Show traveling inthe fan tar west vest one portion of theldis the voted ted state ind canad canada a lying west and north 0 of ca calad 11 d I 1 the b upper peninsula is sh shut t nit wit from prom tb fk rest of the word wora during the winter thie e detroit advertiser er publishes q edes crip tion ade of of trav trai r drig that I 1 period f t the mails are carried byS Indians ad abd half breed breeds when be the traveling ia Is good on their hacks backs and when it is 13 bad by dog do tr trams trims ns the snow falls to a de depth t h of IV from two to five or six six feet tha the snowshoes now snow shoes h 43 u used sed by the in men er are about eight echt pr ten inches in width and f from rom two wo and a half halt to four and ii a half feet iu 11 length they are hat flat and are made mude of a bow of maple atwood wood round at the toe tos and coming to a point at the heel where th the e ends end are fast fastened ned by thong thongs of raw aw deer skin the pace is filled by a lace work of raw deer or moose skin alia strings with the he exception in front of or a crots crois cro s p ece 0 of f wood odd lipan upon which the ball of the tile footrests foot rests rebis the slices used by women are smaller than those used by the men and of a different shape the feet of the person using the theao th eho thota are incased uncased In ln moccasins of bu buck cArkin kin sufficiently large to admit three or four foun of 0 tha iha blanket I 1 used not only to keep the fett feet marm warm arm but also to prevent the toes irom being chafed chafee by the at ings of buc buckskin kikin which lri erh lre iri passed over them hem and by which the shoes are art fastened to the feet the dog trains used are made of a flat board about an inch in thickness ten inches inched in edth width and from a ax x to ten and twelve feet in in length and are turned up in front at each side of the train a rope is fastened running ru the whole length of 0 it and a irain tran train iran cloth of canvas is used considerably sider ably larger than the train the articles to be carried are aie placed on the cloth from one end of the iraln irain to the other olber the cloth is then wrapped over them and laced up by means of a string g under tiie the ropes at tile the fide tide for a tramp the edibles carried are usually some flour pilot bread breed salt polk tea and sugary sugar and cooking aten utensil ut enil lis ils a tin kettle and a fry try frying pan the lood for jor or the he dogs is generally tallow ind and con corn meal the bed t dollies I 1 othes are a airale blanket to each mad mac indians or half breeds ure are employed as guides guide ard ard aid tants during a fraina I 1 ramp imagine a white man and an indian about starting on a tramp of three or four hundred bundred miles through a forest unfrequented by all alving ahin beings b ings except will birds and aidi bidi animals nals the pio pro visions elisions are packed upon the tle train the dogs are bre harr harressey essed to it one ahead of the iho other to fhe the number of four or five fire the indian takes the ther lead with his snow shoes the he follow with the train and the paie pale pale pule face brings up their rear with yells to the doga dogs in front of him tramp tramp until noon when a halt 1 w I made the tile train is the kettle tea ani and sugar is produced aaflie lighta ligh td and arid after taking a cup of tea the word is given and again th tiey tramp commences the tho party makes another halt hait ait alt in lil time to prepare the camping ramping ground before the night S ets sets in the dogs are left stand arg in their har harness ness the indian takes the axe and cuis cuts enough fuel to last till fill morning moni hig nig the e man uses a snow shoe for a shovel and awl clears away the sno snow v it until til ibe file ground is is reached A shelter is over the fire cleared space of or poles covered with e boughs the fiort of the wie wig wigwam ivam is is left open abd and the ground covered with hemlock bogh immediately opposite the front fant a rou ron roning ing log fire is built the dups does and the supper pre pro prepared ared the supper is corn composed of a cup of of tea some somo pork cooked in the frying pan and arid some flour e claa clad laa koa ift ht iiii left from the polk por pot k after su supper the tire pipes and antt tobacco are produced prodoc ed and te the white man in fhe the be froit lut luf the fhe the fil ei while the tile indian coots hp supper of corn and tallow for the dogs iu in the aan san alamp kettle in which tio tte tea had been made but a few minutes before after bein being satisfied with his 68 smoke smoker t the he pale face and arid ludian ludlan wrap their blankets around them thern and lay down side sida by side fide on the hemlock boughs with their feet to the gire fire and r leely leep as sweetly and as soundly as I eyer ieler eer did 1 kirg kirg arg upon tha the richest damask in the morning before day the he Irr indian illan prepares the breakfast which is eaten and the travel ers again ogain move on tha dogs are fed but once a day ard the reason is hey they bey travel much better A distance of thirty miles per day is traveled with ease by those accustomed to the use of snow shoel when toward spring the days bi become ec i 0 i me longer and t the 11 e sun hotter botter the traveling 1 h done at t ri night 1 ight and the and sleeping by day the veteran indian snow sheer will never neer link kink drink water or eat snow during the time lie he ia 19 oil on hie hi journey jo urBey as he says it makes bim him very much weak the indians and halfbreed half balf breeds breed ou coming in from a long journey on their arrival at their then place of destination will if night is near and a dance is in prospect stay abou about t until the ball bell begins go to it and dance until dayl we have known of parties of young men putting on their kaow shoes on christmas morning mo ruing walking thirty miles 0 o a ball dancing all night and inen cheit walking a distance di stance stanca of twelve miles to breakfast we have nave in our mind one of the most wonderful feats of wt cheh ieh ich if it were not well substantiated would be difficult of belief it took place a number of years ego mr schoolcraft residing at Sault st fit to send seed an express to Alac mackinac kinne clista distant of by fay the trail trall about seventy biye five miles mile lie he ent fent eat fur a half breed called la branch and told him that he fiut go and teat that he must start at al that day L albranch LB B ranch objected as there was waa to ba bg a ball yr t 0 evening sf of the next day him must go and that ag as he Q wante wan tedo attend the ball bau if he was back from by 10 ci clock the next evening ha he wo bour pre him twenty dollars extra pay at 12 lle he lie star started and awl the next day at 10 pm appeared again having gouette go nethe netho whole distarce miles in 3 34 31 1 houis horis after receiving the clomped twenty dollars he could have F been peen n in in by 8 but he waited two hours on ine ice hill back of the town for fear that he might g get et in in ah ahead ad of time and lose his money after leaving mr store la branch went to t the tho ball and tripped the until daylight 14 |