The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-09-29

returned from LaPO1nte and reported
that the treaty had been signed where
by the Indians surrendered all the lands
! on the North Shore. reserving only a
| small reservation for themselves at
Grand Portage.
A Secret Expedition.
Later in the evening, chief engineer
Clark tapped me on the shoulder and
I followed him into his office.
| "Get your blanket and axe and be
down at the boat landing at 10
o'clock" he said. "Anthony will look
after the grub"
I was at the boat landing at the
hour set but found no one there. A
few moments later, heard some one
down the bay and when he reached the
| boat landing, I saw that it was August
| Zachau. From up the bay came Vose
Palmer and Robert Bothwick. From
another direction came Thomas Clark
and Frank Anthony.
Not word was spoken above a
whisper until we were some distance
from the shore. Oars were taken In
and sails hoisted. I was put at the
helm and made sailing master.
"Where are we going9" asked.
"Head for the entry; we are bound
for the North Shore" was the reply.
! Our boat was sloop-rigged and of
good size. Having a fresh breeze off
shore we were but short time in max
ing landing. Sunday morning showed
up with a stiff north easter and a
/ heavy surf was rolling on the beach.
Our boat was in bad place to stand
heavy sea but we finally got her far
enough up the rocks to be safe.
A Disappointing Breakfast.
When Anthony was called on for
breakfast, he brought out a small basket
in which there were six bread and pork
sandwiches and no tea, coffee or drink
| ing cups. For few minutes it seemed
! as if far away were the safest place
for Anthony but it being Sunday
picnic, we passed off the scanty grub
supply as joke and ate such as we
had, or nothing.
1t was decided that we must build a
cabin to hold possession. Logs were
| cut, assembled and the walls Of 14xl6-
foot cabin were put up six logs high.
Then came the first labor strike by
white men on the North Shore of Lake
Superior. Bothwick and Palmer, being
the best axemen, had done most Of the
work. They refused to do anything
more until they had had something to
eat. There being nothing, it took little
urging to induce the others to join
them and we spent most of the after
| noon loafing around the shore. The
wind and sea did not moderate enough
until after sunset to enable us to
launch our boat and start for the Su-
perior entry.
Sea Sick Prospectors.
A heavy swell still was rolling and
there seemed to be good deal Of un-
easiness on the part Of my companions.
Clark and Anthony insisted on sitting
close to the edge Of the boat as they
| were sure they could tell when we got
near the entry by putting their hands
in the water. Palmer got down in the
bottom of the boat and Bothwick kept
him company a few minutes later
Zachau sat in the bow and what few
words he spoke were in German. ]
did not know whether he was talking
to himself or an absent friend.
Our first attempt in-shore for the
entry was a failure and we found our.
selves among the breakers.
"We are running onto the Shore u
yelled Zachau.
In swinging the boat around, a
breaker caught us broadside to the swell
and we shipped water enough to make
Bothwick and Palmer scramble quickly
from the bottom of the boat and grab
the oars. In the next attempt, we
made the entry and reached the boat
landing, all voting to call it pleasant
Sunday outing and to say nothing more
about it.
Trip to Grand Marais.
Two or three days later. Clark, Rush
Baptiste and I left Superior in birch
bark canoe for the North Shore and
Grand Marais. We encountered bad
weather and spent several days in get
! ting there. Upon arrival, we found
five Frenchmen from Detroit, Michigan
who were in possession and had some
timber cut for their cabins. With H
H. Mccullough, at Sault Ste. Marie
they had chartered a small vessel to
{, take them to Grand Portage where Nc
Cullough had trading post. There
they secured canoes and reached Grand
Marais two days ahead Of us. Two
were men of middle age and three were
young men. One of them was II. God
frey. I did not learn the names OF
the others.
We spent but a short time at Grand
Marais but started on our return trip
At Beaver Bay, Mr.. Clark made q
thorough examination of the water
power on the Beaver river and decided
that there was ample power there fol-
sawmill if the back country hai
enough timber to warrant building one
We camped there for the night and
the next morning, Baptiste was given
orders to 60 as far as Split Rock with
the canoe and to camp there until on,
arrival. Clark and I then took oul
packs and followed the valley Of the
river for several miles back from the
lake where there was large tract OF
white pine along both banks, enough
to keep mill running for number
of years. We reached Split Rock the
next day and, finding Baptiste, resumed
our canoe trip.
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