The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-08


A Trip into Michigan. a.
Everything must reach "boom" in
this unrivaled and unrivable land OF
America. This year seems to have been
the 'boom'' of the deer hunters, which,
through the efforts of Philip Miller of
Eaton, and A. S. Dye of Lewisburg, Pre-
BILE county contributed her quota to
swell the big BOOM. Over 1000 crossed
the Straits of Michigan this season in
search of game. The boom struck the
DEMOCRAT office, and on Monday eve
ming, October 25th. with our chat chalk
ed through we left on the 5:3S south
bound train in company with Henry Farr
of Eaton, and Mart. Randall of Eldora-
do, for the "happy hunting grounds" of
Michigan. We arrived at Toledo the
next morning in time for a fish break
fast, soon after which we boarded the
great and grand Michigan Central for
the beautiful city. of Detroit. From To-
ledo to Detroit the distance is about 60
miles, and through as beautiful a belt of
fine farms, surrounded with pleasant
looking homes, healthy stock and all the
seeming comforts of farm life, as can be
seen anywhere west of Allegheny Noun
tains. The apple orchards, pears, peach
es, plums, ounces, and all the varieties
of small fruits, and its vineyards Of
grapes along the road are unsurpassed.
A little over two hours ride dropped us
into the city of Detroit, where we fortu-
nately me- w. H. Gregor, Esq, the So
cial and gentlemanly travelling passen-
ger agent of the Michigan Central, who
showed us around the enterprising and
lovely city, that for fine business blocks,
broad clean streets, handsome homes
and go-aheadativeness, has no peer in
this country.
We left the city next morning at 8 q.
m. on the Michigan Central for Macki-
nav, which is the terminus of the road,
and about 800 miles northwest of De-
troit. The town of Mackinaw is not very
large, but Extensively laid ont" 1t
contains two churches, a school house,
court house, several hotels, as many sa-
looms, a number of summer boarding
houses, a few stores and shops OF all
kinds and a small sprinkling of hand
about 500 or 1000. Mackinac Island is
the pride of Michigan as an enchanted
summer resort, and is sought by hun
dreds of pleasure seekers every season.
especially hay fever subjects. The whole
region around Mackinac Island abounds
with places of interest to every class,
and now that the enterprising managers
of the Michigan Central railway have ex-
tended an arm of their grand system oil
railway to it and equipped it with every
convenience of comfort and elegance,
hundreds will seek it every season as
THE place for pleasure and invigoratlng
health.
The next place of interest we struck
was Point st. Ignace, six miles across
the channel, a furnishing town of about
200O inhabitants, surrounded by pic5ur
esque scenery, and is quite a summer re
sort. At this point Dur two companions
Fsrr and Randall, parted with thei
"dear malaria" and struck the bacl
track for home, while we boarded tn,
Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette rail
way for the northern peninsula OF Mich
igan. This road is comparatively a new
one and traverses through a region unit
recently almost unknown, except by In
dams and trappers. Frank Milligan i
the general passenger agent, and a NOR
social, good hearted and accommodating
same position. The trip from st. Ignac
to Marquette is 4 grand panorama c
wildwood scenery, lakes and streams
The forests everywhere abound wit
deer, black bear, pheasants or ruf1e
t grouse, while the streams swarm will
l pickerel, pike, white fish, muskalon
and brook trout. Settlers are squattin
all along this road and huge saw mill
f are being erected in every direction an
siashing up the timber by the millio
1 feet per day. How those live who hav
l taken up their abode in this desolat
l looking wilderness is a mystery. The
l all live, however, and seem to enjoy lif
and appear happy and contented in thei
rude looking log and frame cabins. Coz
l per and iron ore are being found in abur
t dance near Marquette and taken out i
great quantities.
Onota was our point on the D. NJ.
p NJ. road, which station we reached abou
c 8 o'clock on Thursday morning. We e,
pected to find some of the Eaton boy
g camped near by, but were disappointet
and after p~artaking OF a breakfast con
posed Of cold potato, a baked apple,
:, slice of fried bacon with no butter for I'll
dry crust of bread, we left for Au Train
Il station a few miles further on the roaC
where we were informed Philip Mill,
and party had pitched their tent. G
Y our arrival We found they had ''pulle
up" 4 few days before and gone in scare
" OF new hunting grounds. The next st
II ton is Munising, - miles from Ma
a quette, where We landed and ran in
le the camp OF A. S. Dye, of Lewisbur
/. which consisted OF Dan1 May, l. 7. Ma
g Andy House, Perry Cox, Rob't Ewin:
uncle Eli Stamback and Frank Popeno
where VIC were kindly rendered quartz