New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-08
sIuT DE ST MARIR-LAKE SUPERIOR

The Falls Of St. Mary are at the foot OF Lake NP~
rior-at the Out.rush Of the waters Of mighty ma
fresh water ocean-and are about one hundred 20
from Macknaw More than two centuries ago y
900" and the Lake Superior region were yiaiei
civilized man. the Cross was erected, and the doas
of repentance for the remission Of sins was ProeH's
by the Catholic Missionaries. TO the untamei "n
the forest. The State OF Ohio now contains o'ef"
millions Of inhabitants but when the territory vs.
the limits Of that hOurishing Commonwealth was y
bowling wilderness, and not solitary White man a''F
placed his foot upon her soil. this unexpored res''
even then the abiding place Of men who ouu' e''f.
chaur ted hymns 10 ths blessed Virgins ana hsa''-
"praise' and secured the reyerential attention
Native Americans by the gorgeous and imposing J"
moIials Of the Church OF Rome.
Iii. now two hundred and twelve years sinss bp
FAULT first saw the Pals Of s., Mary in a brs~1
canoe be led the fret western expedition, he passt ~
atbe beautiful clear waters aud b-tveea the thctI -
.terrg archip.lagos Of Lake Huron and asosodes =
river reached the Rapids at the foot o. Lake sdP''b
On oct {, 1884, where he found Indian village Of ="
souls.
In 1865 Father Glade ALLOCEz reached the -
admired the beau ful river with IT, woody isle, iad v'
ing bays and informs ne that the "sayagei "0"rr
Lake Superior a. a Divinity" lie sailed asog us VI
Lake passed the pictured rocks built chapel and w
dams Who never before had seen white Hsn, can. :
Raze uToD him ana his pictures of Hell AID re -
Juogmeu" when he taught them 10 chas, the P'' -
the are q
IN 1911, Congress of The Nations assembled per-
was a most singular and extraordinary Congress :
cians snd Of brilliantly clad officers from th- Vesf"
oi France. On this spot one hundred 'nd eikhiy -
seo coDgregated the Chieftains 81 the VIII Any
from The head springs Of the NJ Lawrence ''7 80.
ard The Red RIVER ana formally ackn Tiedeed ih,Ds,
3D. ,I. ,ro..e,,ou Of the French King The in2ss
ce,.uory tim, described oTOss Of cedar Fair''',
@.na agiS-, tie groves Il maple aud pine, Of IN II
.b.n,ek that are strangely ini,rmi1s I'd 90 the Os''
.b,,Ls II the NJ Mary where th- bounding river -.
-. ,.,er, into snowy wbitsnsse. they hurry pa :
aS.,k evergreen Of the tufied i.and3 10 the chaaae-
zeaou. Missionaries and steel clad soldiery bowed
the crofs aud chantee-
The bannsrs Of Hfsvers firg sdyanesi
The mystery o. tie cross Sims iortA -
sesrly IS IC-e the 500 place OF grs|' :,
tie hyoIits stopping place Of the for traders '-'
og,urs On their way TO and from HsckinsF from .,
lake superior-but The esreB, Of human sSs'1 IA.
thi.re.on 70 be quite forgotten While 1ther Pofi'n,
New world, then unknown became pregnant N''
dences Of progressive civilization.
nisbatafep Year, since the pictured rocks .. ~ y.
r.ror were described ard pc,orlliy illss'rHea -
oiseoverv but they were SEED, admired ana 49,
-. F,sncb Mi..oeare. one hundred and Fl my s'z~
100 Ths rich mineral deposits Of copper -Ha - 4,
LAKE, superior regior we're oe.y proclaimed ~ :.
-, 5;.covsrie, only short tine since ana'I, "a,
.etn beading toward this mineral respa es c.o' S.l
..s GoSsrpor, Copsrss.nen and Profe's'r' O.'
Snscr,,or,. wooemsn and Miners loest'0s -.
- .aua,ng we're all the rage-everyoody q,
*, Docket faI Of rocks"-cOPpsr co"l--'s.
nd the market glufi-d with stocks 70 -!
AID a prices to sui, customers Bot the Is
c.ty o. thi, miu,ral wealth wsrs no new wsss Ca
g,p.ral, supposed, nor we're Lake soP"'''
,.ni,s the devices Of modern days ~, Il %
In lee5 Father Alouez heard rue sAa''