Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-04
WINTER NAVIGATION.
Seven Days es psriIols Navigation
From SauIt ST.. RE to
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4 VI several udyS piSe IL lfdS UScIl III
mbred around town that several vessels
were frozen up in Mud Lake and the ST.
Mary's River. From Mr.. F. w. Dygert
superintendent Of Williams & Co..
dredges, who arrived here from tile Sault
on Thursday, and who was d passenger
ON the propeller Missouri; we learn the
following particulars of the trip down
and the conditions of the vessels:
Mr.. Dygert left Sault St. Marie on the
26th illt on the Missouri. They arrived
in Mud Lake about two o'clock p. M,
when they struck ice, and made only
about six miles by dark, when they be-
came fast.
The propeller Norman also left the
Sault soon after the Missouri, expecting
to come through the ice i'm company.
When the Norman struck the heavy ice
she turned back, going to the "encamp-
ment," where she unloaded about one
hundred tons of pig-iron and took on
wood.
Saturday morning was clear and cold
commencing to freeze hard by two
o'clock.
The Missouri by this time was short OF
fuel, and her crew was employed during
the day hauling wool about two miles
on hand sled. About five o'clock the
propeller st. Paul and Norman came in
sight reaching the Missouri about seven
o'clock. All night Saturday night, the
propellers broke ice, the vessels taking
turns in going ahead. Sunday morning
the clear ice was six and seven inches
thick. All day Sunday slow progress
was made by breaking through the ice.
Sunday night about seven o'clock the
gale struck them when they were NEAR
the head of Lime Island, the st: Paul
and Norman going ahead. Soon aftei
this these two boats shot off from heavy
into light ice; but, unfortunately, just
st this time the gale irroke, off a heavy
field Of ice and wedged the Missouri
fast.
Capt. Hunt Immediately put UP The
foresail and put on all steam, but the yes;
sci could net be moved. The wind tore
the sail into shreds. Efforts were th e1
made to chop the vessel out, but without
avail. By morning all hopes of getting
her out were given up.
When it cleared up the St. Paul an;l
Norman could be seen about mile anu
half away in the ice. The captain and
mate went down to see them, and made
arrangements with the Norman to wait
at DetOur for the Missouri's passe ngers
Mr.. Dygert and party then went to the
shore and walked down the beach to De.
tour, nearly twenty miles. They then
came to Mackinaw on the Norman, reach
ing here on Thursday.
The crew Of the Missouri came to De.
tour on Tuesday, nearly all of them more
or less frozen. Capt. McCloud, of the
Norman, waited at DetUur for the whole
party, and did everything in his power
for their comfort, as also did the clerk,
Gilexson, for which the passengers ex-
press their warmest thanks.
Mr.. Dygert, as in fact were the others,
was compelled to leave his baggage on
the boat. This accident to the Missouri
is doubly unfortunate, on account of the
fact that she was to have been rebuilt
during the winter.
Mr.. Dygert informs us that the City OF
Fremont and the barge Rust are in Lake
Superior. and expected to come down,
but will no doubt be compelled to re-
main there.
Although the passage from the Sault
was very tedious one, it was not nearly
as bad as it would have been had all the
boats been frozen in.