, 1877-09-09
The Jolly Good Time Of Some
Chicago Babes in the
Woods,
In Rowing, Reughing, Canoeing, Tenting,
Trouting, Shooting, and Mis-
cellaneeus So-Porths.
A Diary Of It All, by John
Lyle King.

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between Michigan ind Wisconsin.
August is the vacation month Of Chicago Law
ycrs. Threo OF them, James l.. High, Frankll
!. Dcnison, and myself, and Lorenzo Pratt, rca
estate, made up a party for rest, health, an'
snort, mainly on the Brule- High, Pratt, ailt
myself had journeyed to and hshed it in Au
gust, 1875. We then rcaclcd it by an overland
route from Sec IS, Chicago & Northwestern
| Railway, and assembled the stream. Our air
was now to strike it at a point about thirty
| miles above its mouth. and descend it. Ihf
preliminary arrangements Tor t|ie trip were
made at Afariucttc, Wis, where NJ. Arthur i,
Jones, Freight aud Ticket Agent of the Chicago
s. Northwestern Railway, very oblglngly
extended to us, in advance, tht
most valuable courtcsies in the
way Of information, having the canoes
the *tDickcy ~ and ''Tom King" of our for
mcr use-repaired, engaging guides, and having
things ready at hand when We reached that
| town. To us, strangers then, to whom he was
| known only bg rcputc as an accomplished gen.
tlcman and, himself an expert with the rod and
gum these ririlitics, freely and kindly rendered,
| were the most serv1ceable aud grateful. lie
was specially happy In his selection nf 'guidcs.
| They we're David kakotash, a veteran woods
man, hunter, cook, and cancer; Mitchell The
bault crabo, as We call hiIn), his brother Paul,
| and Joe Dixon. In the FIRST glance at the group
| OF sturdy and athletic men, we forcsaw the
| muscle and endurance needed on the portage
| aud with the cnnoe. The first was pure Mcnonl-
| inec. the others halfbrce1s, but the dialect OF
| all WIS Indian THESE more than }ustihed Mr.
| jones' choice. The route from A1enomince was
| to Republic, thence on the Michlgau'i River, By
! Lake Mary, to the Paint OIL that stream to
! Trout {or Sugar. River, aud On it, through Lone
| Grave Lake to Lake Chicagon anu Lake Minnie,
| and thence to the Brule, and from it back OH
| the Menomince to Marlnette or the Town Of
Mcnominee opposite,-all In the orel-eark
canoes, except the portaEes, which We footed, !
distance OF 500 miles.
At Republic. not far from Marquette, and
where are the famous iron mines Of tl,aL name,
| said to be the greatest in the world and on the
Nlchigami. nc started in. Here our first
tent was struck, and the diary commences
at that point. 1t was written up all along
as its incidents occurred, and when and writ
ten, very much of it read to the party. Denison
was the shooter, High and Pratt the experts.
and the learner and novice, IN trout Fishing.
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. s Q.epublic, AIichigami
Riyer).-The tcuts were pitched last evening
Just by the Water Works supplying the mines.
Situation not good Fog on the river, DAM p
ness, Temperature Of Chicago in November.
With all our resources Of blankets for warmth,
VIC we're uncoufortably cool. Lawyers are sone-
times thought to ind lying on any side easy
enough. But I'LL the sides rolled on in trying
to sleep found to be uneasy to me. / thought,
for the matter Of warmth, more blanket supply
was necessary. anG so straddled 4 timber on the
Iron co1npany's IS heavy truck and rode round the
hill to town, and, at Hart Brothers store, bought
pair of blankets heavy enough to have had in
them the fleece OF many shccp. Que Of the
aate ofotncts t.uc on7 " w 11ueu 'eseu4o'e' o''o
is Us good-look1nI as our ABE Lpman) was u1-
usually civil aud friendly. portrayed the blan-
Eets hact to tamn m foot. OYER the lonr way.
Those blanxcts viii surely add much to The
warmth If feeling betwcen High, who will
share Them. and me pratt bobbci In his fly as
an experiment aud snaryhrd out I; bcegarly
cIuh AMI then nut up his rod i'll dis
onst. Den;son had his firearms ready
Tor ANYTHING on wing or foot.
He .rnrkcIi sonie way through the bushes; he
],ro,,.rht n,rtridec to au untitncly end, and
hiow.1d n kinr-fjshcr to its Kingdom come, This
morning the indians are tinkcring the canoes
and s,nirc]1ing the LEAFS and seams with pitcll
ond rcs;n Ne tno, account of stock and Enf n
,1nnora1 statement OF the outfit 10 know, what
fi,ert. was in camp. We l,ayc lire pairs of blank
..ts. fair yalscs, four baskets, two pouchos, a
s-,,ssnn will, Deuisou's deadly tnigsics,-tiyeti
or,munit;on. For medical stores. naraporif
cunne nils. oil OF penuyroyal, lta1way,s K, r.
,,catsft,ot oil cherry pcciora1. camphor Snuih's
snuiIIs. awhoe pocket pl.ar1nacy ot II{uurnnot hi.
nils. r,illcts and pilIulcs Pratt for dGrtorl
|, Rm,r,on ffor uiasnal sour mash flor na1,r;an,
ucnncssy cosnac for general utility. aud as e.