Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-10


thousand inhabitants, be the same more or
less-l noticed nothing peculiar except Il
building which was evidently modelled on
the plan Of some feudal castle Of the Golden
time, long ago" 1t bad its gothic towers,
its turrets and what.no:s. ! was told il
was the court house and Jail. was en-
tirey satisfied with the outside view, and
attempted TO look no fuvther--I forgot TO
mention, that six miles before reaching
London, we came on 10 plank rouds-Ii
was previously good enough, being turn
pked. and soidIy, but the plank road ralh
er beat it. The road is laid with plank
sixteen feet long, level and well secured
You may imagine we found it most agree
able wheeling. This road has been made
bv government, from Chatham. so miles
from Detroit, TO ST. Cathafnes, near
Lewiston. 1t is. turnpike, plank and Nc
Adam. Something over one hundred
miles Of it being the latter. Ii seems 10 be
almost perfectly level and straight as
string. |, must have been constructed at
some considerable expense; but we were
told that the tolls. of but one stage proprie.
tor over but small portion Of the route,
was l40O dollars year, With such tolls
~ Il h,il1 VA
road runs generally over delightfully."-
level and seemingly productive county
Hamilton the only other place of any par
ticular note We passed through, is city Of
considerable pretens ons. 1t contains some
eighteen thousand inhabitants, and has a
substantial English Appearance. Some
81 hours after leaving Detroit we were
landed at Niagara falls where we were to
cross and take the cars to complete the
route 10 Burllo. There has been a great
deal said, and grea, deal OF poetry en-
ployed in talking of the falls. ltpresented
tsclfto us on this occasion in q somewhat
practical and impractical Light.
We wanted 10 be on the other side, and
appearances were not fattering. The
river came numbering over the precipice
as usual, sending up a cloud somewhat
similar, | suppose, to the one that rises
from the internal pit. The trees in the
ne ghborhood were loaded down with a pc
culiar fruit, being the CONCEALED spray
from the lall The ice was running below
the fall--gushing down the stream, and
whrinc in the eddies. A frail skiff was
the only apparen, mode Of crossing. This,
after some difficulty was launched, loaded
with our baggage, and manned by some
three men. After desperate and seem
ingIy, from the shore, dangerous strug-
gle, the opposite bank was gained. A
larger boat was despatched for The passen-
gers. We entered it, some ten in number,
besides crew of three men. Being
novices in the matter, of course the thun-
dering cataract, the boiling stream, the
rushing and eddying ice created some little
fear among US. We soon found however,
that the danger was mainly in imag nation
Nothing was required but active excrt.on.
With oars, paddles, boat hooks, &c, we
"put in" dug our way through the ice,
ard landed after while on the opposite
side. Here we were seated at once in the
cars, and in an hour r such matter, found
ourself IN The Queen City. The journey
from there to this pon, by rail road, need
not be detailed 10 your readers.
Let me review little, or iecapitulate--
or rsi le, me give you some statistics OF
prices which may be of service TO some
who wish 10 tiavel ON this route. From
Southport, 10 Chicago, i, depends on the
opposition. 1t cost me one dollar.
From Chicago TO Kalamazoo, SO 90
Kalamazoo TO Detroit, 40
" Detroit TO Buffalo, IA 90
Buffalo to A Albany, ii 90
Albany TO New York, D w
This will occupy some ten or twelve days,
and the expense Of living any one can
calculate. At the present time, the WIN
ter ronte is exceedingly tedious as
we'll as expensive; bat you will see by
reference 10 the map, that it can be made
very conveniently and expedit.ously. The
central rairoad in Mich gan VII be
completed at once 10 the eastern shore of
Tho Lie 4 hill has already heen prnnted