New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-02
The Northwest,

The following article, which we copy from the Bos-
ton Traveller combines, from official sources, a
variety of useful information in regard to region
that is now comparatively unknown, but is develop
ing with unexampled rapidity. The country about
Lake Superior was first explored in 1641 by the Je
suits of Canada under the auspices of the Governor
General, Count Frontenar. But it was not till two
centuries later that any definite information in regard
TO its vast mineral wealth was spread before the
world in the very able report of Dr. Houghton to the
Legislature of Michigan During the last thirteen
years this field of enterprise has been largely cult
waited, with various success, by its pioneers. But it
seems that still other sources of attraction have been
discovered. The fisheries of the great lake are call
ing on the inhabitants of the Atlantic Capes and its
delightful summer climate hold out the most promi
sing inducements to inyalids. In few years Bark
Point the opposite islands, will be to the citizens
of Minnesota and Wisconsin what Nahant is now to
Massachusetts, or Newport to the New Workers. We
can now make the trip from Washington to Bark
Point in just about as many days it took us
twenty-five years ago to travel from Washington to
| Nahant, and with a good deal more comfort.
| Lake Superior.-We noticed the other day in the
Detroit Tribune, an allusion to new fishing company
| Incorporated in Wisconsin for the purpose of taking
fish in Lake Superior. This is rathera novelty under
the SUM- but we think it worth while to suggest that
a man may find good fishing there on his own hook,
without taking stock I'M corporation The fisheries
of the great lake exhaustless. In his valuable re-
port on the lake trade, Mr.. Andrews says that the
white fish and trout of Superior are unequalled by
any fish in the world for excellence of flavor and n-
trtious qualities" The trout weighs often as much
as forty or fifty pounds and the species called siska-
wit is most priced by the natives on account of its
fairness; but the white fish are much more delicate
and are preferred to all others by the white inhab
tants and travellers Think of trout big as the cod
of the Newfoundland banks, and of white fish and
sturgeon in proportion These fish are found too in
such numbers that they will supply the whole north
western section of the United States and Upper Can
! ada when they are populated by millions.
The western immigration hitherto has been chiefly
agricultural. For the future it will be partly piscato
rial. The fishermen of Cape Ann and Cape Cod will
throw out their lines before many months in the wa
tiers of the greatest Of the inland seas.
The best fishing ground is in the neghborhood oil
the Apostle Islands. Mr.. Owen tells us in his report
that the water about these islands not only afforded
excellent fish, but the fish do not seem to diminish
in quantity. For trout and siskawit Che adds }
which are caught with line in deep water the best
ground of the neighborhood is off Bark Point, OF
Point Ecorse of the French. This is bold, pro
jectmg point, near the southwestern part of the lake
about forty miles from the mouth of the St. Louis
:, river The water about it is very deep. The point
fayorite resort of the Indians, and is covered
with beautiful growth of the most luxurant clover
It is probably destined to be the Marblehead of the
lake, and to unite with it the fashionable attractions
Eat no very remote period) ola Newport.
A gentleman familiar with the Lake Superior coun
try, informs us that Bark Point will be favorite sum
mer resort of the Northwest as the country is
developed. The opening of the navigation has al
ready drawn large numbers to Fond du Lac and as
soon as the admirable properties of the climate O
Lake Superorare understood, the excursion viii be
4 come very common one
Mr.. Owen says of this neghborhood that no portion
of the country surpasses it for its climate. In the
summer months it is the most !" cool and delightful
resort that can be imagined and for invalids espe
ciay such as are affected in the liver or lungs tbs
uniform braelng atmosphere produces the most sur
prising and beneficial effects " DR.. Jackson, in hi
official report on the geology and Typography of Lak
Superior, says that none of the American lakes cal
compare with it in heathulness of climate during
the summer months, and there is no place so vel
calculated to restore the health of an invalid who ha
suffered from the depressing niasnls of the fever
breeding soil OF the Southwestern States"
/ With such attractions, now that the marvels o
Lake Superior ale rendered Of such easy access b.
steamboat, we shall look for no nconsderabe exodu!
from the old States, temporary or permanent to
wards regions so rich in every form of materia
wealth, and blessed with climate so invgoratine
and proptious.
How THE FRESHMAN CoNvERrED THE JEw.-A
raai hard sinner native of the Emerald ISLE wen
| to confession the other day to his parish and sc
shocked the clergyman with recital Of his sins, thai
he exclaimed " My son, did you ever do good deco
in your life z"
81 did, !" said Pat; 90 converted Jew once',
How was that?" asked the confessor
You see,f said Pat, :" the longncsed pork-aiting
numbering blaggard fell overheard and put aftel
his carcase in q boat. l sazed him by the top-kno
just as he was going down the second time and pull
ed his head above the surface and says I if save
and with chat deposited his head about three feel
unther again, Pulled him up more, and put the
question anew, Win you be Christian?" to which
he again answered mo-" grufly. gave him an
other dip, brought him up, putting like porpoise
:, win you be o Christian now ~ saysI Yes
says he, and his teeth were chattering for all th
world ORC like monkey that had burned his toes
q Well" said |, "you are now converted, and YOU
had better die in the faith;n and so saying hel,
him under until his spirit had departedn 1t is abou
as difficult to learn what view the priest took of thi
story as il Is 20 learn what became Of the soMln