CHAPTER VII.
IN THE FOREST.
| Down-Easters.—The Eden of Lumbermen.—Country East of the Mississippi.—The Climate of the Forest Region.—White Bear Lake.—Travellers from Duluth.—A Maine Farmer in Minnesota.—Chengwatona.—Pitching of the Mud-Wagon.— Grindstone.—Kettle River.—Superior | [137] |
CHAPTER VIII.
DULUTH.
| Duluth.—Minnesota Point.—The Projected Breakwater.—Comparison with the Suez Canal.—The Town.—Period of Navigation.—The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad.— Transportation.—Elevators.—St. Louis River.—Minnesota Slate Quarry.—An Indian Chief and his Followers.—Railroad Lands.—Manufacturing Industry.—Terms of the Railroad Company | [164] |
CHAPTER IX.
THE MINING REGION.
| The Apostle Islands.—Bayfield.—The Harbor.—Breakfast with Captain Vaughn.—Ashland.—Big Trout.—Ontonagon.—Approach to Marquette.—The Harbor.—The Town.—Discovery of Iron Ore.—Mining Companies.—Varieties of Ore.—The Miners.—The Coming Years | [169] |