The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-09-08
SAILING ON THE LAKE.
Miss Carrie Macomber Writes an En-
Pertaining Lake Letter.

Miss Carrie M. Macomber, at one
time an excellent instructor in our city
schools, after making a visit here .
month since, made tour over the
Great Lakes. In a letter to friend
in this city, after stating that Mr.. and
Mrs. Park Worden were coming north
from Eureka Springs, owing to the
poor health of Mrs. Worden. she
graphically describes her tour, and by
kind permission of the recipient, the
GAZETTE is able to entertain her many
friends here, and other readers, for a
few moments:
Our lake trip was success in near
ly every respect. We started out on
very hot afternoon, on train SO
crowded that we had to ride on the
dining car. Our trip to Duluth was
also hot and dusty, aud when we ar
rived at Duluth we found that our
steamer was laid up for repairs. An
other but smaller boat had been sent
to take it's place 50 we started on time.
The boat was clean but it was built
for short runs only, usually plying be-
tween Chicago and Fort Benton across
the lake, and while it's motion was
easy, the cooking arrangements were
not extensive enough for the crowd,
and provisions very nearly gave out
before we reached Chicago. The SER
wants were the toughest set of darkies
picked up for that particular trip, and
taking it all around we had very
amusing time, studying the different
types of life among servants and pas
sengers. The weather was delightful,
thanks to your planetary almanac.
We made many long stops of several
hours at different places to take on or
put off freight. It is wonderful how
much can be slowed away in tho hold
of one of those boats. Hundreds of
barrels of Was hburne-Crosby's flour
we're deposited at different stations.
At one place, Hubbard's Island, we
took on shingles for the Worlds Fair
all the afternoon and evening. We
went up into the town. tits the quaint
est place. There are several sawmills
and only two stores, the butcher shop
and postoffce. The houses are all
good-sized, but shingled instead of
clapboarded, and not drop of paint
has ever entered the place. Their flow
or gardens are we'll kept and there are
lovely great trees everywhere, with
glimpses of the lake on all sides. Only
employees in the mills live there. Our
darkies went up in the evening with
their banjos and sang in the streets so
we had chance to see most of the in
habitants.
Houghton and Hancock are in the
center of the copper region, and the
water of the lake is of a reddish color.
We saw what might be called pig cop
per and saw them take it red hot from
the furnace and make itinto copper
sheets.
Marquette is beautiful town in the
center of the iron region. We got some
beautiful souvenirs made of iron py-
rite. From Marquette to the 500 the
lake was very rough, and one could not
walk across the cabin without being
thrown the whole width of it, so we
were obliged to remain in our berths
all day, much to my disgust, as it was
most beautiful day. From the 500
on the lake was like a river. We ar
rived at the canal at 6 o'clock in the
morning. I awoke just as we we're en-
tering it, and the way we, Lizzie and
myself ,rustled into our clothes was not
slow. We did not stop for additions
till had assembled and found that we
had some time before entering the
lock, I was very much interested in
studying the mechanism of the lock,
for 1 had never had a good understand
ing of it. We did not shoot the rapids
and they did not appear very formida-
BILE. The whole fall is not more than
20 feet and they are talking of utiliz.
ing the water power with Lake Super.
ior as mill pond. We saw two whale
backs just after leaving the 500.
should have liked to go through one
but we did not stop long enough. W.
arrived at Mackinac, at 9 D.. m. beine
very much behind time. That was the
only real disappointment of the trip
for we had not time to stop over anC
could see absolutely nothing of it. ]
think I shall make special trip there
! next summer. At Chicago we visited
the Worlds Fair and Lincoln Park
The fair grounds will be very beauti
full, but at present everything is in /;
transition state and there is no pleasure
in going out there. Lincoln Park il
) beautiful and such a restful place in
r the midst of the din of the city. I hat
: Chicago with it's crowds and smok'
: and noise and have about given uE
: going to the Worlds Fair. We saw
: the outside of Libby prison. I had NJ
idea it was so large. We came hom
at night on the Chicago and North
. western limited and were glad enough
= to get here. The best part of goins
away is the homecoming, and every
4b;ncr coopno1 ca cxoot onC oloop IN.