The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05
CANOE DOLLY WARDEN.
The Upper Mississippi, Between Lakes
CaSS and WinnibicOShiSh.
a Moonlight Sail on Winnibicoshish Shape
Incidents Of the Trip" Breakers Ahead
Resting at Night in a Deserted Trading
Post--What the Bible is Worth in the
"Noble Red Mans Country.
CANOE DOLLY WARDEN.


That part of the Upper Mississippi between Lakes
Glass; and Winnibicoshish will always be remem-
bered as a sequence OF beautiful villa Sites The
ground rises In gentle slope from the river to a
height OF about forty feet, giving place TO level
plateau. A sod OF exceeding smoothness and regu-
larity is found under foot and overhead the in
terlocking branches OF O forest of Norway
pines form covering> from the sun. At
every bend In the river, and 1t is quite tortuous
here as elsewhere, the line Of beauty assumes
new curve In the slopng hillside, and the pro.
Iecting headand takes another variation Of
the hyperbola Not one particle Of un-
dergrowth, neither BRUSH scrub oak nor
weeds, was to be seen. At many places at which
landings were made the crew would have desired
TO 60 into camp but he knew that II the moonlight
sail on Lake Winnbicoshish was to be enjoyed the
voyage must be continued. The imaginings and
enn1 which such rural surroundings inspire were
shaken or and the regular dip Of the Doly's paddle
propelled her onward toward
NEW SCENES AND NEW ADVENTURES.
When within about three miles Of the greatest
lake in the direct channel OF the Mississippi the
woodland ceases and a wide-spreadlng meadow
takes its place. Going ashore at the last hoadland
the waters of the great lake could be seen In the
twilight ahead to the eastward. The wind.
ings of the river through tho tall grass were
most tedious and perple xing-there is no means OF
estimating the amount Of land which might have
been saved for the encouragement OF pastoral life
had the river been straight. The grass is about
one foot in height, and Of pale green color.
Tho sun had gone down long BEFORE and the lake
was not reached until nine O'Clock. As we emerged
from the mouth Of the river on to the broad bosom
Of Lake Winnibcoshish the moon-nearly at the
full-shone out clearly, and the dark water took
stlvery hue at tho point at which the pale streak
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II was clear. cool night; light wind began to
blow from the westward and soon raised slight
swell. The mast and sail were soon rugged, and
the Dolly sped onward the northeast.
THE LAKE AFTER NIGHTEALL.
The shore was soon lost to view, ana the ro-
nance OF navigating . strange lake after night
zach gust. The map had been carefully studied
during the day. and 4 had been decided to make
landing at the mouth OF an inlet beyond point Of
land which projects into tho lake from the north
vest. The Dolly had been steered northeast, but
down In the map that her crew astonished on
seeing rising suddenly to the east northeast o
the sky. Thinking that this must be an island, the
Same course was maintained until the roar Of
breakers ahead was heard then dis
southeast from the western shore fully two
miles INTO the lake. and that the tree was situated
Attempted to round the point close-haneG. Reeds
more frequently, and the navigator became salts.
fed that the dangers were too many to be rlsked It
gas only the wo,x 40 vo,,rvr
70 take in the sail, and the "Dolly" began her trip
e pulling entirely
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the seS ss e %s
and a(tef running up some one thousand five hun.
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down, thoroughly tired, to await the arrival Of the
guide. It was nearly eleven O'Clock. The crew
was awakened, after short sleep, BY the Indian,
Ind was told by the guide that an old trading post
long since deserted, was to be found some little
sSsSeIt e for rAt the night and pleasant change
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reached the landing was made The Dolly was
taken up on the shoulders OF the guide and the
THE DESERTED BUILDING
II was frame structure, two stories In height.
The boards had been brought overland In teams
aervation. The windows were nailed up and q tall
brick chimney had partially fallen down-a quantity
the door readily yielded 10 the latch, and lighting
a piece OF birch bark he entered, The crew sur
shs main apartment; the door which once separated
che two was hanging by only one hinge, In the chief
clay WAS the and
hung with spider webs. Several old barrels and
stood number Of empty sugar crates. In corner
was large pile Of steel traps and several nipple.
ments OF agriculture badly used up The pale light
from the pickering dre on the hearth only intens
lied the weirdness Of
THE STRANGE QUARTERS
Tho "D0llyn was brought In and carefully de-
posted at the side farthest rom the fire. The blan
kets were spread, several Of the old barrels broken
mp for fuel, and the tired crew turned In for the
night. In looking around the walls for he found
that the glamour Of the place had actually obtained
mastery over him, 1t was noticed that two OF the
sides OF the building were papered with the leaves
OF q large octave Bible. In TACT, several OF the
sacred books had been used for the purpose. This
ton OF the mobile red man." and the Indians will
no doubt be grateful ior another supply OF wall
paper. The guide tells me that q new Bible was
frequently worth much as two drinks OF whiskey.
While Illuminating upon the depraved condition OF
the indian the scene changed into drama, the
scenes OF which were laid alternately in the old
witch-house Of Salem and Deusdeth's room IN the
old "Crysals" OF Cecil Dreme.
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