Hillsdale Whig Standard

Steamboats Playing at Hide and Go Seek.

A heavy fog hung over our city and the lake Wednesday evening, rendering it impossible for vessels to see their way into, or out of port. The steamer 'Pacific' from Chicago, and the Superior from Buffalo arrived off our harbor between 8 and 9 P. M., when the fog was at the densest, and impervious even to the rays of our friend Joe Snell's bright and well kept light on the bluff. The Pacific not being able to make the light on the bluff, or the pier, rang her bell. The Superior, which was groping about in the fog, a mile or two farther north taking the Pacific's bell as a signal from the shore, rang hers in answer. The Pacific, deceived in like manner, put off in the direction of the Superior's bell, ringing hers at intervals. The Superior, at the same time was hunting about for the pier, whence the ringing proceeded. Nearly two hours were passed in this agreeable occupation, the pier unaccountably shifting its position every few minutes, and baffling the efforts of either boat to find it. At length the mystery was explained, both boats, after a regular game of hide-and-go-seek in the fog, got safe alongside the pier.—[Milwaukie Sentinel.