Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-16

A gentleman who has lately travelled over
the Nurthern OF Lake route has handed Us The
Ellnwinv communication for publication :--St.
Loojs Bulletin.
TuR I,Axs RouTE NoRTH.-" This route.
bv the way OF Chicago aud the Lakes Mlchi-
oan Huron. 81. Clair and Erie. IS becoming
4 more fayorlte one the more It becoH
known. Those who are DESTROYS OF visiting
the North can, after arriving at st. Louis,
rake passage in one Of the boats that leave
almost daily far Peoria. about ~ miles up
The Illinois River, or TO Peru. IN boats o.
liyh, draught, which is IS miles t"rther up
from whence an excellent line Of stages run
10 Chicago, distance OF 100 miles, and
delightful level road, through succession. Of
prairies. near the line Of the contemplated ca
nal. Ffom Chicago an excellent line Of steam
boats run 10 Buffalo, leaving about every 9TH
er day. This passage through the lakes Is
unsurpassed for romantic, picturesque scenery
by any on the Globe. After running The
whole length Of lake Michigan, you arrive at
the North end OF Fort Mackinaw, where the
boa, woods and gets a supply OF fresh lake
,rou, and white fish then you pass down the
whole length Of Lake Huron get'ing An ccca-
sional supply Of these beautiful FISH from the
fishermen, who consist Of Indians and white
men, constantly fishing among the islands
Won pass. Wood is also supplied from tbs
south shore o. the lake. From this lake yon
| run into Lake ST. Clair; from thence through
Lake Erie 10 Bnffalo--,he whole distance not
VARYING much from fourteen hundred miles
from Chicago. From Buffalo you can 90 ny
railroad Immediately to the Falls OF by small
steam-boats. which run daily TO Chippewa.
passing in the route Grand Island aud Navy
Island; from chippewa carriages take you n
the Clifton House at the Falls, or at the bat
tie ground Of Lundy's Lane, little in the
rear. AT The Clifton House you have mag
niicieni view Of the caiararis Of both shores !;
then pass ever Judge Por,er's ferry. just be-
fore the Falls, and call on our friend General
Whitney, the proprietor Of the Cataract House;
from thence go by railroad 10 Lewiston,
and embark on board the steamboat United
States, or the ST. Lawrence 10 O.wego or con-
lnue the railroad 10 Lockpori, and stages 10
Rochester, where those boats stop for passen-
gers a, the mouth Of The Genesee River.
From Oswego canal boats take you To Syra-
cuse, thirty miles. where you take passage
to the railroad train for Albany, OF the Balti-
more and Saratoga Springs.
N. Brink Walker & Co. at Chicago.
have extended their line 10 Peoria. BY secu-
ring your passage at st. Louis, you are car
ried through TO Chicago for Sl2. or TO Gaiena
for $ll, including steamboats, fare TO Peoria
AN INDIAN WAR DOWN EAsr.-Il is gener-
ally known here. says the Eas,por, Sentinel.
that on. PassamaqnodJy Indians are divided
into two political parties. between whom
good dea! Of acrimonious feeling exists. One
party acknowledges as its head "Gnbernor
John Francis," and profess allegiance TO The
State of Maine; the other party denies Fran
cis's authority, acknowledges as its chief Sa-
ba,is Neptune. and on former occasion swore
fidelity to the Governor Of New Brunswick.
Between these two parties pitched battle
was fought on the glorious fourth in which
Saba,s's party got well dubbed. A week
or TWO afterwards. they sent up the river. and
mustered some more belonging to the party.
and took the opportunity. when the Governor
and most OF his men were off hunting pOrpo-
Uses, to cut down the flag staff and burn it,
Gov Francis has issued the following bulle-
tin, giving an account Of the state Of the war:
Brothers! be it kaown tina, Sabatis Nep-
tune, of the Passamaquoddy tribe, has been
and now is, very troublesome Indian. II
has been onr general practice and custom TO
hoist the American flag a, Pleasant Point on
the 4h Of July. On the las, 4tE Of July. by
my order, the American flag was hoisted.--
Saba,is aud his party endeavored to destroy
it, but we determined 10 project it, and a Sc
we're fight ensued, in which four men were
very much injured. Twelve days after. Sa-
ha,is having gathered some thirty or forty Of
his men, in spite OF my orders and remons,ran-
ces, cut down the flag staff and burned il.
These are the particulars Of the difficulties
which have lately occurred among US.
JOHN FRANCIS,
Governor Of Passamaquoddy Tribe.
Dated at PIeasan, Point, Aug 8, 1912.