Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
CHEBOYGAN SATURDAY, OCTOBER s. 1873
"A Chiefs Anlang You taking Notes,
And Faith, he'll Prcmt It,"

And Faith, he'll Prcmt It.-
1t was said in the long ago that care
must be taken lest we entertain an an
gel unawares. We would remark in this
connection that in these days much
greater care must be taken lest we enter
tain an editor unawares, for in Our limit
ell experience there are many more edi-
tors than angels travelling incOgnito. We
have just discovered that Cheboygan
last summer harbored for five or more
dys 4 Z r.brated EDITOR. none other
1han Geo. c. Harding. of the .Inlianapo:
lis Herald. Rev" George. as Shis edilo-
rial brethren often call him, because his
looks bellies bis busincs, and we suppose
that must be the reason why he came
among us and departed from our midst
unheralded and unknown. No doubt the
knight of Faber's best was mistaken by
our reporter who has charge OF making
fitting notices of prominent arrivals. for
an illus,riOus preacher who had been
compelled 10 fOrsake his flock by that
dread disease hay fever, and who about
that time were so thick that time did
not permit IA proper recognition OF all.
We can only say i'm eXtenuatiOn that had
our chief been at the helm such thing
coul not have happened. Bro. Harding
came and went. lie took notes and
printed ;hem. We wish space permitted
their entire production here, but as it
does not, we only give that portion which
will be the most Interesting to our read
ers. He first describes his trip from In
dianapolis to Pctoskey, when he writes
as follows:
after substantial and sati-fyin'"
breakfast aL the Cushman house, We get
into ''lhe stage" an open wagon drawn
by two II prses, and are driven SIX miles
to the boat which is to convey MS to Che
bovgaii. During the ride we get defin-
ite idea OF the impei.etrable nature Of Il
Michigan jungle. In places it looks as
if "A huInming bird could no: find pas
sage through the thicket. A southern
cane brake is nothing 10 it. The driver OF
our stage always carries an AK with which
to cut away tai ell trees.
ARRIVED at The end of the stage route
we embark OIL the Valley Queen which
awaits us. The Valley Queen is a vessel
about the size of Il steamboat yawi. She
has no decks but IA rOOi overhead Keeps
off sun and rain we bundle in with our
various traps, and away we go. The first
hing we hear OH going aboard. and The
last OH leaving. is The engineers plain
tiff cry, TRIM SHIP Ii the weight of the
passengers Is properly distributed the
lit lie craft piungrs and SHORTS her way
th-0ugh the Water ut Il Snou rate Oi
Speei, but the shit uf quiu OF tobacco
~ ON one side of the mouth TO ;he 9th, r
destroys the equilibrium, and imme Ii
atcly Is heard the wailIng cry of The ell
zine r, TRIM SHIP During the voy-
age ! heard that cry ut least three hun
rtr- i times The laJles. God bless them.
aere the source OF lnfliTiUv trOubi~, hnb-
iny from one side TO the other, AMI keep
ing the st of us constantly trimming 10
10 atone for their reSlleSSness. The route
lies through Il Chain OF lakes and rivers
said rivers being nothing less than mar
row creeks, dredged TO sufficient depth
and some of IL elm being very crooked.
There are Crooked lake and Crooked
river. Indian river, Burts lake, Mul. .et
lake, and ChcbOygan river. We got out
our trolling lines, but the steamer was
too fast for trolling. just ut the entrance
of Dlrt's lake. however, hooked Il large
bass, but didn't get him in. At the hall
way st ,tiOn the steamer landed Us for
dinner. II Is a rude place, Kept by Il man
named Smth-a sort OF headquarters tor
grayling fishermen. Some of the latter
we met here. They had just returned
from trip up the Sturgeon river. and
wore tull of it, They had spent twelr e
hours in Il ten-mile journey up the river.
and then came down in a boat enjoying
fine sport. At Smi his | found Il late
COPY OF the Herald, aud OH inquiry learn
ell that young lady OF the house gets
the paper Regularly. Not far from
Smiths is new place called the Lake
View house, IL is at the mouth of Pig
con river, another fine trout and gray
ling stream.
Through millions of floating logs we
made our way along the Cheboygan
river to the village of the same name e,and
gOi an excellent supper ut the Spencer
house, alter which MIR. William Divine.
IA handsome and urbane "hoss' man, with
the peculiar florid complexion that be-
long 20 Maine people, called around
with his team to take us to Long lake
ten miles distant, where the bass live
That nocturnal trip was an experience
Part of il Was through dense forest
where the black bear rOams. Fortunate.
ly tue inte:.se darkness prevented us
from seeing the dangers and disagreeable
features of the road. Thanks TO the skill
OF MIR. Divine, we finally arrived safely a.
our destination. A few gentle rOars
from our driver. who has bassO pro-
funGO voice which would have made hi:
fortune in OF era or OratOry had he mol
gone astray in early lite OIL horses, ,awcke
Mr.. Daniel StrOhn, who was TO be OLl
host for the next five days. Mr.. StrOhn's
is the only Inhabited house on the lake
and it is u new place. of limited accom-.
modations. But whit is lacking in fa.
cilities is more than made mp in the hos
pi,ality and good cheer, The first night
Mr.. May and myself were lodge,l in :
commodiOus hay NOW, while the ladies
were accommodated ia the house"
The r.st of quite Il lengthy letter wa.
taken up with experiences with the bas:
of Long lake. Our citizens being wei
acquainted with this class Of sport, o.
should be, we omit that portion of it
We extend Bro, Harding corlial invi
ta;ion to come again.
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