Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-03

NosrnpoRr. ~ GRA~p TRsvERsE bAr,
July 2g.h. 1867.
Away up here on the confines OF Michi-
gar. upon dry hemlo,k log--surTounded
BY thousand acre raspberry patcn, wrap
ped up my cverco.t oct me down to
write.
The broad. uure v,,rr Of the Great Gnnd
Traverse spread on, before me; 'ts ~ de-
gree bree,es sport aroapd, and bright in
dssd 10 the refreshing sunshine iron over
bead. This u comfort. Round about
among the bushes are scattered The hundred
pssssngers Of the Montgomery. that 'ays Tor
an hour Or two 4, the wooding dock, oil ex>
hilirasvd with ramble abcut on shore and
in enjoying the profusion Of ripe ituifs
spread cut before them
We Jeff Milwaukee yesterday about elev.
en- o'clock. Why we did not leave earlier
was owing 70 . sudden conflict between La
Dor and cap,al-or in other words,ih deck
hands went on shore on "s'riAe. but OH
It steamed At eleven and were soon passing
at si,f speed down tie lakes. Oif mite
party Was sorrowful at leaving our deiu-
ded friends, but ntiibes pnfsuasion not MI
wsukse lager could lure them on. we
Therefore sought the necessary consolation
and proceeded happily on our way,
The next stopping point vas N'rthport-
tso hundred miles d.stant-and our track
20 far out a. to leave the western shore line
almost lnvis ble to the naked eye. Obser>
vat,ons we're casually taken through pow
erful glasses, which vas our ch'ei CO.. SOFA
| tlon. The wind was blowing out fresh and
bracing-in fact its action upon the water
Get The boa, 90 in motion that "bracihg
was our princ,ual business. All through
the Afternoon jake entertained fears OF sea
s,cknes. and dosed accordingly. Jerry
showed strong facial .ympsoms oi set'ing
ME hash" but nothing serious occurred =
AZ supper time the Wind Vas siii hign, snd
most Of the lady pa, -engef> were under med
| ,cal treatms nj IN their state rooms. and sew
esal Of the s,erner sex were casting their ac>
counts over the after buiWarks. At about
ten we retired bu. not to sleep in hurry.
| A powerful head wind sent the steamer
tossing aud pitching 80 heavily that it re
ouired good management to keep level in
our berths. The tables rolled IN the cabin,
the furniture slammed about, the waves
dsshed angrily against The larboard .deluging
the upper decks and throwing the spray Gar
ever the pilot house. Laying 10 bed was
our last h,d, for standing erect VAS out OF
the question. Towards morning the wind
subsidsd, and upon coming upon deck We
were greeted with full view oi the Great
Manit0u l>l,nds, q magnificent view that
We should have missed but for the exceed
ing soughness Of the night which had de
.yed the steamer neary three hours. Al
this point are the Manitou lines, the Fox
and other w.ll.drtined Islands that
tend greatly TO diversity the prOapect. We
come in u this port TO VOID Northport is
little town Of 800 population-givsn tc
cutting cord wood and raising potatoes II
takes about l2o cords for the round trip and
this is the principal wcod'ng station. The
timber hereabouts is principally beech and
rock maple Timber sells tor $3.50 pei
prd, and IN the Davenport market would
cause in,ncd ate ktagns ion in the eoft-coa
market. We passed several delightful hours
in Northport among the chief places Of bus
mess and sub bourbon raspberry bushes -
Its sandy siree,s-lts neiglboring Indiar
camps, sind flies. wood-ticks and cord wood
are tnementoes Of travel oog - be remem
bered. Gorlous indeed il Grand Traverse
Bay Its waters, though deep. are as trans
oarent as The finest French plate As you
J look down into the clear waters you sar te
yourself, this il abou, five feet deep. You
measure il ard find il Thirty.
ArrEs piNNga.
We came aboard At one, ard immediately
dined. Had we good appetites? Ask Jerry
Did you ever eat any je'avd venison. W.
hsd plenty OF j. up in Minnesota this sum'
mer, and our then partners. Smith snd
Mcneil we're unusually partial to it. Ont
would almos. say go While gazing upor
> their anxious efforts TO get their full share
But the jerkei meats Of that region ere no
! worth mentioning. You ought 10 sec Rem.
, Jerry and Jake Jerk the meats from oul
dinner table to>day. Three times were
; their orders filled for another piece o
steak-rsre;;' and duiy we're they disp .tchet
to gether with oil the side dishes within
reach. They are gaming rapidly. At the OUT
set Rem. remarked tia, eating hash aud DO,
logna Al strange tables required contidcnc,
u thrifty grcath, srd Jet such dishes pass
} but it is 81 over now the pure, bracing 1t
. mosphere of these noiinern waters, togethe
with other little considerations, have per,
fected our confidence to an alarming degree
The boys are gaining eight ounces per day
Jake aud Jerry are organ zing little show
and Rem IS 10 be rinemas,er. but of ,ha
. more anon
The lake 10 smoother this afternoon. Tn,
wind 10 fresh and invieorating, making u
de.iciously comfortable in our full woolel
= suits Mornings and evenings We put O,
extra drawers and overcosts, and even lii,
;. tie tire would not he out Of place. Resl.r
! the most delightful trips one can take tti
. season Of the year. We have not yet scei
that sharply defined line OF bluffs that ar
5 80 slluring to the Upper Mississippi tor riss
n bu, aside from them this has many prefer
4 ences.
It's matter of regret that we have t
pass the Mackinwa Straits By night, for y
have longe4 much to see them. To stoI
. there implies waiting four days, which i
: beyond our limit
, ..hs boys send their kindeet wishes 70 oil
! Il is nearly supper time-and, of oil hours
4 those that bring the victuals are moes hea,
, tily welcome. Dick.