New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-27

uicAion from The D,froit Free Press, and is aoconos
MED in that paper BY report Of the proceedings 81
public meeting At Maekiu.w relating 20 tie matter. We
give the CO COMMUNICATION fer this matter Of the fisheries on
the upper Lakes Is becoming very important
Mach eHctemont has prevailed Of late m The village 81
Nackinaw, arising from the frequent AMI daily recurring
instances of robbers harvaes and other 10 pr aon'
committed by the Momons Of Beaver Island apon the 81
along the shores and upos the waters 81 Lake Mch
iCan. IL appears that the Noruons ara bcoi2n- more
daring n an formerly HERETOFORE they were satisfied
with rol bug the poor fishermen Of their bostsne aadsh
seat-ly, doing everything, possible 70 AVOID de,ectea
bu, now. seeing the almost utter npOShiity ~ oeng
brought Justice. they carry their piratira aie with
scarcely gard e. e0nceament IRis OF course arises
from the fact that now all ofenses committed upon te
shores and waters II Lake Michigan. between the me run
ming from Point & Isce the Straits ~ old Mack
nav and Fine running from the south side Of tiranc Ira
Bay 10 the mouth Of the Menonone River are r.
casiy "a Egns,f County and the 0fenders-thoSe who
cannot -ape 20 the township 81 Drummoud Mormon
depen ioncy Just 20 the cast Ofthe County Of Mchaeki'
nacmust be tried Beaver island by Mormon tribunals
with good MOrmous for witnesses and Jurymen.
Early in the spring six eight small houses on brch
Point in which stored two hundred barrels OF
hsh we're burnt 20 the ground, tue nsh s'olens sge
number Of bsrrels K salt living ont the beach were bro
ken open and their contents thrown into the water The
value the property destroyed upwards Of two hou
sand dollars There almost indubabe proof thst thus
done by gang OF men from Beaver Island. ia the
sh instant about five hundred dollars worth Of property
consisting Of beats nets clothes money and prnvlsions
stolen from various persons on Gull Island The same
tricks have been frequently played upon those OF Pine
River and Grand Traverse.
Many Of the people Of Msckinaw deeply interested
in these fisheries and nearly all who have gone ont this
Spring have suffered less from the ruthless depre
dSiions Of these Latter day Saints" There quite
number Of fishermen here ready 20 commence bust
ness each with stock worth from four 10 six hundred dol
lars who dare not go to the fishing grounds for fear OF the
MormOns The Of their business Is such that -
nearly impossible keep anything like gusrd over their
property Their nets when set for fish, oen eight or
ten miles from their dwellings with buoys attached which
can be seen only mile two OF The hormOns soon
learn the locality Oftbess and when the wind Is fair
ss them in their small boats which sail very rapidly
take them up then shifting their sails far away
ibe wSer leaving trace by which 10 be detected In
the night they make their descent upon the land and steal
rob and burn what they lind then with and sail
they glide away upon the wsery element AMI the fisher
wakes in the morning but 10 find his boat nets and
perhaps al the property he has in the world stolen or lie
sroyed The only that be assigned for tn 80
acts is las they have openly decsred that they end TO
moncpoze these hshing grounds and appropriate the
same to the service Of the Lord and HIS "sGigts.'