The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-31

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"The Massey. House Brevoort Lake.
Bass. Fishing Rezeort. The Onley.
$4,000 House. On. The. Lake By The
Week $4,000. Boats Guide an. Minnoes.
$250s0. Cheapest Rates, Best Guide. IA
years on the Lake. Too Ketch Bass Go.
To the Massey House. They Know All
The Grounds. Massey Bros, Props"
This island is mainly owned by the gen.
eral government and is reserved as a ma
tiona park. At the time the British
landed, during the war of 1912, they Sc
cured then resident of the island as guide,
and in return decided him tract of about
500 acres. This title was recognized by the
United States when the British departed.
This owner, for consideration, decided the
land 10 Michael Early, who has occupied
the same for the past As years. had
very pleasant chat with Mr.. Early, while
pursuing one of my island rambes. Sena-
tor Stockbridge bought part of this tract
and intended to erect castle and maintain
park such as he often admired in Great
Britain, but man proposes while God dis
poses.
AS we stand in front Of the John Jacob
Astor House, our mind goes back to 1909,
when the American Fur Company estab-
lished its headquarters. .aupon the island.
AstOr's account and correspondence books
can now be seen at the hotel, and his 'iron-
bound chest" at the store of Col. Fenton.
The island is largely of lime rock forma-
tion, and this crops out into inaccessible
cliffs and picturesque contours, sometimes
rising $50 to 200 feetlabove the green waters
of the straits.
Upon an interior plateau, $50 feet above
the lake level, rises Sugar Loaf rock, 140
| feet above the plateau. while Plummer's
| Outlook near by is even higher.
| There is real rest and tonic influence in
seeking some advantageous outlook and
then combining fact and fancy as one either
sees what is passing around him or reads or
hears told the Indian legends of the days
when Pontiac was too, much for the pale
face. One can not blame the red man In
his willy cunning when his defeat meant the
loss of this enchanted Isle Of the inland seas.
| While Mackinac is now gay with its life
from the southlands, it will only be few
days and the town, the enchanted places,
and the wooded walks will be deserted, and
desolation will reign for three-fourths Of
the year. While sitting upon the gun plat
| form of Fort Mackinac, a soldier told me
that it would not be long before all the girls
would be gone and then no one in the gar
rison would smile again until the return Of
the soft south winds.
This letter was commenced at the island,
and, us now write, the boat is about half
way from Detour to the 500. Our ride to-
day across the upper end of Lake Huron
has been interesting. A strong wind has
rolled the waters into pillows of consider
able size, and we have enjoyed sitting on
deck and watching the rolling and tumbling
of the sea. Tonight we will watch Lake
Superior as it comes tumbling down the
rapids where the great government locks
are situated. This will be our "furthest
north"
We have enjoyed our stops at Detroit,
with its Belle Isle, also at Port Huron,
Sand Beach, Oscoda, and nearly week at
Alpena: then on to Cheboygau andsMacki-
nae, and finally this wonderful river with Its
thousand islands.
AS a result, we feel rested and refreshed
and feel that, while we are Drowned, we
have taken aboard stock of Drawn for the
coming year in school.
BY the time your readers receive this, we
expect to be at home, via the beautiful
steamer, Alpena, and the ID. q M.
j. w. SIMMONS.
10 o'clock, Monday evening.
We have just returned to the hotel here