Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-02

TIE WEST.
Mr. E~i,tS-Since my return from the FAR west
I haze hsd frequent calls Tor a description OF the
Wesism Stale. I find from those inquiri IS. that
a. hule - known OF the section OF the country t,rO'
which ! passsd. and believing that the information
J have packed up IA uy route may be useful Ia
h'er ~h0 have an eve t. the Ear West a. a future
hume | beg leave ~ Vilsr you thus rom N Iuicaiion.
l found { I'D land IN most sf the Western States
la tho nOnh part OF Ohm bordering on,ako Erie
The sHl - not n good a. farther SouIh. la the
State VI Indiana. particularly on The Wabash. tbs
lai'd - Wy rich. Illinois has 4 < al s1i', nutin ma
ny i1tts - destitute Of timber aud other things To-
make u a desirable country. Wisconsin, has both
~id and timber. anil - destined {, be a COOL isrm-
rag county. bat l thoushtt rather iar, n nth; but "a
SSiaA~H tlr State of MlchigI IN. on my return
WHICH isab1ut tie s=ns latitude. ! found 40 urir
ea'ion VI fr'si, although late In the sa.nn, aud
r'tneiitne after u hal made lie appearance SJuth &
Easi Thus led me iniv Ihs inquiry why u was 50
Nhen ! Euud a sue ceSiun 90 valleys : ,uth Wcs;sr
' adniiiiuk q Tsssage for the mid winds Of the
Ait~issippi VALLEY. and al the same tine being PRO
tsttet hom tao N1rtheriy wlnIs. o. visiting this
pace BY a lpble liver ofsomc twenty miles up ion
the Boy | M. induced to sop some days ani look
~ the ,urrOJbJIng country. Here found. 80 m the
immediate vicinity fur rVsrs. The Cssl. FiIni, Sar
sw-s.es, ADD TiuibI~ i.ec. extend nr ia dlh- re q
a rscuot-. and all n~aviysbl- a getter or l.s, dist
aur~. and Nh,Se confluence. termed the noble sag
tfA ~ = ~ a. fAtNItlAAl MllEl near Ahe tar
g-s' vessels that navigate the Lakes. On gong up
Tho TIWbsw.ssce. a ms, beau ,ful river Win el-
waited banks, | t,li.d but CIV ssulss although the
sol ~as a. good as chn he, and IN The immrdiate
neishh-rrhupd Of Ihe village. VS. informed the
reasAi Why sctlers had not come ~ fran the SOuin
"aa. There had boon NJ rnad opened for snme Ih.r-
" miles uithe past season. spd no rogul,r cnmuu-
n'rstlsn eJ water; that ia 1887 aud 81 sumo New
York, geniieniar; with hers rame ~ 10y wafer
VII meChrrIe, Il various kiGds erected stores. ware.
houses. wharVss tnills, Sc. srttlsd ihs vail &c. and
then isti tho country tn take care OF itself There
are hoNever' some enierpusIng farmers here, that
have s'iiird IN and near rivers. that have culivu
ted hne farm among Them IL ID ictir Wellington.
on The TiuIwaba-see. Nh hsd n field OF corn ready
10 gather lJplsoJ it would u II one huud tod and
!o'J olshc.sD ths ACTS I thoUght tot least ftv
P-r cent heavier than any | had ever seen, although
! have Tassed sixty winters and grown much corn
IN nav time. had the promise or hsung informed
OF The prnduee of this field. and have since received
a copy ut The Western farmer with a statement frbm
under the D'ctOr.s hand that II produced one hun.
dred and sixty bushels to tho acre. On isaving the
Saginaw for the Flint the county ,st of Grnssee.
ny the aforementioned road & distant Of spme thir
ty milSs the land Is mostly heavy Iimbered. with a
rich sril. The rad nlihough Just made. was in lI.
cradle order. From thence 20 POnIiat {, the county
seat of OIkland. some frty miles is a beautiful
country. with hne farms. many Of them well cult.
Na'ed with one of the fnesi road | ever travelled.
Being much ples- ed with what | had seen OF the
Stale ! bent my way West through the counts - of
Livingston. Jackson, Calhoun. Kalamazoo. Allegan.
aud Cas-. whore ! found a gppd srl, and probably
better adapted al the present TIM f1iyrowing wheat
'han the rich soil OF Saginaw. The Osk opening,
winch constitute q great pau Of the land IA those
counties eIiend as isr a. The eve can reach. like
IOiIy parks. These evenings present The finest
irau ni Michigan. srSIsry, sud are w0rih a visit. II
only To see them. The ~ si serious objection 10 the
latter sccuoh Is that they will heErs long be shsu
- timber. lrthis difficulty could b--ren~dird. /
saw ie~ secil"us io ihuse oak Up 'nings- But To-
eonriude, could ] be plarsd back at tho age OF Ihr
~ the opening of naAigariun would find ne weud.
ing my way 10 the banks &c the TTuiNahas4pc-
That se"'ion OI cbuniry nhe-s n great Inducsm-nr
10 seiii"rs Than any | saw, - hrn we take inio con.
'iders'; "a hat the excellence If tn ssl. the fine
hmber.ths ~chenPness Of Ih- lands with markeI~.Rills
merchants AMI m-chanc- alan 81 a. ylur Juur-gime
IL s7uniIrcs- he rivers we'll stored with II cut.
pcA"re'' h.ss. While ish. md many u'hrr kinds
The BEST" 81 Naie'. Win n healthy climate. How
many Hundreds nov ~ ths city might. with lhsir
hiur means Pr'Vide themsel, - here with a cumfor.
iibl~ home Tor life.