Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-20


visitors in every way pleasant.
Nearly all Of Wednesday was spent
on beautiful Leech lake. the party
having the use OF Mr.. MeGarry's
house boat, which had just been
completed. 1t is a hotel on the
water, and has state-room and table
accommodations for a large COM
pany. The house boat made the
trip to Sugar Point, where "Bug's"
home was situated, and where the
battle was fought last Octob,r be-
tween the troops and the Indians.
The scene OF the battle attracts a
great.many visitors, and they are
evidently not greatly appreciated by
the natives. The home of the Indian
chief, III which the dead soldiers were
placed, and where the wounded
were cared for, was particular
point of interest. A week or two
ago Chief Bug" who is living some
distance from his former home, came
to Sugar Point, and burned all of
his buildings, SO few ashes now
mark the home of the rebellious
chief. The two Minneapolis re-
porters who were with the troops
during the fight were members Of the
party on the Wednesday trip, and
for hours were kept busy telling of
their experiences during the days
and night they were besieged.
The house boat and it's passengers
returned to Walker in the evening.
The following forenoon the trip was
made to Bemidii, but the party was
unable to remain there long. An ex-
cellent lunch was served in one of the
public buildings, and carriages pro-
vided for a drive about the city. Be-
midi is located in q beautiful dis
trict, and the town is certainly pros
porous and growing. A large num-
Der OF Little Falls people are making
their homes at Bemidji, and those
that the writer met expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the con-
ditions there. Grand Rapids was
reached early Thursday afternoon.
This is one of the oldest towns in the
newly developed upper Mississippi
region, and it was the center OF ex-
tensive logging operations many
years ago, and is now the supply
point for camps that cut hundreds
of millions OF feet Of logs yearly. The
visitors were surprised at the sub
stantial appearance of the town, and
the beauty and size OF the public
buildings. The school house would
be credit to any city, and the coun-
ty buildings are the best on the Mis-
sissippi north of the Twin Cities.
The village is supplied with water
works and electric light, and among
the many business houses are two
immense department stores that are
larger than are usually found
in cities of 10000 people. The
place being the supply point for
thousands of lumbermen, and for a
large territory that is rapidly set
Ting up makes it the headquarters
for an immense mercantile business.
Hotel Pokegama, of which Hon.
Dan Gum is proprietor, is a large
three-story structure, and furnishes
Accommodations to the travelling pub
lie that cannot be recalled in any
but the largest cities. 1t is supplied
throughout with hot and cold water,
electric lights, electric call system,
and in fact with all modern con-
venieniences. The decorations and
furnishings are handsome and ele-
CANT. The village has several hotels,
but the Pokegama has a monopoly
of the ''first-class" patronage.
Some OF the leading business men
of the community have recently or
ganized river improvement COM
pany, and will soon build dam
across the Mississippi at that place,
and they are now negotiating for the
construction OF pulp and paper mills
| at that place. The community con-
tains many energetic and public
spirited men, and the natural ad-
vantages insures good returns for
their efforts to build up an import
ant manufacturing and CONNER cal
center at Grand Rapids. i
The state experimental farm is one
Of The places OF interest near Grand
Rapids, and was visited by many.
! The results of the work and obse l'va-