New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26
FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.
c-u.sporderce CT The y. Y. rrisa0e.
OsToSAGoy MoniSy Ian - 1855

C-ussporderce Ct The y. Y. rregne-
OsroS.Goy, Monisy, jan -, 1855
I,iss long tine since We have had an opportunity
Of writing. Only one mail has Left here since the
boats stopped running and that was carried by James
Canon and his men He carries letters oniy-5o or
co pounds being all that one msu can carry on his
back through the wilderness. Thsiet,er and NAL Will
be carried 900 miles the backs OF the carriers who
sls,p in the woods-snow for their beds, and the sky
for their covering. There are four numbers OF our
Newspaper, The Morning. Ners a ratug transports ion
and the editor, Mr.. Bradford, has NAL arrangements
for carry ing his own mail;
Oh this paper have before spoken, and speak OF
il now because il is 80 cheering 10 US to see the car
rier going from house 10 houie with this advance
guard Of civilization. The proprietor has overcome
many of the obstacles nciden, 10 a paper In the
wilderness Of the Lake Superior region, and IS meet
ing with reasonable degree OF success. the sayt,
he had 70 manufacture his own ink, &c, but before
the winter Get in be had received the necessary sup
plies and the paper. 10 its neat appearance, aud in
the general interss. Of its contents, will comp Ne "a
yorsbly wi your ely journals. Pu6lshef As nD
Almost among the mioes It represents fully the warned
interests Of the mineIs and arousing the pnbho -
proper estimate OF tteIches and needs OF this long
rfglected section 81 The mineral region. Lss.lsors
b. pin 10 be used TO the importance Of the interests
n
ton q encouragement from Government which
W. so much ne ed in hsrbor and river improvements.
Oh how creary il is 70 be far separated from the
world that only twice in six months We can hear
from il You. who have msils alnost hourly, aud
ell The Injuries Of civilized life at moderate prices,
moi realize tie deprvatiOns CT our pt soD, shat
ont from the world 80 large q portion OF tie year.
There j. not wba, can be called farm on the whole
section. The miners try 10 supply Themselves wi IA
vegetables, but here on the lake shore IL village
without gsfceD. Our vegetables are all brought
distance OF seven hundred miles 10 US. The luxury
Of feAibersis unknown here, and such thing as
hair m stress or pillow, chair, or oedseaf cannot
be bed. We sleep very comfortably, hosever on
beds made OF hay But then hsy here is s70 per t1n
II is but recently that we have begun 70 make our
own chairs chairs with wooden bottoms.
We Dsve had snow almost every day since the mid
die of November with only 10 three days of sun
shine curing that time. Ontonag IN is the largest
place on Lake Superior and is the point st which
very large aoriy Of the mines on the south shore
of the isse receive their supplies from belog; and
also The place of shipping copper The pretty River
OntoDsgon runs through the village. On the oppo-
rite s6e reside 10 Iadan Of tue Chippe tribe,
rtsipg their stately wax and graceful be ariag bu!
dry, lazy, drinking bsbis. The small poI now pre-
yails among them, and the Indians have 8 special
horror of that disease. Que poor lnilan who had II
became depressed drove .ll the other odians away,
shut himself up in his but, shot his dog and then
thot inns elf, Indian fashion. Last week the Indians
col, ced. and proceeded 10 drum away at their wild
music singing the while sort of iDvo ,ation to the
Great Spirit TO take away the awfal disease from the
opla