New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29


u,.rca;,s--S hclr-,hc uot.l. the Sorls is m.nc"'
Iha,e saac, 70 no..ce rlt few 2,oninsn.
MONT. az interest. thcsa who would An'S a'I TIE
faaui,,S OF he lasc must cone 10 see them.
The rs. manner ci doing MS IS BY colst,n,
a asuall boat taking the steamboat ior distances
whcro 10 scenery = 'c.S lnierc sting "Gront
Sadie IS Z range io- some tour miles. 'i lm-
WcnSs heaps Of sand drt. l'O or $40 it'' alSn'
ard >.raultd wiki various shades oi FeI ani
white their SUBMITS capped with moving >Ahd-
trirS No tree or shrub grows on rs lace. n'i
iew scariy eyercreenS on ;ha emlneGcc where.
tradition saws. an Indian spent nine da'S m 't-
lclCus fast. and would have pc1>acd nut for in'
,msiy f.eht oi q pheasant which rs gun oroccn'
down Grand Island now appears n the IS.
tance. and the bold shores rise 20 hl $. wooded
with e talck growth 90 beech, birch and maple.
mingled With the conica, ir. the spruce aa1 o,Aef
eNergrstu>.
Apart from Niagara and the Mammoth Cave.
regard tie Pictured RCcA, - the greatest curl
OSlty Oh the \orth-Amercan continent Behold
lng,hrm as they stand IN their startling grandeur.
their glorious beauty. rising PerUCutiCularly fro
the lake. their sorEeously painted surfaces i.lu-
minated by the beams % the weSteung sun.
The earth has no more gorgeous sight
To show 20 human eyes
The spectator feels conscious OF emotions
uevcrb before experienced feels IA, be- las ga.nel
possession by which his mind 5 enriched, his
Imagination kind.ed. MS heart aided VIII a ncW
10Y for n ever he lnmoSt soul l. WaNct %
stretch forth IFS arms and clasp \ature-Pyg-
mal0n-lSe-lmparfin. he bv he artist embrace
II Is IN presence OF this. her wondr0uS work
Ne description can avail, yet D, r the tourists
duty Co. give a few touches, though hopeless ot
producing picture. tlrs, thc csc Is caught by
a silver thread OF waterfall Nmging ltSe from
the summit cf The clla INTO the Akc-a mi.e or
SO turlhtron. a broader cascade gu>ncS from the
rock. Iha tectmg CIl"S. t1c greatest hgnt Of
which IS three hundred cct. present not only the
richest variety of ColorS. ou' dIl manner or Shapes
and formations. antique ruins. majestic towers,
eudal halls and castles. poric temples hcwn
from the rock. houses ana woods glowing n prise
matte lights. and sunset scenes tinted with Tie
mo>t gorgeous lines painter ever threw over
landscape. Sometimes the fragments resemble
a vessel under sail or a cottage cOfnce anon. a
group ol Ttans are striving ioI the mastery OF
some gigantic cdItce. or mighty arhorSCS are
iran,tNed mn the moment of conflict ln short.
fancy can hardly devise a shape they 30 not As
sumo. while the foliage that grows m the rllt>
and oVershadow> thc summit, adds % the Wild
effect A. one pom. half way up IS a natural
chapel of rock, the rounded pillars OF which are
Wrea'hed with moss and foliage ltS hight IS
about thirty feet. the entrance hiteen Service
has been performed IN thlS pumeral sanctuary
and have the authority of % resident ln this re-
el0n for stating thet some Indians We're convert
cd To Christianity by the preaching of Mission
ary there Further on Is a deep cave. with en-
trance 50 lofty that vessels have gone IN other
caves. worn by the action of the water commu-
ncate with the large one and ai certain points
the LAKE and rocks may be seen through their
complex aportures This largest cavern Is M
the most prominent headlaud of the rocks, which
extends eight rten miles, still puzlng the fancy
with their varieties OF fon and hue, while here
andthere waterfalls leap down, and one with such
impetuoSlty that Y Is Sald a boat may pass be-
tween II and the elm Monument Rock, with
moss grown pillars. here towers conspicuous,
borderad by cascade that makes two leaps 20
the water then another monument half luoed-
ded IN iollage-and the magnificent scene begins
10 fade from the vlew-a vision OF beauty too
soon withdrawn
The residence of a hermit was pointed ont on
Grand island. where be has found settlement
with MS family At Carp River where are the
Marquette Iron Works. Is a superb view several
small islands rise abruptly from the water. each
covered with growth Of tall trecS-a safe home
for the Wild sea-blrds that are skimming the wave
m all directions TO the left is the range oi Iron
Mountains, the crest Of some partially vollcd by
clouds Mamtou island believed by the Indians
20 be haunted by a demon, and summed by them,
appears blue and beautiful ~ the distance. IL
is no evil spirit, however, whose potent spells
y
sad. is in the sky and the deep, and the still eve.
nlng air
Sweet Mantou-lord Of the foamgirdled isle
In thy own vide and WOndrouS domain have met
thee
With the magic that thrills IN thy beautiful smile
And thy fa.homless eyes-can 1 ever forget thee
BRIGHT spirit far sweeier than fairy harps ring,
Floats thy love breathing voice, than the zephyr's
more wooing
While away DER the wave, Ike a ord on the wing
Speeds our bark the fleet footsteps OF sunset pgrsu-
ing
Yet far on the verge, where the KISS ofthe SKY
The cheek Of Superior Is manihng with roses,
With the breeze singing dsge-llse ms soft lullaby
on his cloud-eurtaIncd pillow the hushel storm
reposes
Ere the day shall be past, he Will wake ia his might,
His hre-auows far DER the nyer deep hurting
While our fastspeeding bark IN the shadows oinlgnt
With the giants.rong billows m Wild dance l.
whIlng.
And thou lovely MIniiou, spirit OF star,
In the dark looming cloud Of Thy smile hast berct
me-
And thy voice IN the tempest floats family and far
TIL It's musical cadence forever has lel me
COPPER HARBOR Is the hnest on the southern
shore Of the lake Beyond the fort oyenoppng
the foliage among the mountains IN the interior,
Is a gem of a lake, Graded IN the embrace Of an
clent woods bat We saw none Of the small lakes
aboundng IN this region. The loyeest spot on
the shore Is EAGLE H,RBoR, "a quiet, spirit
stealing nook It's little Jyoa OF a bay, and
rocky isles, rs smooth white shore, rs groves Of
eyergreens with here and there an Indian lodge,
It's rustic settlement, It's winding stream and pie
tutesque woods the hr.crowned mountains p
yond, with buried wealth Of their copper nines,
and on the other hand, the misty outline Of P0r
cuplne Mountains extending far out INTO The
lake.
The scenery Of the whole shore, from "hite
Fish Point 70 The Isles Of The Apostle. IS 0l lhls