The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-01-26
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on still had few townships In Ke-
veenaw county which he wished 10
urvey.ahd, in addition to his crew.
'e asked several men OF Mr.. Burt's
party TO 90 with him. The whole
,arty embarked on schooner aud
AN To Portage entry, where DR..
and his men went ashore,
Mr.. Burt and others, including Mr..
Stiles, proceeding down the lake To
he 500 and thence 10 Detroit.
Peter. Frenchman, who &C
Dr. Houghton, told me
he story afterwards" said Mr..
stiles. Some OF the men who had
zone ashore went into what is now
county, while DR.. Hough-
on and four or five men went
through Portage lake and portrayed
heir boats across the land through
which the ship canal now runs.
When they reached the shore Of Lake
superior there was storm raging,
'ut DR.. Houghton was for proceed
ng to Eagle river. Peter advised
gainst it, but the leader of the
'arty was determined. AS they
'roceeded the storm grew worse,
nd, when about midway, DR..
ioughton decided to turn into
hore. Although rocks doomed up
n the coast Of the lake, there seemed
o be no other course, and the boat
'as turned. A wave struck 1t and
went over, all going into the
'ater. Peter told me later that he
anne up near the boat and q hand
bowed above the water. He caught
old OF it and drew up DR.. Hough-
on, who said Take care of yourself
'eter," Peter was forced to losen
is hold, and that was the last that
'as seen OF the man who did so much
Dr. the upper peninsula. Three OF
he poor fellows we're drowned,
'eter and one or two others escap-
ng. They made their way to
Detroit after great hardships. The
ROWING occurred on Oct Is, l845,
nd it was the next spring before
)r. Houghton's body was found"
Came Again In ls4z.
Mr.. Stiles next came to the upper
in the spring Of 1847, again
nth Mr. Burt, to complete the sur
ey. just at the time the Ihdepen-
ence, the new steamboat on Lake
uperior bad been brought across
he straits Of Mackinac. The party
lnded at L'Anse and took an
indian trail. which was known as
he Eighty-Mile Trail, to a point
here they began to lay out the
tate line. Mr.. Stiles, all that sum-
fer had charge of a pack train, car-
ying provisions to the men working
n the state line aud be travelled
yer the Eighty Mile trail for mum.
rous trips.
81 had quite time on that trail
hat summer. he said. "Many
ines the provisions were late in ar
living and, although the men
ould catch plenty of fish, they
we're often out OF Other necessities
md would be waiting at the end OF
he trail watching for me to arrive.
I was necessary to swim the Stur-
yeon and other rivers on the trail,
he ponies aud men swimming, With
he provisions loaded on a big tree. :"
The party completed the state
inc 10 the fall, ending their work at
he head OF the Montreal river and
over their own and
he Eighty-Mile trail to L'Anse,
rom where they embarked for
Detroit. Z
Here Continuously Since 1864.
Mr.. Stiles returned to Marc uette
9 remain permanently 10 1864. he
I'D Mr.. Burt went from Detroit to
5reen Bay, arriving there in the
'pring, when the ice was too soft to
permit the use OF slsighs and still too
iolid to allow boats to 60 through
t. They went to Escanaba on foot
md from there to Marquette. A short
ime later tho @. 4 N. w railway
cached Negaunee. and the trip to
over Michigan and other points
aes made easy. y
!. Marquette at that time had some
,retense Of being q hamlet OF promise
there was but one brick
louse ia the town, that being built
~ Judge Edwards and is still stand
ng. All the other buildings were
wooden shacks put up hastily and
Nth little regard for appearance.
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