New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-31

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On the cars again. and westward no The Rail
road continues west from Marshall, ON the noItn
bank Of the Kalamazoo River, 10 the village oil
the same name through beautiful country ess
marshy than that previously passed over. We
arrived ia the village ia the evening ana were
Obliged 10 be OF by stage ~ an hour. and u tfaFe
all ui,ht tbs being the only line OF stages Nrsi'
ann bcuui us tine Western men say, never io
forget that NIGHTS ndc! The severe rams Oh the
preceding week or two and the passage 81 hea'y
wagons loaded with railroad IRON bad converted ioai
f,avs slough or quicksand, into most lnoc-crlui
bic series Of ruts and pitch holes. euilc on morse
back will huge lantern acted as sort ~ locomotive
lght house for several miles out Oh haahhIoo' point
inc ou the most fordablo sOughs and the rGts which
We re supposed 20 hGCe bottom. shOu but exceed
inaly decisive experiment satisfied us That p.ayt-
shuitccock between the sides top ana bottom OF inc
ruckirr pitchiug fOuniCung stagCco3ch. Vas any
Thin, tt amusing or even safe. We therefore got out
and walked several miles over some oil the "ofstol tht
road But this, though decidedly the pfccfaule morn
Of the dilemma, was not wholly without rs ihcoh'.
nonccs The guides light was OF 40 avail to Us lar IN
front and what with the sOugh- stumps gruDs, ano
tree tops scarcely disceaolc under the dim Asnt Oh
few stars we had truly scrO-conic time oil j. ono
81 & fft 90 fntara ffr4f Ifl
be nose and was ike to lose his hat IN ircctop, ana
every one got more less INTO the mud, umcs ihnu-
merabe little fat llOosgr lawyer, VINO from better
acquaintance with the road, volunteered 10 leSI our
lorion hope after making reconnaissance Of an en0r
nous slough which could be dply seen spreading lar
10 the right and left and threatening % cut OF our Tar
Their ndvance cried out Eve found ~, anu gave
srpr but alas the uncertain reflection OF the Tight on
n rool had ui.'ed him and he Jumped plump, nearly
to his Wristbands in the soft mud-inud posses Ins
fenacity and ua-f4ousaes5 which but the genuine
Michigan article can exhibit Finally we resumed NJ
stare and olted slowly and YEARLY on toward ~ 10
scphs Jaw little Of the country that night but on my
return found 10 constant succession OF "Opehlhes
and timber" but sparscy inhabited, al the way 10
Lake Michigan The railroad IS 10 pear on lStllei
south through better country and to strike the Lakes
al New. Buffalo Tipped up one way aud then the othef
with a cOrpulent gentleman always on the upper side
a disagreeable impression Of repeatedly endangerne
the TOP Df the coach with my Instrumentation
bic ftieue-the whstling of ten thousand whippooT'
wills relieved by an occasional oath gwen with gns'o
which nobody but knight OF the nboons can give II
with complete my recOle Of that long long night
Soon after dayg ht mad dawned our rckeiy OLD stases
dhere were ve of them in string began to give out
one broke klng-bOlt The whole procession stopped
and would bulge an inch until the damaged We
hcle could take It's place in the line Inc drivers COZ
lected round and from the way they swore one woud
suupose they considered Oaths specific Tor fractured
iron Another accident and another general malt, ana
so on Finally arrived al tavern where the horses
were 10 be changed, and comparing our rate oil pro
tl.a Nt-f., r.f ~ ~ gga -
able conclusion forced upon us that we should
reach 81 Josephs late for the boat and should have
the pleasure OF laying twentyiOur hours IN thai
iutere sting little vlliuge Here was hX and some
vefdant travellers began 10 implOc the drivers to move
on faster Couldn't reach there by killing every hOrs,
in the team the general reply. W knew better
road % driver conscience. A Milwaukee merchant
empowered to treat for us and his logic proved
irresistible For dollar to Whip, and one dollar 10
his at the next stage we were to be IN Il 10
(as the is universally abbreviated IN the Nes II
time for Ne boat. Crack went the whip-ihe mgG
hew--and on we tore at a rate OF speed when WOuld
have given us time and to spare. But alas lot the
vanity of earthly expectations slough heavy
lurch crash and thorough brace had resolved lts
continuity stout oak rail soon supplied its place
but our momentum was lost and could mt be reganed
We reached St. 10. an hour and hall after the latest
boat time. but very fortunately dor vs. me ea am
Ward had received some injury in squall the day
before, and had not completed her repairs uhti the
moment drove up.
The harbor of ST Joseph's is confined to a narrow
chauuCllu winch steamboat ChluUt Nllu oifoHt tAt
wharves When the Central Railroad is completed
TO New Buffalo little apparently will be let TO sustain
the prosperity OF the place. Dunes, or hillocks Of
loose blowing sand lie round the town and have even
invaded the pier and the shores of the Lake far on
to the north and south parakc OF the same chaIaceI
though the sand hills seem TO be wooded on the lana
ward side The sand Is white, which makes me con,
trastcd white and green Of the shore particularly wen
defined and visible 10 great distance on the water
The shores are low and level like those OF Lake Ire
It would spoil gree, deal OF good farming land doubt
less 70 have one of these island seas ehgiiuiSu uy
mountain ranges like those which irown over the lakes
of Switzerland but in the case OF one OF them al least
think we could well afford 10 make the exchange.
Now there is entire want OF grandeur in our aAe
views-nay, they are utterly tame ami mOnotOnous.
little way ont Of 81 Josephs witnessed, for he first
time instance OF that optical illusion termed mirage
The shores OF the Lake appeared 10 De nearly
distinctly visible the Eastern ones which were bui
two or three miles the leeward though IN reality the
former were shut out from sight by the cOncaviiy Of
the waters We touched at Michigan City aud arrived
at Chicago Just before nghtia where, IN the spacious
Sherman House we diligently set TO work 10 make up
or three days arrearages in the eating aud sleeping
line am bound 20 say however that these arrearages
neither incurred nor increased aboard OF the sam
Ward
might give true statistics of Chicago rivaing the
splendid fctions Of Arabian romance-a city OF lIOOO
inhabitants where but yesterday the prairie hen led
forth her brood unscared and the gaunt prairie VOL
howlcd nightly over the waste But OF what use would
II bef The statistics of of these Western towns
will stand for the whole OF them, OF about the same
class OF natural advantages In all OF them II Is neces
cary 10 got city directory as often as once noh 10
know where half If ttc t0As lice
Chicago lies on the edge OF low level, wet prairie
which here skirts the lake and extends Tor several
miles inward. The earth is so soft that with all lhe
drainage which is aitanabe in the city the Foundations
OF brick edhces have to be sunk very low ana pre-
pared with care The streets are unpaved, and wagons
sink TO. the axle in them in muddy weather Paving
stones are exceedingly in this region but this
was informed not the principal reason for the want
OF paycmonts IL is said that stone pavement will sink
dawn become uneven. and gradually disappear in the
soft earth One wOald think that city thus situated
would be- unhealthy, and % believe IL would be- were
II not for the breozes which cool and bracng from
the Lake OF prairie nearly all the time sweeping away
every impure eNhalstion There few days in the
wear when Chicago does not have breeze; but when
such day does come in July August the heat and
sweter are said be dreadful The city ike great
heated oven.
On the morning after my arrival ] walked through
the principal street and looked into many Of the stores
shops sc The latter 10 be AS smsTty arrans cd
and 10 contain as good assorments, those of any O
our seaboard cities. The business men looked keen
and vids.awake enough tor pesrstTeet \ Y The city
Is an lie stir business aud enterprise It's OF pros
perity has but just begR.
Resolving 10 recruit much as possible before our
return trip through Western Michigan G and ]
resolved IN the meantime to eschew anything having
the least resemblance TO a s;age-coacni hiring an
active span OF horses light and pleasant carriage
laying guns &c.-we out for that Canssn OF emi-
grants the banks Of Rock River We nrst had 10 pass
he edo nj "a