New-York tribune., 1878-12-30
HARVESTING CRANBERRIES.
SCENES IN THE GREAT MARSH OF WIS
CONSI\


BERLIN, Wis, Dec. 20.-Berlin is sneer-
ingy du5bd the Cranberry City ny the newspapers OF
rival towns and at picking the vlsi is suppressed
with the thought tnat It IL no mlsnOmer. All OtheI
business interests then subseryient to hs for the
harvest OF mean importance to river town OF
5000 inhabitants, the annual shipments sometimes
reaching the astounding figures of $4,000 bushels from
the large marsh OF Sace Brothers ana that OF Carey
Brothers whose united annual pcndues are not iar
from 100000
When the picking begins, in October. the whole
country round turns out massc. for berry time Is
of gala days. men. women and children pour
ing towards the marshes IN what seems an endless
stream of humanity, all eager 70 earn the excellent
walc5 that are alwnys paid. The noisy throng Il
largely made up OF SclndiuayiaDs and Germans by
whom porIon, Of the county are thcky settled the
men in quaint garments of sober hOwe-pun high boots
and ard blue caps and smoking the nbquli 0s hSe
bowed porcelain ppe from tine Fatheriand, the women
cay col0rrd shdws IL d the head and falug
on the shoulders short sh dresses aud wooden shoes
Children OF all ages accompany them. looking curious
enough dressed in precisely tie sonbre attire as
iuc parents when gives Item the appearance Of ycr
liable LIipuans. Most Of tie pilGrim7 toward tho
cranberry Mecca 20 on o0', bat some ride IN havyfa
wagons. canvas covered and drawn By sleepy oxen,
with whose snail pacc the phlccmotc tanner seems
quito content. fl l. TINS willingness 10 make haste
slowly hut surely in the wealth thar has made
substantial fa.mers of these industrious foreigners
Craiiu: to America win few GoMs and purchasing
sandy farm, on which the restless Yankee has starved,
aud which he E glad 20 sell for mere cong, these emil
grant. head q life OF frUsai.ty and Srl.-Jcnial which
brings them a reward in causing the desert to boa-
SOM Ms the rose. Il j.. "a saving EcreanOut that
what The NoIwo 4lu farmer cauuot sell he feeds
To ni, s:ccG, ana what they VII not eat he
gives to w.. family of tIs cxag-craton, but
the writer has visited the leg houses o some Of the lcss
wcto-do people and nas found their diet 10 consist
largely of black bread gnd tmckcued sour mlk, ali
tic rest Of the ium produce gong 10 market. HIS
frugal mode living 10 nave ,nr douD!e effect oil
b,n-auug a., family ioath and oy gradually fIp- The
domestic cNcbaIuor 1hg women 'ora m the fields win
the men aud are models physical robustness, never
requiring phy ysiciu. dentist has never Vet been
known to operate upon the molar OF bcu.pidN Of these
people whose teeth wyUd CA,e the cuyy ot PaLpcl,d
enid o.! for.Uuc
Here and there among the prospective picgcrs are
hcy of American rI,l who leave homes Of comfort aud
Il.rty to rou.A d or tHa m8,.a, 'or week or vo
Bands or WIuGebaaD Indians occasionally hic past glty
g'r,d Iu ui Lui ro,u,d Government blankets, tie Las
warrior, o.. bucsa r.ouut't 'u rpu'n~, ID" sIulw-
truG sing along tc sandy ro1 ], carry A' mordm MIA
with the paprco-es strapped INFO framework aud
npI.r upon %. hnya viii the oUrr Burdens. Ihy-" In
a,u, ar. 3D.. ch' lsu auI .rra'. l"n ID: the chi.i,
who fought uudort.r famous Ea,4I."k IN what IS
rua ta.-r.rr of vs. srou-u. nearly hH. century ago.
Tor many year, t4,y have auntrd Unmu,-tad hut Vote
recently removed 10 lAg Indian Territory under u'ii-
ty ,-c,It los orders from 'u. Gyy'r.rrht' nut thrF
were uuhIply, ana reused % he comio't,d
.- wards oi tLC Nlir'u. 80 tity made ihoir
several hundred stroug-back to the lag
py Luutue grounds OF Wi-c1u..u, a distauc"
g. ugu Dl,s. Ih,y at" the -auc harmless ,iro..in-
br.1- ig.. tl.y have h.cu 'cc nmy years. hEt thy
have .rar.d -umvruIu, of IA" nights ~ settlers @nt
lay, pt,1 certain v.ld lands, which ,Ary affect 70
occupy. a.d igos become cuttcd 10 o." privileges OF
r.r. from tI.T
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IT 'hi' " HI''I '"' li'.' - ''" . NV '''.'''
mar" ~, ..'",'' ,,. ,,,, !,,,,,, mn, 1,,r,..
""'' '"''''' ~ -, IN. -.
gro" "n " W'i'H "h''"H :" 10 'h" ''''''"- - '
rr-Iu!, Tie driving OF teams acr,,, rZcopt ona riu
,cuuc Ih. drive N anyhiaf bat r!'-'n''' - t"e ""-'"
That teams cannot pass, m'frg ~ necessary Tor th'
J,ir,o tc,pa .barp lookout over il. entire length
10 sec max h' mas u'' r'I"' "' WHY 'fi"I- "''o>
oi he bitches or either side one can lrK inc a'd
r,ir. frn.n the delicate bushes WI ch grow not more
,,,, nh, mo ,,-,r.r,l .,ii.,,,, ,. ,lr ,y.,r,
I'"' d ''' " .' 'S'' ''' =, -, &c.,,
hons, tlr berries aro stored and Htrr"ud bar
relied Tor market Il g. .hstaniia tcruc structure.
80. -. ,,,,. g &c., .,I finn -,,,i.- ...,r
recently "h Il - o' - rect ava ''"' -'"''r '-"
Ii"m o." upper windows can '' h'l' ''.P''n''''''
- 80, - ~, 49,. ma, mar. ,t.,p o.,n.,r,.r
rests 'l"" '''' ''''' W NV '' "'' ''' '''' -,
~ "M.h l~ Hh"'I '"''N N"'''' "''' "''' WV. '' W"
b., me prr -. Uttered no les than three thousand
lprhrTs \ W"Nd"t """"'h I'''''"' '''''A '''' ''''
tho WJfyuuusc 10 lie C'Lu' al oI IHt"''' ana car 4
. ,,tl tu, N,Nr. uf p,.r.. each urr.yu u.rtiug
81, .,.,,. tf. h.,,. t,.l,l
nto pan "hl' T. 'h.ii 'll '4c'' " iN "N ~ Il ''''
.ipartv Tie uickere receive tex for every hU-hI
tr, ,.r aud ~, r,p,giin, tp the .uusllrt.ti-
I., ~ ti," ,.' nf m, Gt. rr,..,r gf,,ut Tor the
mi. IN. pri,,. r,Il L. - cents % lt,.utI. AMI the
-. a.. v,r, D.. NOT moor. ll.u two or i.irr
hi.,u,l- although 10 I- uuf uurtUg'L - pick i've
nr.i,. ar,u a few eNp,rt. have been known o. pick
..,, tu.t,t. IN , .iur. ul, he urKng being often
hmm. Il .p ...uigt ~ irg,.u.. allluarii Ot most, i
i'll MI llglI. al lltr
dollar bus! is paid. I'll. rII beng outaj with d
iH Mid b,N,- j. drawn by t,tm rf horses io THE
"a r uu v here u'rr.r, H~I,d OF an elevator
ta tl lp -tur.,. and G-pr., = 20 such mauUrr u-
fn -,,U-r the best Ventilation. by huuI5 covered