CHAPTER VII.

IN THE FOREST.

Down-Easters.--The Eden of Lumbermen.--Country East of the Mississippi.--The Climate of the Forest Region.--White Bear Lake.--Travellers from Duluth.--A Maine Farmer in Minnesota.--Chengwatona.--Pitching of the Mud-Wagon.-- Grindstone.--Kettle River.--Superior 137