, 1875-03-05
A TRIP. TO THE CRIB.
Walking tho Entire Distance nm
tho Ice.
The View from tho Lighthouse Tower
Present Temperature Of Lake Mich,,ap
Water.
Tie Orib-1atos Free from Ice,

VIA oV7sAaA NiIhoIbHo AA6 AAIuHHG u24 nAnf
ita reporters to tho crib In search of news. H..
general rule that spot ID not psrttcular,v n.a..
sai,,, ..,,... - .ra..,..,.., ,,.. 4. ptum'
mug Eoules y! 'nios'a.'oo' sa' - sac to 1Ay
t'at "nons'ee tneTe seomea prospect ol 70.
cordinR something Of public interest In conpeo,
tion with that amphibious portion Of the ruhu,
Wnrka NJ Tim c;tv u1,;ct lies nm I'm r,,.. e
1.no 1S,,,,,.., .to,,t n x,,,.. ...., "A'eo ol
sAo .,s p.outBa'' "peus 't"s no1tus"as Of III
eNy Tribune reporter haa boon on lsnd.
crib. all OF which hare in turn bcen tried hv ~.
ronortor or course tho cae;eet wsv ia :. W. W.
.srs.i oo",eu ,'s, snu 'ao'sas way ~ 10 sal
oa1 !" 1us' poas' on! IN Tue soason Oh tue Sest
when thcso arc laiu up 1t ls necessary to resort
TO other methods. Thus II comes TINT the -,
norter has beon oLlfred ia toll thro,,rh N, ~,
sna ,,,,v ,r,,ois H. o,,r- ~ ,,,,,.,, ta, ~ w
~. o. ~, =. ~ "1 .u'oHeu
.Aae uo"n az oV@aoot snai' III stof-tnekea
lowered from crazy windlaaB, aud tho oxit frcsa
ally sliglt wooden ladder running tn ~.
-, 49," 1' ~. ap 'ls
..tp''.a s1nis' No": no"esot' s.las ooth
tunnels afo iii eefsaces tao only way OF reaedfEg
tho crib Is By the lake. This is always a tiekusa
job III wintor. The uuasablcucss OF water +,
nrovorhial aver .inco Jaeob pnvo hta fr.,.h.1
~. t'". ~. 49, ~ ' 10 n'a.oon
'nas nala .up on WE IVA " eou.lnu'.y Oh pus'
poso' ana tha poeulat pfopofty ID retained t1
tue congea1od water which spends the wintc, IN
SYA
10 shore OF Lake Michigan. In tho morning. M
Ihko oppoatto tho ctv. az far as Tho ora ~, ~
reach, NAV present tle appoaranoo Of 4 ~
| nlnIn Of solid aud iumpysble ico. vet ~
lore sunset 4 wostorIy wind w,l{ ,est.
| in its place an open oxpange OF wa,,r
as clear and tluflockcd b7 spo. -
| ico na In midsummer. Uonce II cnn..
| that to venture to any distance upon tho ice =;
Leko michigan ia always frsl,ebt moro or In
| with dnnuorp. and TINT ">'
| 17'
| which TnrnuSE reporter nlatlo ycatorday sftt,
giuocr, and otlies goptlemen Ia worthy ar a.
bcription. 1t has already becn Btated tnst ttls,
Io now tunne between lie oiliooa Of % the Io,d II
Of 1ubllo Works. and the Grub. Since then, cnr.
municntior Gas been Ind Jaily with thp m,n MI Il
lie crib. WHO Yesterday gcit in word 10 nt
Chcebrough that, gu account Of tho piIiur at i1s
round The crib,
tue other two being complctnly ctokcl IN, m,
once became appsront that Wilt to Tie crib ~,
. ppoeaslty, and thus IL came that at q oct,s
Yesterday aftcruoon the pavty organized for Il.
/ nuruoso loft terra t1rua and Htnrtei IN fort 4
across tho lake In tho direction Of .1ichrlu
| H;ato, At tho Wator-Works, Which was lls
startlug t,ufilt OF lilo party, yast nrcuarn..o,,
which would almost do Tor ar expedition t.
tho North ro!o, lad been made.
Gs1 sseps1s e s'" .ga a'' cs r0pfs Is fG s
| hands' stood ready to obey tbs communds Il
| their chief, The boss Of tho aa,lg aunoune.t
t],at they lad gocurod tho prosonco Of a to.L
With tho MD Of which tile PARTY could he .,t,u
witt, safety aeross aach open sr,aces aa m;shtp,c-
aent themselves. It was good boat i.o aud
cijnkor.l,,tIt. md measuring 20 feet IN icneb r.
7 jn breadth. When tic ti,no for dop,,tu,
drew near. some Of tl,o mon wcro sent to taks i
down 10 tic lakc shore but as il dcGel tit
ofrorts of 4 dozen Of tIosn to bulge Il from Il.
winter quarters. II was iconed oxpeltopt to lea
aloue, Thcro was nothing loft tor il but 10 20
afoot. and at talf.past . tic pnrty, copsist,agI
Mr., Chosbrpugh, 3[nsars. Cox Bso,htti
the contractors Tor the tunnel, Cant, DercA 4f
Wohntcr, tho representatives Of tic press and
lelf-tiozen eurloyos OF tue Board OF Putl.
Works, wllo carriol p]anke, poIeH, ropos, I'D
other implements Of service ii cases Of droxu
ipg, started on their Journey,
the vI1sr uAi,r.a1LE
Of tho march oyor the ,lnbroAen surface Of III
snow aui Ice rus tulcrably easy going, but ,tte,
that locomo,iou was i1,pelod iy rl!eS OF brotto
ice from to 10 foet In height, batwoen each II
which tay q sheet OF icc, 30 plaesy ii
surface aud cloar OF colo, TINT ono hardly ille3
to venture upon it boforo llo sounded Il uith !
gtict TO SOC whoti,er II was solid ico or sresfk
| ernua nir.j,o1e. Etrnnpo tn snv nnrore ths rris