Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-25

way arc md that end q the lake aud up
its east shore, until they reached East
River, and sfterwari follow that stream
! through the forest to its mouth, It'uu1
be quite long journey, but by adopting
this route Donovan would avoid the u"-
cesSity Of taking the yawl, which he WAS
hardly competent to manage, The Hal
! kett boat, which he wished to take would
cary the party across the East River and
any other streams they might find in taUt
part OF the island.
The object OF this first expedition being
1 a careful examination of the coast in ur
! der to select place for permanent settle
ment, they did not wish to burden them.
| selves with much luggage, so they decided
/ to take wi; h them only two rifles, -four
revolvers, two hatchets supply OF am
muuitiou, some fishing tackle, a pocket
! compass, some blankets, and the rubber
I canoe. w tn very small stock of proVjs.
! ions. being confident of their ability 10
! supply their needs 10y hunting and fishing;
| besides, they did not expect TO be absent
more than five or six days,
! When they had selected a suitable
! dwelling place, they intended to return to
! the cave, take their share of the common
property, and transport it to the east shore
! OF the island in the wagon. When Cor
! don or any other member of the colony
| chose to visit them, he would be very
! cordially received, but they absolutely re
! fused TO continue residents of the French
| Cave under the existing circumstances,
and nothing could induce them to retract
! this decision.
/ At sunrise the next morning they &C
] nf hal l,4S
| who were much grieved at the separation.
! Perhaps they were more deeply affected
/ themselves than they cared 10 show.
/ though they were none the less firmly
! resolved to carry ont their plans; 50,
/ after Moko had taken them across the
| river in the yawl, the proceeded leisurely
! southwark along the shore of the lake,
| which narrowed almost to a point before
| its southern extremity was reached.
| As they made their way along the edge
/ of the great South Moor, which extended
! southwark and westward as far as the eye
could reach, they killed few birds, hu;
/ Donovan so well understood the necessity
| OF saving his ammunition that they shot
/ only game enough for the days use.
| The sky was rather cloudy, though there
! were no strong indications OF rain, ana the
/ wind seemed stationary in the northeast.
| During this first day the four boys tray.
c.cd only five or six miles, and on reach.
| ing the end of the lake about five O'Clock
| in the evening, they decided to spend the
! night there.
If the distance indicated by the map is
| correct remarked Donovan, East River
| cannot be more than seven miles from This
/ end of the lake, SO we can easily reach il
( by tomorrow evening"
! Starting early the next morning, they
| resumed their journey, aud soon came tC
| "A narrow ridge overlooking the lake on
/ one side, and wide stretch of dunes On
the other AS the land became more and
more Aiily as the party advanced, there
WAS every reason to suppose that the as
/ pect of the country would change entirely
"A few miles further on; and when Donovan
4 and his companions stopped about eleven
O'Clock 60 eat a hasty lunch on the banks
! Of a little cove, they found themselves on
! the edge of a dense forest which entirely
! concealed the eastern and northern hUri-
zcus from their view.
As they made their way northward
! through this forest they had the satsfNc-
ton Of seeing that game was no less
abundant here than in the interior of the
island, for several times they caught
clmpses of ostriChes llamas, and pecct-
! RES. and the woods were full of partridges
o"3 o,Acr f,athcred game.
About six o'clock they reached the bank
OF a stream which they concluded must~Je
East River, aud they were confirmed in
the belief by the discovery of traces of q
Il If - !,
cove near by. 50 it mus have been here
that Bran, Muko aud Jack spent theiI
first night when they made their eXcur,
sion to Deception Bay.
To encamp Oh the same spot draw the
! halfDurned brands together, aud then.
! after supper, stretch themselves out under
! tu- same trees that had sheltered their
comrades, was the best thing they could
| do, and this is exactly what they did do.
Eight mouths before, when Brian first
| encnmpel on this spot. he little thought
| that four q, ms comrades would ever
| come there with the intention of living by
themselves in this part of the island.
! Possibly, on finding themselves here
! alone, far from their former comfortable
quarters in the French Cave, Cross, Will
cox, and Webb felt something very like
| regret; but their fate was now linked with
that of Donovan, and Donovan was too
! proud to acknowledge himself in the
wrong; too obstinate to abandon his p ans,
and too jealous to consent to yield TO his
! rival.
When morning came, Donovan proposed
that they should cross the river without
| delay.
1--WE may as well do it first as last" he
! remarked, land we can easily reach the
| coast by nightfall"
/ Besides, il was on the left bank OF the
river that Moko gathered those nuts. "
added Cross. land we can lay in stock
as we 90 along"
| That days journey proved very trying
| one, however, on account OF the thick un.
! dergrowth and the occasional swamps
which compelled them TO make long dc.
| tours A little before noon they halted for
| their lunch directly under the clump OF
/ stone-pines, and Cross gathered quite a
| quantity Of nuts, upon which they all
! Toasted with evident satisfaction.
! Two miles further on they came 10 a
dense thicket through which they were
| obliged to cut their way with their hatch
/ cts; and in consequence Of these delay.
| they did not reach the other edge Of the
I fpraay until IL, "a