New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-03
NORTH WESTERN MICHIGAN

Ccr,,ucbdeuoe Of Then Y. Tribune
NoRTHPoRT Grand Traverse Bay, Mich,
Monday, Jan. 90, 1854. !
Your excellent paper wends its way through the wilder
ness across and through the carried by Indians
more than 100 miles shoes this wilderness country
and as YOU seem to take an interest in all things calculated
10 favor the poor and houseess hought Of writing few
lines about this country, and the advantages here Tor
great company Of workingmen and what state although
poorly done shall be the truth without eIsggeraton Hero
we have vast wilderness which Is passed by every sum
mer by thousands OF emgrant going for homes in the
West Now, have lived twenty one yeas in New Hamp-
shire fifteen years in Maine and years in New York.
Ere Co., and five years in the best part OF Wisconsin,
and can say that this part Of the couny-ssy Lselenaw
and Grand Traverse Countes-is better adapted to farm
ING purposes than any place have lived at or seen
II will be askedIs It not too far north will tell you
ali about The water in this part OF the lake very
deep and is also said to be from GOO to 900 feet deep
this bay which gets during the summer and serves
10 keep off the frost in the fall that nothing injured
by early oss before the ground freezes any, the vapor
or steam from the water falls in snow and covers the
ground which remains all winter. Il viii snow hue
about every day for at east two months and the snow
will pe. to be from two TO three feet deep which keeps
the ground The bay does not always freeze over
II il does freeze at all il s until February or March
consequently have very cold weather, the ther
morneter seldom being much below the freezing point
unit, mid winter and then it never 50 cold as y IN
other places further south As said, the ground never
freezes in the winter and Potatoes viii remain In the
gronnd all winter and come out good in the spring The
soil is black sandy ieam with hard mari or clay sub
soil and limestone II is timber country the timber
mostly Hard or Rock Maple the best chance TO make
Maple Sugar that ever in any country more man
one half Of the hard wood is Rock Maple me ges-
country for Wheat that and doubt whether
there any better in the United staes 1t also excellent
for Corn Potatoes Oats and all kinds OF Grain ana al
kinds OF Fruit which adapted 10 northern cnmates
Peaches do the best here that ever saw them In any
place; the trees will bear every year Apples Cnerres
Plums &c ali flourish frstrate 50
Now IL will be asked how know so much shout this
rev country was sent here by Government a. farmer
for the indians in sil, and here with them three
wears |, was that time that we rst sowed wheat and
ssed sren, sorts of produce and found that all kinds
Of produce fourished beyond all expectations
The country seldom if suffers by drouth or wet and
therefore farmer sure Of good crop every year he
pats in h seed and takes of it, Another advantage
10 the emgrap tina. there old Indian Improvements,
formerly cultivated which now abandoned, on which
by blowing, and yoke Of oxen is good team man
NAV raise enough the first year for his own family
number of these old mprov ements have been taken up
within years and all that have on them are DONG
well There is large tract of good land on tne eas sue
Of the bay opposite this place with more
Of cleared land and great many apple trees on
which would be q good beginning. for a number OF
families raise al the produce that woua 20 "aaseo
for family use and cut bay enough 10 keep tean
and cows the frs year and have plenty OF apples Inc
trees are large and In good bearing condition. ana Also on
the Peninsula which makes down the pay ABOUT IN tne
,;dJIe vbic a. about 20 miles long and two miles wide,
49, ss nsnty Of old Indian gardens-ssy 800 or 500
sc-ewhch can easily be brought under successful eul
yatop This land the Peninsula Is not yet in market
but viii soon and also the north end Of this Pen
n,ula there is good hartor aud old Indian village
called the Old Hurricane The Indians have about all LETT
h. place and renewed over to the wesi ae OF 'ne o'y