, 1869-08-27
LAKE SUPERIOR.

Through the INSTRUMENTATION !
0utttx-A Classical Guidc-Troue
Fi,btnr-Jnck shoosing-Thc Isuck
Fcvcr-A Shnksrcarcnn kendtnE-
Noyel CookcFy-MilkinE n Denf-|
The Mosquito Questlnn-A IivcIJ
Experience c-DOncxtlc Medlcahc-
Every Mnn fAts Oysu Docsor-Junr-
lnE inc Bouuty-H.o, thc f'oor In.
dLnus
Correspondents u Tbs cAtu9o Tribune.
s1xAnEH sAuisAr, GEEES nar,
On snltEJ cvcrine in July. the present writer.
With three companions, might have been sccu,
not : thousand miles from the Court House, im-
b!bng sherry conblCrs md discussing " nxcd fate,
frce will, forcknowlcdge absolute" and such like
topics OF current interest," Presently the CONVEX
sAuop turned upon Rev. Ar. Murray s agreeable
book: and resolution WIS offered thu: we should
determine by personal observation whether NC
had not, In nclSnoortng State, as nrefroui, a.
lively deer and as many mosquitoes q There arc
In tho AdirondaeAs. Carried uraultnols'5. Inc
chairman vowed that hr wou1h pnl The talnG fcn' |
through, o. he would never "E:n'e af4o.
This tremendous oa1h sir.ct ave into inc fosss OF
xhe landlord who forthwith pt1nctt, bottle VI
s.Consuiar Seal" TO treat our se""ln1'o'. HAnA
HtandInc and In silence. Grand tntltau.
Iletnrn thr curtain as,a!E rsrs ten HAyA o!c Faf-
,nsed 10 e}ansc during which The party rrocceacH
70 Marquette, AMI the mach'nls' ana P'el'tsts-
man Ncrc oecup,c,, il procuring neeAlai acee4'u
fics. -Four iChan ElirlHs "e1e eHS'ahe'' ~ -"
each ner ,lav. md expenses pail. We haA
,,n,.re,t = large house tcnI, with \ ny {not The /
,,ornmon house M hut ano,hcr variety, S1e feet.
nnd frrt In height. Thc Erles hai 6nalltr |
lent for their own use. ": bought one gHoa
canoe for seN aud another, Indifferent, Tor st2.
For the purposes OF hcitntlnc observation, VIC
rsocurcd some snoks! glass 10 view the eclipse.
Our supplies consisted Of: F!uut, l1t ns; tne.s
po.k. 100 RS; hard b!sc1it4 ~ rs; sugar, I" rs:
Ora,.. as us; coru meal, q rs: rice, IL cs: tea
7orA; salt, 10 Ms; uu potatoes; gals no'assea'
pickles, pepper, Ac- Tftse. VIC were assofeh'
would ,,,st pull Us thrtuG! With ordinary luck III
brut,nr and Il hing. Two rubber blankets, Ions
p.no1ttn t,ourets stout ordinary clo.hlnR cooG.
inc r,rEkIts q r1ac, a shot Eun, Ammunition aud
ns,ups,tacAle completed or equipment. Thus
much prrlL!seh viii Introduce The dfdn6ti* PR
eoT4css
.Johu~en-A uuIet and reflective perEonaac.
Auown LIS lhc Philoeopher. ....
ttfDuix, SRA clever EeutlchAo III LIE real e5-
tAte Lusiutfs-
Bruc1., .Jr.-nroher to the preceding; h bril-
liant, but uantdgcd atturney.
Las,ly-lvur E4teemsd Cv,rtAIo'4ient
CutrrEwAs
CAPTAIN jack Jiqus-An old and experienced
g.lle.
Sun-A younger guide, but also experienced. A
very efficient and sensio,e fellow.
.tehn-A strong hand, with h face Ike Maays,
but in fac, as utuiable Is a basket OF Chippewa
babies.
Ao4fs--A Eood-nalufcd, uo"'esReu hai"nfeeo'
formerly enc OF ShcrNanS bulnncEB.
Friday, July 20, waa the day n1cd Tor cur de-
Qarture from Marquette, but this being an IN.
lucky day the Indians had dance instead, and
dsank-scyeEa nues-to the SUCCESS OF Inc expo
dttiou- .....
SATURDAY, J1lJ a1.-1n bringing up the large
canoe, John and Moses tWho hAd been dancing
loo freely the day beforeI dropped II and broke II
s-lNaf An fwn. Went bS rail thirty m1leA to Lake
MichlEaEEc and hauled OF for repairs
SrNpAT, August 1-Ra!n all day. Sat In ouf tent
reading good bools and ravte"su8 the et1oEa Of
our pREs lltcs- Captain JACK formerly stoaleu
with the yiew Of becoming Catholic Priest, aud
still retains some Of his ancient lore ELtnbA
gratia. While Moses whs spelling out tract
Hherowith had beneyoleutly endowed bin. he
came to tho words Man Is rotten al the core
uWhat Is mans core 2" said the literal Mosc5.
s.The cor Ii the heart,' answered. Jack; Rnd so
that CoEdtan kno, vas uuted+ ,.
MohpAY, August 2.-HEoNv camp and embarked
In the bark Canoes not without repeating lhc zen.
esable luxe, III such case made md provided,
anont natttnc our hair IN the nia,lsc,' ctc, II
bcrv OUT tint experience, We naturally inquired
where &c could ttt most Safely " III ,aslio tulss
sirnus Ills, " said Captain Jack.
our COURSE lay, io1 hali dozen miles, through
Lake Mtcltsansmc q bcsu,,ful hhtrt OF watr
studded with Islands, We then entered the Mich
tcarIpe River, anil presently reached tue Dts
portage, which wAs also tne longest vi auY Oh ou
1uute tCudlng lhsre lnlcs. Ui ulese portage
or carries We haa had twenty Ill ul, but they wpr
py no means Objectionable, nn1 III fact, much IT
ltcycd the rnonotcny OF the ttI
Many o! them we're only twgnt
or thirty fut.s around falls, lud ucClplcu Lul Iii
tic tIt1.r Tue ntpoutt Which the guides coul
transport was surprising. Oar Of the canoes va
ctQllttcn feet long, old and wa,er-soaked, all
weighed Hearty 3Vv puuntA, ycL 1t WAS carried b
Two men over the suuKncst Ktuuud. When trnI
tied The boats were frequently taken through tn
raplIs, They had to be repaired laIly, Hnsl, d
our ioutpc5a end, were abandoned Wnllc tt
guides carried around tho luggage We t1Ahcd dow
The longer falls, apu usually nad pretty go0
gtor,. The trout averaged half Il pound APIECE
The largest captured only weighed pound Rnd
l,sif The river was unusually full nuh the large
Qsh did not rise readily to the ny. still VIC na
fair uuccess vii AlonK the McllKxuI1nr Nlvrr, Ill
lance Of eighty M!leA. Alter entering the Mem
upcc ne found no more uuut, hut sonle la
aud p!rkefel. Walin9 half day
time III cool water Is good Il
rheumatism, aud VIC nofAcA ludnstriotssy, thoul
the trout pro, I'd hlu InAnnu, in Ibis respect, tha
no matter how mADy VIC caught, there were ner
any lett tue next day. Unr Indians had
enormous stuwuGr capacity, aud VIZ BOOB ucspAlF'
pl keeping pace With them. \, iac cud Of
t,ays The ComptsSar{ rcloYtcd tho rork 10 be hi
Cone an,i II Ua8 prtIrre4 that but nvs poun'la
dn. lo Issued thereafter. John cAmcto us Feco,
rnendc., ~ an "ex,rttcpc.d eooy, " anu l,ul
1a., ..,v.,, IN srci, Tor ,rurs IN n u,p,rr yess,
h,t ~. ,rrr. ~. uom.whnt limited y,Au frti
r,,d t.,,, carr,,uf,. ,to ma,,r nrca, by kucall1
n,rr an, wn,cr adding II 1,,u,n vi ualrra,ps
~, =, niccn a, chu,x. md bal,np IN d ,ry,u1. ~
~. ~.su,t 80 , 1rIrr,c ,noru.l iu.t tic Iii,
1nr h,,nc,stu- houctunr. ,nu dough would
rrtc.l ,natr.a Of uakra. which na.is II yet IN
.~nnnInuz Tnr.,. r.n.,srAs were M iouvh
lca,hrr, Exccu, ,tut uot. Ike IL les. III ar1,
nu,,,rc,s I .nuuli haY tuat they wrte Iryr