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

since both hero in abundance. Hunters and trap
pers have killed of lie game. to Il large extent and
civilization has turned tire red from the pursuit
of scalps to that of bad whiskey.
Game is still TO be found I'm the forests, but, OF
course, In nothing like the large numbers of fifty or
sixty years South Of here for nearly 100 miles
stretches deep forest in which deer, bear, wolves,
wildcats and pantlers still In large numbers.
There are few houses In this town which have not
walls decorated with antlers and floors which wolf
skin or bear-shn rugs not displayed The fall,
during the Indian summer is the season for hunting
and there not many who do not take advantage
Of it, Then the deer in the best condition for
eating and the pelts OF all animals are in the best
condition for preserving The hunter follows the
months with the :" +" in them closely does the
lover OF oysters for in other months the hair
will "puo and that destroys the value OF the
pelt instantly The lumber camps, which are
thckly scattered through the northern part OF the
forest are mainly responsible for driving the
game so deep into the woods it now is.
hunter has to go for a considerable distance
into the forest before he will have an oppor
tunty to explode any gnpowder. If he travels far
enough away from the lumber camps. however, he will
be well paid for his trouble Deerhunting in winter
on snowsoes and with long.eared. swiftrunning and
deep-volced hounds, is sport that only those who
have experienced it can properly appreciate.
Years ago there two prosperous mission schools
within a few miles from here. one OF them was just
across the Bay, at what is called " La Pointe." The
other was at the Red CfS Indian reservation which
is few miles up the coast In the direction OF Duluth
Both are now nothing but collections OF tQrndown,
dilapdated and almost useless shantes. The = In
Pointer reservation is at the southern end of Madane
Island, the first settlement Of whites in this
part OF the country. 1t here that Father Mar
quete and little band OF faithful missionaries located
In 1867. That is the date which the French authori-
ties agree upon being the correct one. In little
book, which the missionary now stationed here has
gotten up for the edfcatOn of the tourists who visit
the reservation of the first mssiOnnry's let
to friends I'm France They tell of having TO make
portages around the rapids of the ST. Marys River,
and the missionary compelled by the guides to
carry his own canoe This was not a very agreeable
task for the missionary. and he complained bitterly
on account of It, Again he tells Of being without food
and being compelled TO eat fish to sustain life.
At night he says, his pillow often a stone. 1t
not long before the Indians deserted them and
they were compelled to make the rest Of the journey
alone They finally to Madalne Island. where
a fort built. shortly followed by simple mission
church. II here that they began the difficult task
Of Outstanding the Indians.
IT not until after the establishment of John
Jacob Astor's pelt house within a few feet OF the
church that the missionaries much troubled with
bad Indians. With the furtraders evil to the
mission The Indians who had begun to till the soil
soon became tired Of this amabe pursuit and took
drinking bad whskey and looking for scalps. From
that time on the mission has gradually declined in
usefulness, and to-day there not than three
score human beings the island. The old pct
house long since fell into decay and was burned up
by the Indians and halfbreeds for irewOod In place
OF the industrious Indians who were filling the soil
and making honest living with their nets there
nothing but lazy and shiftless fellows, who work
only when they absolutely compelled to- Their work