Letter Number Two

From a Lady Correspondent. Arriving at Smith's Landing, at the head of Indian Riyer where it debouches from Buit Lake, we are struck with tbc picturesque view of the grounds and are shown by our kind friend, Captain Bockes, a beautiful spot where we proposed to lócate our summer home, or at least so much of it as shall give us entire eiemption from our animal distressing nialady. Witliin sigbt stands a large cominodious hotel wbich has lately been completed for tbc tcmporarv sojourncr, and presided over by the genial Bockcs, and which looks out upon the bandsomest sheet of water I ever saw. Ilcre Mrs. Bockcs presides as mine hostess, and all the wants of the inner man are bouutifully supplied with the producís of the lake and forest, bcsidc the fruit and odibles that are daily brought from Petoskey and Cheboygan. We sit down to a real dinner of venison and bass, and with other addend i make a hearty tneal. This over, we are shown to our camping ground on a table land liaving a gradual asccnt from the lake whore the tall pines and maples lift their hoads, rivalling, it secms, a ncarer approauh to the clouds. Here is acharming spot, amid a dense grove which the su never slunes upon, and over looking Burt Lske to the right and the river in front. At a convenient distanee there emergc3 frora the sandy soil an almost icecóld spring -vhere we cool ourparched lips and drink in the delicious beverage. "More healthy than ale, more inspiring than wine, God'sfrce gift tornan, from liis store house divine," Herc we ' pilcli our tent and here we shall abide till a plentiful lack of our subtreasury compels our departure. All hands set to work and soon our canvass home is prepared for this and future evenings lodgment, and we sup together under the grove of pine trees that surround our dwelling and plan for to-morrow's sport. The camp flre is lighted and the pestiferous mosquito disturbs not a little the pleasure of the hour and wc hie to our camphor and pennyroyal to prevent his forrays on the exposed paris of our body. Now, gentle reader, when you come here to enjoy the luxuries of flshing, bathing, and the cool air that pervades this lovely spot, remember your mosquito netting, for camphor or pennyroyal or even that execrable coal oil don't stop their poisonous atlacks. Everything of real need to the fisherman or tourist can be obtained close at hand. Within pistol shot stands a large, well furnished and commodious country store where every. thing required for camp life from a doublé mattress lo a fish hook, can be procura!. In the rearof the store is the Indiaii River post-office, where our mail matter is handed to us three times a week by the courteous and aGOommodating Mr. Hayclen, who is ever ready to wait upon the anxious cnquirer for letters from home. To thensherman, hunter.andpieasurist, the first thing to bo possessed of is a boat; and here Mr. Thos, Dagwell, the boat builder, late of Put-in-Bay, isalways prepared to furniah one at short notice and at reasonable rates. The fairy cliuker, the majestic yacht and the cosy steamer of his owu liandiwork are here and ready at a moment's notice to do the bidding of their ocoupant. Sailing, rowing.or steaming is within the reach of all; and anyonc coming here need not feel any disquietude about these aquatic indispensibililies for his use and comfort, for here they are of almost every conceivable finish and pattern fromMr.'Dagwell'sboat building establishment, where also bait of all kinds can be procured of his son at a slight compeusatiou;be will, also, show strangers the most successful fishing grounds. Quantitics of bass, pickerel, peich, and sturdy muskallonge are daily caught by the expert angler whether in the river or deep banks of the lahe. Our almost daily catch of these kind of fish are from fifteen to thirty pounds aday during the fishing hours. In fact, after a few days remunerative sport we soon become surfcited, and sigh for other Btreams to cast our line and other varieties of the finny Iribe to capture. A jubilee of fishcrs is to be held at the hotel next week and arrangements are to be mado for a journey to Pigeon River, nbout twenty miles distant, where tbe gainey greyling fiuds his baunts; and wesball attend, and, if agreeablc, rnake ono of the party. Anotber expedition is talked of by some gentlemen from Ohio to take in tbe trip to Mackinac and from tbere go to Carp líiver in tbe Upper Península, to try the Jspeckeled beauties, under tbe guidance of Captain Dave Sinith, of tbe iuternal lake transit, and tbe king of fisbers about tbis locality. We will teil you all about tbe greyling In our next letter.