The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02


excellent farms surround the town,
but the number is not as great as at
coyington or about the towns farther
west
Trout Greek Lively.
From Kenton to Trout Creek, eight
miles distant. the tourist meets with
good dirt road all OF the way. 1t
is clay and would be hard PROPOSE
tion in wet weather. but when dry
one can drive as fast as he desires.
About midway the middle branch OF
the 0ntonagon Is crossed. and here
there are some big hills to climb. The
road from the middle branch west is
being covered with stamp sand and
when completed II will be the sand
clay type of road that is very good for
limited traffic. From the middle
branch on, the farms keep increasing
in number and in Importance until
Trout Greek Is reached.
This town is by far the livliest
along the route. Two saw mills. one
of them big mill owned by the
Weidmans, supply work for quite
crew Of men while the farming coun-
try surrounding calls for much la
Dor
We understand that bank Is TO be
established Their and there IS a
general spirit OF expansion apparent.
Leading south from Trout Creek are
roads winding off into the northwest
corner OF Iron County where the
Weidman interests have large hold
ings and where they are placing many
settlers.
The soil is of the red clay kind, and
is being taken up rapidly by people
wanting good soil to farm.
Continuing on west from Trou,
Greek one passes through farming
country that is really revelation.
We have visited every farming locality
in the upper peninsula and must say
that the section about Painsville looks
the most prosperous of any we have
seen.
AS far as one can see the land is
titled and abundant crops OF grains
and hay were in evidence on all sides.
The farmers reported exceptionally
good crops. and with the good prices
ruling the section ought to make great
Roadway.
One thing noticeable about this
section was the neatness and modern
ness OF the farm buildings. They
were well painted. we'll kept, and al
most all of them were old ones show
ing that the section is no new expert
ment In the farming world.
This condition continues as far as
Bruce's Crossing and on to Even, al
though we turned onto the third leg
OF our journey at Bruce's. Even is
an important farming community al
so, and II is at this place that the
main Ontonagon is crossed. The west
branch Is the outlet of Lake Gogebic,
further west.
The Military Road.
At Bruce's the old Military road is
met This road was supposed to have
been constructed by contractors for
the federal government and for which
the Military Road Lands now the
Ayers Estate Lands-were granted.
We say supposed for one had to
use his imagination to hold the trail,
to be road 30 years ago when we
hrst saw II. The road extends from
Green Bay north to ontonagon. and
was built for military purposes
II Is this road that one turns onto
at Bruce's for a nineteen mile drive
south 10 watersmeet, North Of Bruce's
we were told that the road Is about
all improved as far az Ontonagon. &
distance Of thirty-eight miles. II Is
clay road however. and one would
want 70 negotiate II la dry weather
40 be sure Of his going.
From Bruces 10 Panlding the road
Is good. II Is a distance Of nine mile
and Is through clay country and has
many farms along it's length. The