, 1876-08-28
ACROSS THE LAKE.
A Trip to St. Joseph, Mich,
and Back.
Notes by tho Way: Nautical, Topo'
graphical, Historical, and
Pathological.

OF the carrylng trade Is, that 1t Ia no aess
profitable than to allow their vessels to
rnoldcr at the doekb, the passcngcr-trai1lc has
come 10 the assistance OF stcalnlIoat-lncn, and
the business has ehsumcd such proportions as
to make IL a lucrative one for lakc-steanl-
crs. Lake-trarcl has become as popular
~ IN Tho days before the Lady
Elgtn disaster, anu tito boats that daily lcaye
Chicago for all polnts on Superior and the
Lower Lakcs carry profitable loads OF pleasure
acekors, enjoying this cool and delightful mode
vi su,niuer-travcl. One Of the most Travelled
routes, especially on Sundays, and one that
commends Itself 10 the impecunlous aud time
driven restsccker,l Is
THAT 70 sr. 10,
on tho Michigan shore, directly opposite Chica-
daily from Chicago 10 this port, hare cut under
each other to such an extent tint It ia cheaper
10 60 than to Btsy. at homo,
Friday was duh day ON TINT portion Of Lake
Michigan over which this route lies. In = stx-
others sighted. In fact, TINT part of Old Micht-
gan lying cast and south Of Chtcago is
Watery salara,. whcro q sail L. - In:
frequent stght r., as Is The m,ls asaip q
a heater for Mediterranean latitudes.
Leaving the dock at III o'clock a. H., on the
Trucsde1, Of Goodrteh's Line, the Light was
soon rounded, ard q course headed direct for
Cloudy st; dy' = and % lowering, and lie cIiy
almost envelopea Iii a dense pafl
OF lts own making,-thc protinct Of its myriads
Of chtmncys,-Wlich = brisk southwest wind
was rolling lakewardt and l,cnea.h yhtel, II
horizon. Que gets no better idea of tic
vAsrNEss or CHICAGO
than from the waterfront, whence Its whole ex-
tent Of s mflcs, With Its mu'titutlnous array Of
rnRtf nH
For two hours The scene slowly faded, Us spirc
after splre dropped beluw the l!ori-
zonMthc great tower ,,.t 81 9ouRas nar ,,o.G.t unt
va s tReu trans trans @{ered 10 tic rival steamer Mes.
senger, Of Engleinan's Line, which had left port
shortly In our wake, and was slowly but surely
overl,aultng us. At the beginning Of tlle
rspassing Of these boate during each week,
md the Trucsdcll can hold her own fairly. But
one day orders came to the officers OF the latter
alone. So there Is now no more racing. After
three hours OF effort, our rival WINS enabled to
show US CLEAN pair OF heels, Us VIC could not
bc tempted. ~
water crerywherei'' for, III little mnre thau Mi
hour after loslng the Illinois shore. tho
sAEp-nLuFFs or MICHIGAN
rise above the castern verge. Elistening white In
n ~ N.
nosnt nj ind this mint of tha Lower PenineuIH
ppress,nts ths stmc nnnraranrn.-a Inv tnbIc
fond hrcatinp ;Inwn to ths water IA Mil bluffa
cinthed hsrs md thcre with tho pine-forests for
u,hfch thc State is m famous. and n, oiten nr,-
snnsnr t's Tfcrinr s'1rfncr ~ lie Whilst sa,,d
ton ata,,ic }nr ths meancst rrn,yth. The town,
snDear. vii from the watar. inokinr down
frn1n in ccyntiOn OF I'd or 20 feet OH tlie little
! nnrt hc1ow. md mnis,nr Tho most al ia hanI-
sn,n. arhnnl,hIii,iing nnfl urw hotejs.
Eathcr Marnuetic way the lrst white
man who evrr nassc1 this way. being
roWed by Iii. faithful Iudiaue eiong th{s
shnre in the sprinr Of 1878, on lis Wv
rnrtSrrar1 n ak III the fall nf 1G7{ I.nsal]c
~ H. tnnrncv from Canada To thu Nieaissfnnl'
.tnn,seT ~ 1,ore a. tha month nf liza riYer thcm
"eI}cf the Kvrr n tbn Miamia. npw the ii. in.
| s"nh liars hr found a vliinre at thu Mfa1uiR.
sJP wIth .qhom 49, hc estnhiJsileI friendly re-
'atinns md bnilt Fort Mimi. with its
ii,tis iap r',anei, Passing this way q ycar later
hs tonn1 up III fnrt dcstrycI and he yilarc
smo1dcrnr ruIu, AEnin, lu 1852, returning
ns.o AZ ~ ~ ,n,;tch ho h"I mnnonnIr hv Rora
| rrsnt Thia littla amt of ttyfl}znf}on 1onr r.
Esa.a Line AWAY 'T0' ~ 7 ~
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