The diamond drill., 1918-07-13


into the hands OF receiver. Some
thing over year ago the property
passed to the Stearns- Culver interests
who started 1t up and have operated II
since that time.
When We visited the mill last Fri
day II was operating only one side and
cutting about $4,000 feet OF lumber
per day. The mill is modern In every
way and is fed Immediately from thu
woods by its own logging road, a mar.
row-gage road. A large cut all fresh
from the saw stands In the yards,
among the lumber piled up being
lot OF nice looking Eastwood. A tie
and lath mill is operated in connec-
ton. the rougher logs OF maple and
birch going into ties, and the best OF
the soft wood edgings being manufac-
tured into lath.
A few nice pine logs were dumped
into the pond as We stood upon the
dock and we were informed that con-
siderable pine is brought in for man
ufacture.
Mr.. Maxey is still prominent in
L'Anse where he Is heavily interested
in the Baraga State Bank OF LAnse.
Mr.. Tracy is the cashier OF this in
stitution and has contributed much to
making this institution popular AM
prosperous.
L'Anse is headquarters for the road
construction work, the second item
In our trio OF influences, and much
trade comes to the place from that
source as many OF the jobbers along
the line supply from there, L'Anse be-
ing the largest place along the work
The men along the line go to L'Anse
when they want to go to town.
/ We mentioned the dry law" as the
third influence. Baraga county voted
dry year before the state went dry.
so that the county had ample time 10
adjust itself before the general pro-
hibition law went into effect. mer-
chant OF the village said TO u.s. "The
town of L'Anse IL the best right now
that II has been in its history. / was
born in this town and my father was
in business here since the town was
started, SO that i know what am
talking about when l say that we are
having the best times in the history
of LAnse right now and one OF the
reasons is that the town Is dry and
merchants are getting paid for what
they sell"
| L'Anse looks prosperous these
days and, to an outsider, II looks as
If our informant was giving us facts
Scenic Beauty OF Route.
The road to the copper country Is
one of scenic beauty from start to
finish. One OF the pretty sights Ii
where the road, upon leaving L'Anse
village, winds along the shore OF the
bay between the water and high
rock wall or palisade OF brown stone
At this point in the new plans con
crete wall is to be erected on the
bay side, so as to keep the water from
washing the earth away. 1t is i'm!
possible to widen out the road by
cutting away the rock because the
South Shore runs along the crest
up above,
From this point on the road con-
tinues along the shore until the vii.
lage OF Baraga Is reached. Baraga
doesn't look as prosperous as L'Anse
but 1t Is livelier than one might eI.
pect, considering the fact that the bis
lumber mill operators have ceased
True, there Is a mill at Baraga yet
but II is only an imitation OF wha
numbering was there in the palm,
! days when the Nesters and Others
were in their prime and millions o
I the finest pine was manufactured in
( to lumber at Baraga.
Baraga has some fine farming lant
r surrounding II, in heavy clay sol
that makes farms where found in tn,
; peninsula. Agriculture is now tn,
: principal support OF the place as ther,
/ Is a large territory tributary TO II
Q The county road commission has re
/ Gently abandoned the road runninI
from Baraga to Covington as count,
road and in lieu adopted the Nestoria
Coyington road as a part OF the coun
ty system. This will prove much bet
ter for all concerned
: Road Much Torn Up.
q The road from L'Anse to the Hough
Z ton line follows the old road an,
| work IA haing nrnqacufad AZ MANY dif