Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-08-02

return trip WINS without particular
event except the visit to the pictured
this casc tho best views had indeed
been reserved for the last.
AS many have rather Indefinite and
some erroneous views as To the location,
formation and extent of the "rocks"
may be pardoncd for occupying your
space with II brief description of them.
Many who have never visited the spot
have nn idea they are located ON the
north shore of Superior but such is not
the case. They are situntcd about 40
miles east Of Marquette extending down
five miles along the shore. The first
sight Of them from the steamers deck
conveys The impression of ruined
castles, the back ground of stuntcd
pines and Cliugiug vines forming the
outlines, aud the white sand stone with
its perpendicular descent Into the water
combine To form the picture so
strangely wrought upon the imaginn-
tion. The rocks are not continuous,
but Intervening. are smooth sand and
pcbbly beach and the next ledge
extending for some distance will be of
different hue. black. brown, red or
varicgalcd co!ors. Numerous cavcrns
aud various w;islI-ous ;trc seen ut the
l,,,. # Il
gradually drawing nearer the shore
| finally comes to II stop nt II distance of
less than Il mile from shore. Every
one is ON deck viewing the wonderful
! formations where possible with II
marine glass. when II new surprise is
announced To all but the few who had
watched proceedings during the after
noon from the hurricane deck. Four
of the ships boats were lowered and
manned with the crew and table walters,
were soon filed with passengers who
wished To get II short range view of the
rocks. Between 80 and GO were thus
accommodated in the boats which were
headed for II large cavern. | feel like
dropping my pen at this point of my
narrative feeling how utterly incapable
| am of conveying even the faintcst
idea of the beauty and grandeur that
awaited us. The vast amphithcatrc,
for such it might be likcncd to, with
its open front OF nearly Il hundred feet
with II depth of about the same dimen-
sions. the ROOF symctrically arched and
shining with variegated hucs of sand
stone, and being about sixty feet from
the water to the ccuter of the arch.
An idea of the size of this beautiful
place may be gained when | tell you
that the four boats had ample space to
row in abreast and maneuver in the
clear, deep water, so clear that the
rocky bottom is disccrnible at great
depth. IT must have been IL pretty
sight to those left aboard the ship,
and by the way those who did not
embark did "kicl," themselves without
stint in view of developments now and
II little later. 1t was generally sup
posed that the boats were merely
going over to the base of the rocks for
II nearer view and Immediately return,
many afraid to venture in such small.
and to their imagination overloaded
boats, chose to remain aboard, so that
only about onc-half of the number |
enjoyed the trip to shore. Rcsuming |
the ride from the large cavern we were |
rowcd slowly around the cliffs some |
new surprise awaiting us ut every turn.
Hundreds of sea gulls sailed above our
boats and over the rocks which rise
perpendicularly in places to n height |
of 100 to 200 feet and the young birds |
gazing mt us from their nests on the |
ledge of some rock form II picture long |
to be remembered. Rounding n ledge |
of rocks we now come upon II smooth,
pebbly beach with background of
white sand. While many are busily |
engaged looking for ''agates" others
walk along the bench to "Chapcl
Rock" and by circuitous route climb |
to the top of it. a party of Columbia |
college students are with us, one OF
them provided with IL Genera, has |
stationed himself on the beach IL hun
dred yards away and when the signal
is given we are taken ere we are aware |
of it. a merry two hours and happy |
ones too are these which have passed |
since we left the ship and now return,
and have spoken more at length of |
this feature of the trip for the reason |
that ordinarily it is not seen as ] saw it. |
1t is rarely an opportunity is given to
60 to shore at the rocks, this being |
only the third time the Japan has
stopped and as far as know only one
of the other boats of the line has done
so. Such perfect day as we had for
the visit may not again occur during
the season hardly Il ripple disturbed
the surface of the water which fre-