Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
New York Corresponde ace.


Mr.. Editor: Your fattering alIusion
10 my abilities as .sready writer rath-
er .scalls me out, " as they say at speech
making dinners and as occasional items
of matt ers and things in this awful con-
gloneration of brick and morter, OF dust
and noise, of pretty women and busy
men, Of carts and carriages, draws and
oEnibuses. of luxnrinas wealth, and
sqnalid poverty-thi. metro, oils Of A.
merica old Gotham will itself perhaps
not be very nninferessing. | will now
and then drop you line, should Won
deem them worthy place in the Her
ah.
The most remarkable impression one
experiences on their first visit TO large
cny, is feeling OF utter desolaie l,nali-
ness. that comes over the stranger. al
though surrounded by thousands of your
fellows of every grade and kind of char
acter. You are jnstled on every hand,
by men and women bri>kly passing 10
and fro, but scan each countenance of
the thousands yon are constantly meet
ing as closely as you will. and you look
in vain for one passing glance of recng-
milton, or one charming tone of friendly
greeting. Amidst all this ihrong of BIZ
Iped>. the heart shrinks back upon itself
las surely deprived of companionship. as
If situated alone amidst the widest cliffs
of the Rocky Mountains.
Ii is profitable exercise to walk the
streets of this wilderness of human be-
ings, aud study the countenance and ap-
pearance of those around you. The ca
ger haste OF one, the anxious stride Of
another, the swagger of the rous. and
the qneehly gait Of the belle, the ragged
mendicant as he piteou>ly solicts your
charity for the name of COL" the bur-
ly citizen, and the sleek millionaire.
with not a small ''swiakiing" Of co,ia-
try dealers, men well ia do in the world.
and who congregate here from north and
south from east and west, that they may
buy to sell and get gain. AL mix in one
motley crowd intent alone on selt.-ag-
grandis ement, or STANDARDIZATION.
But a truce to moraIizing. | find here
that the aoest, our own west, is looked
upon as the great sour ;e from whence is
TO emanate vast realizttions of wealth
and income To New York {; and men Of
means are looking 10 the west as afford
ing the most profitable field for the in
vestment Of their surplus capital. A
nong the most prominent organization
ind here, and whose object is the pro-
fitable Development Of the mineral re-
sources OF the west, as we'll as other,
portions of America, il The s9lsAu
Mining Company, who have already one
'alae n operation in your County and
VINO will open more at different locali-
les i successful III making such ar
engagements as are deemed safe for the
Interests OF the Company. This is AN
old and wealthy Company, managed by
men OF great prudence and skill in car
lrying on mining operations !; and the eff
forts they are making to prove mp the
country and develop The existence of un.
der bodies OF mineral, are well worthy
encouragement from all who are at all
interested i'll having the resources Of the
country fully brought out.
am pleased 10 find here A. A. Par
ker, Esq, as one OF their most energet-
ic and trusty agents. Mr.. P. is Super
intendent OF the Southern District.
Such is the rage for everything Uest-
ern here, that they have we,trn lines and
western companies of all. sorts. ard you
see date from "Wesfern HofeL." which
Iby the way | wish to recommend to my
a0s tern friends who pass this way, as
being an A No. house. The very
-gen,lemanly Brothers Winchester who
conduct it, viii make you feel perfectly
al home; and their table is spread with
the most delicate as well as substantial
viands in regular ,cestern profn>ion and
all at a fair price. They don't commit
man slaughter on yonr purse al The
Western have not had time YET to
visit the Crystal Palace, but shall soon.
Barnum the Great has taken the thing in
hand. and its prospects are Frightening
up powerfully, as we say out west. The
stock has gone mp from % to 40 per
cent. in two weeks. One of his moves
was for the Hotel keepers in the city to
I buy a certain amount OF tickets, which
they could sell or give away to their
guests and be repaid by the increase of
&c .tstom and $4,000 has been paid in
Ito the funds of the Co. already from hat
source alone in Two weeks.
Bnt am spinning too long a yarn
Send me your paper to the Western
Hotel flu Revoir,
D,crEuR.