New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

take you near the altar and point out painting which
Is hanging at the right of 1t. This Is an oil painting
and is copy Of Rubenss Descent from the Cross
How old this painting is scarcely be determined
Ii Is on hand made canvas OF kind that has not beer
| made for about two centuries. All the people OF
the present time have guide them in estimating It's
age are the Indian legends, which say that the
painting given to the church by Father Marquette
In 1869. Here tho old painting is, however, and the
Indians and half-breeds who worship In the church
give II the place In their minds as they do TO the
picture OF the Virgin Mary and that of tie
Resurrection
The various French missionaries who have been
here In recent years have taken a great amount OF
interest in looking up the records of Father Marquette
life while missionary MadalIne Island lie died
while on his way to establish another mission. For
many the final resting place Of his bones was not
known. An old Indian legend said that his body was
laid to rest In birch bark, In place near Mar
quette A short time ago the bones of man VINO uad
evidently belonged 10 some Catholic order we're found
near Marquette, and the Indians think that they are
the bones of their beloved father Records in France
have been searched to find something that would give
an idea of the correctness OF this assumption, but
nothing has been found that will throw any further
light upon II. The only picture Of Father Marquette
In existence taken from statue Of him that
was found somewhere I'm France From it photographs
have been taken, and copies OF them can now be
found in almost every half-breed's home in Northern
Wisconsin. lie was tall and stately man, with
clear cut features and long, wavy hair which hung
over his neck and shoulders. The halfbreed members
OF the Church worship this picture and treat 1t with
great reverence
Madeline Island, which the mission stands, is
of the group of the Apostle Islands, which were
thus named by the missionaries In honor OF the twelve
Apostles This island is about twelve miles long, and
with the coast line forms of the most perfect
harbOrs to be found anywhere along the entire length
of the Great Lakes. Great things are expected OF
this harbor In the future The water IS so deep near
Aore that the largest lake steamer can run up
alongside Of the wharves with its bows within few
feet OF the land The harbOr forms ample protec-
ton against the lake storms, which in ferocity rival
anything Of which the Atlantic can boast. Mada!ne
Island shuts out both the wind and the wave. and
behind 1t captain worries over the safety Of
his ship.
The fishing season here lasts from about May to
December IS, about when 1t Is expected that the lake
will be frozen up. The fish caught are white fish.
lake trout, wall eyed pike and herring. Ordinary gill
nets principally used but If the sherGs not
very active and the United States marshalS not
in the immediate neIghborhood the pound nets are
brought out and set. There is "a law against using
these nets except by the Indians in water their
reservations. Sometimes the sherns wake up 10 the
fact that they have duty to perform and the chase
after the fishermen, when followed in earnest. is
very exciting affair. The fishermen themselves are
seldom caught, but their nets are taken up and de
stroyed. In this way single fisherman will some
times lose several thousand dollars. The nets
expensive They are made from Irish linen in Ire
land on American machines
Few Of the fishermen have enough money to fit
out their own boats. 50 the fish company provides