Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-21

mt III O'Clock III the forenoon at the CITY Hall, i'll
the City of Detroit. The delegates to constitute
such Convention, will be apportioned under a res
olution of the State Convention of 1850.
Ottawa is entitled to ? delegates.
ELoN FARNswoRTH, HENRY LEDYARD,
JOHN H. HARMON, BENJAMIN TOILET,
ALFRED WILLIAMS, ISAAC f. CRARY,
ALBERT l.. PORTER VIM A. RICHMOND
Democratic Central Committees
Detroit July 2, 1852.
HOLLAND CoLoNY.-Saturday was beaut-
full day-a cloudless sky and bright sun, with
cool breeze blowing from the southwest,
we, that is, ourself and our friend), set out for
the Colony in the morning. and at noon, stop
ped to refresh ourselves and our team at Port
Sheldon, after pleasant ride Of ! 3 miles through
the shady woods near the lake shore; cheered
by the song of birds, the music of the waves
and woods, swayed by gentle zephyr's breath,
tanning the sultry air to delicious coolness
Port Sheldon contains at present, a spacious
Hotel, covering with its out-buildngs, some
300 feet of soil, and ornamented with or 10
Cornthian columns, rvaling those Of the U. s.
Bank, in Philadelphia, after which model it was
built, in the good old days of speculation, in '36
besides this it has railroad Office in the same
style of architecture, but Of smaller dimensions,
aud store, containing beggarly account of
empty boxes, besides Il pile of shinge shavings
left by its last inhabitant. The population con-
sists of one Dutch family, and about half doz-
en- struggling Indians, encamped on the shore
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Dor in the time Of paper cities. Messrs. Jaudon
g. Co., expended here in mills, wharves, railroad
surveys, buildings and in clearing lands, nearly
a quarter Of a million Of dollars, and now the
dred dollars; in fact it has not intrinsic value
enough to pay the taxes assessed upon it from
year to year, as the soil is worthless and the
buildings are ready to tumble down with the
first equnoctal gale. From Port Sheldon to
Holland, 9 miles, we passed similar country.
and drove up at the Dutch Hotel, kept by Mine
Heer BINNEKANT, who gave us the best fruits
of his garden and larder. Our friend, PosT,
took US around the village to examine its many
substantial improvements. Mr.. BLEYKER's new
steam mill, is not second to any of our famous
saw mills on Grand River for its superior en-
CINE Quilt by Gates q Co., Chicago), and its
substantial frame. There is Is feet of water
by its side, and all that is needed for free access
of vessels, is a pier at the mouth of Black Lake,
which it is probable that Congress will make
provision for at the present session.
We admired the neatness of the numerous
dwelling houses and stores, and we found the
people busily employed in their various avoca-
tons-kind and hospitable, and determined like
their countrymen who settled New Amsterdam,
(the metropolis of the new word), to have a
city here as soon as n good harbor is made for
their commerce (already considerably, to Chi
cago and Milwaukee. We were astonshed TO
learn that copper, piece Of which weighing
nearly 2 lbs, was shown us, had been found
near the village, and we were more astonished
to behold fine specimen of the gold-bearing
quartz, full of shining PARTICLES, brought in
from Statesland, q village some or miles
east of Holland. Query: Were these valua-
bic minerals floated on the ice from the Upper
to the Lower Peninsula, or are they indigen-
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| 1t has been said that the late Dr. HoUGHToN
had made discovery of gold quartz in his last
exploring expedition around Lake Superior.
This development of gold may induce further
search for the precious metal, and as Nova SEQ
tia is now the field Of investigation, Lake Supe-
rior may come next in turn for gold digging.
The crops of wheat, corn, oats and potatoes,
promise an abundant harvest to the industr-
Gus Ioanders, and all they need is facility of
transportation TO enable them to become n
prosperous farming community. Their lands
from the head of Black Lake are of the
richest quality, extending cast to the Rabbit
River, near Alegan, and TO the neighborhood of
the plank road, half way between the Rapids
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