Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-05

LAKE GUaox. Sra. AoSrGoasSY. |

LAKE HUaox. Sra. MosrGoasaY,
Tuesday, July 80.
Altogether ours has been a rough pass
sage. Ali day yesterday aud the night be-
fore our vessel encountered heavy winds.
that did not suosids until reaching the
Aackinsw Hsrbos, into which We rode on
sea Of glass.
The passage from Northport up was ex>
ceedingly rough, requiring our best ses>legs
Nicholson says il - the roughest
trip but one he has made this season. Bu,
there is no pleasure in mono!ony. To 90
abroad upon perfectly tame water would not
10 voyage Of animation and excitement.
About three o'clock We passed Beaver
Island on our let. This is piece OF land
some eighteen miles long by three or four
broad, was brought into Importance some
twenty years ago AZ the place TO which the
Mormon prophet Strang conducted a con
siderable numbrr Of the followers Of Morn
mon, shortly after the memorable evacuation
Of Nauvoo. Hithsr they came, away up in
this frozen region, some three thousand or
more, and located. Fishing VAS Their prin.
cipal occupation, outside Of raising such
vegetables, and cutting up such devi!try as
their natures required. After . stay of four
or five years, Strang got into bad re>
pute among some Of the Mormon bReth>
rem, whose wives he more than louged
for, and the result was sudden and igno
minious death. Subsequently the colony
took its departure. and joined the main host
Of Mormondom, leaving behind no subs,an
ial improvements 20 mark their lone Island
home
A little farther up 10 the Skilaealee Light
House, and yet farther, on and to the right 10
,hl, Of Wobbleshank, very fine structure
now being completed. and which stands
upon . shoal al the right hand Of the On
trance to the straits Of Mackinaw. These
STRATA are beautiful sheet Of water, about
81 miles wide at the narrowess point, aud
fankcd on either side by finely wooded and
rather imposing shores. There is nothing
Of the wild and attractive scenery of the
Upper Mississippi TO delight the eye. and
yet It has It's destinations. 1t was early in
the evening when We entered the straits,
and nearly nine o'clock IS we landed at
the Mackinaw docks.
Mackinaw 10 avery beautiful spot. II 10 q
place Of about = thousand habitants-
good docks-soms ve,y respectable builds
ings. Here range of magnificent bluffs
stretch along close in the rear Of the city,
imparting . grandly bold appearance. II
is choice summer resort, a0d great was
our regret that our stay WAS necessarily re>
stricted to . miserably short hour. The
sky was clear and the stars shons brilliant
y down, while the brilliant northern lights
that shot up in the back ground rendered
the evening comfortably light When next
we 20 excursioning this way we will pu,
down week for MAcknaw City. and the
pleasant drives through and about the no.
bic little island on which it stands.
Our party made desperate rush for the
Indian trinket stores, which articles consti>
tute large item Of traffic here. The first
| trinkst was . refreshing glass Of lager, after
which toys Of Humorous kinds weIe pur>
chased-too numerous to mention, and
aboard we went with many regrets, and
turned in for the night. Morning found US
hundred miles away. driving straight into
the teeth Of strong south wind which con-
timed through the entire day-bus without
creating SO rough . sea as yesterday. Our
lakc trip Of 900 miles will come to close
this evening about ten o'clock. and to>mos.
row morning we take the cara At Sarna for
Montreal.
Our little party oil send back their kinds
est regards. 1t is wonderful how they i'm
prove The progress each member max es
greatly increased corporosity. to say moth
&c (.,r ~.
| twenty five pounds each on this trip, then
! indeed do men cat in vain. This complaint
is by no means confined to our party, but
prevails to an alarming extent through the
entire passenger list, sparing neither age
nor sex. Really. 1t is surprising TO witness
he avidity with which every one even
boarding school misses, who ct home would
deem it indecorous to make less than three
bites Of cherry or moro wo;naniy young
ladies' who have really ''come out.' but are
| Sshockingly abstemious OF diet when IN com
paDy-it is really surprising We say how
aindly they take to beef>steak and onions,
and with what sublime Indifference they
devastate whole plates Of hash
and full sections of conglomerate
and not over spiced sausagc-even
the accomplished Miss Blonde, the
belle of the trip, brsvet cousin Of ours,
takes malignant revenge upon most subj
stantial food in spite Of recent sea sickness.
Yes. indeed. . great qu:ckener Of the appe-
tite 10 this boisterous lake passage. Jerry
claims . gain of two pounds and half by
ictua. test at Mackinaw, and the others are
not to be beaten in that respect. Jake and
Jerry both labor under severe muscular ex
citenent which they cultivate scientifically
by mounting, hand over hand into thu rig
ying-a fee: which they perform with sur>
| psising dexterity and coolncss. Manager
Remington has succeeded in organizing q
very creditable circus and menagerie, in the
display and training Of which he displays
his usual tact and good sense. He has al
ready secured . spacious canvas, several
veil trained animals Which he hes picked
up, also several varieties Of fowls, which,
together with the fine side shows and the
numerous Indian ouriosisies purchased a,
Mackinaw, and the Wapsie Warbler, censti
tutes . deeply interesting snd entirely NOR.
81 Exhibition. He will probably open out
more extensively and doubtless With effect
Night is coming on !; we are nearing Sar'
MIA adieu. DICK.
TERRIBLE AciDsSr.-Ths telegraph on
Saturday afternoon brought the intelligence
that Quintin Scott, . resident Of Davenport
since 1864, was horribly mutilsted BY a
circular saw, at the round house below
AuscAtine. He had been in the employ o
the c. r. l. & P. r. r., for some time, and
for the past few days has been assisting in
working up wood for che company, . circu'
lar saw, propelled BY horse power. being
c>psed for the purpose While attempting t
he l0eps falling pile Of wood, by running
y sc6ard in the direction Of the saw, Mr..
IL m.oit itumbled and fell upon tho imple
cd niece oish, being in motion, euts larg'
(, his rixh. /. from his right hip, mangled
be threw him pa hoss.tls m,nner. and
is The .nansled bace Of about four feet
'p> 70 the oeilvie Ho1es Immediately taker
Injuries atteodsd 70. Musestine. and ths
,e> cannot survive. He y is feared that ht
A.. children in this city whowife and two