New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29
A SUMNER TOUR.
scene-y cs ,hc Upper Lakes.
Corre.go.d.rce # T-hc y. 7. T'.h1rs
SAUr s.. MARE, Friday. Aug Is. ISL


/ 10 thousand remembrance OF - 0eaGiies to IN
+ srl-e Inn. ine amount Of p'easurc--,avel would
( h eure 20 ST ~ a northwest direction during
! ;he warn months. Tho general ignorance. how
/ ever. has It's advantages. and TANK myself for
/ inmate m having securei the en- ovmen; before
| the sri-it Of inprovemer; and trade ms changed
the a.rect OF those pIiueyal forests. or covered
with soils the bosom of that lone ocean Of t5e
wilderness. where ancient solitude now holds
her und.spu;ed reign.
Leaving Cleveland On q Tuesday evening 70
the splerdid steamer London. Won arrive at De-
troit On the following morning. and there receive
an accession Of parties bound for Mackinaw. oF
..lhe Saut." pronounced 500" II the perverse
parlance Of the country. and 10y natural diver
SION sometimes called - Susan Mary," OF " Sue
sal Mary, letters having been SO directed - per-
sons residing there TIE enterprsing proprietor
Of the Lake Superior line Of steamers, Colonel
Mcknight has taken care that nothing shall be
wanting which can conduce to the safety COM
fort and en- oyment OF passengers. The London
mus, have cen constructed when matrimonial
stocks were high. Judging from the number OF
bridal apartments" which really form more
cious enough to provide for any contingencies of
disagreement, being twice as large as on board
the Atlantic steamers. and sump,uously furnished
in keeping with the rest Of the boat. The table
Is luxurious end every attention i paid to the
accommodation of guests Passing mp Detroit
River You have fine views OF the city and Stands,
the sunlit river and Us distant expansion into Lake
St Clair The City of the Strait, IS lost behind
the woods as YOU enter on the broad sheet of this
fairy lake. passing IN few hours INTO -. CLAIR
River where the character OF the scenery
changes, losing It's aspect OF rich cultivation and
populous life, but gaining IN interest rs the
shores become boder the houses and fields scat
tered at wider distances the number OF sails
sprnklmg the blue waters less frequent. the
islands more thlckly wooded, and the woods
on the banks darker and more lmperlous Ap-
preaching Lake Lufon, the scenery grows sui
wilder uplands partially cultivated rise from the
river. line ofdense forest IN the back ground here
and there Is an island with clumps OF trees and
marshy shore, and the play of sunshine on the
clear waters, >treakiug them with shades of
purple green and gold. would be a beautiful
study for an artist HereabOutS Is seen a mis-
sionary station-the third passed-lts white
CHAPEL and neat houses uncovered III trees. and
set of by the toll OF an ancient windmill over
grown with creepers a. intervals an Indian wig
wan appears. and now and then bark canoe
shooting out from the shelter of bushes or
moored on the beach with It's load of baskets,
blankets. children and squaws. For long strip
Of country on the Canada side, the log huts built
for Indians pensloned by the British Govern
ment, are seen at regular intervals on the banks,
though often deserted for bark lodges near the
water; the land is under some rude cultivation,
and the thick forest beyond Is reserved for their
huntmg-ground.
Still ascending the broad, bright river, another
scene opens Ports Huron and Sarnia appear
on different sides, and like speck OF snow on
green bank, compact against ground OF woods,
the white thickets, barracks and tall flag staff OF
Fort Gratiot. la the woods near IS a little Gene
tery, mcosed with a white fence. The head
lands and point with rs lighthouse, the islands
IN the distance, and the long sweep OF Lake
Huron, complete the picture. Passing up the
lake YOU Will notice the successive points of M
tercst White Rock Is SAID 10 have been an
ancient place o Indian sacrifice and Is still con.
secrated 10y their superstition. It was early IN
the morning when we lay among the green
islands OF Thunder Bay, some wooded or partly
co,ered with ragged foliage. the lighthouse and
a lew neat dwellings prominent on the nearest
bank and the long SANDY shores spnnked with
hshemen's shanties crimson line on the
edge of the horizon grew brighter and presently
the grea, sun lifted himself from the bosom OF
the deep, sending flush over the waste OF waves
and the distant wooded isles.
About in the afternoon we arrived at Mack
NAV. having IN approaching 1t fine view of the
quaint old trading town lying IN curve at the
foot OF the hills the nights with their Struggling
growth OF trees the snoW-whlte walls of the
tort cleaning above them, with the rspanged
banner floating from its flagstaff the stark. pre-
cipitous bluffs on either side, and the wood
tuited clls on the right, lifting themselves per
pendculary from the water. The more distant
rock. velled Nv masses OF dark foliage, Is the
celebrated Arched Rock. through which IN for
mer ages the water has worn a wide chasn,
leaving perfect arch, rlvalng that OF the great
Natural Bridge Of Virginia. The Sugaroai
Rock further In the interior and Fort Williams
hight, are much visited From the batilements
OF The Tort, magnificent view Is had OF the town
ying al your feet on either side, with rs mixed
population OF Americans, French traders, fisher
men, halfbreedS, and Indians lis crescent bay,
the green Islands and the lake beyond and on
the night the isle ol Bois Blanc. the Straits and
Lake Michigan IN the distance Many cunositles
are to lie found IN ranbles on the island but
time presses and We mus, away. About md
night we had one oi those sudden storms COM
mon in this region during the Summer the ram
came down in torrents, and sea and SKY seemed
one mass OF whlr!ing spray as the lightning