The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
HOME OF THE BLUE HERON
THE GREAT BIRD COLONY or MIcu-
IGIN'S LOWER PENINSULJ
Wet Tramp rhrougn the Big Swnmp lila
the Gam ~ shot In the nIch 81 Of IN.
BoR-In ppinz Cranes IN the Wing.

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Wet Tramp THROUGH the Big Swami, H.,
the Gam, ~ Sbot IN IN. 1,,,,, 'ow
naaT..u,n, ... VIC. 81 oil the
'A '"'''"A "'""'- T." 'he wing.
LANSING, Mich, Juno 2l.-r,vn,t, ..n
49,. e.. o.. , -, -, =, - 'J 'litt
up from me heid VI StSlhiw Bay III TIE state ~
Michigan Is vast are Of low sw niuy rnuu p,
For twenty ntles so,ar, mn. r.y,,nt, ''
900, 80, ', ..',.. -. y" " VI one gen
ei"' ie'1' ""u e""'"O"N aoout 'NvrN variety Of
low.wet land ind sw IN ,. Her In thisy.staw ,,r
IA the confluence of fout riv.rs - -
creeka ali co,binin,, Ia nh. a. W."
'iceNS' "' oo"o'h'hu 10 make the broad aud
sluggish gin law. From these stream, strata.
away long b4yous, Winning ,oru,nu.lv ,hr,,,',,
49,, -, ~ ''''"""S" NnrouVl
,"e ~" '"""s' t"er marquis Neied with
dense Rrowths Of rec Is, -w .itp vr,.. cliun.,,
wil,ows md ,ioor. -, anal, =, ' "'s y,
80 W ,''"' "'u''S VI 1"rIel
a." anu elm umoer. moro dreary, uesolau
place II would tie hard to I'm ivtne.
~ -, wv '""' " w" w '"e ANNA
i'ie "h'ch exists IN Northern elm ties ane
swampy grounds. Fishes that affect Al rk ana
turgid w,ters mov. stu,,t.,i, A., 10 -
49,, -, 49, ''"A-'"" W '"o '"eaim
anu oayous' large, moss covered turtles lid,
lazilv from their summing pIacss vhen a..
turbed and inn,,,,or ht. "a iii. 80, 49,,
, So. '''u''o' '''o ,e''"Ss o'a"i through
the mud hen can to- heard At nil mara
But hare ae,.ns tn ns m. c,nsan
w ~. '"o o"oSeu resort OF The
oiue heTon, AFoHd HeFOiuS OF tue United
States, Judging uy the vast colony thai f. fo,.
IN this region. 'S
Numbering -
Charles on X ce river, lust ON the cnnans. y,
the swan l learned OF tnis crane r"lSny
and resolved to visit II.
For guidance i was recommended to Joe
hedno. an ola frenchman, "A H. scend ,nt of tina
ancient haltues OF the 81. Clair river country
IN the vicinity Of Detroif. found the I'D man
at MS caUln ~ the lower part II the vii We. lie
Is anOut -1ve years uii. little ueiOw "a
medium height, broad sho Ilde ei ana strong
WHY GUILD, Nith Il frank, honest looking coun
tenance. ne - spent most 81 MS HE 10 this
region, ana klOws every foot Of the cOdutry.
rly tue next mOrJing went with NO young
men. acqualntances OF mine, VINO want II u sea
tno colony, 70 IL anos mouse We found tna
ola man ready to tart. lie had .amr pouch
over one shoulder, and around iiis " list W IS
leather oelt. IN which was stuck small uatchet
and sheath knife.
In a little while We were picking our way
through heavy. tImbered land. o. shot uis.
lance from the rignt bank uf Rae river, the
stream Occas iOndlY being In sig 1t through the
openings IN the tImDer. Within aJOut mile
the grounu " - covered with W ter. the q nuer
was smaller and dwafllsn, anu II was evident
that we were enteriIg me SWAMI rne water
became deeper and deeper. ana We were soon Try.
inx 10 avoid getting IN over our boot tops by pck.
ing out the Swallowed places and walking On VI.
EN- timber. 1t became evident uciuie lung tn /
We would have to give up all hope OF keeping
dry, and strike out straight course to wneIe We