, 1873-08-05


the coming Of guest, iH replaced iu Jeraoy by u
haril visago, which Eoftons scarcely to tue para-
mount lovo Of h1ammon; aud litigation is the
highoat form Of public lifein many OF these
people," said the old farmer above roforrcd to,
Of his noighbor. GATH.
MAckiNAC.
Correspondence Of Tic Chicago Tribune.
hAoE1NAo, Mich.. July 80, 1878.
Beautiful 1se I sing Of thee,
Mackduac, my hlachinao,
is tho opening couplot Of d pnrody on George
Coopcr's popular song, found written upon d
stone five yeara ago, noar tho baso OF Arch
Rock, on the northeast sldo Of this nalubrious
iB1and. Tho tribute wns vol deserved. No
island in the Wost eurpassos 1t asa
NATURAL suMMEn-nEsonT.
The air is never oppressive. A refreshing
broozo always toulpora tho most forvid sunshine
Alackinao is horny with legendary interest and
stirring historical oyenta. Tho popular tradition
among tho red men was, that, centuries ago,
while many Of their pooplo wore assembled at
Point St. Ighace, gazing intently at tho rising
sun, during tho Groat Maniton or February
Moon, they SAW this inland suddenly
ASCEND OUT OF TIE WATER
and assume its present shape. To them 1t up
penred in form like huge turtle with "hts buck
- honce they gavo 1t q namo which, trans
| lated into French, became Miclifimackinac.
From tho island tho name passed to nll the I'd
| jacent country. Aftcrward the torn became
absolcte, and attached only to tho islnnd, whoro
it is now abbreviated to Mackinac, commonly
pronounced Mackiuaw.
Indian mythology reveroa it as tho home Of
| tho fairies, and invested it with yenoration
| that WAS displayed III offerings to propitiato tho
Great Spirit whenever tho dusky warriors neared
or passed tho island. They deemed it enchanted
ground. Every description OF 1t WIS extrava-
gantly poetlca1. pionoor travellers were told
that, Just beyond the bIanitoulinoB, sitting
like On omorald gom in tho clear, pollucid wavo
is the rook-girt fairy isle Of Mackinac."
But the fairies have long sinco departed, and
given place to the
MOST DEGENERATE Set
OF Indians and half-breeds to DO found anywhere.
Thore arc 700 or 800 of tho dirt-colored popula-
tion. They are indoacribabIy lazy. All day they
loaf around the stroot skrtiug tho lake. bRBkiDg
in tho sunshine; mud tho only relief to tue mono-
ony Of their usoloaa existence, apparently, Is q
lively acrimmage. Street-nghts are common.
Father Marquette wns tho first whito man who
landed On tho island, in 1858. Flo was dovout
Jesuit, and believer in celibaoy. Every subse-
quent whito sottler
MUTT HAVE u1FFEHEU
from him, for tho Indinns and whites arc now 80
badly mixed as to rondor q pure, unadultorated
' Ono ns''.f Of tho nativoB-tho Hon. T. ". Forry-
promises to do great things for the island. Ha
father, tho Rev. W. II. Ferry WAS sent hero IN
1895 by tho Unitotl States Foreign Mission 3d.
cioty, Of Now York. Two years aftorward, ho
built tho Mission House, which subsequently
passed into othor hands. was enlarged, and has
now bocomo the leading hotel. Senator Forty,
his native isle, proposes to haye tho Govern
mont Set upart and 1T it up as
A NATIONAL PARK.
re:::-,''''"'? to thiH effect passed. tho Senate
Nature las contributed much toward such q
dosign. Objects Of ontrancing interest meet the
lover Of tho Enthusiastically beautiful at cYorY turn.
dicularly to hoight Of 160 foet above the leyol
Of tho lako. Rugged, Jagged rocks project oyo1
tho water, md 1iso to MI altitude that nfforde
commanding views from their numerous Bum-
mita. Tho surrounding waters aro of orystullno
, purity. At the south end, tho lnrbor ia door
enough for tho largest vosHo1.
!, THE TOWN IL oLD-FAHH1oNEp,
+ auatol, aud amolls strongly Of fresh fish
Among the Indians it waa known az tho IL Home
. Of tho Flshou." Tho principal occupation ol
: tho inhabitants Is fishing. Tho immediate yioin
tribes, but they AFRO caught plontifully within
i radius Of GO miles. Tho nots arc set at evening
; mud takon up at sunrise.
> The iHlaul itself il not devoid OF interest
Upon the brow Of tho bluff overlooking tlt
torn ia
THE OLD FORT,
t which las boon B1tccosHively held by tho Indians
. the Freroh, tho British, and tho Americans. I
D ooyers about two aorea Of ground, and in vor.
threatoningly SITUATED. But, II q fleet OF gun
boata were to got that far ChicRgo-ward wit!
: hostile intent It IL not likely they would TAX
! this channel whom tho ono several milos bolow !
, unprotectod aud open, oven though the llttl
: poppycocl arrangement perchea up hero is no
worry formidable. It Ia said tho Government pro
: poBo to abandon 1t noxt year.
4 About o uilo northwest of Fort Mackinac
:, the alto Of
|. FORT HOIt1tEa,
T numcd in memory Ut Maj I1olmoB, who foil il
| the unsuccessful attempt to wrest the islam
! tram tho British during tho Var Of l8ia. Fror
: the ton of 4 rickaty obBoryatory,--the htghoH
: point o., the iBand,- mRgniitoont1y- grand vo'
Y | IL obtained. On u porfeUtly clear day, VoBHel
: emu DO Boan entering st. hlasy'B Ntvor, 30 milo
u to tho northeast; wlilo, IL mloa IN tho onpoAit
:. direction, tho rapialygrowing village Of chobo,
1 gan il viaible.
0 AMONG TIE OTHER FONTS OF INTEREST
o aro " Arch nock ,"-n natural arch spanning
. chaBm oyor 20 toot h'Rh by 40 foot in width
o ous rock. 134 feet high, looated in the mtds
y Of q thick wood and, OF course, Lover
9 Loap" ltock, from whosc 175-faot summit Nc