The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-08-10

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gfeatscopper district, which was indi-
Gated by the enormous piles of copper
brick ready for shipment, and many
shelters. Here is located Michigan.
School of Mines which includes a Lii
brary Building, Hubbard Hall, Min
ing and Civil Engineering Hall, Gym
nasium, Chemical Building, Electrical
Building, and Metallurgy and, Ore
Pressing Building.
Sailed on Lake Superior again,
then into Keweenaw Bay. Arrived at
Marquette at 4:3O Saturday afternoon,
but due to a large freight boat being
in port, W. were unable to enter.
Therefore the Marquette passengers
were taken ashore in a life boat.
Early Sunday morning we arrived
at Sault Ste. Marie. Here we saw
st. Mary's Falls, which is a series of
rapids. Passed through Poe lock,
which was constructed due to the diff
erent level of the water here. The
ship is allowed to enter, the water is
then lowered to the level of the body
of water into which it is to pass, the
gates swing open and the boat goes
on. Here we saw many freight and
passenger boats of large size, also the
whaleback, the Alexander McDougal.
Sault Ste. Marie is also built on the
Canadian side in Ontario. Passed
through the U. S. ship canal Of which
there are two, one for down-going
boats, and one for their return. These
canals were dredged, large piles of
rock being deposited on either side.
Trapping, fishing and numbering are
the main industries here, while it is
fine agricultural country. Sailed into
Hay Lake, passed through Neebish
Island which is large, then into Mud
Lake, there being a very perceptible
difference in the color of the water.
Entered port at Mackinac Island at
2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, where we
had two hours for touring the island.
The place of interest here was Fort
Mackinae, built by the British in
1850. The block house, two smaller
buildings and the stone quarters vet
remain from that time. There are
also the Mission Church built in 1920,
Indian burying grounds, Old Mission
House which became an Indian school
built in 1924, Arch Rock l49 feet high,
old rife range and target stand used
in 1872 by the British for practice,
Deer Park in which are twenty deer,
Henry's Hiding Place-in 1863 Alex
Henry, an English fur trader, a
rescued here by an Indian girl whom
he afterwards married, all the rest of
the party were killed-Point Lookout
229 feet high where .we,had a splendid
view OF the lake, also of Sugar Loaf
Hill which is 80 feet high, Fort Holmes
1886 feet high, built by the British.
Mackinac is a great summer resort.
Only about 100 remain during the
winter. The cedars here are very
beautiful.
After sailing all night on Lake
Huron, OF Monday morning we passed
Port Huron, Mich, and Sarnia, in
Ontario, both prettily located. Here
is a tunnel of the Great Trunk R. r.,
connecting the two cities. Saw many
salt mills here, the Diamond Crystal
Salt mill being among them, adver-
tised as ''The Salt That's All Salt"
Orchards add to the beauty of the
scenery. Harvesting is in operation.
Here were country street cars running
between the fields.
Now we glide along the St. Clair
River, with picturesqueness exquisite
lily grand. Here are numerous sum-
mer cottages, built on piles, some be-
ing filled in, the result being a pretty
lawn. This country is called 1.-THE
Flats. There was recently a contro-
versy as to its ownership, but Michi-
1gan won,in the dispute. 1t is often
fcalled Second Venice, and needs only
the gondolas to make it complete.
At noon, Detroit, the home of the
automobiles, was reached. Here are
made the Ford, Hudson, E. M. F., and
others too numerous to mention. The
business portion is a continual mass
of sk~y-scrapers. The Pontchartrain
Hotel, a comparatively new building
of this class, illustrates the famous
chariot race by Ben Hur, for its adj
vertisement for spectacularity.
AS we left Detroit we saw several
dredges at work, the Hercules and
Gladiator being among them, which
are famous the world over. Rock
drilling machines were also at work
here widening the channel, it being
very narrow. AS we were about to
enter Lake Erie, we passed Bots Blanc
Island which is heavily wooded.
At ten O'Clock that evening, sailed
into port at Cleveland, Ohio. 1t is a
clean looking, up-to-date city. 1t can