, 1879-07-16
A SUMMER SlESrA,
Notes Of q Recent Trip to
Graylingland.
! Week Among The Michigan r,Res, fcrty Hilts
from Civilization.
What the Grayling Is.--Gow to Catch
uim-How TO 90 for Him.
Tho Sights and Sounds OF q
Weeks Savapery.

Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Fox LAIR. Wis, July 14.-"Illrrc ,s no pcr-
feet Happiness ia this wosIi." said the old
huntcr ono evening IN our camp On tho ittttn
Siabfstcc, forty n,cs from civilization "a Tie
crow tEles, ''exccpt w!,a,, man aporoxImnles
as neatly as possible to the ur,gfnal sav-
acery III Tic rnec.n Having given utttranrc to
tllfs great truth, ,lc old hup.er, ~ II wcar!cd
with its delivery, turned over Oil the fragrant
grou.il aud was soon answering the hol,1bro
howl ot n wolf skuiklng among tic pines With
tlcflant nasaa snorts.
1t was some such feeling aa this That induced
tho serbia to accompany tho broker TO tho re-
tnotc willis Of Northern Michigan, but bcstdcs
this general purpo3o OF j!ca!ng from railroads,
tclcgraphs, hase-hail, bectstcaxs, nnd "tina-
fure," there WIS a specific IHotirc, and that was
to catch the Erayltnr, .llat raro aud
royal fish who spurns nit watass that
ure nut awifk rs tho arrow, clear
rs ur crystal, md cold rs Charity
n tlsh who must bc toiled for nnl fought for
with much skill Of hand md fatigue Of body,
but who reunYs the effort with bis Carncness,
swtftncss, and strength III the water md q
toothsoncncss on tic tabIo that would satisfy
t1,r most baaso cpleurc.
We tile scribe and broker. left Chicago on
thu morning Of June 90 for stan!stee via MI,
waukce, resting In tho latter slow.1otng plucc,
wiluEu tic bob-sailcd bofse-cur indicates the
local conservatism, until night, when VIC took
the sidt-Thecfcr John 4. DIX fur ManiA.ee.
The DIX has as many lives as tat. 1t has run
upon bars. 1t Inns collldel with vcssen. Il Inns
broken III twnin amidBiius. 1t hus been OIL fire,
and vet 1t still lived to land lis safely at the
dock IN Mauiatec after trip thruuel, the moon
light night that wns like midsummer nights
dream, mud breakfast Tint Was as horrible ID
a nightmare.
MASlsTEE WAS up AND DRESSED,
swntltd in the snlose Of BURNING Pine all
around Its lake, md no!sy With the whrr Of its
huge ganE-saws as We drove through Its saw-
dust streets, followed by troops Of rarrulous
dogs, 10 tho tarm Of tho old hunter. two miles
out among tic pines. who Was to bo our Fidus
AeAaies through ,hc tanglcd, pathlcss wl1dner-
ucss where ulazed tres Or broken bralo wero
tlIo only gulde.posts pointing the way to tic
lln,no Of the grayllng. After breakfast Of
Of dclici0tls strawberries, which rcrc lust he-
ginning to rInen In this sundy soil. a,iu wi,c).
seemed to lnn to have more delicious favor
than our Southern berries the day WAS spent Ii,
preparations for tho trip to Uraylngland.
as prefacn To this fal1lous trip nn Inventors
Of the tnravu, US it left Tor the woods III tic
eycnIng twilight will be Of interest, anu may be
OF value in Informing those who desire To In
with them as necessary, outfit for weeks
eaninlnE. I1rre were five Of us,-tle old
hunter, brof,zcd with nany scnsuuss Of cam
EaHung p1 ts,,ri II the: woods yerei1E on 60,
prlutcr, Ills son-in.'aw, skilled III knowi-
edge, Of woodcrass, and possessed of
wonderful strength md endurance; the broker,
with Wholesome feur Of tcars, and labttsln.;
+ttuttr
ordained tIe should sbe bitten bv rattlesnakc
betorc he returned itoul the trip; the seribe,
wlo present: io kpecE1l characteristics, except his
inor!i,,a.e Hppe.itc hnd his capacity for son,no-
jence; nlld the dug Frank, wfusc eotnpunfonalip
wns butter than tlIAt OF most ncr. At @ o'ciucK
on tint evening, The itsBt fuur were OH the top
Of n largo wagon ufslWn hy two strong horses
nrrsstoncd tn the weeds, n1ltl tile fifth was un-
der II. Louued upon tho wagon wrru tic fol-
lowing
nE7EHoGnsEoUs OUTFIT,
not one article Of waira, could be omitted with
out srlistnE serious discomfort: d tent, sprrul-
lug about eleven teer b. thirteen, 800 pounds
Of ice, oats ah'l hay sufficient for the horscs.
clothes, including heavy WOODEN under and
uvcrSirts. wot,icn e.oskngs, anu sussct plow-
hoy Bl!ocs thu, buckle ruund the ankles, tliesu
benE tie best for Mailing; ona large tnuttres.;
and was1loowt; d l'alt-tlozcn knives and turks.
l. cups. saucers mud spoans: llaIi.do2en tuwcls;
fr, ,In
sntttn H., ,r.,n ',a,,t"rn o"s sI. .ca
nf r,ns moo,l,ss' s .hro ,oaI ~ dass ,ssa paDsa ~.
of Ron,, and few lH,rcs nl mnfrLrs fo,,r nurrtI
of bali (fhe common nuglr-worm.-nrtsllcal flies
are for ornamental fishermen who meyer catcl,
anythtng); four crees; cigars al,ti smoking to
bacco nd ltb.; mid whisky. brandy, .JuslAica
| ginger, and other prercnt1ycS from tuk,ur
| cold In the same l1oport!on,-though tlu pound
OF tcu In our CANISTER was WORTH ali OF them to-
EDt1rr, md in The pne country IL the main stay
Ut fishermen, hunters, alui toggess; a quart Uf
lserosrne, SIX ,oaycs Of brcnt trye Or urxlnIn);
| lrce pounds of butler; puckages OF salt a,,I
| pepper; ttc doueilut, Tint ifntt wll[c., grows
| in every cIlme without number; two dozen
| untuus: q dozen turuoyers; two pounds III
! snokcd.btrf sausage; two cans Of beef: six
| quarts OF baked benns, which liave wonderful
staying I,owrrs two cans Of tu1naturs, aud tit.
| saulU number or corn; q quart OF vim
cear um,l lsr Of assortc,l 1fekics:
] u.nt thu inevitable Two ur three loayrs nf
cake, which tlc ruul housewife insists .nuat 70
III tic Inst ltp; tV bind Us tu civilization, tlourn
"a uscuss u lllnt rt,.un as the ilncry OF society
belle in thu wtvwnl,1 Of sa,law, The Gshn.
tackle for crawling il very simple. A wciI-tlro
ptrtoucd Iniut ba,nbuu futl nI,Out etxtccu frct
in length With extra lin ana without rre: a flnu
silk Erass line thr orIinury trout.hook int mt
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