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Coming to Michigan
Before us, as far as the eye
could reach, lay a deep bed of ice, and behind us the city of Buffalo, with its many people pacing to and fro. At this moment the melodious strains of some far oft band greeted our ears and sent a thrill of joy to our saddened hearts. At last our boat made one bold push and stood in the midst of ice as tight as a wedge. A feeling of intense agony came over me as I realized the still more hazardous situation in which we would soon be placed, for, after the combined efforts of crew and passengers had gradually forced our boat from its confinement among the broken columns of ice, the land gradually receding from sight, a fearful gale arose and we found ourselves surrounded by roaring waters and gigantic cakes of ice.
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