The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-09-03
OUT IN THE WORLD.
ABOARD THE PROPELLER OTTAWA.

l spent day IN ManltOWOc last week
and enjoyed myself more than | can de-
scribe, but the same evening the Ottaaoa
coming along, bound for Green Bay, |
took passage and was once more travel
er. | had a sound sleep that night and
woke up to find the vessel rolling in a
pretty lively sea- The wind was little
off land but from out in the Lake came
heavy rollers which gave US very irreg-
ular motion. There were many on board
that morning who did not eat breakfast
Was [ sick ? Not bit of it; very much
to my surprise.
This was my first trip up the Lake
further than kewaunee and | was glad |
took the route | did. The Lake shore
along the peninsula is very irregular,
being indented with deep bays, and in
places the steamer has to run long dis
tance into the lake to avoid rocky sholes
At Jackson little town Of dozen
houses-there was momentary excite
ment on the pier, caused bya span of fine
jump,into the.lake We arri red at Baileys
Harbor about a III. This is a wild look
ing place, located on a ledge of lime stone
rocks. There is a sawmiH, a store and
perhaps twenty houses in the town. The
principal article which the people deal in
is good, though railroad ties, cedar posts,
ETC., are got out in quantities. Learning
that it was only some nine miles across
to Fish Greek, and that the boat would
not be there till sometime in the after
noon, in company with the clerk of the
boat Everybody knows what tip top
boy Joe Wilkins Isl and his brother |
walked across, arriving at our destination
some time after noon. The soil along
the road was found to be very rich, and
we saw some very good farms. Fish
Creek is very small town, the principal
products being wood, ties, telegraph poles,
fish etc. Once more on the steamer we
glide on towards our destination. Dark
ness comes on before We reach Sturgeon
Bay, and we wake up the next morning
to find the steamer running very slow on
account of fog but we we're in the
channel and so move on blowing the
whistle to avoid accidents. Suddenly
the captain signals to stop and back
her" Instantly the wheel is reversed,
and though we were going very slow, not
one minute too soon, for there, right
square across our track, is the side wheel
steamer George i. Dunlap, drifting
broadside to, right into us. Whether
they were ali asleep or were DESTROYS of
being run down, cannot say, but they
certainly did not blow any whistle until
after our captain hadreversed bis engines.
How near we came to a serious accident
the reader can imagine. But we get
through the fog aud are enabled to see
our winding course up the river at last.
When the cutoff is finished this channel
will be much improved
Arrived in Green Bay about a. NJ
aud here we take leave of our new found
friends of the OHdac0. Ienjoyed the trip
very much, and was the recipient Of many
courtesies which makes travellers life
agreeable. For the benefit of many who
would be glad to know more of the Steam
er OHo'oa, [ give you a full list of the
officers: Captain, I. Mcdonnell; LIST
mate, John Fitzpatrick I'd mate John
Gilman; Clerk, J. II. Wilkins Stew
ard, John Mallett; Engineers, Jos Nc
Worter and Dennis Obrien. These
officers do not make much stir, but they
are all careful, considerate men, who
attend to every duty promptly. TO any
who desire a comfortable lake trip we say.
ship with Captain Mcdonnell and travel
around the peninsula with him.
GREEN BAY.
[ have some ten hours at my disposal
what shall | do? The city is beauti-
full one, there is much to see and enjoy,
but it is Ire town, and bad place to
loaf in-I never could Ioc.t' worth cent
what shall be done? Well, | visited
the Gazette and -4drocate, and am under
obligations to the editors for favors, but
it was publication day, and printers know
what that means To make long story
short, Mr.. Lindley, a business man Of
the city, rugged us out with Il beautiful
little canoe and everything requisite, and
taking one himself we padded down the
bay hunting for ducks enjoyed it
very much, though padding boat fif-
teen miles is no boys play. We found
some game and | found very agreeable
companion. After supper at the Beau
mont House, very good hotel by the
way. tocA the train for
OSHKOSH,
where | arrived in the evening. Won,
to the Seymour House, as it was near
the steam boat landing. but having been
out hunting all day | looked pretty rough.
still the clerk promised me a good bed
and | soon retired. [ found what he
gave me worse than an Army bed. G.
the soft side of rail-trom the fact that