Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 31, 1900, Page 23

COHASSET, ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 13 GOMASGET AND ITS VICINITY. Various ‘Facts About the Lakes, Rivers, Steamboats, Excursions, Lands, Oppor- tunities for Settlers, the Soil, Etc. There are four steamboats on the waters tributary to Cohasset—the fine, large steamer North Star, the hand- some Little Eagle, the Ramonia, and the General Poe. These are all freight and passenger steamers, and they run up the Mississippi river from Cohasset to the head of Ball Club lake, a dis- tance of sixty miles; and to Leech lake, a distance by water of 150 miles. They also run to all parts of Lake Pokeg- ama, which is about fourteen miles in length. The outlet of Lake Pokegama is only half a mile above Cohasset, which makes it easy to reach the lake by boat. Cohasset is at the foot of navigation on the upper Mississippi, and these boats run no further down the Mississippi~river. The scenery along these entire trips is of the finest description, and the fishing and hunt- ing in this region cannot: be surpassed anywhere. A picture of the steamer Little Eagle, owned by Louis Kirts, appears at the bottom of page 11. HEALTH AND PLEASURE. Capt. Kirts gives special attention to the wants and the enjoyment of ex- cursion and outing parties. He will make many delightful excursion trips from Cohasset this season. The read- er cannot realize fully by the picture alone the pleasure afforded by a trip over these waters. The peculiarly in- vigorating atmosphere of northern Minnesota, and the balmy scent from the pine boughs as it floats over the water, cannot be pictured. Physi- cians agree that the pine forests im- part to the atmosphere a healing and health-giving quality that medicines cannot produce. This is the chief ar- gument used in favor of the proposed establishment of pine-land parks in northern Minnesota by the general government for the benefit of future generations, after commerce has swept the unreserved pine from existence. GREAT BASS FISHING. Bass lake is a mile north of Cohasset. It is seven miles long, and affords the most excellent bass tishing. Bass are caught weighing from five to six pounds. The duck shooting is exceed- ingly fine, as the bounteous growth of wild rice brings thousands of ducks to fatten upon the nutritious food. The outlet of Bass lake flows through Co- A VIEW OF BASS LAKE AT THE OUTLET. hasset, and row boats pass up and down the stream all summer. The picture at the top of this page gives a view of Bass lake at its outlet. A FAMOUS BEAUTY. The famous Deer lake, pictured on page 5, is seven miles north of Cohas- set, and only three-fourths of a mile from Bass lake. It is seven miles long and averages a mile wide. It is one of the prettiest lakes in the North- west. The water is very clear, and the handsome beaches and islands, and and the foliage of the hardwood tim- ber, make it an ideal thing of beauty during the summer season. PROSPEROUS SETTLERS. At the bottom of this page there is a picture of the Fred Searles place, one mile north of Cohasset. Mr. Searles came here with his family less than a year ago. His entire capital consisted of good health, his household goods, and an intelligent determination to get along. He went to work, kept his eyes open, and ina short time gained several important ideas about the op- portunities existing in the country. Then he bought on time from W. E. Neal eighty acres of land a mile north of town at $2.50 per acre. The pine on the place had all been cut off, but the mills at Cohasset made it possible to utilize the timber that was left. Mr. Searles cut off and sold dur- ing the summer $500 worth of oak, elm, A VIEW OF THE FRED SEARLES PLACE, ONE MILE FROM COHASSET, poe