The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-10
TIE Wreck ef tie 3 nnia Doom.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel, December %.
On the fifth day Of this month the
schooner "Bonnie Doom of Chicago,
signed TO Gillett 4 King, OF Chicago, was
wrecked on Bots Blanc Island. about
twenty miles from Mackinac. The crew.
With the captain, ten in all. took what
care they could Of the vessel The sails
and rigging were taken in fishing boat TO
Mack mac, and leaving one man as ship
keeper and one Of the crew at Macklnac,
the remainder, eight in number. started to
galk to Escanata, "a distance Of over two
hundred miles
Tie snow was two and one-half feet
deep, and the men, Joined By fisherman
named Reynolds, who had been fishing at
ST. Helena, commenced their periIous
journey. The weather was intensely cold.
but providing themselves with Ratchet
they commenced their tramp, intending to
follow the beach Arriving AT a place call
cd Indian Niilage, they We're informed by
an Indian that they would save great dis
lance 10y abandoning the beach route and
taking the Indian trail through the woods.
This they tried, but alter proceeding some
distance they lost the trail, and being ex
hausted with cold and nearly starved, they
concluded to camp ont for the night. Our
informant, George Cobey, whose residence
is in Buffalo. New York, for which point
he left last night, and who was one Of the
sailors, determined to go back to Indian
Village and get some provisions, and also,
If possible. get guide. and tried TO induce
the others to do the same. lie could,
however, only get one of them to go with
him. Starting back the two got to Indian
Village during the night, and had an In
dian prepare some provlslons-rork, vent
son, etc. and the Eext morning started
for his shipmatcs, accompanied 10y the In
dian with the peck of provisions, On
arriving at the camp, which was made OF
hcmlock boughS, they found the poor fcl
lows nearly dead. After having some food,
the whole party started back, to travel on
another trail The fisherman, Reynolds,
before mentioned, ard a sailor named Col
Inns, whom, our informant says, belonged
TO Milwaukee. refused to go back, but
STATED in another directions.
Cohcy tells Us that he has no doubt that
both Reynolds and Collins persisted, as the
Indian told him that the route they had
taken would lead them into very large
swamp, from which they could not, in all
probability. extricate themselves and on
their arrival at Big Bay du Noe, it was
the opinion OF all that the two men must
perish, IS Tie snow was nowhere less than
;wo feet and a half deep, and that only c1.
periouced men could distinguish the blazed
trail.
George Coley arrived III this city ycstcr-
day afternoon, and was to leave last night
for Buffalo. Sailor like, he chose the
Grand Haven route.
lie has passed through hard seige, but
seems well and hearty. lie Informs Us
that the rest Of the crew, captain, and
others. remained at Menomonee, near
Green Bay, 70 recruit, being terribly used
up by The hardships through which they
had passed. Reynolds was a resident Of
Canada " est.
During the trip the party had to camp
out in the snow four nights the distance
they walked being, in all, about two hum
drel and twenty FIVE miles.