Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-09-14
From n of the Editors absent, dated

TEcUMsEH, August 80, 1886.
"Who killed Tecumseh THAT is not the ques-
ton but how happens it, that we are here one
hundred miles from White Pigeon, in less than24
hours since yesterday at half past one? Why, the
stages are furnished with the best of teams, the
coaches are as good as in any other country, and
roads, excepting a few miles or rods occasionally
of the very worst are the best in the world. This
is a beautiful village, handsomely located, having
a good water power, and a prospect of soon be-
coming d place of great business. Thestage house
furnished us good dinner--bette worth themoney
asked than three meals at any of the halfway
houses we encountered on our journey, and there
are many of them. "Half way house, is indeeda
true designation but there are very few innkeep-
ers candid enough to mark it ON their sign boards.
Here, as at home, we find some division on the
question of union with the states, among the men /;
but the ladies' are believed TO be for union unani-
mously.
DETROIT, August 81.
We lodged last night at Y~psilanti, and had good
fare. The stage house there is not kept on the
half way scale / assure you. They purposed TAX
ing us through to this city in the night, part ofthe
way in an open wagon ; but the passengers out
voted the driver, and we had the privilege off good
nights rest. We left at half past four o'clock this
morning in said open stage wagon, entering upon
the route where tho railroad is being to be made.
It is partly railroad now but the rails all lie the
wrong way, and the " side tracks, are too numer-
Gus and crooked for passengers not over partial to
being shook out of their shoes and disjointed.--
After seven miles of tossing q~uantum su6icit for
all purposes of gymnasium and keeping the frost
chill from stagnating our blood, we breakfasted
pretty respectfully at another " half way' tavern.
These landlords arc the most independent fellows
in community, and deal on the equality scale in
their charges with the best houses, presuming, no
doubt, that every man who can muster means to be-
come a stage passenger is fit subject for bleeding.
They had q brisk thunder storm and some
wind and hail in this vicinity on Monday, which
did not reach to where we were and two men in
a barn, within two miles of Saline, were killed by
lightning. Two boys in the same barn were not
injured. AT Saline, is a new church building
with a considerable steeple, on an elevation pretty
well topped off. And they are doing at Ypsilanti
just what they are doing at Observation-Disclosures
stores, dwellings and a new bridge. Considering
the circumstance, we got along pretty comforta-
bly, TO Dearbornville, where an elegant coach took
the place of our wagon with a fresh team. Here
is a ,ohole tavern house, and a good show of brick
buildings, fire proof and elegantly constructed,
part of which are completed and the rest rapidly
erecting to finish the United States establishment
Of Arsenal, barracks, parade ground &c. A hand
some, though somewhat crooked navigable stream
connects this beautifully located place with De-
troit river, not far from the city. We noticed a
steam saw mill in brisk operation and several ex-
tensive brick yards where tho material seemed to
be on hand and manufacturing FOR building at no
stinted rate. A large quantity of timber hown
from largo and long trees lie along the route of the
railroad, where a great number of men are now
in the operation.
A good stage coach is a fine article, much bot.
ter than a wagon, in which to flourish through
Jefferson Avenue. No room at the Exchange, SO
very large and four stories high as it is--not even
for one passenger SO we alightcd at the American
Hotel, where the successors of Mr.. Griswold are
doing a fair business, and. in tho first order. A
hundred guests at one table, three times day, is
no trihing affair. What an immense tavern bust.
ness is doing in Detroit.
From this to Buffalo, we take passage in the
United States, at 9 A. M. in tho morn
ing.