The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-09-07
CLEVELAND TO MACKINAC.
The Detroit Exposition . Scenes Enroute
--Mackinac Island.

literally floating palace, 1t is SOO Zee
long and 70 feet wide and has an engine
of 27OO horse power. The grand saloon II
of solid mahogony and has double tiel
Of state rooms. This Is 240 feet long will
twenty foot dome and contains l4(
state rooms and parlors. The boat II
lighted throughout by electricity. As We
steamed out into the lake we found, al
one passenger remarked, that we would
be rocked to sleep that night We
found 1t most conyenient to turn in
We were pitched and tossed around con
siderable at night aud, as one fellow sale
next morning, at seemed as though she
would break In two before morning.
Saturday at Detroit was a most delight
full day. We rode out through the resi-
dence portion and found the city building
up very fast. Building lots in the sub,
urbs that two years ago could have been
purchased for 5000, now bring $1,000. II
Is beautiful city to ride in. For cts
one can take ienY boats for Windsor or
Belle Island, the latter being a great sum-
mer resort for those wishing to get ont Of
the city for few hours.
About noon we took the steamer Amer
lean Eagle for the exposition grounds.
They are very nicely laid out on the shore
with easy access to the city by boat, rail
or street car. The buildings are spacious,
well arranged and lighted by electricity.
Exhibits of all kinds are here. the same
as at the Wellington fair grounds, only
on a larger scale. Fine music is constant
" in attendance. Athletic sports were In
progress IN the arena and all kinds OF
sports were witnessed here by 1000 people
Good racing was also to be seen on the
track. The grand stand will seat about
5000 people. Here we saw our first pneu.
matte tire sulkies. One race, often
seen in Germany, was quite novel. 1t
was q handicap dash, trot or pace for
purse of $500. All green horses were
started at the line and horses with records
were placed back ten yards for every sec.
ond they had trotted less than three min
utes. Debrino, record 1854, the last
horse, was, therefore, 200 yards behind.
This distance he overcame during the
fifth time around the track and won only
by about neck. Time, mile In 2:401a;
second mile 1851 and 2112 miles 6:5G1s.
The horse went 26O yards more than the
~ miles in the time given. In the even
ing on the track by torch light "Broncho
John" gave an exhibition with his Indi-
ans, cowboys and ponies, 1t consisted In
running races, shooting exhibits, lassolng
ponies aud wild cattle, fights with Indi-
ans, robbing stage coach, etc.
At 10 O'Clock p. m. we were on the
steamer City of Mackinac, bound for
Mackinac Island. We had a smooth
night a1d knew nothing of what was go.
ing on until Sunday morning. The sun
rise at Port Huron was grand. The day
was perfect with II gentle breeze aud
hardly ripple on the water. The meals
we're excellent and equalled the best ho-
tells. At Sand Beach the steamer loaded
some horses and about twenty head Of
cattle. II WAS very amusing 10 see the
deck hands load the cattle. They had
long ropes around their horns and some
would pull while others would shove and
twist the adlmal's tail. Every little while
the animal would rebel and would make
scme savage dives at Its tormeutors. This
would cause slack Of the line, a scramble
OF seamcn and bystanders and quite often
an animal would be roaming around the
deck unattended. At 0scola Sunday
night II seemed as though the whole town
was at the dock To see the boat come in.
The crowd was so thick that the freight
could only be unloaded with difficulty.
This crowd is always here Sunday night.
We again enjoyed good nights res,
and at sunrise were at Cheboggan, and at
Z a. m. at Mackinac Island.
Here the man with hand satchel is be.
sieged by about twenty hotel porters, who
are yelling the merits OF their respective
places. You can get \ Tree bus TO the bo-
tel, but there is nothing free thereafter.
Board at private boarding houses runs $40
to $12 week. At hotels 81 TO $l5 a day.
But the service and board Is most excel.
lent The first thing TO be done is t. take
a carriage and make drive Of thu island
and locate the points Of interest. This
drive will completely carry you away
with deli0h, at the marvellous beauties Of
the place. You will on this drive see
Arch rock, 140 feet high; Sugar Loaf. 1874
feet high; Skull cave, Point Lookout,
Fort Holmes, 336 feet high; Looms Leap
l4O feet high; DEVILS Kitchen, Wishing
Sprug, Grand hotel and Fort Mackinac.
The roads are as level us a mansard pave.
ment and the drives around the island in
every direction, of about twenty miles are
fine. This island sits like gem IN the
clear wave and rises msjeslically from It's
crystal winters. II knows no land hrceze
and The winds are always cool and re-.
freshing. The island contains about 1000
acres, Of which the national park and
military reservation comprise about one.
half. Nature has done everything for
this island. its beauties cannot he ex.