Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-06
LOITERING on THE LAKES.
STEAMER ST. PAUL,
LAKE SUPERIOR. August lsf. lN5

fortune 10 turn my homely face homewards
on Inc same good omened steamer that
made the upward trip on, from Cleveland
find leisure TO jot down in historical order
the facts, incidents and scenes ofmy wander
ings since left the Forest city, (Cle velaud)
The st. Paul, from its known size, speel
-WOrthinesS and accommodations was
well loaded in the passenger line. People be-
low, VINO seek pleasure, change of scene, and
lOf n time forgetfuineSs of depressing BUSH
ness, toll and care, or who are in dTeSt of
reStCrativeS for impaired feeble human or
gSElsms lTom illness, in a pure, healthlul,
bracing atmosphere. come up here Tnay
rarely fail TO obtain what they come for One
womb think, coming from the south after
getting SNUFF OF lake breese at Cleveland,
that IT'S Genl7enS would ignore summer re-
sorts; but people fall into the WAYS of the
world, whether there be need or reason i'm IT,
or not. They go 10 the Little Mountain" a
delightful elevation TO the east Of their city
some % miles, and overlooking in extended
perspective the blue waters of Frie-and In
Saratoga and other fashionable places. The
city people of the Land of Steady Habits"
have their watering places, too, I am in
formed; they go down 10 Maine" hy the
sounding sea. How we, the people drift in to
habits! and the force of habits is req
farce.
DETROIT
feels the depressing influence of the times
Dizziness can be read in all its thorough
fares. Windsor is a small town opposite De-
trOit, in Her Majesty's dominion OF Canada
A SULPHUR SPRING
an imbibing and bathing resort went ont
10 that spring to imbibe With me it was a
short operation. The water, which is very
clear, is very strongly impregnated with sui
pher, aud it (the Su phurl is precipitatei in
considerable quantities wherever the water
runs, no matter how swiftly il moves But
bow shall describe its OdOrS, 4 store-hOuSe
OF fertilizers is an agreeable fragrance COM
pared 10 II. 1t is concentrated, compound
ed. double extracted smell of all bad smells.
and III tastes a II smells. One visit is enough.
LAKE HURON
is one OF the purest bodies Of water in the
world. IL looks, when stirred by the steamer,
like light olueing water. Such is the hue
that water apparently takes TO itself where
!llnpld, pure aud profound. At the upper
eud, along The shores, one can distinctly see
tie bottom thirty feet. WHAT fish IL affords!
Erlcures luNuriate on them. Beaver island,
In Lake Huron, was where. some years ago,
a small hoty Of MOcmouS tiOurishei for
awhile They were lei by a desperate les-
pOtic character, named Strang. IL was re-
ported OF them that they were guilty of
various outiawries, and believe the govern
ment at one time sent vessel up there TO
protect the shipping frequcnting those
waters y man, formerly a Mormon, but
becoming disguised with the band, deter
mined To- leave the island. but Straug would
not permit him 10 60 He finally made some
terOPatOry statements of the MOrmOnS.
Strang had him whipped. Bedford watched
with his rife for Strang, and when his Oppor-
tun1ty came the Uncrring bullet sent StTang
TO his final account. The MOrmons soon
after broke up their settlement on Beaver
Sland.
THE CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE
in this high latitude are very rem arkable
day on the upper end OF Lake Huron. Early
Monday morning, the 2Gth, we entered the
mouth OF the Sault Ste. Marie. 500 st. Mary
and such cloudy, damp, dismal, depreSs-
ing, chilly morning | never saw before in
July. ! was obliged to crawl intOmy woollen
underwear, which little thoughtfulncSS
had made part of my luggage. The warming
apparatus IN the CI.0in Was in active opera
ton ali day. Tuesday morning, the eth, We
mad change Of scene and air on Lake Supe-
riOr. The sun rose and assembled the skies
genial and balmy. The air was soft, still. and
nlled with the haze OF an Indian summer.
which mellOwcd the widespread scene of lake,
shore and sky into one of exquisite lowell
Ecss. occasionally zephyr, sJraying away
rom the caves OF old EOlus, came Hitting
gently DER the waters, sinking tiny dimples
IN the CLASSY surface of the lake. Again, on
Friday, the 18th, we had another change.
Just before sunrise a HOughton, the. tenn
pcrature was SOC Fahrenheit. and good fires
were enjoyed until about noon, when The
mercury denoted a temperature OF 70S. When
J struck the lake AZ Cleveland, coming OUT
the langOuT that had previously oppressed
my limbs left them, and il seems To have
been further and further removed each day
since. wear winter clothing and can stand
scend, without the slightest diSagreeable
caiOrihc sensation, Here Is tOuic self-ad-
minlstered, and no unhappy drug effect fol-
lowing. Along
THE ST. MARYS RIVER,
at the Sault, at White Fish Point, and other
points along the lake, l saw an occasional
wigwam and small parties OF the old and
young, both sexes, Of the little amalgamated
Tribe of Ozibura Indians. for the process of
CHANGING jpfn oil
very active. They are, like all Indians.
ihdOleDt squaild people, and these drag out
Ii wretched existence by little fishing. l
saw one or two of these native men OF the
forest with a feather in their head covering.
y gentleman who has been a resident of this
region for some years, voluntarily remarked
TO me that II had a meaning; il has hOrrid
significance did not inquire into the mat.
ter as 10 whether his statement was a fact or
fable; no matter. He said that for every
man the Indian had killed he wore q feather
Have we borrowed from the OZibura, our
saying, "a feather in his Cap?' If we have
adopted the terms descriptive OF a custom
among the OZiburas, we apply them To char
acterize commendable act, we having oblit-
Grated the tact that the custom with them
con memOIates shocking deed.
GAME, ETC.
! heard il related at the Sault that but a
little while ago a boy drove out into the
scattered settlements in the immediate vi
entity of that place with a meat wagon, and
knowledge OF the boy, jumped into the rear
end OF the wagon. When the boy discovered
the bear ne whipped up, and the bear fell
out, but followed the wagon into town.
Bruin is one OF the undisputed occupants of
the extensive wilds in this region.
There are few deer. rabbits, beaver and
partrldgeS, besides the bear, in their big
forests here. Birds | saw scarcely any. On
that drear morning on the st. Mary's river
saw few chimney swallows. Beyond these
] saw no birds that haunt the neighbOrhood
OF the habitations of man, not even q swal-
low that fTequents the lakes and rivers, TO
:" Dir SO refreshinsly its wings and breast
lIalDst the smooth surface. and TO mark anon
49, The widening circles into nothing gone"
1he Lake Superior water is very cOld-tOO
cold for bathing purposes. a man falling
overheard is soon chilled To death. When
he sinks, am told, IL is to rise no more, its
pure profound becoming his everlasting
" winding sheet" Our steamer made some
thing of detour from its course To enable
the large company OF passengers on board TO
see The famous
PICTURED ROCKS"
was glad OF the opportunity TO see them,
but didn't get enthusiastic with the view.
! was more so from the descriptions 1 had
read of them than from the actual sight /
saw them under favorable conditions, too
The sun was sinking in the western sky, and
1t threw back upon the rocks the golden