The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-02
STORY OF ITS MAGNIFICENT
POSSIBILITIES and ITS FUTURE

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posed of for $4,000 and then at $780,,
900, and finally it brought 100000. Nc
one knows how much ore will be pro-
| duced from this small tract. A Mime
apolis lady is drawing a royalty of $40
900 on the ore that is being extracted
! from her forty acres. That helps some
I; Northern Minnesota is honeycombed
with the iron from which the finest
Bessemer steel is made.
In the Lake Region.
Mr.. Lownsberry : is enthusiastic over
northern Minnesota. His firm controls
something like 100000 acres of land
that lies in beautiful lake region be-
tween two mineral ranges. Mr.. Towns
berry has built himself a HANDSOME
summer home on the shore of Wabana
lake. He owns four launches and has
|all other necessaries that 60 to make
an outing pleasant. Most of the land is
covered with an excellent quality of
timber and is easily cleared. The soil
averages we'll and all kinds of crops can
be raised thereon. Mr.. Lownsberry was
attracted to the region by the lakes
and the excellent fishing, of which he
is a devotee. Mr. Lownsberry has sold
more than 100000 worth of land to
MankatO and st. Peter parties, and all
are well pleased with their purchases.
Deer are abundant in this lake region.
On his last trip to his summer home
Mr. Lownsberry caught sight of four
deer and one moose. The railroads are
heading for that section and with the
invasion of the iron horse the country
is bound to develop. The many lakes
that abound there will make it one of
the most delightful spots in which to
live. NJ. ID. Gum. who owns the Poke
CANA hotel in Grand Rapids, has
summer home on Wolf lake.
Hill Lake Region.
Another gentleman whom | had the
pleasure of meeting while in the north
country was f. L. Buck, who sold the
Minneopa Falls park to the state, and
who has property interests in Mankato
and Blue Earth county. He received
me cordially and gave me much infor-
nation of value Mr.. Buck was one of
the founders of Hill City, settlement
about twenty-five miles south of Grand
Rapids. He has sold hundreds of acres
of land to parties living in Mankato and
Blue Earth county, among whom are
the following: Orange Little, Dighton
Little, David Herbert, David Evans,
John Roberts, David Roberts, Daniel
Williams, M. f. Babcock, William G.
Hoerr, Ed r,E. Lewis, William Lewis,
Rich Wigley, William Youngs, Edith H.
Taylor, c. i. Alleman, Z. n. Englerth,
H. p. Jensen, HI. j. Knox, A. HI. Scherer,
making an aggregats of 5,72O acres. Mr..
Buck is interested in. land near Hill
City, having large tract adapted to
any crop that a farmer desires to raise.
Some Summer Homes.
Mr. Buck is building up fine summer
home on Pokegama lake at the ferry
crossing, where he has a mile of lake
frontage covered with virgin forest of
oak, birch, Eastwood, maple and the
other timber, that abounds in the district.
Mr.. Buck has secured a most advan-
tageous location and with his launch
and fishing paraphernalia will spend his
summers in an enjoyable manner
lOlCSSO1 1hiOoh, oo"VS
tor of schools, has made extensive pur-
chases of land along the shore of Poke
CANA lake, lake twenty five miles long
which empties into the Mississippi at
Cohasset. Professor Atoms holdings are
near the ferry crossing on the road
from Grand Rapids to Hill City, and
he is now spending his summer vacation
at this place and is erecting a summer
home there. Professor Mcintyre, super
intendent of the Crookston public
schools, has also recently bought beau
tiful location near Professor Atoms
and is building upon and i'm
proving the property.
Down to Hill City.
One of the most pleasant features OF
nv trip was the ride from Grand Rap
ids to Hill City. Taking into considera-
ton the newness of the country, the
roads are in very good condition and a
Journey via the "Hill City Express"
with Conductor Foy in command, one
has a round of enjoyment that he will
not forget for many day. l reached
Hill City in the evening and Immediate
w registered at the Lake View Inn, Mr..
Hanson, proprietor This inn sets on
knoll overlooking the beautiful Hill lake,
a handsome body of water and a veri-
table fish hatchery. Once at Hill City
you will want to $50 fishing" even
though you never fshed before in your
lifetime
At Hill City was courteously received
by James Harper, president of the Hill
City Lanu, Loan & Lumber company
and of which r. /. Abrahamson is sec
rotary. w. w. Rabey, also interested
in Hill City development. While we
were holding a social session at the ho-
tel, Messrs. Smith and Healey of Owa-
bonna arrived. Both gentlemen are in
terested in lands in that section.
Seeing the Country.
On the following day | enjoyed ride
with Messrs. Harper and Rabey, who
exhibited to me the beauties of the
and to say that | was de-
lighted with what l saw, would be ex-
pressing it mildly Much land in the
vicinity of Hill City has been put under
| have seen no finer crops
anywhere. The clover and grasses
grow in abundance and there is more
nutriment in these products of the soil
than in that which grows in the
older settled portions of the state. Dur
ing our run about l was made acquaint-
ed with Theodore Arnds and John Mar