The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
T. ". Maydew is on the jury at Two
Harbors this week. @ >.z: -
The Eliza returned yesterday from
2 tripato Two Harbors and Duluth. =, !.
i. Frank ''1k Ll.asarge and swamper carriboo
! returned from Two Harbors Wednesday,
Miss Roas Murphy Of West Duluth
IS the guest Of of her brother Chris. and
wife. - =
! Auditor Fisher has; been confne d to
the house for the past few days by a se=
we're cold. ..- ...
The Centurion, which is not only the
greatest carrier on the great lakes but
: is also the feetest freight boat plying
between Duluth and BuHalo, arrived al
Duluth last Saturday from Buffalo hav
ing made the 997 miles in 81 hours and
30 minutes, 1857 miles per hour, in
Guiding a stop at the 500. The s23
miles between Port Huron and Detour
were made in IA hours and 5 minutes. or
1884 miles per hour.
@. W: Wells of Saginaw, Mich. was
drowned in Bow String lake, while hunt
ing with party of riends, on Thursday
OF last week. He was shooting from
canoe, standing up in the boat, when he
suddenly fell, going over the side of the
boat into the water. Before the body
gould be recovered life was extinct. Mr..
Wells was interested in the .Welis-stone
Mercantile company and the M arshall-
Wells Hardware company of Duluth.
B. S. White, pine and iron land deal
er of Chicago, came down on the Dixon
to Pork Bay to look over the pine in
that district. He will visit Grand Ma
rails in a couple of week with view to
purchasing some of the valuable pine
and mineral lands in this vicinity. Mr..
White will be pleasantly remembered by
our citizens as the genial gentleman who
spent several weeks: here few years ago
looking over lands in this neighborhood.
=. The Duluth, Mesaba & Northern road
last week received at its new docks con-
.siderably more than 10000 tons of ore,
and shipped about as much as was re-
celved. The road is now hauling ore
at the rate which means 100000 tons
dor an, average season Of navigation.
This total will not, of course, be equaled
this year, as it was well on in July be-
lore any ore at all was received; but be-:
lore navigation closes The half million
q ton mafk will have been left far behind,
Hon, D. F. Burke of Port Arthur says:
that coal has been found in various por-
lions of the bed Of the Rainy river
7and there is no doubt that vast ,quanti-
ties of it are stored away, waiting for
the miners pick to bring it to the light
of day. Mr.. Burke will give no partic-
iulars, as careful investigation is now be-,
ing made and if hopes prove true there:
tKdll be big money in the discovery for
tlhe persons Interested. He: expects that:
the development Of this new resource is:
not far off.
+ A special to the Minneapolis Tribune:
from Grand Marais, says that rich depos-!
its of iron ore have been discovered near
Washington Bay, this county, and a
number of the leading citizens of Duluth
have secured most of the land, H. B :.
Moore, Worlds Fair commissioner of
this state, being extensively interested.
A town will be started at Washington
Bay next spring, and a syndicate Of Chi
.cago will cooperate with the Duluth
party in opening mines and building
ore docks. Andrew Christensen, who
towns most of the land adjoining Wash
'ington Bay, has been offered $4,000
cash for his estate, but refused to sell.