; it looks as if they were
placed there by human hands;
magnificent elm trees adorn the
banks, and there is no underbrush.
The Indians say white man re-
sided on this point 200 years ago.
There is an open piece of ground
a few rods back from the shore
and doubtless the land was once
cultivated. A few miles south of
Big Point there is a stone cave of
mammoth proportions which ac-
cording to Indian lore was once
the home of a famous Chippewa
brave. 90.
At 6 PM. the Petrol anchored off
Eli Bushey's place on the extreme
northwestern shore. The lake is
shoal at this point and we were
obliged to wade a distance of 80
OF 40 rods to the shore. We had
breakfasted at A. NJ, had no din
ner and it is needless to add that
we were ravenously hungry. Mr..
and Mrs. Bushey promptly
ministered to our wants. For
eight years Mr.. Bushey resided in
the so-called Mile Laos reserva-
ton; last fall he moved to Aitkin
county and purchased a farm of
ITO acres in sec. 80, town IS,
range IS. His farm has half a
mile of lake frontage: Here as
everywhere else around the lake
the soil is rich and productive.
MI. B. has a field of corn on land
that has been cropped for ten
years and never manfred that sur
passes anything we have ever seen
in Minnesota.
! The north end of the lake is
)quite shallow-at a distance of 80
rods from the shore the water is
not over four feet deep. It is just
! the place for a summer hotel and
surf bathing. The hard sandy beach
would afford an excellent prone
made and driving track, and it
would not cost much to build
suitable landing for boats. On
Thursday we contemplated return
ing along the west coast to South
E1arbor and reach home via Milaca.
But the elements were against us
the wind was blowing a gale di-
rectly from the southwest and we
could not have made South Har-
Dor that day. Reluctantly we
said goodbye to our jovial and &C.
commodatlng skipper and our
kind host and hostess and started
for Aitkin, the nearest railroad
town. It is 80 miles from Mr..
Bushey's to A1tkin. We have
covered nine miles of the distance
in three hours and then-Dare
} played out-an honest Scandina-
| Wan, a Mr.. Carlson, conveyed US
the remainder Of the distance in
his spring wagon
Aitkin is a smart little town of
about 800 population. 1t has an
excellent system of water-works
and eight saloons; several large
general stores and two hotels
one a three story brick is in course
of erection and is being built by