The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-16
FARMING AT CONVICTION.
Timber Being Rapidly Cleared
off and Many Farms Opened
Up in that Locality.

The following, concerning the
hustling township OF Covington,
this county, is taken from the Mar
quette Mining Journal:
''Covington, on the South Shore
line,is at present quite busy place.
During the past few months large
number of men have gone in there.
1t is not certain that the population
will continue to grow after the win
ter months have passed, as the
greater part of the men are engaged
in getting out hardwood, While it
is possible that operations in that
line may be continued to consider
able extent during the summer
months, owing to the scarcity of
wood, it is assumed that there will
at least be a curtailment of opera
tions and reduction OF the number
of men now at work there.
"With few exceptions, the
populations of the place is made
up of Finlanders. During the past
summer a number were attracted
there, not only by the opportunity
afforded in the way of employment,
but by the splendid land offered for
sale at reasonable prices and on very
easy terms A number of the Fin
landers who have familiesN have
bought land and begun farming.
West of the settlement proper there
are number of very good looking
| farms. Within the next few years
some of these will be quite valuable,
as a good class of men are taking up
the land. A number Of old-timers
from different places in the upper
peninsula have located at Covington
with u view TO making it their future
home. Since early in the fall the
price of land has increased from 81
| to 81 per acre, and even at the ad-
vanced figure much of it is being ap
! piled for by new comers who propose
TO settle there. a man who under
stands farming and knows what the
soil in that section will produce in
formed the reporter that the land
around Covington is well adapted to
/ farming. He expressed the belief
that in a short time the place will
attract considerable attention as %
farming district, as the men locat-
ing there are progressive and will
improve their places diligently.
There are over two hundred men
working in the woods near Coving-
ton getting out wood for different
parties. August Huhtila has a
larger force than any of the other
operators, there being something
over one hundred men on his pay
roll. He is rushing his work and is
| getting out thousands of cords OF
wood every week. The most of it is
going to Marquette and Ishpeming.
| Fred Braastad has about twenty five
men at work there, under the direc-
tion Of Anton Hanson, who has had
many years experience in the work.
Much of the wood now being
taken out was bought up last spring
at from $3.50 to S2.75 per cord. The
buyers made money by purchasing
then, as there has since been an ad-
vance of 81 per cord Copper coun-
try parties have been anxious to get
large quantities of wood from there
during the past few months, but in
spite OF the inducements offered
none OF the contractors have been
able to take their orders for wood
for immediate delivery.
IA fine quality of wood is obtain
able at Covngton, though it won t
be long before there will not be
much timber left. The land is be-
ing cleared rapidly. AT present a
great deal of the wood is being cut
near the railroad, but next winter a
| haul of a few miles will be necessary
to get the wood then available to
the tracks.
"The homes Of the people at Cow
ington are considerably scattered,
consequently no idea of the work
going on there can be obtained by a
mere look at the place. -
We have an extensive line Of