various parts of the town it being the first
time I ever was in the State of Mishigan it
cleared off this morning & we had the sun
again

September 24, 1841 ~ Friday

24^th We passed through Lake St Clair & St Clair
River & Lake Huron to Mackinaw Straits we tarried
here an hour saw many Indians who ketch many
salmon trout in these straits which is the best blace
for trout in America we bought a number of them
that would weigh 6 or 8 lbs corned for 6 cts each we
had a rough night in lake Michigan ({I caught bad [illegible]})

September 25, 1841 ~ Saturday

25 A vary rough morning all sea sick we stoped at
Manitou Island cooked dinner on land & lay by the
wharf untill sun set 4 oclok & started on the jour
ney untill 12 oclock at night when a tremendious
storm & wind arose which made the lake
as rough as it could be by the force of wind
& such a scenery as quickly followed I nev
er before witnessed in all my travels either by sea or
land on water or earth. The Captain of the
Chesepeak with other officers, hands & passeng
ers mostly expected to go to the bottom to have
Judged from outward appearances I should
think here was twenty chances of being
lost to one of being saved yet I did not once
expect during the whole scenery to be lost for
I expected & felt that the Lord would savae
us from a watery grave by some means we
were about 40 miles from land at about 12
oclock at night when I was awoke from a
sound sweet sleep in my birth by the cry
of some one yaying we shall all be lost the
first thought that entered my mind was I
make No calculations on being lost I however
leaped out of my birth onto my feet & went on
to the uper deck I immediately saw we were
in eminant danger of being wrecked the wind
blew almost a Huricane & the waves were
running over her bow in a dreadful manner the boat
was rather heavy loaded, their was about 300
passengers on board with a large quantity of
luggage 8 Jack Asses some geese & piggs were