Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-24

Editorial Correspondenee.l


We LEFT the wharf. and landed at Detroi
atI0AM. On Saturday. Here we lay al
day receiving freight, the sun meanwhil,
pouring down its intensest rays. Tb,
amount Of freight which the boats trans
port to the Upper Lakes is astonishing tC
anoVice. Our boat was crowded in al
her lower parts with boxes, barrels, crates
aAd bundles, while her cabins were packed
to the utmost with tourists bound to risk
the wrath Of Lake Huron for the sake Of
the wonders beyond.
At ] A. r., on Sunday, we were of.
Lake 81. Clair was passed before daylight,
and sunrise found US ploughing our way
between tie beautifully wooded banks Of
81. Clair river. We had now our full load,
and could take observations of the various
phases Ofhuman nature which couple Of
hundred men and women, gathered rom
all parts Of the country, presented. The
Cleveland party is large and extremely
pleasant Professor Brainard can exam
inc the rocks and also prescribe for any Of
our ailments; J. h. Wade can establish
ielegraphic communication with civiliza-
tiOn, and inform our friends Of any disas-
ters which bsfall us; If we are cast away
upon desert island Hancock can make us
garments out Of fig leaves in a later style
than those fashioned by Madam Eve;
KnOwltOn and Skinner will lay out and
run railroads through the wilderness;
COlshan will open real estate Office;
sprague will make us all rich By commits
sion business; DR.. KnOwlton, now of Gin
cinnati, viii pull any refractory molars;
Richards will set up a reffeshment estab-
hshment and teach the gentle savages the
mysteries Of billiards, while, with all our
wives along, it win hardly need the SER
vices of your g own correspondent to tell
the world what We see and hear. Beside
these named, we have two educated and
eompaniOnable clergymen, several staid
and venerable gentlemen, AMI the inevita-
bic representative Of the aristOcracy,"
who nearly tainted at the least possible
smell Of paint, and started back aghasi to
find that there was not even sofa, pier
glass, OF bureau in the sleeping apart
ment. We have also on board little,
qniet old man, who confdendally told
friend of mine that he had been drunk
every day for fifteen years. His liquor
seems to pasJ of through his eyes, as,
when he takes q drink, he goes straitw1y
and gazes over the rail at the water, until
the effects pass of. Judging from the sp-
pesrance Of his optics, they sre oOntiRu-
ally protesting against this treatment as
crying evil. The rest Of our boat load is
made up Of the usual variety Of all sorts
and conditions Of me1.na At So'closk yes
terdsy morning we reached Lake Huron,
stopping at Point Edward, the terminus Of
the Grand Trunk road, to let of two weary
Ones, who, though robed in cassimeres and
not crinoline, were afraid to trust them
selves to the 7icissitudes of the northern
seas There is a large depot and ware
house at Point Edward, and quite village
st Fort GratiOt opposite, upon the Ameri-
can side sarnia and Port Huron are two
miles below. The former is fhe shipping
port for the celebrated Enniskillen Oil
Wells, which are some twenty miles away.
Port Huron IS lourishing town.
Leaving the St Clair river, we enter
the broad and storm-tossed expanse Of
Lake Huron, which differs from the other
great lakes in being almost destitute of
islands. The lake is about 100 miles wide
from east to west and $50 long from north
to south. The width Of waters, is, how
ever, much grsaisr than 100 miles in the
northern part Of the lake, as Saginaw
Bay on the west, end Georgian Bay, upon
the cast, extend like two huge wings from
the main body. 1t ison this part Of the
lake that the traveller almost always en-
counters storms, often fierce to a degree
not exceeded upon the sea. When we en-
tered the lake the surface was smooth,
with gentle northern breeze. This grad
ually freshened until two o'clock, when it
blew with great violence, and the sea be-
gan to run very high. Itwas noticed that
those who had sat upon deck until now
were escaping to their room, not that they
were seasiok They always took a nap
after dinner.n But it was also noticed
that only three or four ladies ventured to
the tea-table, of the half-hundred or more
on board. Before morning the ses had
gone down, and we had reached the vicinity
Of the many islands which abound in the
upper portion Of the lake.
Religious service was held in the morn
ing in the ladies' cabin.
Leaving the usual route farther west
ward, we proceeded to the Bruce Mines, on
the Canada shore, near the mouth of the
st. Mary's river There are two mines
here, the Bruce and Wellington; opera
tiOns in the former being nov suspended
for inspection Of the works. The Vel
ingtOn prOduced about 5000 tons of cop
per last year. Nearly all Of the copper
produced at these two mines was shipped
to Swansea, Wales, to be smelted, and four
vessels lately loaded direct for Wales from
the mines, but much Of it is now sent to
New York. There arc extensive works
here for working the mines, which are
owned BY the Mutual Mining Company
Horse power is used to elevate the ore,
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