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Communication.
AUBURN, N. Y, July 9Th, 1915.

fine, busy place; put up at Rust's Hotel The first
Hotels west are more extensive than any have WIS.,
tied away from New York. The view from the OBJ
servatories of Rust's Hotel, and from the Empire
House, new and splendid hotel ignfnshng, near
BY, "over the canal" is very fine you have the
Salt Works ofSyracusc, Salina, &C., Onondaga lake.
the Canal, city Of Syracuse village of Sana, and an
extensive country around in full view for many miles
in extent and it is pleasant land to look upon On
the 4th, the Military, the Odd Fellows Lodges in full
regaia, and far better dress and appearance than al
:he late procession in New York city, the Cold Wa
ter Army, consisting Of q great number of bows and
fine lot of girls with wreaths around their heads,
and all gay and smiling in their beauty and loveness,
with appropriate notices and banners floating in the
breeze-together with many citizens, marched in pro-
cesson to beautiful grove where pic-nc was held,
an eloquent and appropriate address delivered songs
sung, and sentiments drank" and the happy, JOY
Gus throng mingled together in temperance harmony
and love. The proceeds, amounting TO between four
and five hundred doIoIs goes for the benefit of the
Orphan Asylum, as was informed by an interesting
and intelligent orphan, who is teacher at the Fee
male Seminary at Sana, where on the evening of
the 4th attended Ladies Fair Salina enjoys the
reputation, am told, Of having very many well edu-
Gated, fine looking Ladies. The assembly at the Fair
SO far as one evening and the opportunities then af
forded enabled me TO Judge, makes me think it
thy Of the reputation.
Auburn appears be fine place, with wide streets,
many fine public and private buildings, and exien
sive work shop where people work for the State and
are provided for the public expense. The view from
the observatory overooks an extensive well cutiva-
ted and beautiful country,wheat fields, forests and
the varied scenery of hill and dale. How do desire
when viewing these landscapes of nature, clothed in
their lovely, smiling garb OF green the art and
skill to transfer them paper and carry them to my
hone l envy. if any one, the artist, who, by the
stroke ohis pencil can transfer the beautiful scenery
around him to his paper or canvass and Thus bear off
with him the green spots Of earth, the svery lake,
and the foaning waterfall.
The whea, fields look very we'll hear that grain
is ripening pretty well; few kernels in EACH head,
near the lower part of the head, do not fill conse-
queny there will be some falling eff" in quantity
visited the Salt works, both solar and fine a, Sy.
racuse and >ana. The process, as it was shown and
explained TO me, in making solar salt is to
pour the salt water from the spring into large shall
low watts. These watts cover should Judge, several
hundred acres; they have roofs which can be readily
showed on off quickly, the state of the weather
may require. The water evaporates, and the Salt
forms or is chrysiazed, and adheres the va,s. 10
in kettles, by boiling.
new process is being experimental upon-whch
upon n small scale has succeeded-to make cleaner
fine salt than by The old method They take the
course salt and dissolve it in clean water and large
watts, the heated the first vat TO 10 deg Fair
enheat, and when it has off into another vat eav-
ing many ofils impurities behind then heated to 100
then drawn into the kettles and ovaporated by boil
inc ns Mv inf xyh trvip thf
experiment, expected TO make a nicer article. and
make it much faster than by the old method of boil
ing the salt water Hi reasoning and theory appear
ed plausible. hope his experiments will be
full and think that they will 1t quite proba.
be that salt will be cleaner, at any rate, where the
impurities are taken out before boiling, than where it
is boiled dirt and all together.
have found thus far, on this journey, as alwsys
do find when travelling, plenty of kind and attentive
persons ready to show and explain every thing de-
sire TO know about
visited the Auburn Prison this noon and found
quite crowd very DESTROYS get into the State Prs.
on, to the 700 prisoners marched out 10 lake their
dinners. They are marched in regular order and sis
from the work shops, about fifty company; they
march well without music the best drilled m Ii
tary companiee do without music. When seated at
table, blessing was asked, all The prisoners appear
ing 10 join in the devotion, and their wholesome food
was partaken of with zes which the town or city
gourmand might envy.
The Prison Wareroom, up in town, is very exen'
sive-where can be found every variety of beauiu,
furniture, chairs, sofas, bedsteads, looking glasses
window shades, and many other articles made in the
prison.
There more good buildings in Auburn, in pro-
portion to its size and population, than in any place
! have visited very many beautiful residences, with
fine yards, gardens and much shrubbery and many
trees around them. Many of the very beau
tifuly fitted up and well filled Mr. Chede of ihi.
place, has the best Jewery Store that l have seen
since left New York, and better stock than some
"Broadway Stores" in his line. Mr.. Wright, of this
place, has fine store in the same line The Prison
Court House, many of the churches, stores and 9th
or buildings are hewn stone and some of lhem splen
did buildings. The court. house is a very fine build
ing, surmounted by beautiful large dome, upon the
summit Of which is pretty observatory. Observa
tories are very common on public and private build
ings in this section of The country like them very
much and visit some of them the first thing after my
arrival, to enjoy the beautiful views they usually Of
ford Of the surrounding country.
Ex.Gov. Seward, whom saw yesterday at Syra
cuse, has fine residence in this beautiful place
do not know the population Of the place, but shoulc
Judge il 10 be about six thousand. am informed tina
1t does not appear busy here to strangers for
merly, when the travelling was by stages then 20,
saw stages arriving and departing almost constantly
The smoking, putting Sire Horse" has sienced tn
noisy, rafting, busy. looking coach and six" NJ
longer does Jehu, with proud satisfaction, crack hi
whip, handle his "rlbbons," and rein in his hery
foamng stceds. Alas ! Othello's occupation :
gone"
SENECA FALLS is finely situated on river, o
on the outlet of Seneca Lake. This outlet, wheel
emples into Cayuga Lake, affords wafer powe
10 an almost unlimited extent, the descent benI
so 10 100 feet in IL miles. 1t is but partially occupied
There are cotton and woolIen factory, and flour
ing mills IN operaton and large snd beautiful wool
len factory is Just finishing, built of stone sore
high, which is to into immediate operation. TIL
stream affords abundant water, and is not subec. Il
freshels At the falls there is descent of more thai
40 fact within the distance Of one mile. The Cayug
and Seneca Canal and the Auburn and Rocheste
Railroad, pass through this village. The Z. and
Canal uni,es with the Erie Canal Il am informed) a
Montezuma.
This place must Think increase in size and i'm
portance. There 10 now good opening for an indus
irous enterprizng Jeweer, OF moderate capital AM
for almost all kinds OF mechanics. Rev. Mr.. Bogue
formerly Of ST. Adams and Georgia, W., is settle
over the Presbyterian Church at this place. Their