The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-07-01
The City ofHere
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Heading his highly interesting story
The City of Here and Yon," Harold =
Hutchinson, a satisfied tourist visitor tC
this section of the country, has written
his impressions in the columns of the
Frankfort, Indiana, Morning Times.
Mr.. Hutchinson has spent some time
trying to find ''the place" and in his
story on Ely, claims he found it. How
ever, we will let the reader judge for
himself as to the satisfaction he eX-
perienced after a visit to Ely. In the
Frankfort paper he says:
For some time have closely studied
the maps of the various states, trying
to lay my finger on spot where HERE
and YON meet-HERE being small
community with business and city cul-
ture and conveniences close at hand,
and YON being a primal, unspoiled
wilderness, where the ruthless hand of
man has not torn down completely the
ageS-old works of nature. And that
spot has been disclosed, for have seen
with my own eyes the city of ELY,
Minnesota, and the country round
about, which to me, is paradise for
those lucky enough to be called its
citizens, and those who are lucky
enough to visit there.
Ely lies almost at the edge of the
Superior National Forest, and about
100 miles north of Duluth. 1t may be
easily and conveniently reached by rail-
road and several highways. would al
ways urge person, making Ely as
their single objective, that they use the
railroad, and be assured of safe, speedy
and comfortable travel. A change is
made at Duluth for the Duluth, MiSSabe
& Northern railroad without any in
trip, rolling along the rock bound shores
of Lake Superior, you watch the PAN
Drama of land and water as it opens
before you. Far out on the lake you
will see trail of smoke coming from
the tunnels of some ore-laden freighter
as it bears cargo of iron ore from
the range at Ely. There are many tons
of ore which come from the Ely mines
and find a market in the shelters of
the East. AT Two Harbors, after a
somewhat circular climb to a higher
elevation than the roadbed, the journey
is continued in a northerly direction to
the spruce and pine covered land lying
toward Ely.
City on Divide
Ely Is truly a city placed on a divide
With your right hand you may reach
out and grasp the modern conveniences
and comforts of good hotels, the Sc
curity of home-like churches and mag
niflcient schools, the friendliness of it's
people, the service of it's business places.
With your left hand you may take the
wilderness into your heart. You may
smell the clean air, conditioned by
nature, that comes to you from the
pine and spruce and crystal water of
the countless lakes. You may follow
trails that lead you into actual con-
tact with wild life and the primitive.
You may fish to your hearts content
and what fish! In Ely you have sat
tfying choice of the modern ideas and
the older order of living. Within three
blocks of beautiful city building,
modernistic in all it's character and ap-
pointments, have seen belled cows
along the roadside, foraging on un-
fenced property. In contrast to steam
radiators and furnaces, you may see,
piled high in the back yards of many
homes, generous supply of firewood
to bring warmth and cheer to the fire
place and stove during the cold winter.
The sunsets and early nights at Ely
are beautiful. From the hilly crest of
the city one looks enraptured toward
the mirror-like surface of Lake Shay
ava, dotted with shadowy islands. As
the twilight deepens the sky above you
takes on the wonderful blues of a Max
field Parish, blending them from the
deep, rich shades to the lighter tones
in the West as they show the pathway
OF the departing sun. And as the night