Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-06-12

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othOr neighboring places, who hro nowadiss
posing Of their interests elsewhere and nj
yesting largely hcrc. That such is the case
is evident from the location and natural adj
vantage Of this point. Our landing bere j.
second to none on tho river, though Il has
boon represented otherwise. have secn
very low water here, but never heard Of the
largest boats having any difficulty landing
Tho site for this town was purchased the
2sth day Of February last for the sum Of
100000 and yet the stock company after
paying the above sum, have each realizeda .
fortune by the sale Of the same. This place
then is less than three months old, vet in
that time about one hundred and fifty hous-
es have been built and are in course Of erec-
ton. The grading which is contracted 70
the amount of $4,000 is being rapidly
pushed forward, the grading of four avenues
running up from the levcc viii soon be com
pletcd, each 10 be one hundred feet wide.-4--
5 There is daily line Of stages running be-
tween this place and Lawrence and ample
: accommodations for those visiting our place,
? and for the large emigration to the interior
@ which has already commenced via. Wyan-
f dot City. 100000 have already been sub
It scribed for the erection Of brick hotel to
> cover six lots which tho company have do
IS mated to stockholders to the same. Nature
l. has supplied us with the finest timber
Iv There are four steam saw mills in SUCCESS
Sc full operation and numerals brick y.a.711d,ss, so
tn supply the great demand for building mate
nc rial. Stone quarries have been opened too,
We from which has been taken the finest build
We ing stone; Messrs. Harris and Brown recent
ry y from Fremont tell me this stone is the
i'll best they ever worked.
But I will briefly notice our neighboHng
ar town "Quindaro' and close. This town is
ry situated from us five miles up tho river;
,e- there probably is no town in the whole west
Id ern country, which has had the benefit of
IN newspaper puffs" to such an extent as this
m same town. / understand from reliable ail-
y, thority, that this company have paid cores
re pondents of eastern papers to notice fayora-
Do bly, their town. But think it poor policy
DC, for an individual or company to endeavor TO
on- enhance their own interests at the expense
ou Of another, and I will say no more though
'ou the Quindaro company have resorted to this
of method of promoting their interests. The
urs situation of Quindaro is such that at pres
ent it cannot be seen from the boat until
ern Immediately opposite. The grading Of the
for town will cost an immense sum of money
cf- and will take years for its completion. In
no. some places the grade through solid lime
.l' stone is from eighty to ninety feet. The
n" bluffs which hem in the town on three sides
red and to be graded down, are nearly perpen
to dicular On ascending one a few days sine,
md 1 was forcibly reminded of Frcmont's sue
'wn cessful attempt, to unfur the star and stripe
h On the highest peak of the Rocky Noun
OPP tains. 1t is not at all reasonable to SUP
all pose that the expectations Of this compan
eve can be met, though they deserve credit fc
and the energy with which they have underta
all ken their enterprise.
Gov. Walker arrived on steam boat "Ney
!. Lucy" May ID. The firing of cannon
from the boat noted the moment he crosset
the Kansas and Missouri line. The gene
raj impression among all parties here
: that if he adopts that line of policy tina
the present acting Governor Stanton ha
but marked out there will be further troubl
gar here, but all seem anxious to learn his in
ave tentions and views on those subjects that ar
of vital Importance to every Free Stat
nuc man in the Territory. But moro anon.
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