The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-02

me pretty Thoroughly anu on reacnius
Conneaut, and after seeing our horse
we'll cared for, on going into the only
tavern in the village of logs, and ap
preaching big fire, was suddenly
seized with tremendous chill, and wa
sorely frightened at the idea Of beins
taken sick in such quarters, and among
a parcel of raw emigrauts from the
the Emerald Isle, who were diligently
engaged discussing their poteen of bald
faced whisky, aud smoking their dhud
Gems.
My new friend, DR.. Long, put me
into bunk in the corner of the drink
ing room, and then concocted pitcher
of hot water, vile sugar and whisky
1.-THE latter scarcely cold from the still
worm) which, nothing 10th, l took as
readily "a an in infant imbibiDg its
mothers milk, until he cried out enough
He then piled on to me blankets, coats,
and one or two buffalo robes-under the
weight of which, as may well be sup
posed-saying nothing of the effect OF
the usquebaugh l had taken-the chill
mess was driven up the immense chin
ney, and | dropped qnietly into the
arms of the sleepy god, and awoke in
the morning, exclaiming with Sancho
Pauza, blessed be he who first invent
ed Sleep" feeling as 1.-THE and supple as
colt, and resumed my journey west
ward. On arriving at Cleveland, then
village of Is or 20 houses, we found
ourselves on bare ground. Here was II
dilemma. But the ice on Lake Erie
was apparently good, and we resolved
10 take TO it, as matter OF last resort.
And having bought "jumper"-a
Term well understood by Yankees-we
started and reached Rocky River, SOM
seven or eight miles, the same evening
Next morning, at an early hour, we
were under way again. There were
eight or ten inches of snow upon the
ice, and the day being bright and warm
and the wind blowing from the south
ward, we fonnd ourselves travelling thro'
"slush," and now and then obliged to
cross a crack of few inches wide,
where the water was visible, the width
of these cracks increasing as we jour
neyed. Toward hight these assures in
the ice rapidly Increased in dimensions,
aud we were obliged to jump over some
from one to three feet wide. There was
20 audiug, as We were off ock-bound
coast to the left and the broad lake on
the right, SO there was nothing for us
but to GO ahead.
We certainly did not feel pleasantly,
but proceeding, at about 4:30 p. a.,
struck the sand beach half mile be.
low the thriving town of Huron, Ohio.
Going out at 6 o'clock next morning to
look at the lake there was not flake IF
ice to be seen as large as mans hs ID,
as far as the eye could stretch. L e
strong south wind during the night Ia |
driven it all off to the Canadian sho,..
trust I am truly grateful to mer.
,iful Providence that | and my travel
ing ompanion were not compelled to
make an unwilling visit to the British
Dominion, or to become food for fishes.
On arriving at Huron we found nearly
every building in the little hamlet
,trewn all over with ribbons, bonnets,
silks, cottons, hosiery, hats, etc., in the
process Of drying. These were the
property of the two friends with whom
journeyed from Auburn to Buffalo.
they had left Huron two days before
our arrival there, travelling on the ice,
when, after proceeding some eight or
nine miles, found themselves, teams and
'leighs, immersed in the waters of Lake
Erie. Fortunately they escaped drown
ug, and after great exection succeeded
% sercuing horses, sleighs and traps,
and once fairly on the ice again faced
about and wended their way back to
Huron, where they had been about two
days when we arrived.
My friend Knapp and myself then,
after waiting two days for the mail car
,ier asa guide through the wilderness,
two of the horses aud contin
led our route westward. The same af-
ernoon, about 4 o'clock, we reached
Lower Sandusky. The river was swol
en- from recent freshet, rapid and full
Of floating ice, aud how to cross it was
. question moi g easily put than answer.
I'd But cross it we must or stay out
n the cold all night. No shelter was
% be had on the east side, all the shan
les being on the west, we hailed Justify
md soon an Iudian came to our aid
With canoe. We embarked with oar
saddles and leading our faithful stee@s
~ the brides, Z" leapcd into the angry
lood and buffeted to yonder point. y
This brought as to Sunday evening,
Feb. %, 1917 Monday 24th got an
,arly start--fording Carrying River III
he midst of the Black Swamp, then
an almost impossible barrier between the
Western Reserve AID Michigan. When
about three.fourths of the way through
his awful region, 80 miles in extent,
our guide lost the trail OF " blazed