Middletown transcript., 1872-08-10

Portal and the brilliant coiors were lost
10 Us. Large vessels cannot 60 near e.
nough to afford clear sight Of these Gu
rious and wonderful shapes. Tho Indian
name, 10 Schkuecnrchibi- -Kung. meaning
the end Of the rocks. having passed theu
there are no more TO be seen. Thcrc,are
numberlcss traditions concerning the .pir-
it's dwelling among them. To see them
properly. Il would be necessary to go
close to them. Travellers can find boats
and guides at Grand Island or Munising,
and am sure one would be well repaid.
for they are very wonderful; their greatest
hight is 173 feet; the colors nre laid 10
bands; brown. yellow, grey. blue and
green. Ono of the cascades VIC saw very
distinctly with the naked eye. We were
disappointed. for our curiosity had been
greatly stimulated, and We thought VIC
should be able to trace every line and
color readily from our boat. The shore
is. however. a dangerous one, and the
changes in the lake are SO sudden, the
risk Of going near them would be great.
We had been waiting for them long
time aud our enthusiasm fell below Zero,
few growls Of /. Humbug' were heard as
impatient people turned away after strain
ing their eyes to their utmost. Suddenly
| heard an exclamation from one Of my
new friends. and turning, saw three beau
,iful vessels in full sail; he handed me
his glass, and To- mirage. One Of them
was reflected inverted on the cloud above
plainly visible on the shining back ground
The setting Sun threw yellow lgh, over
the CLASSY suface spread before us, and
afar of lay the two ships one on the gilt
tering water. the other, like phantom,
above IT, A strange secnc In the early
morning had ,hoaght to myself-wha,
humbug -of party who had seen the
same thing and smiled to ,biak how easily
people could deceive themselves.
BY nine We were rounding Grand Is
land, a few unwcaried ones collected in
the bow though the wind was picrcngly
cod but We had plenty of shawls aud
wrappings.
The moonlight and the strange scenes
We had witnessed, oppressed ne. when
turning, another wonder was added 10 the
list the glow aud flashing of the Northern
Light.
ncyond the lsncly waves the pale clouds
STOOL
Like mighty castles frnm.l in legends oldcn.
With tower aud turrer, looking o cr the sea,
Aud banners golden.
Surely we had seen enough but there
We stood for hours. till the stiffness that
had been undisturbel. 4ase ~ the faint
rushing Of the waves. was broken aud We
came down to earth aud the little city Of
Marquette, at one and the same moment
1t was after midnigh, mud of course Sun.
day morning The lights at the mast
heads of many vessels lying at anchor,
looked like the street Jumps OF consider
able town. Here We were 10 lose many
Of our fcllow.trayclers. and passing quick
" To the stern We found them waiting
| think We preceded them ashore. but they.
some of them got back before We did.
Hotels crowded, no room to be had, so
they would iain again take up their quar-
tiers on the good ship India but alas for
them. no sooner had their backs been
turned than their quarters. viz. comforta-
bic state.ronms, had been garnished anew
aud rcposscsssd Mon bon lrere. TO avoid all
mistakes in our case. locking the door oi
No 8 and pockc,ing the key They lock
ed SO di.consolatc would iain have had pity
un them, but mon frere was harder heart
ed and we laid ourselves costly 10 rest |
with fain, pang for the disappointed
travellers. The last hsard was the pa
,he,ic voice of the poor steward, nearly at
his wits end to provide for his uneapeet.
ed guests
saw the sun rise over the water on
the morning of the 18th Of July. his first
faint ray peeping through the lace cur
iains OF my cosy berth shut him ou,
inexorably. aud when | again awoke i,
was at the monition of my ears; We were
having severe thunder STERN. The
Captain had told US on Saturday, he wa,
going to take Us into the country and
in reply to the question what he was go
ing to show US. he said. the most srlendit
navigation we had ever seen Accord
ingly by eight o'clock, We entered . tn,
portage aud after passing slowly through
n stream which looked at little distance
far too narrow for much smaller ship thar
buI OHU, We eUttISu otAaEs Ian =
a beautiful sheet Of water in the copper
region Of Lake Superior. This lake wa,
a fayori,e haunt Of the Indians. and Of tho
Jesuit Fathers. who first explored thi
region. by half past nine we reache,
lloughton, rather pretty place. som'
times visited by fishing parties and sum
mcr tourists. We saw two churches. one
Of which reminded me little Of Trinit,
church at home.
The inclined plains were a curious fea
ture. could 6nd out little about them
but | suppose they are used for bringing
down the copper so abundant here.
In a half hour VIC turned to Hancock
just opposite. Some went OF the boat
the gentlemen to the smelling works, Il
church. We tried the door of the frs
one we came to. i, was locked, but pass
ing up and across tho street, We fount
another, the door Of which was open. an,
looking 10 We saw in large characters th'
words Come Stranger, Welcome! Ifw,
had bcsitated, this hospitable invitation