Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-11
La FAYETTE.
DETROIT. July /


Indians and British Presents. We learn that
al annual distribution of presents 10 a great amount
has been made 10 the Indians at Amhers,bursh
this summer. Indians from the Nlissssippi. the
! extremity OF Lake Superior, and the intermediate
country, have recently made their annual visit TO
| their friends at this post. Among the number,
were about 400 Sacks, distinguished by their bold
| carriage and bald heads, on which is generously
left one small tut Of hair upon the crown for the
accommodation of scalping enemy. gentle
man who visited Amhertsburgh last week, esti-
mates the number of Indians there at that time at
5000
Copy OF letter from gentleman attached to
Gov. Cass's expedition, TO the editor of the Mich
gan Herald.
Sault dc Ste Marie July S. 1926.
Dear Sir After tedious passage of ten DAYS
and several Intellectual attempts make the port of
Macknac, arrived Oh the I'd inst. at Frvinp
Pan Island in the mouth of Ste Marie's River
within one mile of Drummond's Island, whittier I
Immediately proceeded.
Drummond's Island is bleak and barren spot
with nothing to recommend it, except iarbor
very difhcult OF access, where vessels NAV lie in
perfect safety. This Island was awarded sboni
three years since, TO the United States by the Com
mlssioners of Boundary. You Sir, may be able n
inform the public, why it is still occupied as Ri
fish outpost, from which about sixty ibeusand doi
lars are annually dispensed, for the nefarious mr.
pose OF securing the alliance of the savages mos,
OF whom are within our borders. saw at this
Island considerable number of Indians. come NJ
whom were from Fond du Lac, and others fo,o
the banks Of the Mississippi 1t is estimated tba,
about 200 resort TO this post, where thew receive
SO each. and a much larger number are snnua1iv
bribed at Fort Maiden
On the third inst, we proceeded in Batteaux ~,
The River Ste. Marie. For about 20 miles hi.
FiVef' or muddy Lake Lac Bossu) as it is called,
Is studded with Innumerabe islands of all sizes. a.
mong which the only one worthy of renoarl l. G,
Joseph, on which the British had nos, dr,inr
ihe late war. Sometime in the summer of 1sI9|
they evacuated this island, and the works were
uesuoyed oy our troops, under the command ofI
MAJ tToghan, about the last of July in the Same
year. The site of this post is very beautiful he
ing situated on the channel, about nine miles above
Drummond's leland, and from its height and lao
lated situation, commanding the river above .n,
below 1t, for several miles.
After stemming strong current for abou, 25
inhes above Muddy Lake, we arrived az the FsIis
OF 81 Marie, at the foot of which are situa,o5 .
small village and Fort Brady, a military most
lhe tslls OF Ste. Marie commence about ,,velye
miles below Lake Superior, and continue sbo,,t
one mile, making In that distance, a descent Of -
oou' sixteen ieet but In no place perpendicular.
and although they present an angry front H. s
navigable near the shore for batteaux nj c-.,
al these ials white fish are caught in great alum.
dsnce, and constitute the staple cofnmodi,y e IL
country The stranger is astonisbed At he a.
pcarance OF numerous bark canoes in these ,sniJ.
at ZINES buried in spray, or borne away h., ,Se |
force oil current, which scarce any power can 70
sIst as the mode of taking this fish hero l. NJ, |
generally known, it may not be an uniote,est;r,.
detail Two men are seated in dark canoe The |
most iTaI OF all vessels, the one in the bow hold
a long pole to which is attached scoop net, ',lo
other guides The boat with paddle: the foy,o.. ae
Ter pushing the canoe far enough in the randi Ill,
MS pole, changes the ends and plungcs the scoo-'
net into The water the latter Immediately nrots,.
inc BOAT down the stream with his paddle 10 n,a-
vent u turning its side to The currents Ibis con,;
nues until the former, by dcx,eroos turn Of The
pole encloses The fish in the bag Of the net. and
seposis 1hen IN the canoe, when With his pols. he