The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31


and brass kettles for boiling. Everything else could be
made, but these be bought, begged borrowed
maple tree feled and log followed out into
which the be gathered. Little troughs of bass
wood brchen basins made receive the
drops as they trickled from the tree. -
ceeded the bark which stood the midst Of
fine of naples the bank of the Minnesota river
We found this hut partially filed with the SHOWS OF win
the withered the preceding and
pitched outside for few days The snow was
still deep in the woods, with solid crust which we
could easily walk for we usually moved to the sugar mousse
before the sap had actually started the better to complete
our generations like, II,
rather like muskrat as the Indians say for this indus
trious little animal sometimes collects six
eight bushels of edible the winter only be robbed
his people there prospect of
@ ao the p
ward utilized by the hunters for their proper purpose
grandmother did confne herself to making
She also collected good supply of fuel for the fires for she
would not have much time to gather wood when the sap
flow Presently the weather moderated and the
s began to s The mGnta of April
began test the moving eisurefy among
them, in hand and striking quick blow to see the sap
would appear The trees like people have their ndlvdoa
characters; ready to yield their life-bood
while others reluctant Now one of the birchen
basins was set under each tree and hardwood emp driven
deep into the cut which the had made From the cor
of this chpat first drop by drop then more freely
sap dishes.
It from naples but several other
ana ASH %s n made euEaT
taste, which medicinal The
"HoSe
that there enough of it!
A long fire made in the sugar house, and
Connected BY the tin or Dircnen Buckets
into the from which the kettles were kept filled
high with pleasant antcpa tons
the welcome Kissing sound of the boiling
sap boy kettle for his especial charge 1t
his duty to that the fire kept up under it, to
it boil over finally when the became
syrup the dipping out with wooden
paddle SO frequent these tests that for the first day
consumed nearly all that could be made; and it
coro for fiji
cakes of various forms, in birchen
mods, and sometimes in hollow or reeds and the
bills of ducks geese. it pulverzed and
packed rawhide Being prudent she did
it after the first month except upon
special thus made to last almost the
the little fellows and the eaten
with wild rice parched and also with
with their substitutes,
all unknown to us in those days :"
sugarng extended we'll into April and the
returning precincts joyful with
their songs. my brothers into the
Old Upon
Of these excursions they went far that ventured
back alone. When within sight of hut chip
when he calls to his mate HOW glorious II "oulo De-
thought, I bow arrows
Stealthy and cautiously approached, keeping my eye:
the pretty little ANIMAL and just as was about to lei
fly my shaft heard Kissing noise at my feet There
horrd snake coed and ready to spring. Forgetfu tina
warrior loud scream and started backward
but soon recOecting myself looked down with shame, al
though near However; retreated to the in
fallen and there, have often beer
told overheard soliquizing in the following words
limb tree
this occasion OF our last sugar bush IN
Minnesota that stood one day outside OF our nut ane
visitora bent old his hal
almost white and carrying his back large bundle o.
red willow or kinniknick which the Indians dian use fo
saueH indeed perfect weather for max
ing" my grandfather Cloud Man, whose orig
na village the shores Of Lakes Calhoun and Harriet