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evencs 1 i 1 t' XM iS i Zip i A as Wi i00L 7 rn iHt A A one It is not the of tbenatlve shade of a tree a Jw 4 55 topwork himself into an early grave He seems content to plod along in his easy and simple way being always sure of a comfortable living? from the products of his farm which he finds a ready market In' Detroit If 'the atmosphere is particularly drowsy see him lolling contentedly in the I A ject for a guessing contest But there are several hundreds of these turesque people dwelling in Arcadian simplicity along the fertile shores of the river rench is theprevailing lan guage and indeed some hf jthe older settlers will plead unfamiliarity with the English! when one attempts rzrs cTEz NO 314 yj 0 PRICE (IVE CENTS unseemly scramble for the distinction of being the oldest that honor having been bestowed upon the venerabla Gabriel Bondy commonly knownfas who though he is 94 years of age is tili active enough to follow the plow Richard and Jacques Gignac are best known of CrJtAVEO chief glaive romance resorters have wisely chosen this shore for a summer resi dence and the observer obtains many interesting glimpses of domestic life along the edge of the river Here so cial usages are set aside and the traveler isT confronted with refreshing evidences of the unconventional free dointhat goes with life in such an en vifonmentAThc washlady brings her tubs and clothesline to the edge and Sunder the shade of drooping willows she works away to the ac companiment of blithesome birds and the merry laughter of children at play in the sand Pretentious summer homes with prettily embellished lawns are scattered along the way and visual pleasure is obtained from the acres up on Nacres of blooming farms There seems to have Ijeen an extreme prodi gality of crops and rench farmer is afield with binder and reaper an immense straw hat shading his face from the glare of the sun An Ensy Going People Still the picture of industry asyou come into the old settlement known as Petite Cote is 3 not an Mt kt tfiK lii fl PART DETROIT MICHIGAN AUGUST T4 1901? a in Petite' C6te where their many years of life have (been 3' Old Settlement? 1 It was at Petite Cote which that' the first rench settlement was'inae in Can ada The explorers that settled there hard upon the landing of Cad illac and there are rnianys evidences of the antiquity of the place Abandoned houses of old stylearchltecture give a hint of early timeswhen? vicinity was still designated as the frontier Some of these buildings are said toap proach the? centuryTmark in age One of the most noted qf 'these is tbe Mont fortonv homestead tfv owned by Reter Montforton whose 'grandf ather? Will iam Mon tforton was among) the first to locate on these shores 1 "When these hanJyrenchmen came he says pleasant ly to the stranger and lat ter inquires as to the state of health he replies No one seems to 'know the popula tion of Petite Cote Idke the Arkansaw natives the residents of "the 'settle ment so widely on estimates that the place would be a good sub it i lint day in the city andtned humanity fretted and the scorching rays of a Those who had theid iruns to abandon business Iho coolest retreats' avail at ulated themselves that a oily blessed with SO 'it tgi in the way of acces for summer recreation ri lavored locality could th the Canadian shore liver below "Windsor Hid carriage or the street tnnuys you out Lpyond Hallie and through oneof charming countries to be A lit' 10 A wl kl vr As iv sjn? uvibmiuf the on one £lde you ever 1 Z(3" ufiled! river with its be Usns of passing lllL olllcr a beautiful land the' lands and gardens in: 1 of' the season town I' UKtl fiuaint old Sandwich from the his Kradnui' view the way leads of con 1lto a secnlcaly rlelrsection history of which? is tn interwoven with legend and SZZjeZAL 0250 L7Z7D AT CANARD 1 'A 1 fe' 3 A14 4 in 4 i 5 2 I Indians roamed the country in undls puted sovereignty and the history of i the Petite Cota and River Canards Duck River) settlements is inseparably associated with the "Wyandotte Indians at one time as numerically strong and 3 powerful' tribe The remnant of this nation is for the most part livlngthere to day following the peaceful avoca tions of farming and gardening 5 Chief of the Wyandottea Joseph Warrow3 who in all probabil ity will be the last chief of the tribel is living quietly in the Canard settle ment The old man is a lonely widow er but his log cabin is comfortably furnished and his farm well equipped? with up to date appliances Joe wouldP not be picked out as a type nobles red man of the forest He has the swarthy skin but his Iron gray Continued on Two Si" JI vs II LOSCR(1CCI SOTWI SUPPL ClGDC HUMbLE HOME7 'CHIE ACQU CrlGNACx one qfthe SETTL PETITE CHIE THE TmETEAD NINETY YEARS a Aft A 3 i aiM a ts ir as? 11 tn a a 0 11 A ivn UL 5 ri4 sii fA 1 I 'U i 'T A 5 A 1 1 4 a 4 4 1 A i 1 'i'i' 11 If 5 4 rf 4 XI I 11 Vi 1 ft A S' xr ai rv lw nt fs A MR 1 A a rMj V' as ''a" vsa A 19) tg a 1 a i X' v'oitf r' zw jar 'XAZWVlAKaMI Aar ses A vwWSieuM vQ4w 4NO 4 x' a a X' A Wsr WrWOwRRP! 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