Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-08-13
Editorial correspondence.

DHAH hEADEhs Leaving our Deautlful cl- i
ty BY the light Of the waxing moon, on the night
OF Monday, the Goth July, we arrived in Chica-
go BY o'clock the next morning. and soon
found ourselves in fair way to pay our share of
tribute to the siarveling greatness of the Ire
mont House. Chicago is not yet finished, as is
very evident from the immense number of build
ings that are going up in every direction, as we'll
as the projected improvements Of water works,
railroads &c, which meet the eye in every di.
recilon. From the little time we remained. we
became convinced that it was quite sickly, and
indeed, we know of no reason why it should not
be. Built upon level plain, and with the wa.
ter of the Lake as high as i. is now, there is no
possibility o! draining the city Of its immense de-
posts OF filth, which are every day accommodating
in city of 80 or 40 thousand inhabitants tho
most OF whom have no decent idea of cleanliness
ana II they had, have no power TO carry out their
purifying intentions. The ACCOMMODATIONS of filth
from so large number Of people must be enor
nous, and il all must remain collected in seye-
raj sewers or shallow vaults or remain upon
the top of the ground, to ranke, putrefy, and as
cend TO the windows of houses in miasmatic ex-
halations, which must bear in its course the
Pestilence which walketh in darkness, and the
destruction which wasteth at MONDAY" Not
outstanding this Chicago is destined to be ci-
ty OF unlimited extent and influence in the future
commanding WEST.
At s! o'clock we took the ears OF the Mchi-
gan Central Rail Road for Detroit, which place
we reached under the charge of faithful and
an accommodating conductor, a, about O'Clock
in the evening. If what we saw Of the State of
OF Michigan in crossing, is fair sample of the
rest of the State, we have no encomiums to waste
upon the luxuriance Of her soil. Whether il
was owing to the drouth which has prevailed and
still exists from Minnesota to Maine, that her
crops looked so scky and lean, we are not full
ly competent to say but we don't think the
drought is responsible for the absence of soil and
the immense sand heaps which lie piled up in
such admirable confusion from New Buffalo to
Ann Arbor, especially as VIC noticed that the
mullen stalks and black jacks, these indces ola
miserable soil, were in healthy, Furnishing and
! luxuriant condition.
The steamer Niagara which runs in conncc-
ton with the New York and Erie Rail Road, lay
at her dock, feeding upon fire, and excited with
the Kissing steam, waiting for the passengers,
who wished to sleep sweetly and sail swiftly over
the moonlit bosom OF lake Erie at rest Under
the care and attention of the gcntlcmanly Off
GERS ofthe Niagara, we made the bay of Dunkirk
about o'clock in the afternoon. We were
lief, here until 8 o'clock that night, in order to
contribute our mite TO the support of the round
eeled landlords Of the village A shor. distance
from DunkiFk is the village of Frcdonia, famous
for spring whose waters throw up burning
gas which is sufficient in quantity, if cconom-
cally saved, to light their village We may no,
be thought extravagant to suggest that there are
few cities farther west which would be equal
y fortunate in that respect, if there were only
some way Of concentrating ana condensing this
enlightening element, which bubbles like fonn-
tain from the lips Of great many of their imb
bling and sparkling sons. The West is a great
place, though!
From Dunkirk we were shaken in the cars 10
Buffalo, where we arry eG at about ~ o'clock.
at the noon of night. After being driven about
the city from one tavern to another, at whose
doors were quilted with the consolinr intel
Iigcnce that they were call FULL" we found at
last in the sixth or seventh story Of IIuifs Hotel
thing to lie upon ill daylight, which was not
long in coming after we had at las, got to bed
The jam at Buffalo was occasioned ~ the i'm
mensc number Of men in motion from the Scott
gathering at Lundy's Lane. Each night great
numbers were obliged to leave Niagara for the
neghboring towns, for place of rest AT the |
time we were there the Cholera was said to b9
somewhat prevalent
At o'clock we started for the Falls and the .
battle ground of Lundys Lane II we had at
any time for moment forgotten " the chief end
OF man, our memory was quickeled as soon Us
we arrived at this famous spot Those who
were acquainted with the wants of the portcrs.
the hack-drivers and the landlords, did not pre-
tend 10 put their purses in their pockets, but kept
them constantly in their hands, so as to be abe to
meet the demands which were constantly press
ing upon them from one and another The pri-
ces generally, ,cere for speaking TO a porter, 2
9Lhl'HSo LOt ioohiliR upon u landlord, 0U cents
and other services and meals in proportion; for
looking upon the battle ground, so nobly won by
the hero of q thousand battles, from q couple of
towers, which had been constructed by some on
terp,isng sons of Johnny Bull, the price was
but two shilIings. which was considered remark
ably cheap, when it is remembered that the cir
Gle of your vision was not much extended and
the advantage gained was nothing at all Our
readers must remember that this little ground is
but short distance from the Falls themselves
and the tumbling waters, as they dash, not only
sing
The lid, Profound eternal bass in Natures Anthem"
but also the solemn and eternal Mass" for the
rcposc of the patriot souls who here "secp their
last sleep having fought under SCoTT the bat
ties of their country against British insoleuce
in the war Of 1912.
Again in the cars for Rochester, with spt-
spit, whizwhiz, a buzz and a roar, we are off in
the darkness Of the night for Albany and farther
East. Those who arrive in Albany, berr;mned
with the dust and dirt of railroad trave ling, will
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