Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-08-28

D''tioit al present Is Monroe, delightful
town, near the mouth OF he river Raisiu. il
the nI'ist "i Il country equal in fertility t.
he Mohawk flats. The river at, and IL
tie above, HE town, has descent ofabon
twenty let, furnishing water pnwer. whirl
IS yet l. hut pariifily improved. The en-
erprs" & cIlzens OF his place IRE strug
LiIng hard to "b,alR an appropriated ron
Z ngreSs, sufficient to construct a harbo,
Mt The mouth Of The Rllsin, which seems t.
be al! thnt is wanting to make Monroe oae
"t the most important towns in the terrific
ry. The receiver al Monroe, although
nero are TWO o3her iand tillrcs ii, the ter
rtory, sold about one hundred thousand
acres of land during The quarter ending ON
The Both of June last.
A canal will undoubtedly lie cut across
he south part Of Michigan irnm lake to
lake. Such a project is already in con
temptation, and with the aid Of an appro-
prialion by Congress, of the unsold lands
through which the canal would pass, as
was done AT Chicago, it may be speedily
accomplished.
Lake Huron is noble sheet Of water.
but the country around it is nearly will
derness. Between fort Gratoit and fort
Alaclna, a distance of two hundred and
iorty or fifty miles, the traveller secs no
traces at civilization. Fort Macina stands
on Fluff upon "A small island, overlooking
a beautiful bay aud harbor. Near the CEN
ire OF the Island, and directly back Of The
art, Is an old toriiiicatinn called Holmes;
II Is elevated some ihrce haadred feet allow,
The surrounding waters f he lake, and AT
lords most romantic and picturesque pr :
Spect ot the bake and adjacent country
Farther west and on The opposite side Of
The is'mns. stands the old Fort Nl.chili-
maclhac, name oncc in high estimation
among school boys who learned orlhagra
phy from the first edition of IVebster's spe;-
ling book.
The waters Of iakos Huron and Miclu-
gan are remarkable for their purity and
Al Maciaa, when the sur
face OF the water is unr,:tiiad, the smallest
pebble may be distinctly seen al the bottom
in almost any depth of water, and the fish
which are caught here in great abundance,
are as delicious as the element in which
hey live is pure. # our eastern invn';ls
who have inhaled disease from the morbid
atmosphere of a crowded city; who have
impaired their constitutions BY excess of
business or pressure, Instead of resoriing to
he springs, would step on board Of one of
our hne steam vessels, such for instance as
he Mirhgan, whose accommodations are
n all respects equal to the best regulated
hotel, and with the speed of tie passing
cloud, watt away 10 Blacinn, and there re-
gale The eye upnn lis Wild scenery, breathe
Iis prre and renoYaIing air, feast upon its
trout, and battle iii It's !imped waters, am
confident they would return with rencwed
health and spirits.
The body Of water called Green Bay, is
IN fact ii large lake, ninety miles long, aud
from ten to thirty mics wide; il has sever
al excellent harOors on The spu'herlv coast.
The whole distance froru Macina through
lhc straits, access lake Michigan, and up
the hay ia its western extremity, is about
two hundred mics. The mouth of Fox
river forms u very spacious and secure har.
,p'r. accessible TO vessels Of the largest
class, al though The channel into it is across
extensive flats. and is quite too crooked for
convenience. The river is navigable SIX
miles up, and then becames rapid for six or
eight mites, forming wa'er power for hv-
druu'Ic purposes t"an almus, indefinite OK
,ent. Near 'he mouth II he Fox river and
On each side al the stream. is an old French
settlement, it having been a part Of lha.
Singular cord If military posts, which The
French threw around he English colonies
anleriur 70 the old French war, aud which
extended from Qiebeck 10 New Orleans.
The European character OF hi French CO
lony has become merged in that Of the saw
age. The matrimonial rite appears to have
been little regarded among them, and the
distinction of color entirely lost. The pro
teslants have mission house three miles
up the river, an establishment much more
extensive than useful, as the Indians here
can never hc benefited by the retnemen,s
Of modern orthodoxy. A lew en,erprising
citizens have laid the foundation of new
town, near the mouth of the river, aud have
gwen it ,hena Of Navarino. have no
doubt it will become ii place Of great inn
poriance, the lands around being of the
first quality, and the climate perhaps inic-
rlor TO none other for purity and health
No portion of the lands about Green Bay
have been yet offered for sale. The inGi-
an ii'ie, however, Is now ex,ngtished be-
tween FIX river and Michigan iake, and
surveyors are nuw running It out. A iaud
.iiice has been established a, NaverInn,
ND a h.. la, h