New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-03


in upon the Maumee Valley as far from the sea-
hoard as Perrysburg and Maumce City, directly
opposite. These two beautiful villages are situa-
ted upon the Maumee River, twelve miles from
its mouth, at the Rapids on fine elevated table
land, which must be healthy. The river is navl-
gable for Lake craft OF seven feet draft to the foot
OF the Rapids There is only one obstruction IN
the river, which is "a narrow rock bar. Were
this removed any vessel entering the Maunce
bay could navigate the river. The water on the
bar OF the bay is seldom less than nine feet al
though the winds have great influence IN raising
and lowering the Lake a, its extremties. The
! Wabash and Enc Canal commences at Manha-
tan, on the Maumec bay and follows the course
OF the river to Fort Wayne thence across the
country to the Wabash at Lafayette, and thence
it is to be completed to the Ohio entering that
river at Evansville Itruns through the Garden Of
the State OF Indiana. The immense products Of
this great part of that State must come to Lake
Erie, and the anticipation of the benefits to be
derived from the trade of this Canal, gave Toledo
Manhattan, and some paper cities, their existence
The watcr-power along the line of the Canal is
| upon 1t. At Maumee they now use It, and II
Will soon be brought IN reqWstlon at Toledo and
Manhattan. Toledo seems 10 be the point which,
! by general consent, is to be the city. The water
to the town is good but to my notion, some other
point may be found where the requisites Of health
surrounding country, &c. will make more de-
sirable location.
With Cleveland your readers arc as well ac-
quaintcd as | can possibly be. FOR the short time
I've been III 1t. ltis enc Of the prominent places
OF the Union for It's exports of bread-Stuiis pro-
visions, &c. The town does not contain as many
inhabitants as | supposed, but they arc busy
hive, and on the Hill it is perfect gem Of city.
After concluding my business calls ] went to see
the wonders. Without much trouble, | found the
Lard Oil factory OF Mr.. Stafford, who very
politely showed me over his establishment The
specimen wrote you about in my last is sample,
and nothing more than fair one. When say
| that had no idea Of what | saw, | would re-
mark, Who has any idea OF the wonders of Chem
stry To explain to you the process IS what
cannot do for that is a secret Guarded with the
most Jealous carc--thc effects Of the cause can
only give The Lard is first taken in quantities
of about five thousand pounds, (Which is the
amount worked daily melted and purified
then by some means he Judges of its exact com
poncnt parts; then ingredients are added, which
in q short time thc time | cannot say scpa-
rates the parts so that each is by itself-thc one
a perfect transparent fluid, void Of al foreign
matter and the other IN beautiful large crystals.
The oil is all good alike, both bottom and top;
every body seems to prefer it to the sperm, 1t Is 50
clean. The keeper of the American House,
which is q structure that would not discrcd or'
own broadway, informed me that for more than
year past he had used this oil and no other IN
all the lamps in his house, and that during that
time not lamp had been cleaned out, and that
the oil in his Asrals was as pure as when first
put in. The light is very white and strong, and
the consumption not so much rs the behchcd
Sperm: and what IS better it burns without smoke
or smell. As to It's standing extreme cold, the
people differ OH this point as well as many other
essential points in other affairs of cquH! irnpor
lance. Mr.. s., however, assures me that the oil
can be made to stand low temperature, and re-
ierrcd me to Mr.. Butts the landlord of the Amer
can lie, as SAID before, used It the year round
without Inconvenience. The Government are
now giving it a trial in the lighthouses at this
port They commenced upon the opening OF
navigation, and have used no other since 1t
gives them, | am told, entire satisfaction, afford
Ing stronger light with less oil consumed. Now,
friend Greeley, what is 10 be the result OF this
when the business shall be as well understood
elsewhere as it is here? Take up the map Of
this almost boundless West-locl at It's broad
valleys; these virgin soils Will not grow any
other grain as we'll as the Indian corn. lhlS
corn, which was formerly distilled to carry ruin
to the Whole of our blessed land, is now converted
INTO Il source Of wealth 10 the West, OF winch It Is
Impossible to deprive 1t. In the West can be
produced an animal from which better OIL than
anv other known can be procured at cheaper
a., Of
the West will supply the world. One great good
has already | am told, been effected with even
4 the imperfect Lard Oil now III market. 1t is the
suspension of the importation of the cask Olive
/ for greasine wool: but what Is to become OF our
noble race of sperm whalers Must those Jack
tnrs resort to the woods OF the West, lodge III
tree and patiently await the coming o. the Porker
and from their giddy nights dart the murderous
lance Alas. poor Jack
Mr.. :. has cooper imported from one OF our
dsmantIed speriners; poor fellow be would oc-
casionalIy draw long breath but he could not
catch the sea breeze from the iogs OF the Cuya-
! hoga. He says 1t is much more difficult to hold
this oil In casks than the sperm.
The spectators could not keep the price OF
wheat or flour up beyond Yesterday, when 1t
took the worst tumble 1t has known Tor years.
| The day before wheat sold at 90 cents; yester
day an equally good article only brought GU cents,
and the llarbor full of vessels. The country about
this city is very fine; the roads are equal 10
macadamized. There are many country seats,
which could not have cost less than from fifteen
to twenty thousand dollars each. The entire
Lake shore Is celebrated for II fine fruits OF all
descriptions. The reason assigned Is, tkat the
spring keeps them back until the trosts are over.
From this | shall return homeward, making
few business calls and shall visit Niagara and
Saratoga till then, adeu. Yours, &c, J. G.