The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-12
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DARKNESS SURROUNDED Us.
The faint glimmer Of my candle would
now and then reveal the form Of one Of
our party Just above me on the ladder
threatening every moment to come crash.
Ing on my fingers. II might have been
some ones cellar stairs Tor Hll ! could lace.
Pit, pat" on we went Suddenly we
came TO halt. BY a chance CLEAN of
camille light | could sec below me an
opening, In the opposite direction lateral
chambers were visible where copper had
been excavated, "Will you 60 down an.
other levelS" our guido cried out. ayes,
another level" we said. "All right" he
answered. l wondered what would have
been done in case 1t was not "all right"
When at the next level inquired, "Have
VIC descended rnilep" mo, only five
hundred feet" was the reply. l did not
believe II. ! believed was Just above
the highest point Of China. To Chamber
about at the risk Of humping your head
and losing your loothold Is 10 walk in
copper mine. Eagerly peered at the
walls OF massive rock about me. Our
guide pointed to the lead. Here we
would stretch our necks to see the true
vein Of copper, which, perchance, was a
drop Of water glisteninG in candle light
When We imagined the forms of the
miners with their plckaxes cleaying
tho solid stone, we could hardly
think Of them as human beings, but as
spirits or gnomes working out the will Of
some servile master. Never shone tur-
quoise In the eyes Of an eager finder as
did the spot Of blue sky TO our eager eyes,
We had been in the mine an hour. III
seemed five, but hours are.not rGckoued BY
watches under such circumstances, but
by the human heart. We found night 10
be approaching and accordingly fastened
to ascend the ladders and turn our steps
towards Houghton. AS we rode along
through the beautiful glades VIC saw
specimens OF flowers such as would have
attractedl the eye Of q botanist. On the
Doulders above grew the fringing fern,
while beneath the red raspberry was
abundant. A dusky eyed Indian boy
carried by the roadside a pail OF blue
berries, the largest ever saw. After tea
IN board the steamer, a party OF us took
'ow up the Lake Those who were fond
II angling threw out their lines, but drew
10 fish. Thus two days were eDjoyably
Ipent at Portage Lake, in the wilds Of
lake Superior. While there we met
lumber Of half.bred Indians, relics Of the
Jhippawa tribe.
RETURNING HOME.
Sunday morning Captain Miller an.
bounced we would leave port precisely at
o'clock. Eighty of the legislators would
meet our boat at Marquette and take the
teamer for Mackinac. We were glad TO
)e able to see Mackinac, as 1t was out OF
he course oil our trip but rather torment.
ID with the thought of having our cabin
covered two nights with mattresses with
10 intervening space between, but might
vas right" and did prevail. We were
lot sorry afterwards, however, as a NUN.
yer OF these gentlemen were very enter
aiming. We found Mr.. Grinsel, of the
Detroit Free Press, gentleman of great
and well versed in Lake su.
Herior "Reminiscences. At 2 o'clock the
text morning we reached Mackinac. At
N carly hour We went ashore and with
apid steps we assembled the height above
o where the old tort stands white and
rumbling with age. Here We had a
harming view Of this picturesque island,
allied byl tho Indians the .Iiants Fairy
land. The air seemed so pure imagined
me could never die. Even the invalid can
it on the edge Of the rugged cliffs in the
'ivid sunshine and breathe the buoyaut
.ir with delight. In the masses of calcare.
us rocks the Geologist finds many mys.
cries. Agassiz speaks OF these as among
he Oldest in their formation on this con.
inent. As We locked across the Lake
re could see in the wild crags below the
human like larches and almost opposite
hem the haunting birchos abound. The
lowers are wild and beautiful. In all my
no place has left a greater
harm than Mackinac. There are many
natural curiosities. The Arch Rock is an
opening in the rock cxCavated by the
ain In the lime stone. Fairy's Rock
ises gracefully from a grassy plain.
There are numerous legends associated
With this great Gibralter OF the lakes
,ne Of which may interest your readers.
lovers Leap Is 200 feet high. As usual
he legend is Of an Indian squaw, who,
landing on the rock, watching and wait.
ng for her lovers return from battle,
sw the warriors bringing his dead body
o the Island. and in her grief threw her.
ELF into the Lake. AS has been remark
d Gone gets tired thinking OF all the
iris who have leaped" and enthusiasm
lsgs over tho dead heroines.
LEAVING MAcKINAc.
At Z o'clock we turned our faces homo.
ward. The whole day was beautiful, but
owards evening the weather grew quite
'ool. Later in the evening our attention
vas called 10 brilliant aurora-such as
Te never see in our lower latitude, proba.
bly, on account Of the GOODNESS OF that
At Port Sarnis canada
he flags were flying and the public build.
ng was bedecked with green, owing 10
he annual Visit of the Governor General,
A lew miles below Port sarnia the quiet
ot the cabin was aroused by the cry of"A
man overheard" and general rush and
tumble for the aft of the boat. Itseems a
young man who was being conveyed BY
The Sheriff Of Houghton to the peniten-
tiary at Jackson, TO be imprisoned for
i've years, had been advised 10 try and
make his escape. The Sheriff had taken
of his handouts that he might enjoy his
dinner, when hesprang from the gangwsy
Into the Lake, and had made headway OF
half a mile towards Canada before he
was discovered. A small rowboat
was seen nearing him in which
two children werc seated, II
was impossible, even with the aid OF an
sye glass,s tell whether he got in the
boat. We learned afterwards. by dis
patch that he was drowned and his body
Iound near the shore. His companion
for highW ay robbery was taken
70 jackson for seven years. This cpiEode