New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-11
Ianmaniaua.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
FOND Do LAC Grading post Ju


FOND Do LAC Grading post June o. l-g-
Near Lake Superior.
We have ius; reached here from the Missis,p.,
by way of Sandy Lake and the Savannah and :,
Louis Rivers. In 1916 a haffedged rhapsod,,
from the interior of Michigan, by the name Of Las.
man, was seized with a violent desire to become
sDautbor, and some New York bookseller becsns
accessory TO the attempt He was commissioned N
visit the Mississippi country and 20 " @ats look
From the Falls Of - Anthony 10 this place We have
been upon the track Of this traveller, whose book We
have in our possession we have thus had IN olporu
nifty 10 test the verscty OF the summer IN the WI.
dernessr by observation and have heard the renats
of the traders who reside in the country upon L. A
more scandsous and miserable fabrication never
nyn,ed Most Of the intelligent residents only sashs
the sreenness Of the young In supposng tbs, sud
,s.ue of fasehoods could be published snd the author
e.e,pe detection Others are indignant that wnss
Oh, r,ocsssei ~ give serious and important truis
ho,,,d make M a work almost entirely fictitious "a
80. rs,he " summer in the wilderness" purpor,sd
N he what II really is mere romance u would 10, b
worthy Of any mans indignation but historical sah
descriptive works are read By practical men Tor The
purpose Of gaining valuable information, ana works y
faag 10 Indian tribes possess Ia TINS respect sreatn
forest regard IT. ttftlAtts V'tN 49, i+Ne~tr
10 expose this infamous attempt TO deceive inc eos
nifty on subject OF consequence $3.50.
line book il before me 1t makes the hnhe Fou
ace of the u Louis River rlrs (l2) miles ana tne al
10 feet Day before yesterday passed ms portage
il may be II miles. Zone and quarter) ana the ia 60
descent - feet in ALL On page l22 Lsnmsn says a.
visited the Fails OF ST. Louis River and spent night
thrrthAt the FIRST cataract Il 30 feet and the scosd
iao and that he was told no other white man had ia
tied them Missionary who lives here and now ~
ting in our tent says he Qsnmsn) never went there
and another who has since measured the rspids says
there is no perpendicular tall exceeding 10 feet and
singh, rapid or plunge exceeding 50 feet. Page 1913 l.
devoted the fishing by torch ignt az thc Fas Which
he never saw and where, after wounding an immense
nike they eided behind sheet OF water The gen.
Herman who measured the falls rapids last
saws there il part OF the rapids where canoe cm
go behind sheet of water without going through sold
rock Here he listened 20 the scream OF hundred
csIes while the Oldest resident has more
than fro co OF them together az one place The elrdh
so rare that have seen bur one during mff ~ serp
iourneying along this lake and the Indians value the
ous so highly account OF their scarcity that they
g.o,i1 yv horse for three or four OF them. Az Sssk
Rapids amman fifty t50 OF them In one company.
he also heard wolf mingle - howl with the OF
the 81 Louis Rapids, while per-ons who nave lived
here many wears never or heard one and car
sav after two Summers spent in the WOODS OF this ske
have not seen Between Crow wing River and q
Antheny's Falls Lanman was attacked oy herd Of
them In the night and killed one. Those who have
travelled that route hundred times never saw one He
killed and hung al hs saddle 0n fv $50 grouse. We
were six in company and had three frenchmen With
Guns one of them on horseback. securing the prairie
in ali directions and killed but He Travelled tie
distance in day and night and we in sir days and
nights
Al sandy Lake Lanman took the Savannah trail and
Immediately saw red deer and shortly after huge
hear both of whom frightened him exceedingly Ire
Indians who live and hunt there, some of them
saw deer in that region and both deer and bear
rery scarce -
According to the summer in the Wilderness the
author travelled m state in his not only 10 sandy
Lake but TO Mile joe 70 Leech Lake ana Elk Lake
the sources Of the Mississippi
He dates letters there and has Interesting besrhuas
and other incidents. Mr. Morrison. with whom he
travelled says he was nearer Mile Joe than days
travel and no nearer FIX axe and Lesch Lake ihsn
SANDY Lake l.: or between 200 and go miles Lsn
man says he ourneyed IN his around both ssor
of Lake Superior and al 81 Mays g0rs away his canoe
20 some favorte Morrison saya he travelled all the vsy
from Crow wing La Ponte free passenger In be
IN - canoe and az la PoHte LanmRn took the stesm
boat direct for Saul ST. Marie Lanman says that while
sleeping with Morrison in the tents wolf stole away he
pork Morrison says that some FIRE ~ years beiorsa
d0g stole his pork in that and he mentioned te
fact to Lanman Al the Rapids of the st Louis hereb
in the book dreadful scene and escape from
DEATH in which the author had part This, too Is m
incident that happened 20 Morrison some years before
and not TO anman. By the book the mountains on he
north shore of Lake Superior 1000 feet high but
according 20 Capt Bayiolds surveys they are 200
might add In great numbers other instances equally
glarng of the deliberate and habitual fasty OF Lon
mans descriptions 10 say nothing Of the legends ADD
Indian stories. Yours truly PRocyoS