, 1874-09-28
PONTIAC AND ORCHARD LAKE.
The GrasEleres and Winder.
meres Of Michigan.
Thoir Varied EIcautlcs-.-A Spectral
Indfnn Brave.
Tho New State Insane Asylutn.

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much from tho valuo of its possessor+ The
earliest robc rot give to a nav creation, 1t as-
eigns, ns robes alwaya do. ita owners station In
Gontcel aocioty.
Now, when wo heard Of
PONTIAC;
when fricuda aekctl, "lIad wo aeon it2" and,
lamcntng our negative. urgcd n hasty aettlng
forth towards ttB mystical regions, ITO hcnitatoti.
poutiac is North American afpoElation for tho
region to which sinful spirits repair after thair
departure from this srhoro ; do sou wondcr that
discretion wnB tho bcttor part Of our yn1or?
However, being. atill mortal, no wero atil1
curious; 30 behold us utartctl, mot undcr tho
BLOW, old-faehioncd plotting Of Charon, but borne
by steam swiftly a!on, an air-lino road to tho
regions Of Pluto, which 10 tho iatcss
aud MOST fashionable modc, undor tho prosont
regime. Of reaching tlso lower regions. Itaral,
acroams, low r'mbling, the ehrill voices Of
children, fall upon our oxpectant chr. Wo
tromblo lest, li1to IEaoas, eono ancout 9ihyl has
takon us Mt our word, md that no now listen to
waillngs Of tho Spirits mo toot leave OF l;fo
on Its very threshold. A door is banged open
u voice cries, :" birmingham !" tho youthful
tones come to ns III " strawbcrry-hp-ples-
for ronny!' " Have some peanuts, Mietcr?'
This is all
rxrHEa1Elif nEAssuNrSo;
our courage rises /; nc nro fairly heroes BY tho
timo Pontiac is announced.
A stage wnits to carry ua out to tho lake.
regions {continuod improvements on tho old
style. yon see>. VIC find quito number Of
ploaHant-looktng peoplo going with Us odor1y
gentlemen, aserso to tho country, but coming to
whit wives aud children young men taking
vacation,-izak Waltons each iu their devotion
tin r06 11ttnHn3 in THAR ffnY1ti1f In n11Rr1v
mons daughters.
Wo havo pleasant ridc Of about s miles ol1t
from the staton, over hard, white roade,-littlc
brooks greeting ua hero and tllore, mud pic
turesq1e mill now mud then adding itH adorn~
mont to them. III tue doorway OF QUO stands
handsome young miller Powdered liH curly
head, his shoulders, and bsawny arnla; rot moro
OF Al man, overy inch OF him. than this nobby
figure toaida us, 30 regardessly gotten up In
white tlanucl.
All! hero arc tho lakoHl Every turn ia tho
read discovers new ono; Tor. within 6 miles
about Us, lio over n hundred lakos and lakelcts,
--aorne deep in the fotest othorB III oght OF ths
winding roads.
Another turn III tho road. aud
ORCHARD LAKE
lies before iii in all it's beauty. Hero ID tho
hotoI,--an old castle in design, with batt1emonts
aud tower standing on tho sido Of hill which
doacenls to tho uator's edgo not many rods
away. Groups Of visitors are on tho lawn, more
On tho broad piazzas. and still moro on the beacl
Just bo!ow. Tho little steamer j" Pride Of tho
Lalo" ia waiting to take passengers Oh = SUM-
set-tour over the quiet wators around tho
islands, aud homo agnin. From Off tho boat
house lalcony arc waited soft strains OF music.
The splash Of oar, mud white sails now tinted
cur ear and oyo. va lnd PLEASANT, airy rooms. md
good supper, awaiting us, With modern appoint
mcsts. The cnstlo gives us u.olc thal, fcndal
comfort. After moAt satisfactory MEAL we re-
turn to the music and pootry Of iifo. No too
H0t Ytnrf f3or3.1@ ant ft71 1,nnpt
Night has not quite nteppcd through the
Eastern gates aa yct aud oyor tho West lingois
the Hush Of tho dying day. lhe proiuiso OF a
bright Tomorrow. It warns tho waters; it
There is the moon high rp in tho l,cayons.
WHAT 4 p{CTuAE IT IN
moonlight and . crimson sunlight, the watera
below, tie sAlands beyond with tuoir black pine
groves. aud tho distant sIlorcs.
Orchard Lake iB miles around. ItB 5horca
arc diversified and extremely picturesque Two
nice hotels aro opon dnsag the suznmcr-months,
End pretty little steamer IL Kept busy plying
her way over Tho waters. Two islands graco tho
lake. --ono quito small the other containing aome
90 acres. It was settled many years ago BY aomo
French prisoners. and on it ii still to DO found
tho Auo orchard they planted, and whence the
lake and island derive their name. AL this ro-
gion was opce an Iudian battle-ground, anu
many momorials Of n race passed away hive been
found silver ornaments, War-weapons, aud
utensils, being tho most valuable, ,--1nont OF the
graves having boon dug into in vain search for
treasure.
On ono side, tho island rises quito abruptly
out Of tho water aon1o GO feet. On this emiucuco
is said to be buried
An INDIAN BRAVE; !
md often, in tho moonlight, bis form Is Beou,
old fishing aud hunting grounds Of his tribe,
When tho west wind blows, canoe comes forth
from tho shadow OF tho opposite ehoro, gliIog
swiftly over tho lake, and on Indian lnaiden
1... =. hi-.t.
boheye the legond. We did not see lis honor,
probably because an eastern wind prevailed, and
Le had concluded to tako q little longcr nan.
just OH the other side Of tla lilo Cass and pino
Lakes bovond. Timber and Square and, still
farther of, Lake Elizabeth, which is little gem.
TIL steep promontorJ, which. to the right, in
graceful aWacp descends to the level OF tho
beach; tile weeping willows, bonding over =
htight-pebblcd shores the old oaks, which throw
their shadows far out into the water,-
" conceal oneself amid tho brake," and there
watch the little skln como across the bay. mud
touch tho 'bilyer strand" We arc not hunters
srraFed s!1, !n Lincoln green and Tor US nc fair
ptophcsy our coming.
Each lake has d beauty Of it's own,-blutfs and
hills rolling AWAY to meadow-lanlB ind ularBeB.
which, with their tall fagB and graases make tho
picture quito complete. There arc
TIRE "Gn4auEnEs," THE w,SDEnaEREs,"
OF Michigan aud. though her 1Aho-conntry can"
not boast OF glorious uanles and tu!cuts,-
though as yet no poot las wandered a!ong its
phores,-stll! is It beautiful pago out Of tho
wontlrous ssorEy-book that has beon nl1tten for
us-.a page Illustrated by m Old Masser, and
filled with The rhymes Of tho uniyorso. II oyos
Que could ba Inspired by tho diyiue aiilatus,
this, OF all othels, certainly would be
t4o a,, gpe. to charm tho IIeasouly 1fuso;
Old Nifnrod himself would have loved
these woods, 40 filled are they with part
ridge, quail, and anipe. THO failing is excal-
lent.-pckcrol and bass abountling, aud Afford
ing to tho sun!,nor-idlcr many All Lour Of solid
enjoyment. but, in order tint th!s featurc Of
tho iakcs may be atill further promoted, afr.
William Il. Lord, having had some tlsh presented
10 him fton TIM Clark fisheries. has given some
20. 900 Of them TO be put in Orchard mad Cass
Lakes.
Iwonder th!s is not n moro coIebratel bum-
1ner-1esort; that thcae beautiful Rlorcy arc not
thronged With huntsmen and nuglera. and ali
who wish TO enjoy the beautiful. Somo Dotrolt-
erH have learned thas within III hours rIdo of
tl!om lies q molorn Arcadia, mud tho ploasant
hotels hayo boon generously patronized ills uca-
son.
Coming buck to the village, wo pnsa hand
nome fonr-story brick cdliaca, standing On Tho
crown Of hill, with largo foreat-tlees around it.
libta in