Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-09-29
DELAWARE, OHIO, SEPTEMBER 80, 1855

are the ruins of old Fort Holmes, a poin
which commands the finest view of tn
surrounding scenery. To the westward i
Point ST. Iquace which is one of the cape
of the Upper Peninsula. To the south
ward may be seen the coast of the Lowe
Peninsula together with traces of olC
Fort Mackinac, which was destroyed b,
! emissaries of the Indian Chief Pontiac il
1853. To the southeastWard appear
Round Island, and just beyond is Boi
Blanc Island with its winding shores ex
tending far away into Lake Huron. TX
the eastward is the boundless lake whose
crisp waves, dotted with the white sails o.
commerce, roll away until their emerald
meets and becomes blended with the ceru.
lean of heaven. NorthWard are the
Islands of st. Martin, and to the north
westward appear in bold relief against the
clear sky the two rocks called by the In
dians the Sitting Rabbits" Such are
some of the points of interest over which
the eye Wanders as it circles round this
charming scene which in beauty and mag
nihcence, whether witnessed by moon
shine or daylight, is scarcely transcribed
by any on the continent
Emerging from the Straits of Mackinac
we entered the broad expanse of Lake
Michigan. A thick fog enyeloped our
little vessel, and the 1.-THE waters, swept
by strong nOrtherly winds, gave her a
Quixotic tossing reminding one of the
blanket compliment once paid to the
chivalrous knight of Lamancha. Some
times her bow would be lifted high in air,
and again it would suddenly swing down
ward as if about to plunge to the very
bottom of the lake. Chairs and tables
danced a rigadoon about the deserted
cabin, while every loose object on the
decks relied and ratified in a discordant
chorus extremely annoying TO OUT nervous
and sea-sick passengers. All the morn
ing l had been lighting sort of rebellious
uprising in my stomach, together with a
dizzy, reeling sensation just over my eyes.
Y ou seem to stand it better than any of
them, I guess you are an old sailor" said
veteran skipper as he passed me in the
cabin. 1t was well he got out of sight be-
fore my breakfast and parted company.
the one going over the bulWarks, and
back to my state room. s
The entrance from Lake Michigan to
Green Bay is divided by group of islands
into three different channels or passages
The Southernmost of these is called
Deaths Door" There is an Indian ira
dition explaining this ominous title. 1t
relates that during the wars between the
Menomonees and OjibWays one tribe
drove the other from the mainland and
compelled it to seek refuge by crossing
this channel upon the ice, and that in so
doing the entire tribe broke through and
were #S+1eh-4as- -4he-storu-I
gathered from the lips Of one whose life
time has been spent IN navigating these
inland seas.
Arriving opposite these narrow and
tortuous passages Capt. Wetmore, the
gallant and manly commander of the
Rocket" deemed it imprudent to run his
vessel through owing to the dense fog and
the heavy wind still blowing. For the
space of many hours therefore we lay
idly upon the lakes heaving bosom. be-
shoWered with vapor and roughly rocked
in the cradle of the deep. In the evening
the atmosphere cleared up revealing
nought but skies and waters with here and
there lonely sail. The Rocket now
resumed her course and rolled heavily in
the trough of the sea. Soon the dim out
line of land appeared in the distance and
in less than an hour we were running
close under a bold headland of Rock Is
land The sky had now become clear ex-
cepting few shreds of cloud which float
ed in the crystal atmosphere and which
were tinged with gorgeous sunset dyes
Far to our right extended bead-like
string of green islands, while in front the
mainland of the Northern Peninsula
could be dimly discerned. To our left
was Washington Island with, its little
group of weather. beaten buildings known
as Washington Harbor, toward which we
were now heading. This island belongs
to the State of Wisconsin and is distant
five miles from the mainland. Its rocky
surface is densely timbered and is inhab-
tied only by few fishermen. Far away
from the worlds giddy whirl these people
pursue their honest trade and live in bliss
full ignorance of many of the vices as we'll
as luxuries of the milder and more dense
" peopled regions. And who will say
they are not quite as happy as the feverish
millions who rush to and fro, sparing not
midnight, dawn or MONDAY in their hot
pursuit of wealth and fame AT all
events, let those who have consumed life
and wasted health in the mad chase after
the worlds glittering trophies, observe the
ruddy eountenances, the strong, sineWy
forms, and the untroubled lives of these
quiet people and learn this truth, that,
'.'Ts better to be lowly born
Ana range with humble lives in content,
Than to be perked up IN clustering grief
And wear q golden sorrOv.'
just as the evening shadows were be-
ginning to thicken over lake and island,
we steamed away from this peaceful re-
treat and were soon moving swiftly down
the beauteous expanses of Green Bay
The Death S Door light shone dimly ID
our rear as 1 turned from our watchful
and kind hearted captain and retired for
the night. The next morning found us
moored in the harbor of Green Bay City,
and the voyage of the lakes was ended
A. T. SECHAND.
SPEECH or HON. J. R. HUBBELL.
At the Union Mass Meeting in Della
,e0~e Sent 16 1874