Year: 1879

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What smith Brothers are Doing to


Provide a Grand Summer Resort.


Messrs Smith Bros. broke ground this
week for the foundation of a fine new
hotel at the head of Mullet Lake. They
have also got some of the material on
the ground and the work of building will
be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
1t will be one of the best hotel buildings
in Northern Michigan. The main build
ing will be 115 feet by AZ feet and four
stories high, with Mansard roof. In the
rear will be the kitchen, laundry, wood
shed, &c. In front, in the center of the
building will be projection IL by 16
feet running the full heighth of the
building, with an observatory above.
The lower portion being the entrance to
the hotel. The heighth to the top of the
observatory will be 60 feet. The main
building will be 45 feet high to the
caves. Upon the first floor will be the
Office, dining room, billiard room, par
lOr, barber shop, wash rooms and coat
room. The Office will be % by AZ feet,
back of which will be the wash room, a
store room, barber shop and coat room.
The dining room will be % by 60 feet,
and will have a seating capacity of $50
at one time, enabling them to feed sew
eral hundred guests. The billiard room
will be % by 40 feet. The parlOr will
be 1S by 36 feet and will have wash
room connected with it for ladies, e.
clusively. Upon the second floor will be
Is rooms, arranged in suites, for the ac-
cOmmOdatiOn of families, parlOr, bath
room and ladies water closet. The pOr-
tiOn of the tower Oh this floor will be
fitted up as conservatory and will be
filled with flowers. Upon the third floor
there will be twenty two rooms, all OF
good size. On the fourth floor there will
be 21 rooms beside tank room which
will contain two large tanks, one rOr hot
and the other for cold water, from which
there will be pipes leading to the other
floors so that each floor will be supplied
with an abundance of hot and cold water.
On each OF the upper floors will be a hall
running lenglhwise through the build
ing, upon each side of which the bed
rooms will be located. All the rooms
will be well lighted aud the whole build
ing will be designed with view to be-
ing well Ventilated. Every part Of the
hOvel will be furnished in good style, and
il is the intention of the prOprietOrs to
make it first-class in every respect. The
first story will be IL feet high in the
clear. The second and third stories 10
ieet and the fourth feet. The bed rooms
will all be of good size. There will be a
wide and cOmmOdiOus veranda to each
fiOoc except the fourth. e
The location Of the hotel is one of the
most delightiul;in the country, situated
ON high ground at the head Of Mullet
lake fine view of that, as handsome a
Icke es can be found anywhere, is hed.
The grounds will be handsomely i'm
proved so ss to make the surroundings
delightful and in keeping with the hO-
tel. A large pavilion fOr dancing is to
be built over the lake, underneath which
will be the boat houses, the Messrs.
Smiths intending to have large num-
ber of boats 10 accommodate their pa
irons. At this point ON the lake is a
very handsome beach and a number of
bath houses will be erected and supplied
with bathing suits. ss.ts &C., G
We predict that this will become one OF
the most popular summer resorts in the
country. The hotel will be put under
the charge Of al experienced hotel man
and no effort will be spared in looking
after the comfort of guests. The pres
ent Lake View house will be reftted and
resurnished for guests in connection
with the new hotel. This building is 26
by AZ feet, two stories high and will cOl-
tain a number Of good looms. There is
no better fishing to be had III this region
than can be found in the immediate
vicinity of the LaLe View, as hundieds
OF visitors thisi season can testify. A
good band OF string music will be kept
in attendance during the season and a
daily line of boats each way will stop al
the hotel. - .t. g. LII


Messrs. Smith Eros. intend investing
$4,000 in the hotel and furnishing the
same, and e,e edtitled to great credit fol
their efforts to provide summer resort
that will be credit to them rs well as
to our county. We are satisfied that


with their enterprise, it will be pay


ing venture. They have the capita


necessary to make it success, ant


when they take hold of anything there
is no such thing as fail with them. L


is the intention to have the building
completed and furnished ready for neX1
season.