Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
soJoURs IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
Vernon County Young Man Writes Of the Sight
aud Conditions.
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DULUTH, NNN July 90.
EDITOR ENSOR:--Sometimes III our
own home towns we hear mon talk ot a
new land in Northern Wisconsin, and of
the great future in store for 1t So
vividly is the plct re or the country
made that in the eyes of imagination we
see countless acres of beautiful woodland
traversed by innumerable streamlest,
stocked with rainbow trout, aud spotted
with silvery lakes visited by al manner
of waterfowl and bordered by rich green
banks, shaded by branching naples.
But that is only the story part OF North
ern Wisconsin. AS we visit the country
we are apt to form different opinions IN
regard to the beauties of the new north.
True, we do see countless lakes. which
may be beautiful, but we don't spend
much time gazing upon snch "a scene
We are soon covered with the hungry
mosquitoes are glad to go on. III
we wish te age in raising water mel
ons, we c perhaps, make Use of the
sand, br general purposes this soil
is almc - yorthless. OF course some
good IAN be found, but a person
must - we'll for it. usually. Yet the
nor, . at portion is settling up very
rar Swedes and Danes are coming
il & he car load.
= j allow me to say few words in
= .rd TO some of the sights and sounds
: ,und the head of the lakes. At pres
s it, times are said to be dull around
.Juluth. This is said to be on account
of the campaign, but | am not inclined
10 see it thusly. Judging from the
noise and smoke made 10y the factories,
foundries and shipping one is apt to
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best for this region. All the mines are
working. all the mills and shops are run
ming. aud all channels of commercial
trade seem actively moving. Duluth
and Superior entertain many visit
ors this summer. The railroads are each
N turu. giving excursions and therefore
people from all around us are here.
Yesterday the Kentucky Press assocla-
ton was here, and today the Omaha
brings in 8, 900 from Sioux Falls and ad-
Joining South Dakota towns. Last week
a party Of the Vanderbilts We're here,
but in spite of their COIN they look no
bigger than anyone else One of the
finest yachts ever in the harbor, is the
"Waconta, the $3.50 pleasure boat
belonging to J. j, Hill, the Great North
ern Railway magnate The boat Is ad-
mired by everybody and she is fond of
admiration Her crew is constantly
endeavoring to make her more beautiful.
Yesterday they painted her white; today
they are said TO be scraping 1T off so
they can put on some more.
John d. Rockefeller, of the Standard
Oil Company. is trying TO bring the iron
aud steel trusts to time but is making
slow progress. He owns number of
whaleblcll =. Gamers, and has them all
tied up around the bay while the other
boats which he could hire are tied up
also. This he does to bring the ore
freightage mp but as there are plenty of
other boats, no one cares for Rockefeller
There are IA great many unjons here
among the laborfng men, At ~ which
can do about as they please with the
colnpani,s by whom they are employed
And the union men are ABOUT the only
men who can make anything here. A
most charming trip can be enjoyed any
time by joining one of the numerous ex-
cursions TO the various points along the
lake. The weather is delightfully."- cool,
| in fact the coolest July ] ever spent.
| The night temperature Is usually from
As to % degrees Taking one OF these
excursions. we travel the greater part of
the day and the steamer fare is 80 cents.
Delightful music is furnished and'a'most
delightful time il enjoyed. Passing a
little island way up on the Canadian side
we zee little stone church, now used
no more, and on Il corner stone, read
these rudely chiselled words: The
Marquette Mission built A. d. t791.
EMMETT g. XOOK.