The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-15

.Erorn Bayfield, Mercury Published july 4fh'
1857, First Paper Printed in Bayfield,

$50 ibt miles below the town Of Superior. It takes it's
e from Lieutenant Bayfield, the English naVlgator VINO
de the first survey of Lake Superior some fty years ago.
sYad whose chart sill remains the Only corr0cO'
before the public.
The town was SURVEYED and plotted by William Nc
bov ESQ., for proprietos in the spring OF $780, one
r ago Immediately after the completion OF the survey
NE COMPANY then consisting of Hon. H. M. hlce OF MINNIE
a. H,lob p Syeeny and Benjamin E. Rittenhouse Esq
m WASHINGTON and Chas E. Rttenhouse Esq. OF george
n D. c. employed Major AcAboy their agent TO make
rtain improvements Among the first and most Important
IF those was the construction of valuable, and permanently
d dock ,nnng into the water 255 feet at the foot OF
WASHINGTON Avenue the side Of town. at an expense
R s. 500 By the side of the dock is neat commodlous
zarehouse now under the management OF Mr. Cnas' y
ids lust above the warehouse on the same street IS the
ss,a,nanies Office built and occupied by Mr. McAboy.
second dock has also been built by the proprletors
~ bo the same expense the first one at the other END
& town this point has been erected large steam
mill at an expense of $40 O00 just above the null on
ire rise of ground handsome grove is now nearly com
ated large and magnificent HOTEL sXtyslx feet 'front.'
nth two wings running back from the main body OF the
7dino go feet stories high The furniture Tor tnls
e6fel was ordered from Cleveland early last spring by
CHARLES E. Rittenhouse and brought up on the Steamer
inose ready and willn few days be put into tne
aause.
The Company have also expended considerable sum
I'M grading the streets and other general Improvements TOT
a benefit of the town immense amount OF money has
~ been spent here and yet real work has only just fairly
3egan Every hundred dollars spent however, will
rake more apparent Improvement than every thousand at
1a2e outset.
The mill commenced to the 10th of September
A nine months ago; at that time there not frame
sidine completed in the place Since then, and mostly
onoh the cold weather been built many, good sub
ntia we'll finished houses BESIDES host of smaller ones
oono the number denomnated f1scass permanent build
NOS NAV he found the dwelling house of Major McAboy, 81
~ IS feet two stories high with cottage roof costing S35O
landing on slightly emnence away to the east Of the town.
near the bank Of the lake. encrced bya handsome group OF
&c faiTNy nOff tho mr. la 1Ob
m residences that coudf anywhere the shores OF
Bake SUPERIOR Just below this house at the foot of the bluff
che hardware store of Mcleod Brother The building
y 20 by 40 with twelve foot ceiling finished and painted
This store put up at cost OF from SlOOo to SlOO IS
n filed with respectable stock OF hardware cutlery and
stoves with great variety of other useful articles strict
n belonging to that class of trade Next is the store and
swelling of julius Austrian "a by 81 stories high, finish
m off in handsome style wltha neatly built veranda
N front This building thus completed, cost not less
oba,lv than S. 800 Besides those already mentioned is
lac handsome story house of Mr.. Mathews Mr. Dunn
Dir Warren, Day. Mr.. Brown, Mr. Green, store and
nxeline: MI. Jordan Mr. Haney, Mr. Wagner Messrs
matthew's & Sage house and Shop Mr. Cramer Mr. Fisher
ggr yanobns Mr. g. S. Dunn, Mr. H. s. Sage, Mr. A. ].
qay Mr. Eroy Messrs. Hacker q Teemre, Mr.. Lind, Mr..
gen M D. H Austrian, shoe store Mr. Chids house and
Mice and Mr. James Freer and the most important the
Bayfed EXCHANGE kept by host Mr.. John Bono who
v the wav is just the for landlord, because there
nv GOOD thing respec table portion of them
e to be on his table The buildings here enumerated
All two story are we'll built neatly finished and painted
T7,us as though the morning there nothing but
1derness in the evening beautiful br ght little town.
Tn our remarks the town have desire paint
scene any brighter than it really is nature has given
m advantage all we ask is that they may be viewed
rarded in their true light just as they really are
THAT BELL welcome chanted requim to the la
THAT BEII-That church borer of
I Island continues and refreshmen the
e as in DAYS you're peel
-h at regular its echo
nng evening" its West as it wont many