Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-11-18
DR.. PORTER IN SOLITUDE,
He Camps In Maine-Pays Visit to His Alma
Mater-Rough Lake Voyage.
OQUossoC. MAINE. Nov

OQUOSSOC, MAINE, Nov.
EDITOR CENSOR: am way ar re
on the famous Rangely Lake, alo s. in
the dense woods, in 10x12 cabin 3 x ng
on a tool chest writing by the Ii of
two lanterns came up two DAY go
with my brother, who is building = m
mer residence here, and we hay : cen
shingling his woodshed. He has 8 me
with the carpenter because wo z not
go out to civilization as long as low
ely weather continues. The LAKE = still.
the SHY clear, weather warm an ,ater
In the pail out of doors did noS 1reeze
last night have Just eaten my hum
bic meal out by the fire of dackling
cedar, rod from the lake. Coffee with
out cream, hard tack, canned beans and
apricots was the bill of fare. NV bed
is beside me and is made of fragrant
FIR boughs, old canvass, a tent and plenty
of blankete--it is pretty hard, but lay
on 1t from to 7elast night. The rocky
ground is covered with the beautiful
trailing arbutus, the May flower of New
England, the little gold thread the uva.
ursi and other trailing plants The
railroad runs 30 rods from our camp
and the lots 30 rods by 100 feet frontage
on the lake cost 800. Across the water
half mile Is q big summer hotel. Not
far away is the camp of Senator FIVE
who with hundreds of other big rien
from the big cities, comes here every
summer to fish and spend money.
| had pleasant trip while coming
here except while crossing Lake Mtchi
gan from Milwaukee to Grand Haven.
a week ago tonight. Atop m. as we
were ready to leave Milwaukee harbor
gale arose and our new steel car ferry
had TO battle with the storm until noon
next day The pilot run her north So
miles anu back, and we landed at D
IN instead Of 5 a m. kept my berth
all the time and invented a preventiv.
of NAL de mer I dined in Sparta and
ate no more until worried down half
sandwich 25 hours later When the
boat began to roll got on my back az
soon as possible. That was not enough
| for soon began TO try TO throw no. "
That was awful hard exercise and ]
turned on the light and looked steadily
| at it and puckering my mouth mad.
| forced expiration or Inspiration, ever,
time the boat made a lungs II was
awful hard work but / kept il up for l2
| hours, steadily eyeing that light in the
| corner of my stateroom During the
forenoon The boat made an awful side
| dip and / thought we were ent ring a
| harbor, but we were turning around NJ
| by Ludlngton Five cars on the track
below us broke loose in the night and
were secured just in time to save them
| going overheard A sportive youne
| gentleman asked the cabin boy if they
couldn't furnish him companion, say
| ing that ii would be a gain of 70 cents
to the boat for the b rth If they would
/ think he had about all he could do to
| care r himself affer the boat left the
harbor / spent Friday in the Athens
of the west Ann Arbor Michigan Uni
versity has enrolled 06S students Th-
| 40 acre campus is nearly covered with
| fine buildings Not having been the II
since 1876, was lost among the great
struciu ures
visited the little old medical build
ing which answered all purposes for tbs
| medical school down to the time of tn,
civil wal, a picture of which adorns ms
| diploma / saw the great state hospital
| the great new medical building, the
anatomical and chemical Laboratories
and thought, these are typical of the
| growth OF medical art aud science il
| the last half century. / hoped to SEE
Rob Wilkins and Chas. Michelet, bul
they were in the Law lecture IN
Taking the trolly car which runs from
jackson to Detroit, so miles, made tb
81 mil ss to Detroit in q short time st
cost of SO cents, instead OF twice hal
on the Michigan Central There was 6
foot Of snow near Port Huron and {
little along the ST. Lawrence nj the
! Adirondack mountains were white.
/ spent Sunday in Montreal, worshipins
in the Cathedral, climbing Mt, Roya
and walking the streets. j. is fine ole
city with good many FRI nch residents
and / believe they are a grade higher il
civilization than those found there 3.
years ago. O. V. PORTER.