The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-08
UP THE LAKES.

VI INK UhAE1s
EDITOR LEADER Having just returned
from a delightful trip to Lake Superior on
the "Northern Light" permit me through
your columns 10 say g few words in behalf
of the cold bosts," of which the aforesaid
is q worthy representative. There are
many people who seem to regard it as use
less to seek the bracing air of the Northern
lakes except through the transportation OF
the new and fashionable boats. The con-
sequence is, that the lilac La Belle" n
the "Ironsides" are crowded, at least TO
she inconvenience of the passenger II not
of the officers. Both these magnificent
steamers sre packed with s human freight
quite beyond the capacity Of their state
rooms or berths ; SO that very many are
obliged TO rest upon the impoverished beds
of the cabin floor. If passengers insist
upon going with such a crowd, they have
no reason to complain, SIS some do. But pos
sibly they have forgotten that such stsunch
ssa-goers as the "Light" and the "IrOn
City" still pace the Northern waters {.
These boats do not deserve to lose one whit
OF bublE lOTubE EbpuhhhAuA oAO
a little Gold" They embrace every needed
comfort. It was the unanimous opinion of
the full complement of passengers who
made the last trip ofthe "Northern Light"
that no more nloderniSmS or tricks OF fashion
sould add to her substantial comforts. Her
rooms are s pacious and comfortable. Her
Master, Captain Murch, is as genial and
safe q man as ever mounted a pilot house.
And her polite and long experienced Stew
- II n,1avn EnOUa aHaRtlV how N
make his guests feel at home, and how to
suit the quantity and quality of his table to
the appetite of a higher latitude. Equally
: worthy of complimentary notice are the
Mate, the Clerk, and the Engineer and the
ACCOMPLISHED corps of cOlOred walters
And what is worthy of special mention is,
that not an oath or a harsh word was heard
from any officer or hand belonging to the
boat. Really we all fell in love with the
cold boat" and could only wish that she
might bonoht and please every other per
son as much as she benefited and pleased
US.
In this connection, allow me 10 refer 70
6 most unjust aspersion cast upon the rep
utation Of Mr.. Church, Of Sugar Island,
and his far-famed raspberry jam, by som
penDy-a-liner in the Detroit Advertiser of
the LIST inst. The writer q y Mr.. C.hs jam
is composed Of "the superior berries of the
REGION common ShguF uLk NftCONtNtyt -
This sounds very funny, but when you con-
slider that it is spoken of a mar SO well
known for his integrity as Mr.. Church, it is
simply scurrilous. We could not see the
"uncommon dirt" but we did see the "com-
mon" first quality Of granulated sugsr of
which the jam is made, For further Bfor-
nation consult the jam itself. NJ.
Cleveland, August 5, 1865.
FRoM LAKE sUPERIoR.-The steamer Iron-
sides, Captain j. E. Turner, arrived at this
port from Lake Superior at nine and a half
O'Clock yesterday morning. Her Clerk, Mr..
John Holland, furnishes US the following
memoi ands of her trip down:
She left OntonagOn, on Monday evening
July 3Ist, arriving at Fort William on
Tuesday morning remaining at Fort Will
liam and coastingalong the many beautiful
islands of Thunder Boy and around Thun-
der Cape during the day, making the
beautiful Rock HarbOr in Isle Royal in the
evening, where the steamer remained till
one O'Clock the following afternoon, afford
ing the excursionists ample time to gather
"chlorastOlytes" and other rare specimens.
Left Eagle River Wednesday evening, stop
ped at Eagle HsrbOr. Left Portage Lake
Thursday morning, and Marquette Friday
6hCulukf E0ludluALk hO1AAJ NHOAsJ
four hours 10 afford passengers time to visit
the iron mines in that vicinity. There
were no vessels as Marquette. The Pewabic
left there bound up, on Friday morning at
two O'Clock. Left the Sault Saturday.
The following vessels passed through the
Canal, bound up, August I'd D. WagstafF.
F. T. Barney 4th, Jura, J. F. Card down
August Sd: T. Baker, Winona, New Lon
don.
The Ironsides brought down 100 tons of
copper from the Cliff and National mines,
S52 tons of iron ore for the Cleveland
Mining Company, a quantity of miscellsne-
GUS freight and a very large load of passen-
gers.
The Ironsides leaves here again to-mor-
row night on another delightful pleasure ex-
cursion to the North Shore of Lake Superb
or. She will nave a fine band Of music on
board during the trip.
The following complimentary resolutions
were adopted by the passengers as they
neared the port of Cleveland:
ResoEued, That we all unite in commend
ing to pleasure-seekers the summer trips
made by this splendid steamer into the
Lake Superior country, distinguished above
all on this continent for its grand scenery
and health inspiring atmosphere, which
we rave eDjOyed in their fulness and
beauty. We have not only found the Lake
region full of objects of natural attraction,
but our enjoyment of them has been great
ly enhanced by the elegant appointments
and substantial comforts, and manifest sea-
worthiness, OF the Ironsides-a name ia
nous in our naval annals, and worthily
borne by this magnificent vessel.
ResoLUed, That we cannot too generously
praise the kind courtesies we have received
at the hand of Captain John E Turner
whose abilities as a navigator have been
conspicuous 70 US, and whose constant care
for his vessel has been only equsled by his
unremittiDg attentions to the health and
happiness of his passengers. Certainly, we
shall not soon forget him or his, and our
best wishes shall follow him wherever his
lines may be cast. Nor do we forget the
very Agreeable intercourse we have had
with Captain Turner's most efficient Clerk,
Mr.. John Holland, whose genial and oblig-
ing manners commend him to US as a gen.
tleman entirely worthy of our confidence
aud regard. And to Steward Horton our
thanks are also due, for his exertions in
promoting our enjoyment. In a word, we
take q sincere pleasure in thus commencing
to public notice the "Ironsides" and its
most excellent o~ficerst
C. L. Wilson, Chicago; George Wood,
Washington City W. P. Southworth,
Brooklyn, N. Y. j. Dwight Palmer, Cleve-
land Wsitstill Hastings, Brooklyn, N. Y;
Enoch Lewis, Altoona, Pa; DR.. J M. To-
ner, Washington, D.. c.. Aubrey H. Smith,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on behalf Of the
passengers.
ACCIDENT IN CHURoH.-In the midst OF the
discourse preached last Sunday evening in
Rev. Mr.. Warmers Church, on Ohio street,
one of the stays of the chandelier, which
is supported in the central part of the
house, broke, and thereby upset the several
~coal-oil lamps of which it is composed.
The lamps broke in falling, the oil ignited,
and several pews began blazing instantly.
Three or four ladies were covered with the
burning oil, and the flames lesping over
their clothing were with great difficulty
extinguished. A number of men burned