The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-08


From Douglas county line to
Ammicon River, $4,000.
From Ammicon River to Superior
(now passablel constructed or pro-
vided for.
Total estimated cost, $145,000.
Route No. 3. Distance center to
center of cities about 20 miles.
This route runs from Ashland via
Ashland junction, over the Mason
road. to the crossing of the Omaha
Railway on the south line of section
13-47-6; thence turning west across
the Fish Creek on new bridge built
by the town of Pilsen in 1913;
thence west along the north side OF
Fish Greek to the west side of Sec
ton 1916; thence south across
the Northern Pacific track; thence
west along the south side of the
Northern Pacific track, through Iron
River to Pearson; thence crossing
to the north side of the tracks and
going west to the county line.
On this route you would have the
county road already built to sec
ton 1915 and bridges built across
Fish Creek.
From the county road west the
road is partly built to the Northern
Pacific tracks, but would all have
to be regarded and considerable
heavy cutting and filling done at
Fish Greek.
You can get road without
bridges and with very light grades
by following up the valley to the
west side of section 20-47-7.
From that point to the Topside,
a distance of about three miles, it
is very hilly and will be quite ex-
pensive.
From Topside west to Iron River
it is rolling, but you can get very
good line through without very
heavy work.
From Iron River west to the
county line there are fairly easy
grades except for the first mile out
of Iron River, where there would
be considerable heavy work.
This route would be red clay until
we get into section 1916. From
there west to section 20-47-7 is sandy
loan. From section 20 to Topside
it is sandy loan on the surface.
think in making cuts that we will
open up sand in all the heavy work,
requiring the hills to be cut to easy
grades and probably some surface
dirt hauled in some places.
From Topside to about four miles
west of Iron River it is very sandy,
and from there to the county line,
sandy loan.
This route through Douglas county
should follow the main Travelled
road along the Northern Pacific to
Ammicon, there keeping straight
west to Grand Avenue; then north
west on Grand Avenue to Parkland
and thence crossing the south shore
and going in to Superior on the
Itasca road.
On this route in Douglas county
the road is fairly good now from
the county line to the Brule River.
Here is a wooden bridge that will
soon have to be replaced. There is
also a small stream just east OF
the Brule River that has a wooden
bridge.
From the Brule to Burberry the
road is very poor, barely passable
for a team. This stretch should be
practically all relocated before it
is rebuilt Soil is sandy loan and
some swamps. Could be relocated
with very easy grades.
From Burberry to Maple there
are some hills, but most of them
could be helped considerably by re
location. Soil, sandy loan.
This stretch could be made fairly
good with a little repair (some small
culverts and few large stones re-
moyed).
From Maple to Poplar the road
has been fairly well graded at one
time. This could be put in fair
condition by removing a few stones
opening up the drainage, and going
over with a road machine. Sandy
loan with easy grades.
From Poplar to Wentworth there
is all clay. Two miles of very bad
road before reaching the Ammicon
New bridge on Ammicon and con
tract let for filling approaches. job
partly done.
From the Ammicon one mile very
poor road, hardly passable; then
one mile under construction, and
from there to Grand Avenue fairly
well graded.
Grand Avenue in bad shape part
of the way. but / understand it is
to be surfaced next year. Itasca
road surfaced.
1 would estimate the cost of route
No. through Bayfield, county to be
$4,000. This would include grad
ing and culverts, but would not in
clude the bridge at Iron River, which
/ understand has already been taken
care of by levy for 1914 work.
Would consider that $4,000 would
put to standard grade the part from
Mason Road to Topside. This with
a little repair on the balance, would
make the whole route passable.
This route across Douglas county
would require for grading, culverts
and bridges about $4,000, or about
$4,000 to rebuild the part now
impossible. These figures would
give, for a state standard dirt road
from Ashland to Superior, cost OF
$4,000; to leave the present pas
sable roads as they are and build
to state standard the missing links
would cost $4,000, and this would
produce fairly good road between
the two cities.
Conclusions.
Route No. 1 would, undoubtedly
be the most popular tourist route il
it could be opened along the lake
shore or in sight of it from Port
Wing to Superior, but if it had to
coincide with route No. in Douglas
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