, 1875-05-01
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

Vofca Of Masonry Tor NAY (John ". brown,
CLseayo).
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
a IIush To- Isre.cri:1t Indian G.hndH 1ee-
utorct to tlnn,cstcratl-I:ntry.
Srtcpl Corre1t-,nst1es " IN Chicago Tribune.
KALAMAZOO. N!ch., Atril I'll have just ro-
tnsuel from trip to Traverse City, which place
visited nt tho Time OF the opening OF the Land
O.1ico for tie pro-cmpting Of the indian Reserve
lauds. which recout net Of Congress- restored
to hu1ncatsad-entry and market. Tue final &C.
waA passed March 3, 1875. 1t opens to bonA-Gde
houlettenl-ac.ue,s over l0J,)GU acses Of lands.
All tho !anas in fact. Of Che Indshn Reservation.
after allowing pstenth tn iesuo 10 320 moinbcrB
Of the Ottawa and Chippewa indians Of Michi-
ca1s, arc subject to tn:ry uuder tho Homestead
LAWS for ono year i7om ths pss4ase Of tho act ~
above; '.aod iLs landa remaining FhSl bs Of
feted for s.lo at p,ice not exceeding $3.50 par
acre.
Since tic ptseago Of tia act, u,ore I.ss boon
g.oat activity among tie no!tlietu especially,
though tho teser WAS not confined alono 70
them ; und shezu hss haeu Erent deaf OF laud-
looaing and selection Of :. descriptions" The
railroads Leading Forth fson this place have car
.icd no aud Ut spoctllators to Clnm Lake, Petos-
poin.H Tho olIico was 10 bo opened at Traverse
City ca tho 15tl Of April mud, of COURSE, those
who dcaired to secure good locations had to hs
tbsso Oh ti:no. The hotels in that hrporboreau
city we're thereloro, crowded TO their utmost
capacity on the day and night Of tho 14th.
Every incl1 ot floor, every niche and cosgn of
vantage, was "roatcd." Tie city naa fuli for
onae, Lnd tie talk wns nll about "descr;puope,"
- so:atlone," aud lplncsteadort."
alnrrinE came, and cold. sousing rain sccon,-
s,:i:~r IRE astir, and "pointcd" through tile
dAsi.....r 10 tha laud Office. AZ carly 81 ]
o'cl1cl parties yet out tor the place; br. Ayen
theso found On tue office steps Hill ''catier
Buds" There was tall, gannt fellow, Etaapiug
for friend in the city hsd written to hi,n tna:,
il s1a wanted to mako auso OF hih "de3cript!on,"
he snuHt ret INTO the oitcs tho first one. There
woso cEa.icaNG soruLa upon the door-Btnps, and
sl,,ul over ! foo. In 'tdepthuess." Befo1n 1t vas
. oc.ocE tle crowd llad become very large. And
Il hrcume Jolly QUO, tou.-a real good-naturnd.
pIl,osopthGc crowd. Songs made tho wak!H
casrc,t md very often bottle Of inv,sotatng
t.nil would aitO bo passcd. Thera Ha1e s3veta
characters horo which would like to portray,
but haven't ttls tlrno. "Visorde,l7 Bill OF Hal
cusLea" was the bohy. lie way o good singar,
with volce liks I Aohau1ncdaa In'lozztn, aud
~ fnIl Of fun nj he conltl carry. The nan uho
hc!d On to tho lloor-knol, was '.woIkod" upon
good deal. hut he hold to hts post.
1t w7a o'cloel before Register hoItatt arrived
10 opou tho otlce. al thia timo tho crowd lad
beo:i increasing, aud tile rain llsh lescoaded.
When tho l.egister saw the crowd and looked
thsrn over, hs tonI in the situation. His Office
waa a little 7-by-9 room, and no would neyor 10
through il hs trlo1 to take apphc2sio sionl ~ lie Ind
p,epusud,-Ers CONC, ilrrt served. 30 10 Ad-
lrotAcd lis oudionca, and said ha would taka ap-
pIica Ions from tue wiEdow-thotc who hnl ''lc-
ucsipt1oaH" With tlIrir names attached would be
cntered n ho took them from tbs ne16ol hand
inE them 10 him. Then tle nolBe, aud the push
Ing, mud The excitement. GeEau In ats intenacst
form. Ille 1tesistor took Ii,e piocoa OF paper
and read theIu. aud they woto 1ulT recoTted by
tho clerk. Thcss who had kerIEal = daseril'-
who Ind pne for then. II their frat .cho,ou WAS
ca,t;lsau by uoiao ono olKe, theT had smother to
fall luck OIL. Our dour-kuon friend, Who stood
by tho door till after o'clock was seen to leave
with dikEuas 1op:csea upon Els cnontenance. H.
tot ms. "a d-d fool llas just watasd OF with
my description horora caula Gut my parsE IN.
| waited that pieco or nothing. FL i gives lus
spleudl axa-iront to la:'e'a :.ltsadY onn."
Thnu tie work wont Oh I'll day, notwitEstAnd-
Ing tho fact tnat tu.ioux snow-Htosn and .a!0
characterized tic afternoon. TITO R.sA.os could
do nothing uloIe tAMl recctso aud en.cr app!lcA-
lions. siIea TINT day tho Oilico las beeu busy
In taItIus applications ana uaakiug papors.
TIE laId restored to entry sa Iii ocGana, Ma
Cbarlovoix. md Emmett Counties. sa6 IA very
c1celiont ta,ld fur farmiug puEp'sus. THO win
Ter is mt moro soyete tllers than hers. Thu
snow cauiea on iu Novombts, beforo the ground
IL troxun, ahl lra. NJ secure covering, TIL abuut
shu middle Of .Apr,t Or 3Iay; thsn Hoea OIL, at,l
spring III tull-slclsod. aud farming operations
begin. A[acA OF thia laul is iu tic vicinity Of
Little Tra4egro Day, a1l1 uitniu tho Frs,it Hpit.
1he timber Is sp!oial The :truams are clcar
aud caol, and ,il!si with spoclIed trout. TITO
last potatoes in the world A{6 f1lsCi here.
Wl.eai y.o!ds 60 buaAa!n to tho arco aul 10th
corn and sp.ng wheat can be raiked. InoFo IL
no doubt that (his movement will ',1vo poa or.
fut lrttueurs 10 Upnnln that cotlntty To atTIcnl.
Chicago.
Ths r.sl, 10 tho Norli. still continues and tho
traius on tho Grand Nap.ds L. Indiana Railroad
arc contributing daily u tho nun,boe OF land.
luokerH woo Rre now PIC ,ectlny tho 1ostotcd
lAnlx aud making arrangements t. locate.