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many years before the advent of white
men, by prehistoric races Biologists
say this is the oldest part of the Oldest
continent, the land here being the first
to appear above the primeval waters.
East or keWeenau point and far south
OF the horizon line lies the city of Mar
quette, the Pictured Rocks, and Michf-
cams valuable and widely diffused cop
per, iron, silver and gold districts
which give up several million tons of
mineral every year.
AT THE 800"
1t is nearing the noon hour next dav
When the steamship leaves the vast
reaches Of Lake Superior and enters
W rskl bay. with Point Iroquois on thu
american side and eros Cap on the
canadian side. Since leaving Duluth
the powerful engines have been run
ming as regularly as a watch. the great
screws at each revolution sending the
snip forward eighteen feet, or at the
rate OF twenty miles an hour Ex-
perlenced eyes all night long scanned
the sea in every direction, and strong
elect1c lights shot out their rays to all
points The lighting arrangements Of
the ship are as perfect as human skill
can devise. Should a lamp go out, the
event is recorded in the pilot house by
the ringing of bell and the lighting
OF a warning lamp. The searchffght
has the power of 100,0 900 candles. and
shoots a column of fierce brightness
miles away into the night The electric
system is so complete that European
governments and ship builders have
sent experts to examine it and other
appliances of the great ship
The bay gradually narrows to n
channel known as ST. Marie or Mary's
river winch connects Lake Superior
with Lake Huron. This latter lake Is
somewhat lower than it's kindly
brother, and to drop to its level there
is a descent of eighteen feet in rapids
winch prevent navigation. To get
around this difficulty a canal has been
putt which bears the name of the Sault
Ste. Marie canal. $500 and 800
Saint Mary or Susan Mary" are
forms which the words often take in
the familiar speech of sailors and resi-
dents. The canal does more business
IN seven months than the Suez canal
does in twelve
The tonnage passing through it last
season was about 10000 900 tons of
winch over % per cent was eaSt-bGund.
American ships do the bulk of the bust
ness, the proportion of freight carried
by Canadian vessels being only about
. per cent of the whole. The present
lock IS insufficient, but the new one
now being built by the government at
cost of $4,000.000. will be 100 feet
- 49,
Ii is an interesting sight to witness
the passage of vessels through the lock.
Inc two towns, one on each side of the
river, the canal, islands and rapids
are in plain view, also Fort Brady, an
American military post with a force
OF several companies of men. A side
TRIP can be taken if the steamship halts
long enough which will long be remem-
bered. There are a few Indians linger-
ing along the river. who make a living
by fishing, selling trinkets and carving
tourists down the rapids A lady ex-
pressed the feelings of every one who
has taken the trip when she said She
would not go again for a thousand
dollars, but would not have missed it
for a hundred dollars, and yet it only
cost so cents.
THE 500" was first visited as early
as 1641 by missionaries and was called
the Sault de CASTOR, but thirty years
later Pere Marquette, accompanied by
Claude Dabiou landed there and remain
ed it Sault Ste. Marie. "Sault'' is the
French word for leaps or rapids"
Then there was a long silence in the
history of these waters. The town
here is the oldest in Michigan. and
one of the oldest in America.
Leaving the 500 the course is along
st. Mary's river among the Les Chene-
aux islands or Snow islands. grouped
about the head of Lake Huron, to
MACKINAC ISLAND,
which rises abruptly from the water.
1t is noted locality around which
cluster Indian myths and earIy mis-
slonary history. 1t stands near where
three great. lakes meet, and first bore
the name of Michili- Mackinaw. There
are excellent summer resort houses on
the island. Off to the west are the
narrow Straits of Mackinac. and be-
yond the water of Lake Michigan.
Leaving this charmed spot the steam
ship pursues her way down Lake HUI
ron, and In due time Port Huron on
the American side and Sarnia on the
Canadian side are sighted and the ST.
Clair river is entered, and under which
passes the great railway tunnel, the
cars below, the ships above, each NOV
ing in their own particular way. Be-
fore reaching Lake st. Clair a canal
is traversed. Many beautiful summer
houses are scattered along the banks
of the river. Lake st. Clair, shall
low stretch of twenty-five miles OF
water, is soon covered by the swift
passing steamship and Detroit
toric point and its beautiful surround
irgs, and of Windsor and Sandwich,
on the Canadian side. are to be had
from the towering decks. Old Fort
Wayne. a military post, is in plain
sight as the mighty ship moves ma
jestically down the Detroit river, with
farm houses and villages ever in view.
until land is lost sight of on Lake
Erie. he ship in due time passes Kel-
ly'S and Put-in-Bay islands, noted for
grapes and wines, as well as for sum-
mer hotels. Put-in-Bay was the rem
devious of Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry's fleet before and after the
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