Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-18
ON BOARD THE "MICHIGAN.,
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MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN.
We arrived at this beautiful little city of 10 900
inhabitants just few moments since, after a
splendid sail of twenty hours from b atchowuug
bay, across the clear waters of Lake Superior,
and with the atmosphere so fine that we could
plainly see the northern shore OF the lake dis
lance OF leo miles.
NJ y last letter was dated from
MACKINAw,
a place of modest pretensious, but withaI q
great summer resort. Many of the guests visited
the chip, and were Handsomely entertained by
the officers. Among them I noticed Judge
Davis (Of the Z. 5. Supreme Court) and family,
Gen. Wager Swaine and family, ex. Congress
man Howard and family; Gen. Hunt, of Detroit;
Obadiah Walker and family, of Chicago, and
Col. Latham, of Springfield, illinois. OF course
hospitalities were Ieciprocsted, and the officers
invited TO a hop at the hotel.
During our stay at Mackinaw a small party
visited the lie Carp river, about Is miles north
the island, TO test its qualities
AS TROUT STREAM,
of VI ich we had heard wonderful stories. We
spent the day and had excellent sport, killing
about fifty pounds of fish, many Of them weigh
ing as much as a pound and q half. But
Oh! THE MosQUITORs-
at least they call them mosquitoes here. In any
other place they would be taken for half-grown
yellow jackets, which they resemble in size and
color. Our wells of thick netting and q free use
of the oil of penDyroyal enabled us to stand
these assaults in armies of millions. A party of
three gentlemen had gone up the day before,
coed In advancing fifty steps from the boat
landing. They beat hasty retrest-jumped 10
their boat and returned, each one looking as If
he had just recovered from the small pox.
Next morning friday we left for
sAULT ST. MARIE,
a most charming spot. The town is but small
village on the American side, but much larger
on the Canadian side, where still stands the old
trading post Of John Jacob AstOr. The falls, or
rather rapids, at this point OF the river, are
only pretty-not grand or unprecedented to be
compared to the Great Falls of the Potion ac
Some two hours were spent in passing the loo ks
around tne rapids, several vessels being ahead
OF us. The canal is very short, perhaps one
quarter of q mile with two locks and fall OF 8
feet. During this delay we had fine opportuni
ties of seeing the Indians
CATCHING THE FAMOUS WHITE FISH
in the rapids. Two Indians pull out in birch
bark canoe and head up the rapids. The man
in the bow stands erect, and with q pole assists
the one in the stern in forcing the boat agains,
the powerful current, but at the same time he
watches the foaming water for fish. When he
sees one, he catches up net which has been
placed in a convenient position, ana scoops up
the fish while the Indian in the stern holds the
canoe In position. We watched the perilOus
operation with interest, and saw a number OF
fine nsh captured.
Having passed safely out of st. Mary's river,
our chip headed northeast for BatchoHung 3 ay
river, a stream made famous by Roosevelt in
his excellent work on " superior Fishing"
AT daylight next morning oar fishing party
boated up the river for mile or more and found
the water dark and sluggish. We then landed
and made our way for q short distance through
underground and fallen spruce SO thick that a
rabbit would have found passage difficult.
Tired OF this mode OF travelling, we took water
and waded the stream for about two miles,
when we reached the rapids or rifles Here we
found the water cold, clear as the clearest
90 oil OVID rfR.E III,
bed CT small, smooth pebbles OF every known
color and shade, the pebbles varying from an
inch in size down TO very minute ones. The
cOlOrs were all brilliant, and presented the
appearance OF beautiful mosaic. Our party
returned in the evening with
THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX BIgB
TROUT,
(none OF them large;) pigeons, and grouse.
The WAYS of Providence are indeed mysteri-
ous, as illustrated by SAD circumstance which
happened in the afternoon. large saw null
stood on the point Of land near our anchorage,
hundreds OF miles outside OF civilization. Word
was cent on board the Michigan that man had
been seriously njured by large circular saw,
and was pleading for assistance. DIR. Beaumont,
the accomplished surgeon of the Michigan, at
tended by the spothecary, fastened to the poor
fellows assistance. They found he had slipped
and fallen with his right arm against a large
circular saw which he himself had Just put into
operation, having come out here from Toronto,
Canada, bis home, for the purpose of putting
up the machinery for Cameron & Co., owners
of the mill and instructipg parties to operate it,
The gentlemsu's name, as given by himself, is
Simon p. Shafer. He Is stout, fine looking and
intelligent. DIR. Beaumont found him in a ter
rible condition; his right arm below the elbow
torn to pieces, and fast bleeding to death. lie
was brought on board, comfortably provided
for, and his arm amputated. Poor fellow! how
he must have rejoiced, even in his suffering.
when he heard that United States steamer
was near to render him aid, in this uninhsbi-
tated point of the Canadian territory. he was
brought to this place and will here be properly
cared for until able to return home.
More anon. A. II. f.