The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-21

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the road who have, had business
with him at the depot. He is
rather undecided as to what he
will do, but will perhaps continue
to live in Washburn and follow
.Rsome line of work.
| 1t cannot be many weeks now be-
fore the Republican county conven-
ton will be held to nominate coun-
! ty ticket. AS the time draws near
err the number of candidates is some
! what increased. It begins to look
as though there will be plenty OF
candidates for the several offices, and
| the contest will perhaps be an un-
usually spirited one All the old off
GERS except Sheriff Lien, who IS IN
eligible, want to serve the people
again, while there are plenty OF new
men who wish the places. The
TIMES with many other republicans
has it's principle interest in seeing
worthy men win, rather than any
particular regard for personal choice.
! OF course nearly everyone has an in
terest ia a particular friend whom
| they would like to have win out. but
the ticket, whatever it may be, will
n eed TO be above all things clean
Ione, and not made up of men for
whom the party would have to apollo
gize for making them their nominees.
OF course it is altogether too early
! for the democrats to have any candi-
dates, but there will perhaps be
some of them little after the coun-
| ty convention of the republican par
| ty has been held.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Jones, Attorney
| A. W. Mcleod and Mrs. DeCamp
visited the copper country Friday,
going up on the elegant Steamer
Argo Thursday night, returning
home Saturday morning. They yis-
tied the great Calumet & Hecla
mines, were shown through the
stamp mills, and took in the attrac-
tions of Houghton, Hancock, Lake
Linden and Calumet. The trip on
the elegant Steamer Argo is delight
full, and for days vacation can
hardly be excelled. The steamer is
a commodious and comfortable one,
and the officials of the boat seem to
spare nc pains to make it comfort
able and pleasant for their passen-
gers. The boat is being thoroughly
appreciated, as is evidenced by the
fact that it is making a good lot of
money this season. It is the only
first-class steamer that has ever
made the northern ports and there
is not trip but what lots of passen-
gers find that they ought to have
gone before The charges of the
boat are very reasonable and it af-
fords an opportunity to take a short
vacation at small expense. The
copper country is booming. Real
estate is very high, rents are enor
nous, everybody is getting big
wages and money is very free.
Houghton is a city about the size of
| Washburn yet one of its banks carries
deposits to the amount of So, 225, Z
600. The great pumps at the Calu-
met and Helca mines are the largest
! in the world, pumping $4,000, 900
gallons OF water every twentyfour
hours. The engines which drive the
machinery of the mines are also the
largest in the world There are two
of them, each with fifteen hundred
j horse power. One of these engines
will lift twenty three tons Of ore out
of one of the mining shafts, the lat
ter being 300 feet in depth. Min
ing is conducted on tremendous
scale, and the Calumet & Hecla com
pany alone, pay out $75, 900 month
to their employees. LAUNDERING has
/ disappeared as one of the indus tries
/ of the country, but all along the
/ Portage canal clearings may be seen,
and on many of them splendid crops
are being grown.