The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-13
For the Democrat.
ATrip 10 Michigan.

Preble county has become somewhat
noted for turning out good marksmen,
and their shooting both at home and
abroad entities them to the notoriety
they have gained, and their numbers
are increasing annuallyas is evidenced
by the number that go abroad during
the hunting season and good success
that attends them. On the 10th of Oct.
last at 5.3S p. m. a party of seven left
here gel the c. II. g. D. r. r. and
Michigan O. ntral for the upper PENN
sula in Michigan. We were Joined at
various points along the road with par
ties from Lewisburg. Arcanum, West
Sonora, Alexandria, Winchester, Ger
mantown and Dayton, making in all
225. When we landed at Detroit, Michi-
gan, we remained there but a few mo-
ments, and then went direct to Macinac
arriving there ut 8 2. NJ. The next
morning we crossed the straits and
boarded he Detroit Macinac and Mar
quette railway. We soon arrived at
Autrain and went into camp eight
miles distant in the WOODS, on Autrain
river, at a point known as the Ameri-
can Lumber Camp. We remained there
from Wednesday morning until the
following Tuesday. There being no
game of any consequence in that vacin-
ity we broke camp and started for
Camp l, which we found to be a beauti-
fully located place and plenty of game.
The trip was a grand Il from the
start, and the treatment we recei, ed
ION the employees of the railroads was
of the most hospitable nature. w. II.
Gregor, Esq, the gentelman My travel
ing agent OF the roads left with our
party from Eaton and accompanied 1t
the entire trip, and at the different sta
lions where other parties got on he was
always on hand and seen that every
accommodation was afforded and that
good and comfortable seats was furnish
ed and that the baggage was properly
checked through, he doing the work
himself, consequently no n lost any
thing, which WAS far superior treat.
IL ent to that received by a party from
here that yer over the Grand Rapids
road, and he did exactly what he said
he would do. l have been over both
roads and the superior accommodations
Of the c. Il. & D. railway and the
Michigan Central are such that they
reccomend themselves to persons go
ing to Michigan, ifthey desire to receive
good treatment. The party who was
selling the Grand Rapids tickets here
Saio tuhs Nv ONCf Luds lOoN "ouiu
arrive at Macinac eight hours sooner
than the Michigan Central, but such
was not the lact for the Michigan Cen
trail arrived at 8 p. M. and the Grand
Rapids train 11.30 two hours and n half
behind our train, which threw the par
ty on that train out of the Hotel accom-
modations, as we were met at a station
u OH he road by Mr.. Macksall, who
took us to his elegant Hotel and pro-
vided us with a good supper and a nice
clean and comfortable bed. The other
party had to skirmish around and get
what they could, some of them crossed
the straits that night while others took
in the town by gas-light and experience
ed the health giving properties of an all
night air bath, and looked like a lot of
blue geese in the morning, while u
party v ere as bright as ~tdasies." A
trip to Michigan is what every hunter
wants to make before he knows what
sport is, and he wants to go over the
G. H. & D. R R. and Michigan Central.
The scenery over the road is beautiful
and varied, you start in where circula-
ton and thrift abounds aud pass
through its various stages, until you
arrive in the wild and uncultivated
regions of the hunting grounds where
plenty of deer, bear, and fish abound
and whenonce out and equipped for
a hunt in that country a nan feels like
a hunter, as the game is worthy Of his
steel.
PHILLIP MILLER.