Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-04
FAIR AS A GARDEN
Beautiful Traverse City and Its
Surroundings.
HuckLEBERaiES IN PLENTY
AHt the Accompanying Hofd>s Of Indians
That Camp On the Plans Ase Pick
ing Them BY Bushels.

ing Inem BY Bushels.
TEAvERsE CITY, Aug. 3.--Llfe on the
rail IS generally considered pleasant,
particularly when the tune 10 mldsum-
mer and the tr4veier Is bound 10 the
northland; but there are times when
circumstances eonspire with nendlsn
giee 10 rob = journey OF even the
aspect of cheerfuIness- Such . time
Was Monday. There Was wsshout on
the q. X. Il /. near Belmont. The
early tram hurrying southwark passed
over the shaky rails safely, but the
three heavy sleepers executed . skirt
dance and settledtown IN the mud knee
deep. The road wsscompletely blocked,
delaying the departure of the train,
which should have left Grand RAPIDS
at 1850 o'clock. 1t departed one hour
later, aud pulled out on the c. & w.
NJ. track rs far rs Sparta. when is be-
came inextrlcably mixed up with lot
OF Y tracks. but finally emerged, like
Ethan Aliens horse. with Its head
where its tail ought u be. Persons who
had secured seats at the rear end of the
coach found themselves occupying the
front row with no effort on their part
and vice versa. 1t was also to be OBJ
served that they had been juggled into
riding back ward. seats were reversed
and things moved along smoothly, the
| train having taken short cut across
fsatA u A, Il oh
At Cedar Springs At exactly 1880
O'Clock. When Howard City wac
| reached the train was broken up, the
cars wereIthoroughly shuffied and again
dealt out IN regular order, the baggage
coach heading the train and the parlor
| cars bringing up the rear with their
accustomed ease and polish.
The delays were SO unusual that
| everybody maintained q cheerful
demesn0r, realizing that accidents will
sometimes happen In 1.-The beat of FAM
ilies' and that the old reliable "fish-
| ing line" did well TO carry passengers
through at all, considering the circum-
| stances.
| Busy All the Year.
| Traverse City is . busy burgh twelve
months during the year, moro business
being transacted here than at any other
point IN the north. 1t is easily Access
| slble by rail, several roads centering
here and Is also the terminus OF q large
number of steamboat lines. Its loca-
ton 1T the head of the west arm Of
Grand Traverse Bay Is we'll designed as
. resort center as the resort lands ex-
tend down either side Of the bay for
many miles. 1t was also one Of the
i HrsS lad t,xv hn vx,tV, nj
| was the terminus Of the first railroad
extended north from Big Rapids, the
e.. X. & /. being the first road built
through. Fifty years ago the whoop
of the wild Indian and the howl of the
catamount echoed through the I'M
broken forests and down to the edge OF
the wave-klssed shore. The blood
curd ling sounds have now been sue
! ceeded by the screech Of the locomotive
and the whirr of modern machinery.
All Of Traverse CIty's business il not
connected with mechanical devices,
however. Attractions of many kinds
lure the resorter from far and near.
First of all there IS the bay appare!led
IN more enhancing blue than ever
adorned old ocean. There are the
lovely walks and the cool shady drives
extending along the shore under resin
Gus pine and fringing maple. Above
all is the bracing air, veritable elixir
of life. replenishing lost vigOr and stim-
ulatlng tagging ambition.
Surroundings Are Varied.
The surroundings are sufficiently
varied to suit the most erratic. There
are high lands with wonderful fruit
farms entbroned thereon and An i'm
mense crop of peaches, plums. apples
ana other fruits Is gathering sweetness
from the sunshine. There are stretches
OF farmlands devoted to cereals and
vegetables and as an indication OF their
fertility it may be remarked that there
is one hill Of potatoes near town which
contains over three acres. Beyond all
these are the huckleberry plains where
hundreds of Indian families are gather.
ing thousands of bushels of the wild
fruit. Huckleberry season is gala
time for the Indians. They come
many miles in canoes, Mackinaw boats
and unnamed water craft bringing
their tents and cooking utensils for q
protracted stay. They pitch their tents
and repair to the huckle5erry ground,
eacn member of the family down "a
the 3-years-old being expected to
pick berries. Despite his reputation
for laziness the up north Indian 10 Z
hustler. He has TO be in order TO exist
for there are many white sharks who
do not hesitate to rob him of the small
wages he earns. He 10 hard working
individual when sober, but whiskey
laws him out ~ fiat as Mark Twain's
Jokes, and it IL then an easy matter to
secure an option on his land or the
contents OF his purse. He never ap
peals to lawyer for the righting oil
any grievance or any injustice which
he may feel.
Three Cents . Quart
These Indians pick and sell quanti
ties OF berries for 3 cents per quart
They often dispose of the fruit fol
"store pay" or old clothes from private
houses. As they realize quite benefit
from each seasons picking il will b.
seen that they do not allow themselves
many idle moments during the season
IL is an interesting sight 10 see them q,
work, entire families from the agec
grandmother down to the toddilnS
| tane.
Traverse City il full of resorters
They SIT on the cool verandas at thu
hotels, or ride aud drive during the de
hcsous morning hours. Among then
may be mentioned the following resi-
dents OF Grand Rapids aud other eltles
James A. Hunt, Harry W. Hunt, A
j. Dosk and wife, r.. :. Moseley, A
Robinson and son, w. ID. Baliou
George A. Cutler, r. G. Goodyear, c
). Brooks, J. G. woIton.
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