Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-02-16
CLINTON, Rock Co., w. T.,
Innnnrv 90. 1871. &


journey to this place, and ofihis country, which
you are at liberty to make public if you think
il worthy of place in your columns.
We started from Marlboro, VT, the 9th Of
September last, with a team of four horses and
a large covered wagon. Our family consisted
Of seven, and no other load than such articles
as were necessary for our use on the road
\ We cooked our own provisions, and lodged in
the wagon. | fixed an apparatus for measur-
ing the distance on one of the wheels, on the
principle Of clock reel, with hands or point
eTs, so that we could at any time tell the exact
distance we had travelled that day. We did
moi start from Bennington till Sept. ! tn. We
passed through Troy, Albany and Schenecta-
ida, up the side Of the Mohawk river to Utica,
and then took the north road by Oneida Lake
TO Rochester, and was there at the close of the
! great Agricultural Fair. We then took the
ridge road TO Lewiston, beautiful road and
beautiful country, and arrived at my brothers.
at Youngstown, Niagara County, Sept. Esd,
966 miles from Marlboro. On the 9th, we
started again and crossed Niagara river from
Lewiston TO Queenstown, Canada. We then
passed through some handsome villages, the
most important were ST. Caiharine, Hamilton,
and London. Hamilton is q beautiful place,
10 appearance nearly as large as Troy, n. Y,
situated on the head OF Lake Ontario. The
county TO London, 1871 miles from Queension,
has much the appearance of Western New
York. Many of the inhabitants are enterpri-
sing, and the country is under good cultivation.
{ The roads were good. The British Govern
ment are building first rate road through the
whole extent Of Canada. II is TO be McAdam-
lied where stone can be got, and where there
is none (Which is a great part of the way,) II
is TO be planked The grading is nearly COM
pleted, and it is done in the best manner
From Hamilton some ~ or II miles il was
/ McAdamized, and was the best road ever
travelled. From London TO Port Sarnia, 10
miles, they were making the road, and some of
! II was very bad. II will probably be good
: next year. This part of the country Is very
thipiy inhabited, and mostly covered with first
rate pine timber. From Port Sarnia we cross
ed ST. Clair river at the outlet OF Lake Huron,
10 Port Huron, Mich, and were glad 10 set our
feet again on our own country's soil. We
! then took a southwest course and passed thro'
Columbus, Rochester, Romeo, aud Pontiac, TO
Lyon, and arrived at my brothers. Sabbath
morning, October 9Th, the only time we har-
messed our team on the Sabbath. Romeo and
Pontiac are beautiful towns, Astounding with
excellent orchards, loaded with the finest Of
I fruit.
! Oct. ilih, we started again, and passed
! through Dexter, Jackson, Centrevile, and then
into Indiana; through South Bend and Michi-
gan City TO Chicago, Illinois, $40 miles from
Port Huron. We then took a northwest d.
rection through Elgnon, Fox River, Belvi-
deere and Roscow, aud arrived at Beoit, w.
/ T., Oct. Gath, 95 miles from Chicago, making
! the whole distance 95S miles. Our expenses
: for the family were Sl7,i5 and we had every
thing necessary for our comfort; horse-keep-
! ing, s24,76; grain, S25,97; horse shooting,
I SIS, 80; tolls and ferrage, s5,4a; total $3.50.
The freight oi my goods shipped from Troy 10
/ Chicago was 65 cents per hundred. My bill
at Chicago on 1894 lbs, including freight, in
surance, storage, DC, amounted 10 ISL, So
Our journey instead of being tiresome was,
most of the way pleasant, and we enjoyed our
selves much, in viewing the changing scenes
as we passed, and il we were TO move again
we should choose 10 go by land.
| Beoit is a beautiful village, but seven years
old, and contains 745 inhabitants. Il is situa-
/ ted at the junction and between Rock River
aud Turtle Creek, on the southern extremity
of w lsconsin. Rock river is nearly half as
large as Connecticut river, and Turtle Creek
( is somewhat larger than Green River at Gull
ford, both beautiful streams, as clear as crystal
with gravel bottoms and abundance OF fish.
The greatest part Of the country in this vicini-
~ Is beautiful prairie, and most of the land of
the first quality. Some 30 or so miles north
of this | understand il is heavy timber The
timber here is mostly oak, and the timber lots
are all taken, either by spectators or settlers,
but can be bought for from 50 to SIS per acre.
There IS plenty of prairie at government price,
! Isl 49, but it is difficult 10 get timber aud
prairie together. There are no stone except
in quarres and gravel hanks, and those are all
! limestone. The face of the country is some of
4 il level, and some rolling, but no mountains or
/ high hills. ! have settled eight miles north
east of Beloit, on Turtle Creek, in the town Of
Clinton, one mile above a small village called
! w aterloo, where is a school house, a store,
saw mill, grist MILL carding machine, black
smith shop, sc. There are sixteen families
within about mile OF me. Below Waterloo
4 a mile, is another small village called Turtle
vile, where is a Touring mill building. There
IS Baptist society there, and n resident min
isier. There is preaching either there or at
Waterloo most of the time. Al Beloit is
new stone Congregational meeting house, a
( resident minister, with church Of more than
one hundred members, and a society of Bap-
lists, one OF Methodists, and one of Episcupa-
lians Also at Beoit are two large iourinp
mills, nine dry goods stores, an iron foundry,
and mechanics OF almost every description
The inhabitants are nearly all from the East
ern states, and moi inferior to those that remain
there. We have all enjoyed good health since
we came from Vermont, and the Oldest settlers
think it is as healthy here as in the Eastern
states. The winter here is much less severe
than in Vermont. We have not had over sew
en- inches Of snow here AT a time, and now not
enough TO cover the ground. There has been
no severe cold weather, but most of the time
very mild. The beef made upon the praires is
equal TO the best eastern stall fed. A gentle
man five miles east OF me informed me the 9TH
er day that he killed COW a little more than a
4 year ago, fed on nothing but grass, weighing
$50 lbs. Including the leaf and rough tallow
were 200 lbs tried taow. farmer one mile
! from US raised last year 40 bushels of wheat to
the acre on So acres.
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