The diamond drill., 1918-07-13
COPPER COUNTRY TRIP FINE.
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The stretch at Sawyer lake has
been much improved since we passed
over Il last-which was about two
years ago-and one finds no trouble
I'm running right along. The small
piece OF timber Just north OF the lake
should be secured by Dickinson coun-
ty and left standing. 1t Is the only
hardwood along the road between Sa-
COLA and the line. and while 1t isn't
much OF sample OF timber land II
will In time be quite curiosity. With
some care and brushing 1t could De
made an excellent picnic ground Tor
autoists.
TN Marquette county road Is bet
ter than we have seen it with the ex-
ception OF some soft gravel north OF
witch Lake. The piece between the
Michigamme bridge and Witch Lake Is
the smoothest It has been at any time.
II may be information to many 70
know that there is good road from
Witch Lake to the Fence river al
Mitchell Dykes place. Mr.. Dykes mas
a fine farm down on the river bank
and the trip is a very pleasing one
and worth the while to the autoist.
A short distance north OF Witch
Lake the new dressing OF gravel put
on the road last winter by Mr.. Blom-
gren has been spread and the traihc
has worn a rut thru II that Is all right
so long as one meets no vehicle.
Turning out In this loose gravel Is
hard and one has to lessen speed
greatly or take chances OF trouble.
The gravel isn't rolling into form
as speedily as that on other stretches
OF the same road for the reason that
Il has not the clay binder necessary.
Iron county tried this method OF roll
ing its gravel on the west end OF the
Cloverland trail, but found that the
experiment didn't pan out we'll The
witch Lake gravel is fine and has
more binder than the Iron county
gravel had. but at that It's not max
ing a surface fast enough.
This gravel stretch is about four
miles in length and for the balance OF
the way to Republic the road Is all
that one could ask for.
Springs Should BE Marked.
The new road around the big hill
at Republic is a beautiful piece. In
fact, to our mind, the stretch between
Republic and the Barron mine is the
incest piece OF road; one that makes
Il worth ones while to drive up there
Just to drive over II. It's rolling cons
tour with its sweeping curves makes
delightful driving.
Just before coming TO the Barron
mine one passes the exploration of
the williams Iron Co. which George
Newett has SO thoroughly advertised.
II Is the only mining work that Is be-
ing carried on in that section, and the
activity about that property isn't
enough to make one over-cxpectant
OF the property or Of the district. We
can corroborate Mr. Newett's state
ment about the size Of the stock pile
Between the Barron mine and
Champion the road is fully as good as
that we passed over to the south Some
surfacing is being done on a short
piece but in the main the road is first
class.
One wonders what there is at Cham
pion to keep the people that are now
living in that township. The mine
at Beacon has been closed for 50
many years that the buildings are de
caying, the trestles falling down ant
the grass growing over all the pilei
OF ore and rock. However, farming
has quite a start In Champion an'
the town holds IT'S own we'll in popu
lation.
West OF Champion some surfacinI
Is being done on the short piece be
tween the station and the Blomgrei
road that will improve the going YER
much as II is rolling into shape fast
The three miles OF road which lie
on either side OF the Pesheeke rive
bridges is excellent. We drove owe
II 3 years ago and when we passe
over Il again last week we found tha
Il was fully as good after three year
OF wear as Il was when we first passe
over It.
In fact the gravel Is so good tina
Spear & Son OF Marquette have erect
ed a washing plant and are screenln
and washing out this gravel and shiT
ping It to all parts OF the peninsula
The plant was in operation when "