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liere and cleared up fine farms in the woods for themselves. After making 
themselves comfortable homes, they have sent back across the ocean for 
their relatives and friends to come and share with them the prosperity 
offered to every willing heart and strong hand here. 
At the present time there are upwards of 18,000 acres of land improved 
and under cultivation in the county, giving forth yearly their bounteous 
harvests filling the granaries and barns to overflowing with the various ar¬ 
ticles of farm produce that flourish so luxuriantly in the fertile soil. Sub¬ 
stantial houses, comfortable barns and stables, churches, school houses, 
stores, saw mills, shops and roads give evidence of the prosperity of the 
X>eople and of the success which has attended them in their efforts to carve 
out a home and a competence in the virgin forests of Door county. 
DOUGLAS COUNTY. 
BY JAMES S. RITCHIE, SUPERIOR CITY. 
This county is situated in the northwest part of the state, at the head of 
Lake Superior, and contains within its boundaries every variety of soil, 
timber and minerals to be found in the Lake Superior region. It is well 
watered by numerous streams flowing into the lake, and the St. Croix river. 
In the vicinity of all these streams, alluvial bottoms of the best quality for 
farming purposes, offer rare inducements for settlers. 
Upon these lands the wild hop, of an excellent quality, grows spontane¬ 
ously; wild plums, currants of several species, gooseberries, raspber¬ 
ries, etc,, grow in abundance. Almost every township possesses several 
varieties of soil suitable for grass and wheat lands, and is now open for 
pre-emption or homesteads by settlers at government prices. White and 
yellow pine, hemlock, sugar and birds-eye maple, white cedar, tamarack, 
birch and oak are abundant. These constitute no small portion of the 
wealth of this county. Almost every acre of land contains timber enough 
to more than pay for its cultivation. 
The lumber trade of Douglas county is the principal branch of business 
at present. A large amount of dressed lumber, shingles, lath, etc., are annu¬ 
ally exported to Duluth, Minnesota and the mining towns of Lake Superior. 
Lake Superior abounds with the most delicious fresh water fish known. 
The flavor of its trout and whit»fish is much superior to that of the lower 
lakes. Every good-sized stream near Superior City abounds with the finest 
quality of delicious speckled or brook trout. The demand for Lake Supe¬ 
rior trout, white fish, liscomet, both fresh and salt, is very great. 
An important trade in furs, etc., is conducted at Superior City, with the 
Indians of Lake Superior. 
It is impossible to give a correct idea of the amount of the different 
kinds of ore to be found in the county. Copper abounds in the mineral 
ranges which extend through a considerable portion of the county to the 
