, 1873-01-13
Arctic Experiences on Lake
Superior.
Winter Life in the Great Mining
Regions Of the Upper
Peninsula"
The Route from Chicago to Mar
q,,ette--.How Dog Trains
Are Run.
The City Of 11arquette...N'hat the Hyper"
boreans Designate as "BeloW."
From Our Otrn Correspondent.

From Our O1rn Correspondent.
MARQUETTE, L. S., Jan. 8, 1878
n The person who figures in literature as the
tpentle reader should find it necessary to visit
the Lake Superior region. In order to break the
n1onotony of tropical existence, let him pray
that his fight hither be not in the winter NOE
that the cold is absolutely uncomfortable, although
the stranger finds the winds inciaive, and the
frost corroding to the temper, but the pleasures
incident 10 his trip would only measurably atone
for the dulness of an Arctic residence at the
winter solstice. Life stagnates in winter IN the
little hatnlets that border this great inland
sea: and then locomotlon has its dlfhcul-
ties, not to say perls, and limited
number Of cujoymonts. Tho railroads no" pen
citrate this icy isolation, touching the iaKo ~
two points-at Marquette, and at l. 'Anse, "hlcn
is little town with small shanties and big pros
rccts, at the head Of Keweenaw Bay travel
ling Is still Of hybrid character ls staging
mixed VIII; railroading. There is IN 1t Little
comfort and much uncertainty. Alter the
tourist has passed Green Bay, the country
tra;c-ccd by the rai}road is new, and its riches
undereloped.
EN- ROUTE.
leaving Chicago by the evening train, Fort
Howard. an ancient Government post, opposite
the old French settlement with the emerald
name. ia reached beti1nes in the morning
Railroad exigencies, not explained 10 tEe
traveller, compel the exchange OF tie
ya1m and cozy sleeping-car for COM
taoucr coach and less arlstocratc compan-
ionahip. Persons suffering from hunger can
breakfast at the public table OF the Station,
,rhere the 1nenu has Arctic suggestions, although
=. n1~, Jn5 fr,fh m NHintJpH.
1f he eats. he is liable to be afflicted with polGn-
mt regrets: and il be fails to comply with this
toatutinh conyontionality, he hns tho usual
ccp,puuctious visitings. From Fort Heward to
Marinette is a matter of ca miles,-hterally
long measure, the attractions OF the line consad-
ered. This, during the summer, Uas the north
ern terminus of the Chicago l. Northwestern
Rai1road. The country is covered with virgin
woods, fat, swampy, and uninterestlng, except
IN tba nti]itariap enthusiast The towns are
Yev. and of striking Indian nomenclature, such
as Little swamico, Big swamico, feshtlso'
0conto. ETC. At Marinette, there Is further
change to poorer cars and more p1ebcian compan-
Fonship, The nice people have been dropping
of one by one, at the diminishing towns, and
Lac laboring people Of the upper 1atitudes have
pr.portion.tely increased in number. Thence
Forward YOU have the forest pr11neval," with
Its murauring pines and its hcm1ooks, and Win
ter wildwood scenery Of the most fantastic nno
for the enjoyment Of which a delay OF two o.
three hours at the last frontier halting place ha'
been but poor preparation. North O
Marinette, the snow begins to deepen, increasing
the gloon,iness OF the general aspect.
THE LINE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN
recently completed IA 62 milos long, and con
meets the late terminta with Escanaha. Their
Is not q town to enllEen the route, not atatio7
with Christian name, nos q log cabin en911dle'
by clearing, and scarcely human shelter Q
INV Kind for the whole distence. Now and the
. = brakeman, lately promoted from tho following
OF woodcraft, appears at tho door Of tho coact @
and calla out number supposed to have son on
traveller, walked perhaps from weary elumbe
8ooks at the dim form as at that OF q necronfas
rer, and has some sort ct faint idea that Il
number is cabslistic In II the .Ra dull spess mono
o9s 81 III Il tangible ing eSAsSid evidence Of lie u
human hsbitation. the ideas OF time n
xpace vanish Nothing remains but dim il
preesion, conveyed BY the Conductor that u
whole distance T LIP Pc this hie0sne nge1zope must
content. The road is new and h:s Just be-
turned over BY the contractors to the compai;
and accepted by the State authorities. Heavi
business and creator rate of speed are mere s
mattera Of time, and will soou be adjusted y
manner to euit the convenience OF the publ
Tha cn1v train Of the day reaches Escana
somo TIME during the evening" Il en- e1tra Ia lan
snow has not impeded the already allow rate
IraTel.
according to present arrangements, it Is nee
ea1y to spend the night, travel being to that
tent tributary to the hotels Of the village ~
either Of which is followed BY unayailing
xrets that you did not dispose Of your patrons
elsewhere On the following morning the tr
lsTes at Gelesk makhs ts ooneeSeT rat
thst beng the only bird that lngers in tn
latitudes during tile winter-ln order to soo1
your passage. It is fortunate circunstal
that the couches Of N9sthen clnnaa. hotes tes i
duc2s to continued reposo; Therefore
voyager is pretty sure Of his train: It may
remarked. il passing, that o'clock in the mo
ing is the established hoaE for the starting
L:ke Superior trains, and Escanaba is town
the Upper Peninsula, aud reckoned in that
Eion 4 notable exception is the daily train t
leaves L'Anse, going eastward, on the Marque
Ontonagon Railroad. IAls leaves a. 9o'
N. As it's regular time to 60 thirty-two mile
little over four hours, tho reason for this &C
pu1ous regard for petty five minutes is not
parent. The business is however, managed
an infall!ble corporation, and we are 1orese :.I
requires this minute sitting Of the sands
time.
Leaving Escanaba at tho unchristian b
mentioned, the enthusiastic winter tourist
gins toclirnb,
nj THE pEN1Ssu1.AR ROAD,
the barren, unnhablted slope TINT rises g
ually from Lako Michigan to the crown Of
r1dge which divides it from Lake Superior
distance to be accomplished is 65 miles, and
altitude els feet. Tho conductor is = sc
eentlc1naa, WHO brings homemade 1unc
no ding-house denominations being te
nted,-which he divides with hungry travel
Trains are sometimes delayed aday or two in
provisions 6cems actually necessary. r
are no convenient farm-houses for delayed
eengers, and no country taverns at station
be reached by walk OF five or elk miles thre
the drifts, rs in lowerlatitudes.
TIE Snow
lies about three feet on level In the ,lnbEt
woods around Escanaba. This would sa
tho most ardent lover Of cold weather, ant
frosty concomitAnts; but the ardent lover,
proposes, and the Ice King disposes. In
vicinity Of Negaunee and Marquette. there
H. ~. fo,,,s xaat m 4 laVel in tha Mooda