New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-16
tn TRIBUNE.
A Camp in the syoods-Sisht In the
Forest.
Correspondence of Tie Tribune

afternoon ana iEoSl ICVSiy cay: ana liietC. al
tbs foot of The Lake, back few rods in The for.
ct, is 5urniag e camp ii,e. On stick tina. IS
thus, into The ground aud leans over log, hangs
s.rnall kettle OF potatoes--a little one side is
suspended TO tree noble buck Just dressed,
some of Inc incest bits of which arc already
roasting in a pan over the FIRE. In & low shantec
made Of hemlock bark, entirely open il f-cnl,
lszy reclne the young clergyman and the Coo
lgr, watching with mos, satisfied looks the COOK
iag Of the savory venison. On the other .ide
tire stretched the weary hounds in profound
famber. An cid hunter VIC have with US is
watching with ani!e in hand the progress OF Il
ohr;iy Gaze ne IS baking in the ashes giving
evtry now and then & most comical hitch 10 his
waslbsnd, while, us if to keep up the balance,
one whole side OF his face witches at the Same
tiUe. Close by him is an Indian coldly scru,i
nzng my rcw modeled rife. Taclurn and
euo.ionlcss es lis race always are, he neither
smiles nor speaks. know that his curiosity is
excited, 50 | remark, &" Mitchell, wish you
would Try my rife, for 1 have some doubts vine
thcs il IS perfectly correct" Without saving a
word, he takes Up an axe and going to disiap.
utc strikes cet e chip, leaving a white Spot
Returning as silent az be went he raises my rife
10 his lace, whore it rests for u moment i'm
movable rs SO &c, then speaks sharp and quick
through the forest. The bullet struck the white
sgot in The centre. 10 handed back TIC rifle
without saying wcr2-lhe shot told how true
itw.s.-0n venison and johnny-cakc and pota-
tees aIs 4: langth done, and each Of us peel.
ing OH cit of clean hen,iock bark for plate,
We sit down on the ground in the midst Of the
lnless forest, and placing our bark dishes
access our lcgswith Il sharp stick in one hand
ard our pocket knives in the other, commence
OF. rcpas: | have dinod in palaces, hotels and
klycls, but never 80 right royalty before iVc
we're kings here, with our rifles by our side, and
NJ enc 10 dispute our sway; and lten such
palace OF countless columns encompassjng US,
Shls the gentle murmur Of the tiny wave as it
laid its check on the smooth beach, made har-
m,ny with the refreshing breeze as it rustloG IN
The tfee-tops ana lifted the ashes Of our already
] smopdering camp fire.
thought last winter at the Carlton House that
( the vonisUn nude dish tina. might please
gourmet, but It was tasteless, savJurIess, com
pslcd TO tbs vsnison, cut off from tho still warm
body aud roasted in the open forest. A clear
! stream near by furnished US with a richer beve-
rage than champagne; and the fresh air and
| cleaning lake and sweet islands sleeping on its
hsom, gave TO the spirits healthier excitement
than wine. After our repast was finished, we
stretched ourselves out in The forest and smoked
cur cigars, while the sun stopped slowly down tc
The ridge Of tho western mountain. At length
the Indian arose and made preparations for de.
rsr,ure. Taking our rifles and fishing rods, We
pushed our boats into the lake and made for
! Racket, river, the outlet Of the lake. wish !
I could give you some conception of this stream.
A,,hi. season Of the year it i. almost moveless
( asa pond, while lis waters are clear as fluid crys-
,,i, revealing smooth and pebby bottom. The
incian and hunter kept down this stream, while
/ We tanned Up Cold river. The shores Of both
/ Gcse streams were all trodden ever with moose
! snd dec. snd bear tTscfe. Toward dusk, what
rOtle t.Cut bounded to cur hooks! some Of them
weebiug three pnunds-promising US glorious
|, supper. A. length The crack of the Indians
life IN the forest below announced that he had
Is'urnsd and had reached The fork OF the river.
Tuning tic :,ead OF our BOAT we driftsd down
TO R.csc!. river and then pulled for the lake
| This was & mile Of hard rowing, ard il vas da'k
before We reached the lake. The rest had all
long since reached the camp, the Cheerful! fire OF
Shieh burst or Us through the trces as we round
ed point eno shot on to ihs bosom OF the quiet
l.ks. Look, R-tfe,' exclaimed, "yon-
Ger IS the csmp-ffe, ard now another light muves
d9wH 30 the bach, where they are dressing the
tout full cheerlly.' He sp!ang on the cars,
AID TIC light boa; fed like Il wild deer toward
ths, cheerful ftme. I-lsnds and rocks flew by,
and ct length the boat grated or the pcbhly
] tech. All was bustic IN The camp preparing fer
sGprer, and The modest DISH of trout ever ale
tsk there b. freight in the woods. Ny appe-
tic was really wuliisli, and we MADE a ssdinroad
Mo oar pie OF tout. After supper we lay around
II a while telling hunting stories, when prepare
ions were made-not for retiTing-but sleeping.
blanket was spread on the ground on which
We arranged ourselves in row, like picked her
Frg with our heads under the bark shantee ami
our feet ont in The open air. | sat up for some
tine and watched the others as they dropped one
sitsr another to sleep, until exhausted and wearr
/ also stretched myself beside the Indian with
aiog for ny pillow, between two knots Of when
| had placed my head 10 keep it from rolling
A little after midnight awoke-the wind lad
'adteo 10 the East, and was blowing strong and
GILL; sending rapid swell on the beach, anc
sSad mu;mur through the CEDAR tops over head
ias Ire had died away, excep. .iew smoulder-
@z brands, while the bright etars, those cease
.e's Watchers, looked kindly DOWN from their
%se ser,in,l Posts IN heaven. Tao wi!d and
.'Aey scream OF the loon came at intervals
u'0cga the midnight, as he Aoated far away on
'4s wafer; and night, solemn night, with The
tsas .o'est were around me. l stroiled down u