, 1877-09-30
TIE Jolly Good Time Of Some
Chicago Babes in the
Woods,
In Roying, Roughiug, Canoeing. Tenting,
Trouting, Shooting. and His.
cellaneoas So-Porths.
A Diary Of It All, by John
Lyle King.
!Conttndfd.l

srrn.y .mth-Vhile the hoys were gcttin
o,,- s,,,,a., hro,tfac, ,1;gh and r had
oua suA0as ~.
bath IN Inc nasln oe1o" aoe c3'np' VIC
starting away we had the canoe moore
near the fall for front and near view
f,ur ,,nnrcssinns of the falls only went with u
49,. -,.. ;.,.+ .ho-, for ,.- e,u, , connie r
snof' WAY 1us1 tnen' ~ ~ 81" ~ =
tents ahead. Nearing tnem. We kne" os u
token OF deerskln stretched 10 dfs, some feo
shirted Indians, and group Of hunting -coate1
mo, that We had struck a gportsncn's camp, an,
A'n' ".:..';, ,,a;, 49,, ea,,,,aa with heart.
"nen "4e"ia ta' "e.'
"Good morning, gentlemen ano an 'n'i'a''o'
to land. We did so. and no sort OF prc11mlnar
formaiitics we're required to know it was hal
fo11,ue ,rc11 net and In have the calume
- ,-;,a,,.e ,,seod +
sHoheo anu Tue cap VI pe Tiar, nsh1s ~
was IuH@s9 "a 't'o x.-e,o+ r1"1 won
ions elnee, t!o. a1s 'ut1 ,t,or fIooth LII
out alu .,tn, r W,,co1 and e. =
pea1h ~ a. A; Gi,;;,,aa,,-a ,,,rocrs and no1crs
anu ne ,.ar - 1h;e T,;ns fra,n nrer
nes s.'ach n i.e h,ra .. aat,t!e n canncs and
iahu' ano tIne I ne4S s1 - ~ .,e;',d s..G 49,
paicAu1. .a 10y .,1 na1 isa1 a ,,,nch 1n sn,Te AZ
!eo on w. u 1ou ~ ,,s Ths hr;ef 1nact,no
Their cohipl5nGI.s 70 uo. ius - ~ 1.;.h,;. Mei E
vas 70 US ~ ra,s,. 1r;nrs,';n :;
80 pt.se' ,1nas 1na u 'A Thnr .ra hounl m the
ol tne noouo' f.as;r,,1 ~ .omp ~ ~
5'sel. Cs;oiso,,, Eat's Those ara ehorn
- Is'S ',,,oS ~ Tho oranderr re saw there
- c,,na combined 1n1uI,~r comnanics are
; ;4L roii,rcas ~ ~ and noucr a ron.
tcsf with 1,atnre for the Improvement OF the
9ils ir 1,,r1,inr the two runs OF water into one
which is to be freed. by Blasting, from the rocks
Thar formerly sntit ar hrose in nrcts many of
tue logs pitching over. By a temporary dam,
The stream, and the Michigan side OF the fall is
iain~ h1,sfed ont n;ecr1n,aI. and hrra n,usses
md iedoes Of rnck are bcinc blown from fouuda-
1ions ~ old and firm as those of the eyerlas1-
1,aIri1.r ,s his miami dyna1nic aecut. Will
sonn nreraf1 and tataracts that hare for aocs
hecn '1nthanrc1l will he made into shapes that
will better serve the needs of man When the
xIrayation is finished. and tue water run over
tI,e-c viii f,c ittl. of th. natural grandeur OF
the cascade lit. Their. IS camp Of men here
now working the drills and blasts The .1sand
rani.ls y; were urxt to be ,,assed, THESE are an
nrtlra] Of peril to the fraii birra-barks They
1rc three miles Of bouldcrs, breakers shadows.
Thc y,il aroun3 js two m;!cs The f.lnft. car-
riu1 1,s load and we footed it-eot off the
traii. str,1.k ont at random, aud, coming
nn n ,:r.vvav for 1ogs. found our way to
thc rvcr Presently vi: saw the Dickey cu,uc
+, s;rht rho ,,.,f1es swinninp yieorouslT from
sd. to side. winding vita the crooked channel,
rnn,ctin,.s ,.ast.d III, win, the nts. then shoo,-
i1,r ahead in bounding swittncss, and, nearing
rs, She rode gracefully aud rounded in still
sater At our . feet We thanksa Cd %, our stars that
..u'I. =, - to1~a=,r
Eatn;naad INV ap 90. :" e,a,,,,r;yv :,
rs 70 come III sue anu sounu. W. lau "
NoouchucA swimming aeioss. iipo pusneo us
ne.u ~ mnoeI' "ale1 VIII LUZ p.out!, o'its Nc "S:e
on Inc rooeut snoI1eu Luz water OUT ol us
r1outh, aad spInhuy turned anu SWAN
towards US as II 10 hsnt Inc Mi'oie party;
soitefully splitting at us, like d mad
rat. Ills pluck Was appreciated We let hun
70, with tie WorIs OF Uncle loby u the ny,
g. To, poor devil! the world Is largc.cnough :or
AA.y
far!r,', at the mouth OF Sturgeon River, for sup
plies ! attended to this commercial business,
nleaeaut words with the ladies Of Mr.. Ree's
family. Though they clrlously qulzzeu my hat,
as II tie' were sure tnes never 81" ans tnlhs
4u.It .'nS ~. .a, @ - : Min, +a~, 11; IA ~ ~
sr.,tIt. sex af Wausauka Bend, on the FIRST
trim when they @igglcd ut his gallant bearing.
By The way. that hat was little ou:rc: Dcnison
faiu II loohco Ike guinea lcn' anu was nol
- ~ " a'.a!ie' "!.n ,s ~, ~;
1,y ~" - ,rruh.R or a for,.,cr Prt.sl,u1 of tlIe
Initca states. gentleman having an excellent
eye for the useful anu ornamental; and. as this
tame the nearest to being anything in the way
u ~, rom tn.e! na-stiale ~ Ia. ,1 s'ca
,s,.1'r., ~ sat ~, s1.n. oI rancd IN. shined
u,l, dried in the sun, md roasted Ut
tie fire. turned inside out had its
ar'n 1ooped up and fapp,ns ao~n' anu Set M
Ie.anGu al' .le ~ @ - M, M. 20 ,,.;
tn1tv ~, ,ha +ri1, man livuy near Tie farm,
ami where there is .lccr-crussin@, told me he
kaH; seven deer during the day. we learn tnat
Denlsoh ana irai! mere eoliue,ih n ,rahah,v
f''',', ane ;.'94 hnt@.rt and ,an~c 1t sand
nen", 49, T,o,. ,d th..;r r7,i1cs teamed over to
11,n nru r,,iIoa,l !. fr,S miles, for y train. We
i', M, ~ Sfurper,u Falls and
n,.i,s e.,, INV ~ thr f,,nt Of them. On camp
1r1. ,,,,,vs- 1ilcr names. We find that OF Dr. E.
nnr.'u" auo I.1 I snns nf Chicago, who were here
yr.trs,1ay 1,.nrunn 1'@' S'Ae' '
nox,,~ o-th-s,caayra rain most OF the night.
1,.,;-.o,,. n,,+ ,,-o ..ar. -,
The clouds were sa'a.cf of.1l"oae' w, s'"' tGu
Tor all that They shaded us IRON Inc sun. III
going by, VIC saw fresh deer tracks OH the sand
x,cr,, pratt ,t ,c,,der-nearted on our first tr1p
49,. .;.oo,s h1catfnr Of a fawn he sho,
Aiosii 1ae p.e .,o.. t,,.4
there LUCK! iof nc oeet sua. noolca I1ese
tracks that he Was gone when 1abo was around,
for he is on the lookout for game. We made
7,cruhinewuu Kanils at noon, The water il nj
a. ,,.ex,,1,r down to bc,rncl bc,e a. th,.,
n''ae nte., ~ ,a,a ,..s s;aS.s. -. 'ness
rough fap'us' 1he 4'ao was "@ateneo, a1lo
Tabo and Faul managed the canoe calamity
through them. We halted here for lunch.
Three Chippcwas passed here in canoes for
5ao--hrnt;nc nm t}c r;ycr. Iust on NV
t,;rh oe,,;oa .,;s,...o, s, w.
cahos ns," eepe0 peAei -aoout t"o
3eet long, summing Mulsel1 or sleeping IN the