The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-24

| greatest OF the chain, and on the west
| ern end, and at the head OF navigation,
stand the cities OF Duluth and Superior.
| seapOrts Of no mean Importance In the
center OF o continent--the farthest point
inland to which a steamer can reach
from the Atlantic. or from which one
| ever sailed for foreign shores.
| From this inland sea and the series OF
| lakes and streams In the forests. on the
| summit Of Northern Minnesota, flow
three mighty rivers. the st. Lawrence
| running eastward to the North Atlantic
ocean. the Mississippi southwark into
the Gulf OF Mexico, and the Red river
l flowing northward to the Icy waters OF
HUDSON Bay.
| So near together Ia their source that
q gentle breeze from either direction
may decide the destiny OF the drops of
rain as they fail.
The City Of Duluth.
| Duluth II located upon a blum. or
| series of BLUFFS rising some six hundred
feet above and overlooking Lake SUI
peiior and the bays Of Superior and st.
| Louis with wide stretch OF table land
between the water and the bluffs. 1t Is
over seven miles long from its extreme
eastern suburbs on the shore OF the
lake to ITS western limits ON the Bay Of
| st. Louis,
| Its harbor Is capacious and entirely
land- locked, being entered by an arti-
fic.ial channel cut across a long. narrow.
sandy peninsular, known as Minnesota
Point by the citizens OF Duluth--at
great expense. Duluth. named from an
Old-time French explorer. Duluth. was
fur many years only a modest city of
81. 900 population.
Proctor Knott In mis- famous speech in
congress gave 1t notoriety, well de-
served. too and II is now one Of the
| three great growing cities OF Minnesota,
N.eing with Minneapolis and st. Paul
for commercial supremacy. Being sit
uajted at the head of the Great Chain OF
Lakes. 1t has grown more rapidly than
| either Of the two
| Its development Is due purely to its
geographical position and to the great
wheat fields of the Northwest Locat-
ed on q high bluff very high BLUM.
| too-gtves 1t perfect natural drainage
| and ENSURES both pure air and sunlight.
| From the windows of every building
you get a panoramic view of lake bay
and Crescent Point. which is ever
changing and always beautiful. The
middle portion of the city costly nestles
under THE protection Of the same bluffs.
running down to the waters edge. The
westerly and easterly portions Of the
table lands recede from the shore, sharp
| ly forming a level tract between the
| lake or bay and the heights. This level
land. which Is given over to fine resi-
| dences. exceeds In area the extent OF
Manhattan Island.
| ACity Of Possibilities.
| Duluth is city of great beauty for
| situation and of infinite possibilities. 1t
| has a population of 60. 00O and Is one OF
| the most important wheat markets and
| wheat shipping points in the world.
| Thirty years ago Chicago had less pop
| u,ation than Duluth has today. The
| territory tributary to Duluth Is vastly
| greater In extent and richer in resources
than that which belongs to the city
on Lake Michigan. Who. then. shall
| say that a greater city than Chicago
| of Lake Superior?
Standing on the heights are seen three
| singularly formed peninsulars. which
| form three distinct bays and land
locked harbors. From the northern
slope of the lake extends remarkable
peDtnsular called Minnesota Point.
seven miles hong with an average width
Of 800 feet southwark in a regular
curve, forming a wonderful natural
breakwater. Upon this prornontory is
a heavy growth Of pine trees This
seven miles long and over a mile and
| one-haM wide, secure and sheltered
from the widest storms. This Is called
Duluth Bay. From the southern shore
extending northward Is another sandy
point forming a harbor some three
miles long and a mile wide. This Is
called Duluth and Superior Har'bor.
Back OF this Is another bay formed by
a peninsular extending southwark and.
<,t, ,,..1p {nr II n
from the Wisconsin shore to meet Vt,
thus forming bay through which strait
flow the waters Of the st. Louis and
Nemadji rivers. This Is called st.
Louis Bay. Ten miles above Is a be-
wildering succession OF foaming rapids
and tumultuous falls, where the river
drops 500 feet in twelve miles q sight
to delight the soul Of the tourist. but to
I'LL the heart of the navigator with ter
ror.
Lake Superior.
While the geography OF this city and
Lake Superior may be well understood
by some, yet a brief description may
interest others. Lake Superior Is
body OF fresh water OF great depth.
some $50 miles long and at its widest
part 150 miles, narrowing down to ten
miles at this point. It well deserves
the title of Brother OF the Sea-" The
temperature OF the water the year
round never rises over 30 degrees. ow-
Ing mainly to hts being fed by mountain
streams and myrard cold springs from
the botto OF the lake. The water is
always pure. clear and cold. and used
almost universally for drinking pur-
poses without ice-so cold that the lake
never gives up her dead. 1t was our ex-
perience to behold It's grandeur In
storm and delightful beauty In calm.
Across tho BAY.
West Superior in Wisconsin N like
Duluth In Minnesota, at the eNtreme
end Of Lake Superior on st. Louis Bay.
just across from Duluth. Modern gen
ius and appliances can erect a city any
where, even In the desert OF Sahara.
but no city can be permanently success
full. expansive and prosperous which -
not founded on, and surrounded by
natural elements Of subsistence and
growth. For all commercial purposes.
Superior and Duluth are practically one
city, az much 50 as New York and
Brooklyn: and II fs predicted not many
years will pass before such will be a
nominal as well as an actual fact.
When contrasted with Duluth It IL To-
Gated on a level plateau sioping from
O height Of only forty feet to eight or
ten feet at the bay, the very opposite
IN appearance to her sister city set on
hill across the bay.
The rapid and recent growth OF West
Superior, now consolidated with Old
and South Superior. is well known. Five
years ago West Superior was q swamp.
Eastern people. generally. are unaware
Of the magnitude OF the business inter-
ests Of this great inland city. The In
dustries that are growing to such vast
proportions are milling, lumber and
iron. Already Indianapolis tremblev
for her laurela as the facilities at the
lake ports Of Duluth and Superior, both
as receiving and distributing points, far
outrdvel the "F,lour City" Duluth hav-
ing an advantage Of ten to fifteen cents