Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-11-23

triple range OF walls, twelve or thirteen miles
in circumference, and entered by twenty-eight
gates. It's built on an undulating declivity, ri
sing towards the land side. Externally it has
an imposing appearance, with its mosques, Gu
poas, mnarets and expresses, and its ports
crowded with shipping; but internally it con-
sists mostly of labyrinth of ill-paved, crooked,
dirty lanes, and low-built small houses of wood
or rough hewn stone. There are number of
public fountains, which amply supply the city
with water. Its population is estimated at 400,-
600, including Golata and Pera, and it is CON-
posed of about 10000 Greeks and Armenians.
10000 Europeans, 10000 Jews, and the remain
erTurks and Arabians.
There are between 800 and 400 mosques in
the city and suburbs, 40 Mahomedan colleges,
1877 hospitals, 30 christian churches, 40 public
baths, and $50 khans or inns, besides numer-
Gus bazaars, coffee-houses and caravanseries.-
The seraglio is to the east of the city, and COM
prses an area Of about three miles, separately
enclosed by walls, and extending down to the
sea of Marmora. The Golden Horn is fine
harbor, deep enough to float ships of the largest
size it can receive 1900 sail of the line, and is
always full of mercantile and other vessels
On the north shore of the Golden Horn are the
imperial arsenals and dockyards. There is al
ways very strong garrison of troops in this
city, and many new barracks have been built by
the late and present Sultan. The commerce of
the port is extensive, but not so great as might
at first sight be anticipated. The city is the
see of the Greek, Armenian, and Cathoico- Ar
menian patriarchs.
NEwAYGo CoUNTY.-The same causes which
are operating to pour in upon the Grand River
Valley such an immense flood of immigration
this year, have a like effect upon Newaygo
county; added to these the high prices paid for
lumber, are giving unexamped activity to the
large numbering interest Of the Muskegon VAL
ey-and we doubt if a county in the State is
settling and improving faster than Newaygo
Among other improvements now progressing,
we notice the operations Of "The Newaygo
Company" just formed at the village of New
aygo, who propose to carry on the business of
numbering to an extent heretofore unknown in
this section. They have recently purchased
one half of the entire interest of JOHN A. Books,
Esq, in that county, besides owning large tracts
of pine lands, which they have located the past
season. They have dam across Muskegon
River nearly completed, upon which they pro-
pose to erect mill and put in gangs of saws,
amounting to over one hundred, according to
the most approved eastern method SoRELL
WOOD, Esq, of this city, is one of the compa-
ny, its chief operator, and is the chief represent
tative of eastern capitalists interested in this
enterprise. 1t is to the enlightened forecast and
wise spirit of enterprise of Mr.. Books, that
this arrangement has been effected, which will
bring capital, and largely increased business to
that county, and add increased inducements for
settlers to emigrate thither. That is the way to
build up a country-ofier reasonable induce
ments for men of business and capital, and they
will readily improve them. But if the opposite
course is pursued, as it has been here, the pros
perity of the place will be retarded of one half
its natural growth Grand Rapids Enquirer.
RAILROADS IN THE WEsT-The New York
Erening Post furnishes the following statistical
information:
The effects of railroads in the Western States
were only beginning to show themselves in
1853. 1t will be necessary to wait for another
census before they can be enumerated fully or
accurately.
One of these effects is to introduce into the
Western country great body of customers, in
the laborers employed in constructing the roads,
and their families. As to the number of these,
we have been told by the superintendent of
prominent western road, that twenty-five labor
ers per mile is a fair'average, whose wives and
children will amount to quarter as many more,
in all, about thirty people to a mile. But this
seems large average for the whole length of
line of railway. Let us have the number, and
we have fifteen persons supported by every mile
of the road. To make still further abatement,
call the number ten per mile, and we have en-
gagged on our railroads and supported by them,
100000 people. To show that this calculation
is moderate one the Fort Wayne road, of $50
miles, between Fort Wayne and Chicago, en-
ploys 1000 aborers, exclusive of families; and
the Illinois Central, of go miles, nearly 10000,
exclusive of families.
COUNCIL BLUFFs-The city of Council Bluffs,
to which four or five Pacific railroads are al
ready tending, with the prospect of a dozen
more, was founded by the Mormons after their
expulsion from Nauvoo in 1916. 1t first bore
the name of Gainesville, which was changed by
the last legislature of Iowa to the name it now
bears. Its present population is between 1000
and 5000. 1t is located on Indian Creek, about
two miles from the Mississippi river, 800 west
of Burlington, and $50 south of west from Fort
Desmonies, in the midst of a well settled region.
The chief trade for the last few years has been
with the emigrants across the Plains, of whom
it is estimated from 10000 to 100000 have an
nually procured, wholly or partially, their out
fits at that place since the commencement of
the California emigration in lS49 1t has some
forty good stores, a number of mechanic shops,
&C., with printing office and well conducted