New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29
LAKE SUPERIOR.
Cntonngon Post Route-Lake Superior Journsying'
CenaEcrdeuee Of The N. Y. TrbaDe.
ISLE RoYALE NINE, Portage Lake, LIS

ISLE ROYALE NINE, Portage Lake L.S.
Aug. % 1888
In the Act 20 reduce into one the several acts
"tablithing snd regulating the Post Office Department.
III flowing clause is supposed here 10 give full antho-
rty TO the Postmaster General to order the ma for
the COPPER region TO come on the route, which des-
eribed in recent hitter directly from Milwaukee 70
Ont, nalon The clause IL in these words: He may
direct the route road where there are more tAan
"cre. between places designated by law for post ROAD
which route shall be nsidered the post roa1 AS
the ute now followed ard that which proposed are
allie in great measure trails, il is supposed that
10 oinculty can arise this score As however, the
contIset 10 carry the nail in its present rouni about
course has some little time 10 and change might
Iosby result IN increased expense 70 the Department
il is fuggesied that private mil might b. established
from axe SbawanO 10 Ont MACON under the clause in
the act which makes lawful Tor the Postmaster Gen
eis TO extend lines Of posts on the frontiers anl con-
tract Tor tie ua carriage authorizing the contractors
TO receive a. compensation for their services all the
Iosse.s az the usual rates letters, newspapers,
q atsznes pan phles and packets, conveyed BY any
"suh IOsts" Parties enough stand ready TO make
such e. ntract for short space as two years
I'd the feeling this subjects pass through THIS
Teg yeIy strong II 10 hoped here thar the 1o'ern-
L int having made il penal 10 establish private mail,
i'll let another winter pass without giving the peo-
lie I ube one on Ntich they can depend
Just at the close Of last winter Mr. C. c. Douglass
webt down 10 the States" and his account Of the
iouIey b.tides being interesting in ITSELF enables me
10 oue corrections in the description OF the NAL
route given tie other day, be having followed IT.
Tie PARTY when it left rAnce consisted Of SIX gentle
men, with two hired men and three dog trains-three
d,es 10 each train. One geutlemsu was from kewee-
Law P,nf and three we're from the Ontonagon these
four lad two days journey over the snow 10 the
lLee Mr. Douglass cane thus far in sleigh on tue
ice, ard tie sixth ta,ter Baraga, the Catholic Ms-
scIary, resides there. Mr. Douglass account OF his
jourury found interesting as il gave me lively idea
OF winter travelling il still exists here. The SAD
stsree OF il is as fellows:
Tie Deg train" is name By custom applied 70 the
solt # slsele % which the dog. are harncsfef Tvs
elely thin board Ut hard wood turned up at the en1
neoueItly IoIled over ke scroll il from to IL feet
in kueth from IL TO - inches wide, and along earn
,ee 10 ia.tered narrow clete pierced with boles
stout cloth il laid across tie train and the goods Or
raclsces psced upon H. Tie cloth IL then brought gp
and over the 1he from aide 10 side, and sl securely
lssl.d by cord which in the holes IN the cletes
Tie dccs whatever be Leir number are hasnes~ed TAI
S.u-e hslness consisting only OF collar traces beck
,tl1p and eiIth. To the collar small bells are ire
ou,rfls sttatb.d There beng Ills or pols 20
lie tan ia descendug bills and steep places the train
il led lack b. man rope beng attached 20 IL Tor
rupee. AZ the landing. few roJs from where
tE wiring. two dogs are lyng for which the owner
si.asa. a Catalan FIecni mar, would not take So
GOO aiels ard rsn arkably sapseioHs fellows they
sle n fttrg az 4 glance where they may take IN ~
tits in II ekts, smors als1 lngs Gu the streams
sts sl in % efy lave otsn hister values than this
1l.tetvoI,es are p=fty # TIE Scwfoun lani br,eL
rst,,l lsIg,. white, with large peI Of black was
tuiIlitt "a kan lat Wien upon journey, the dog
,Ie 10 LIT tLee osy, snd tat al night aad hat f