Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-06
An Editor taking his Pleasure.

Our friend Colfax, the sprightly editor of the South
Bend Register, has recently, with all his family,
(Which by the way. he says is not very numerous)
been on a trip to the two cities of Lake Michigan
called the GARDEN CRY and the City Of Bricks
AS he has turned his excursion on Lake Michigan
to useful purpose in describing the improvements
going on, in what was but recently the far North
West. we take the liberty of copying few short
extracts from his article, giving an account of his
travels; and would gladly copy the whole. had we
the room TO do He says
"From Niles a run Of an hour and a half on the Rail
Road takes the traveller to New Buffalo.
Al New Buffalo. which will have its best days when
the Rail Road month extended Michigan City, the
really commenced bridging the lake they threat
ened, and the fine steamer J. D. Morton, fomey 10 the
trade between Toledo and Buffalo, started after fol
Chicago, touching at Michigan City,
Chicago has not arrived at maturity 1t is by means
"a finished town" It's full growth only be witnessed
by Every where, in its business streets well
suburbs in its manufacturing well its commercial
interests the advancing step can be noticed At the foot OF
Lake Michigan and thus commanding the great bulk OF the
upper lake trade with its sillosd already 40 miles advanced
towards the Mississippi, It's canal linking Il with ST. LOUIS
lit only for the uninie rupted winter well
with New York, be obtained by the
completion Of the Southern Michigan Rail Road for its rap
idly growing population already numbering 25 000 to be
doubled in twelve month
The handsomest seet-rHE streetin Chicago is Michigan
only built upon side The building in Chicago is tho
fvestoIy fremont Hotel measuring 100 by 100 feet
the lower Tory Lake and Dearborn be occupied
BY IL stores and the remainder for Hotel costing finish
ed and furnished, not less than 100000 We heard
port that Rahbuu offered $50 600 years
of it, and had been refused. THE church Chicago
new Presbyterian Church. for Mr. PateIsons congregations
on Wsba-h Avenue IL is being built Of in gohic
style aud $50 ooO rise in real belonging
the church enabling them thus 10 meet nearly half OF this
expense aud subscriptions paying the balance.
An hours pleasant sail brought the City Of Mil
waukie Situated at The mouth OF The Milwaukee and Men,
omne rivers its hslbor, though snsky 10 its twisting,
aud wndngs, is better than any had passed. When
they have ihs straight cur made which Col Albert reject
ed when he LOCATED the piers. but which experience has
proven should been adopted the harbor will be
cellent
The growl of Milwaukee is aim si too much like fry
tale 10 be believed The hrst fame house built there
1894 by solomon Juneau, who, though the Pioneer AID
first Mayor Milwaukee, still temains nnenrched by il:
and growth The FIST newspaper sssed there
in 1896, after suuh Bond had press aud paper. Now
ihe. daes well supported. IL then had weekly
mail frum Chicago. And IN that same year, with wha
are new u'shing counties. pod altogether 800 votes
To-day, The City cf Milwaukee alone contains DeaIly
not quite 20 600 Inhabitants"