Fort Wayne, Indiana, city directory, 1889-90, Part 68

Author: R.L. Polk & Co. cn
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Taylor, Mich. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 820

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VAN FEYEN- GO-DETROIT

Arch Rock, from the Beach

ACKINAC ISLAND, the rock girt, fairy isle, sitting like an emerald gem in the clear, pellucid wave, rises gradually and majestically from the crystal waters, which cover but cannot conceal the glistening, white pebbly depths beneath. It is the central point of the three great lakes. It knows no land breeze, VANT- CO. STARE'SROUTE hence the winds are always cool and refreshing, and seem incessantly tossing balls at each other. They no sooner cease blowing from Lake Michigan than they come from Lake Huron, and Lake Superior is never behind in the contest. Mackinac Island con- tains two thousand two hundred and twenty-one acres, of which the national park comprises eight hundred and twenty- one, and the military reservation one hundred and three acres. The natural scenery is unsurpassed. Nature seems to have exhausted herself in the manifold objects of interest which meet the eye in every direction. The lover of Mother Earth will hardly grow weary of wandering through its shaded glens, and climbing over its rugged rocks, each day bringing to light some new object of beauty and interest. Longfellow, in his poem of "Hiawatha " has put into English verse some of its wild Indian legends, which people every rock and glen with spectral habitants. Hiawatha is the Mena-bosho of the Algonquins, and the Island of Mackinac was considered his birthplace.

If the poetic muses are ever to have a new Parnassus in America, they should certainly fix on Mackinac Island. Hygeia, too, should place her temple here, for it is one of the purest, dryest, clearest and most healthful of atmospheres. The Island shows unmista kable evidence of the water having once been two hundred and fifty feet above its present line. It is a mooted question whether the lake has fallen from its original level, or the island has, from some cause, been lifted up. Springs of water, clear and cold, may be found at the base of the high cliffs, and scattered through other localities.

Mackinac village is a perfect curiosity in itself. Situated at the foot of the bluff, upon the brow of which stands the fort, it extends for a distance of a mile along the beach. The buildings are a mixture of the modern and antique, some of which were brought from Old Mackinaw when the town and fort were removed from that point after the massacre of June 4, 1763. Many of the fences are of the original palisade style.

Schoolcraft, who visited it in 1820, says: " Nothing can exceed the beauty of this island." It is a mass of calcareous rock, rising from the bed of Lake Huron, and reaching a height of more than three hundred feet above the water. Some of its cliffs shoot up per- pendicularly, and tower in pinnacles like half ruined gothic steeples. It is cavernous in some places, and in these caverns the ancient Indians were wont to place their dead. Por- tions of the beach are level, and well adapted to landing from boats. The harbor at the south end is a little gem. In it, vessels can anchor and be sure of a holding, and around it, the little old fashioned French town nestles in primitive style, while above frowns the fort, its white walls gleaming in the sun. The whole area of the island is one labyrinth of curious glens and valleys. Old fields appear in spots which were formerly cultivated by Indians. In some of them are circles of gathered stones, as if the Druids themselves had dwelt there. The soil, though rough, is fertile. The Island was formerly covered with a dense growth of rock maple, oak, iron wood, etc., and there are still parts of this ancient forest left, but all the southern limits exhibit a young growth. There are walks and winding paths of the most romantic character among its hills and precipices. From the eminences overlooking the lake can be seen magnificent views of almost illimitable extent.

Plummer's Lookout, Les Cheneaux Islands in the Distance.

The late Dr. Drake says: "The island is the last, and, of the whole, the most impor- tant summer resort to which we can direct the attention of the infirm or the fashionable. The living streams of pure water, cooled down to the temperature of 44°, gush from the lime rock precipices, and an atmosphere never sultry or malarious, supersedes all necessity for nauseating iron, sulphur and epsom salts. As a health resort it is unsurpassed. Its cool air and pure water are just what are needed to bring back the glow of health to the faded cheek, and send the warm currents of life dancing through the system with youthful vigor." Its natural beauties and historic associations, together with the innumerable lesser attrac- tions which cluster round about, serve to furnish visitors with so much entertainment and variety for either the robust or weakly ones, that ennui which eventually is felt at most resorts need not be experienced here. In Mackinac you eat with a new relish, and sleep like a child. You row, or ramble, scarcely able to keep your buoyancy within bounds. Dr. Mills, once post surgeon at Mackinac, says: "No better place can be found for sickly girls and puny boys, for worn out men and women, whether from overworked brain or muscle, or for those inclined to hypochondria. A change from the tiresome sameness of home scenes cannot fail to benefit all. From the hour of entering Lake Huron, your feelings will indicate that you have passed beyond the reign of miasma, fever, dyspepsia, blue devils and duns, and you look back upon the whole of them with gay indifference, or a feeling of good- natured contempt, as every turn of the steamer's wheel carries you farther into the temperate and genial climate of the lakes, and away from your perplexities. Under these influences real diseases may abate, and the imaginary ones be forgotten. In the celebrated white fish (classical name, coregonus albus, signifying food of the nymphs), is found a native whose acquaintance is liable to but one objection, that of destroying the taste for any other fish, and which, with the trout and potatoes of the island render all foreign delicacies superfluous. We would caution the gourmand, however, against an excessive use of trout, which are said to produce drowsiness, for those who visit Mackinac should be wide awake, lest some scene of interest should pass unobserved.

Besides the agreeable change of climate on reaching Mackinac, there is the new sensation to one who has not before enjoyed the novelty of an insular life, of having found an island retreat. To his jaded sensibilities all around him is fresh, a feeling of security comes over him, and when, from the rocky battlements of the fort, he looks down on the surrounding waters, they seem a bulwark of defense against the host of annoyances from which he has sought a refuge. Thus the curative state of mind begins to act on the body from the first moment, and this salutary mental excitement will not soon die away, for the historic associations, not less than the surrounding scenery, are well fitted to maintain it, and to make the invalid forget his ailments. Dr. Mann says, "A few whiffs of the air would make your lungs give a hygienic laugh. This air must have been left clear out of Eden, and did not get cursed. Children are crazy with animal spirits, and eat in such a way as to demonstrate the paradox that the quantity contained may be greater than the container." These extracts will no doubt meet with a hearty response from thousands who have visited Mackinac.

At watering-places generally, all the features of the surrounding scenery are soon familiarized to the eye, which then merely wanders over the commingled throngs of coquettes, dandies, dancers and idlers, and soon returns to inspect the real or fancied in- firmities of its possessor. A visit to Mackinac reverses all this. The attractions of the sur- rounding region are of a different and more wholesome kind, and draw to them those who seek health and recreation, and offer a delightful hot weather asylum to all who need to escape from crowded cities or a sultry climate. Besides this, the voyage imparts a pleasing excitement to the faculty of observation, curiosity is stirred up to the highest pitch, and pleasantly gratified by the hourly unfolding of fresh scenes of nature, some new blending of land and water, a group of islands different from the last, or a shifting series of painted clouds seen in the kaleidoscope of heaven afford constant variety, while the frequent trips of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company's steamers enable you to return as soon as desired.

Constance Fennimore Woolson knew the charm of the place when she made it the scene of so many romances, among them being the novel "Anne," and the short sketches, " Flower of the Snows," "The Old Agency," "Jeannette," and "Fairy Island."

Mackinac Village, as seen from the Gun Platform of the Fort.

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shore the heavy surl of Lake Michigan rolls grandly over the finest bathing beach on fresh water. the children may with perfect safety paddle about the harbor within, that sheet of water being perfectly calm in the heaviest weather. Besides the large amusement haH which stands high above the beach on the breezy Lake Michigan side, the resort includes numerous cottages, which are provided for such of the guests as prefer the seclusion of their own roof. These are snugly placed in the thickly wooded groves, and are very inviting.

The scenery from the point is truly beautiful. On the inner side the glassy surface of the water reflects on its placid bosom the drifting clouds, trees and many floating things, until one grows giddy with the mirage; on the outer, the long swells and spicy breezes come swiftly in from a hundred mile journey across the lake, while the eye takes in with one glance the whole of Little Traverse Bay, with its long sweep of wooded hills and Petoskey and Bay View on the opposite shore.

These Resorts are in hourly communication with Petoskey by boat and rail, or can be reached direct from Mackinac by the Lake Michigan steamers.

Charlevoix lies 18 miles below Petoskey, on the Lake Michigan shore. This beautiful little town is situated on both sides of a short strait, the outlet of Round and Pine Lakes. It is a most picturesque spot, and serves as a rendezvous for the army of summer visitors who annually cast their lot among its many lakes, streams and forests. Further up, the handsome grounds and residences of the Kalamazoo and Chicago Resorts, which occupy the north and south shores respectively, provoke many expressions of amazement and admiration as the steamer passes on her way to Pine Lake, whither she goes to turn about.

Traverse City, lying at the head of Traverse Bay, about a day's run from Mackinac, is a favorite resort.

A Trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, via Mackinac Island, embraces all the features of the Lake Michigan shore, and is most enjoyable, if the tourist be not pressed for time.

The Inland Route is undoubtedly the most interesting one between Mackinac and Petoskey. Nothing short of a water trip through the heart of Florida can compare to this wonderfully novel route by crooked rivers and lovely lakes, across the northern end of Michigan. Even with the former the comparison ends here, as the salubrious climate and the high forest grown shores are lacking. The little steamer "Mary " leaves Mackinac at 7 o'clock, Cheboygan at 9 o'clock, every morning, and after picking her way among logs and booms, past saw mills and through the lock, steams up the crooked Cheboygan to Mullet Lake. A most beautiful landscape now bursts upon the view, far surpassing the most lurid description. The lake is 12 miles long by 5 wide, with a charming ruggedness of outline, caused by the thickly wooded hills which completely encircle it and form its shores. A beautiful azure sheen of its own throws a dreamy haze over the whole, which the mind is unwittingly comparing with Ireland's Lakes of Killarney. Topinabee is situated at the further end, and here the passengers debark for dinner. The Michigan Central R. R. has a station here, and it is also a favorite spot for cottagers and campers. After dinner the steamer "Northern Belle" takes up the journey, and we worry through Indian River, past a village of the same name, and into Burt Lake, the lower end of which we cross. This lake is 10 miles long by 5 wide, and has thickly wooded shores, along which many tents may be observed. We now enter Crooked River. the shallowest and most crooked of the three, and although the steamer, draws but thirty inches of water, it is only by a constant succession of twists and turns, scrapes and pushes and stops and backs that we get through to Crooked Lake, where after a run of three miles, we tie up to the wharf at Oden, having passed an exciting and highly interesting day. A dummy awaits our arrival and starts immediately on the eight mile run to Petoskey, where we arrive in season for supper.

Marquette, the metropolis of the Lake Superior country, is a very handsome city. Its business portion displays great activity and metropolitan tastes, and though lying in a valley, is well situated to command the harbor. Its residences, which are exceedingly beautiful, are placed high up on a bluff to the north, and command a view of the lake for 30 miles, a distance made possible by the exceedingly pure and rare northern atmosphere. While its salubrious climate, pure water, fresh air and central location combine to make it a capital base of operations for all the lovers of the rod and gun who visit these natural game preserves, it possesses no small attractions within itself. Speckled trout may be

caught in the streams near by, while in the bay lake trout of 20 to 30 pounds in weight fur. nish exciting sport. The hotels are of the best, and everything necessary for hunting and fishing may easily be obtained. Marquette is best reached by the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette R. R., whose route from St. Ignace is through the heart of the upper peninsula.

The Trip to the Soo is worthy of note. The steamer, after rounding Mackinac Island, follows the northern shore of Lake Huron as far as Detour, at the entrance of the St. Mary's river, where the real interest begins. The river is 62 miles long, and is composed of a succession of beautiful straits and broad lakes. It is almost entirely shut in by high hills. which rise from the water's edge. In the many beauties and eccentricities of the stream and its outline, it is freely compared to the Hudson and other famous rivers. The channel s narrow, crooked and shallow, however, and must be passed by daylight. This is usually accomplished at dawn, this line being the only one which makes it at mid-day. The river s full of islands, and there are many popular hunting and fishing resorts along its course, among which may be mentioned Lime Island and Sailors' Encampment.

Sault Ste. Marie, 55 miles from Lake Huron, is reached about 6 o'clock in the after- noon. It is a city of 3,000 inhabitants, and one of northern Michigan's principal attractions. There is much of interest about the old place. It lies on the left bank of the river, just below the famous government ship canal, built for the purpose of passing the St. Mary's rapids. The lock of this canal is 650 feet long by 80 feet wide, and has a lift of 18 feet. Considerable tonnage may therefore pass through at one time. The experience of passing through this lock is very exciting, the view grand. As the steamer rises with slow but majestic power, the American and Canadian villages, the old fort, the unused Canadian lock, and last but not least, the foamy and mist enveloped rapids come within the range of vision, and form a never-to-be-forgotten picture. An inspection of the government works well repays the trouble. The immense and perfect structure of masonry, the water power which runs all the machinery necessary to operate the monster gates of the lock, and the dynamos which furnish the electric lighting, are perfect in all their details, and well dis- play man's ingenuity. The rapids are a source of much curiosity and awe, and to "shoot"

them in an Indian canoe is the acme of delight to the adventurous. Fort Brady, erected in

1823, is an old and important U. S. military post. Speckled trout are found in several streams in this vicinity, and the river itself affords good fishing, especially among the islands on the Canadian side. The woods are well stocked with game of all descriptions. The great sport, however, is the spearing of whitefish at the foot of the rapids. Indians are constantly engaged in this exciting business, but very few visitors are able to acquire the facility necessary in handling the spear.

A Week's Vacation may be made to compass the most enjoyment at the least expense, by taking the City of Mackinac from Detroit Saturday night, the Inland Route from Cheboy- gan Monday morning, the Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. from Petoskey Tuesday evening, the Soo steamer from Mackinac Thursday morning, and the Steamer City of Alpena for home Saturday evening. This enables one to take in the beauties of the Inland Route and Soo river, spend one day each at Petoskey, Mackinac Island and Les Cheneaux Islands, and arrive home in time for business the following Monday morning.

The Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company's CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE LINE. Via Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Company's Steamers from Mackinac.

THROUGH TIME TABLE.

eave Cleveland,

Tues. 9 00 P. M.

Fri. 9.00 P. M. Sat. 10.00 P. M.

Leave Detroit, Wed. 9.00 A. M.

Arrive Mackinac, Thur. 5.30 P. M.

Mon. 7.00 A. M.

Arrive Mackinac, Thur. 10.00 P. M. Fri. 7.00 P. M. Mon. 10.00 A. M. ) Mon. 7.00 P. M.

or < Tues. 10.00 P. M. Arrive Milwankee, Fri. 10.00 P. M. Sun. 9.00 A. M. Tues. 9.00 P. M.) Wed. 9.00 A. M. Arrive. Chicago, Sat. 9.00 A. M. ) for? Sat. 10.00 P. M. Tues. 10.00 A. M.

It will readily be seen that by taking the steamer City of Mackinac from Detroit on Wednesday or Saturday, direct connections are assured with the L. M. & L. S. T. Co's steamer City of Traverse, while the same Company's through boats en route from Lake Superior, afford the opportunity for a short stopover at the Island, as indicated by the second and fourth columns of the time table. The City of Traverse being a local steamer with terminal at Mackinac, is absolutely reliable as to time and guarantees rooms for all through passengers who bespeak rooms in advance, at the D. & C. S. N. Co's offices.

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.

THE CLEVELAND LINE

LAKE ERIE DIVISION. Steamers "CITY OF CLEVELAND" and "CITY OF DETROIT" DAILY LINE BETWEEN

CLEVELAND AND DETROIT.

Leave Cleveland every Evening (except Sundays) at 9.00 o'clock,

From Company's Wharf, 23 River Street, arriving at Detroit the following morning at 5.00, connecting with morning trains for all points in Michigan and Canada; also with the Com- pany's Lake Huron Steamers for Mackinac and Northern Lake Ports.

Leave Detroit every Evening (except Sundays) at 10 o'clock,

From Company's Wharf, foot of Wayne Street, arriving at Cleveland the following morning at 5.00, connecting with morning trains for all points East and South.

REGULAR SUNDAY NIGHT TRIPS COMMENCE JUNE 24TH, AND END SEPTEMBER 9TH.

LAKE HURON DIVISION. Steamers "CITY OF ALPENA" and "CITY OF MACKINAC" FOUR TRIPS PER WEEK BETWEEN

DETROIT AND MACKINAC.

Going North.

DISTANCES.

Lv. Detroit1

... . Wednesday and Friday,

MORNING 9.00

Monday and Saturday,

A M

Marine City. .

1.00 On Signal.

Tuesday and Sunday,

2.00

St. Clair. ..

2.00

3.00

Port Huron

4.00

6.30

124

Sand Beach3 . .

9.15

11.30

180

Oscoda 4

Thursday and Saturday,

2.15

4.00

197

Harrisville

. .

4.00

5.30

228

A.pena5

7.30

9.00

329

101

Cheboygan

4.00

Wednesday and Monday,

5.30

345

Mackinac IsI'd 7

5.30

7.00

350

Arr. St. Ignaces

.€

6.00

7.30

Going South.

DAYS

NIGHT

DAYS

MORNING

Lv. St. Ignace8.

. Thursday and Saturday,

9.00

Wednesday and Monday,

10.00

Mackinac IsI'd ?.

9.30

10.30

" Cheboygan 6 . .

11.00

1.2

101

"Alpena 5

Friday and Sunday.

7.30

. :

8.00

153

Harrisville

10.00

. .

10.30

170

Oscoda +

11.30

12.00

226

Sand Beach 3 . .

4.00

Thursday and Tuesday.

4.30

288

Port Huron ?.

8.30

9.30

350

Arr. Detroit 1

Saturday and Monday.

2 00

1.30

CONNECTIONS .- (1) With Railroads diverging, the Company's Lake Erie Division and the Lake Superior Transit Co. (2) With Railroads diverging and Northwest Trausportation Co. (3) Port Huron & Northwestern Railway. (4) Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railway. (5) Bay City Line of Steamers.

Lake Superior and Soo River.

(8) Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway for Lake Superior Ports.

THE DETROIT AND CLEVELAND STEAM NAV.CO.

F. E. RANDALL, Gen, East. Pass, Agt.,

PITTSBURG, PA.

T. F. NEWMAN, Gen. Agt., CLEVELAND, O.

GUS. SCHANTZ, Gen. West. Pass. Agt., DETROIT, MICH.

E. B. WHITCOMB, GEN'L PASS. AGENT, Foot of Wayne Street, DETROIT, MICH.

STEAMERS RUN UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST.

NIGHT 10.00

Through

Way

$ 1

Oakland Hotel.

A M

Noon. 12.00

Oakland Hotel .

On Signal.

(6) Inland Route, (7) Steamers for Lake Michigan,

DAYS

FORT WAYNE DIRECTORY.

. PAPE, Pres. WM. FLEMING, Vice-Pres. WILSON McQUISTON, Sec. E PETERS BOX AND LUMBER CO.

VENEER AND BAND SAWED

JAK, WALNUT, POPLAR AND ASH

LUMBER.

DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF antels and Office Furniture. Office, Factory and Mills, 79 to 101 High St.

urniture and Upholstery

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

and 17 Court Street, FORT WAYNE, IND.

.EMING MANUFACTURING CO., FORT WAYNE, IND., MANUFACTURERS OF

IMPROVED oad Making Machines,

"BOSS" (Two-Wheel) Road Grader. The "LEADER " (Four-Wheel) Road Grader. "WALK AWAY " (Four-Wheel) Road Grader. ALSO DEALERS IN

ad Plows, Dump Scrapers and Excavators.

SEND FOR CATALOGUES.

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

FORT WAYNE, Cincinnati & Louisville R. R.

DIRECT ROUTE

INDIANAPOLIS and the WEST

LOUISVILLE AND ALL POINTS SOUTH.

Two Express Trains Leave Fort Wayne Daily

Through Cars for INDIANAPOLIS, LOUISVILLE and CINCINNATI, arriving there in time to make CLOSE CONNECTIONS

FOR ALL POINTS WEST AND SOUTH.

THROUGH TRAINS DAILY TO CINCINNATI. SHORTER BY 13 MILES TO INDIANAPOLIS, AND 20 MILES TO LOUISVILLE,

AND MAKES FROM

One to Three Hours Quicker Time than any other Route.

S. A. WIKEL, E. A. WALES, W. W. WORTHINGTON,

General Freight Agent. General Ticket Agent. General Superintendent.

FORT WAYNE, IND.

4688

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, city directory, 1889-90, Part 68

Author: R.L. Polk & Co. cn Publication date: 1889 Publisher: Taylor, Mich. : R.L. Polk & Co. Number of Pages: 820

Author: R.L. Polk & Co. cn
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Taylor, Mich. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 820