New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29

God consists of boIed Isdian mcal-sometmes piscs
Of tallow boiled in--sometimes oay the neal, and 1
few pounds CT raw fish which 10 winter Is easily taken
along frozen. The trains in the present case wers
drawn By three dogs each The freight consist OF The
carpet bags snd blankets OF each member Of the party
supply of hard bread, pork, tea, coffee, sugar, &e
for tie bpes, and meal and ash for the io1riooters
To proceed
March 2-The company LETT Rathbun's says-mills,
upon the snow, which shout four feet deep, an
Cfered good track ewing 70 rain the previous day
followed BY hard frost. II TOOK the mail route Il
Carp River, and 80 night encsmpei upon the shores 81
small lsbe, having made about - miles The "csmp
formed in this amer having selected 8 well
sheltered spot in tie ihcket part OF the company
preceded 10 dig away the STOW Others 20 cut down
proper number Of long poles, others st 20 collect
bIsnehes Of the mr. trees and GrcwOod The poles were
thrust into the banks a about fifteen feet apart
bent and their tops fastened together This
the frame work the covering consisted Of branches o
trees. The ground WIS then thickly strewn with hr
boUghs, FIRE built In the center beneath hole left in
the root, and the camp" finished, its ends being
left open lew fir bDughs thrown together upon the
snow made bed for the dogs After supper OF pork,
bard bread. and dish q tes, each man rolls himself in
bis blanket throws himself upon the bOughs with his
feet 10 the FIRE, and magnes himself in bed with his
feet tucked up-at all events be sleeps well. While
here. the nail irsm lelow came up, brought BY two
ard fSe dogs u consisted OF seven bags Of letters
and paTers, part having been left behind.
March 3-The party advanced six miles snd came 70
a axe nine miles long, the head waters Of the Memo
minee. Over this rtpd progress wss made; a rough,
bad trail among the iron mountains followed, vhlca
forced them 70 eucsmp few niles west Of the Jack
son iron works, having again made about - miles.
ih-They went on to Marquette, about Is miles. AMI
rem aimed for the DAY
5G-Striking Of 10 the south they struck the Escl-
Ists at distance Of - miles and following the stream
down Eve niles further came 20 the buildings Of some
In 49, H.. Nrfto Of
this days journey wss over pine barrens, and for
share Of fourteen miles without stream
6h- Here, fortunately. they had an opportunity OF
hiring lun bersed sud pair of horses, and finding
pasfabe winter road which the un.bcrers had cut
through. 80 miles TO the mouth Of the Escanabi The
deg trains consequently dismissed, and the party
rested that night at Bay de NOcques.
INA horse and egh were hired to take the party
down upon the ice, 10 the village Of Green Bay I'D
miles at which place they arrived on the 10th. An in
cid, Mt occurred few miles from Green Bay worthy OF
notice The driver had been warned while still several
miles II, IN Green BAY, TO keep off shore and drive d.
T,cy to fhe ighho use az point miles from the
village. He, however, followed the coast two miles too
lar. which, On crossing led him over the shoals Of
Little Tail Point, where the ice was rotten. III,
passed several thin places and in safety but
ut before reaching tbs hrm ice one more seam occur
red lie started up his horses 10 strike across as quickly
possible, but the ice gave Way, aud horses an sleigh
plunged in, carrying with them the whole party, aug
ht0d bl new pdset bgtfh 10 Ten persons.
very deep aud cold but after breaking the thin ice
ere or two got UPON firm footing, and it not long
before ell were rescued While others engaged in
detaching the horses and getting them out Mr. Doug
lass sprang into the sleigh 10 look after the baggage
TlioWirg il out pack after pack, after time
GtbcT BaTGfas caIpetbag came up. The oil gentle
an Lad eIl bited great anxiety to its fate staining
the ice ali dripping with wet, and poking about for
il with a long stick utterly torgetful OF his almost
freezing condition. When il was tossed 20 him. com
petey soaked with water, he exclaimed with tears IN
biz eyes" may as well 90 back to Lake Superior for
" there goes the labor of five years" This was the
1t intimate tie party had of the oil Padre business
below aud up, being asked what be- meant h. explain
ID by saying that the Leo manuscript pages OF his
CbiIpCva Dictionary, the labor OF hye years, wa' IN
Il at az and that be his way below 70 get pat
in ty pc But there was time in the intense cold
vi en- the clothes OF the whole party were fast bccom-
i1g It'll with ice, TO examine the condition OF the dc
ii, naIy, for there were seven miles still to travel
little alter the party reached Green Bay AMI
ather BaIGla bad at length opportunity 10 examine
Il state OF his manuscript You can Imagine the sun
dire tie old genemans face as be opened the bag
tCk cut Il rob, which he had carefully enyeoped IN
farrell and upon undoing il, found that save the wet
ting Of tie edges OF some Of the leaves u had sustained
70 injury whsteyer IL has since been printed at GIN
eInat. From Green Bay the party proceeded on BY
n all stages
Ii seems that NY informant the other day mis-
taltn in making the Lake Superior Mails come from
Idke SLeVan0 10 treen Day they couns IN act itOm
end Gu Lac-tte southern point OF Lake Wnnebago.
From this point however, am told that Mail does
30 twice week TO Lake Shawano, which has recently
eco sTed importance by being made the place OF
pal eDt tor tie Menominees.
lie original contract, learn, was TO carry the
Lake Superior mail via the Menominee River to Lance,
&c A second route afterward established from
the E,esnala to Carp River, &c, and finally Green
Bay was ade pOstroute. The contractor then CON
sdated tie three into one, and bis successorfor the
original contractor is dead6nds the thing very com
crfsbe way OF pocketng thousand or two dollars Of
Uncle s; ms oney, clear Of trouble and expense
II any ling IL to be done let il be done quickly
There il time enough before the close OF navigation to
n axe tie necessary arrangements, and have regular
rews from the Copper Mines during the coming
winter. A. W. J.
HorE- rree.edns northwest from Milwaukee the ne~ys-
Indian Lake shansoo on ths boz
settlement found an ahins LAC
this plscr, however there "a cattis foAa OF
The desire expressed 'nrosh ne cHhs
Lste that postroute sool Be e
ibis the high lands DIVIDING the "oif and
eoad this be done hnmedsy the peJpe OF
suent road for the regular semi
weekly sion Of the malls