Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-09-28

O1rowA. PUrNAM CouNrY "A ride Of four
hours on the Dayton 4 Michigan Railroad train
yesterday morning took us to ottowa, on the
confines Of the hunting and fishing grounds Of
North Western Ohio. Ottowa Is near the cen
Ter Of Putnam County, on the 0ttowa river, and
contains about 400 inhabitanta It's growth
has been slow, but now that the great Northern
aud Southern line Of travel is opened, M.
Charles Manu-, and other enterprising mechans
los, are putting Up some fine brick buildings;
aud the future Of ouowa is full Of promise.-
Putnam county, which surrounds this place,
has an excellent soil, is finely timbered, and
has a population Of about 5000 inhabitants.
The towns in this county are all small; Gill
boa, the largest, having not over GOO inhabi
tants. Kalida is The county seat, west Of the
rail road some six miles, and the probability is
that the county seat will yet be changed to a
more central position Of easier access.
Columbus Grove, six miles this side Of Otto.
wa is beautifully located, on high ridge OF
ground, and exhibits evidences Of Thrift. II,
too, bids fair to be au important town. Some
iiue farms have been opened n Putnam county
which are highly imrroved among the best
farms are those in settlement Of Germans
about a mile west Of Ottowa. They have
drained their lands, and by superior cultiva,
tion made them very productive. Some Of
their land we are told could be readily sold foI
one hundred dollars per acre. Leipsic, another
fine new town, near the station Of that name
we are informed is growing rapidly. and is do
ing good business
Perhaps no other county in the West ID
covered with a better or larger growth Of tim
ber than Putnami and this has deferred {
great many heretofore from undertaking TO Oper
farms in a country so remote from Market
Now that a market is opened at their very
doors for their grain, lumber, and other pro-
ducts, the country will improve rapidly
Enough lumber could be got out in Putnam
county to build a city rs lage as ancient Baby
Ion; it will however soon disappear, as saw
mills are being erected in every direction. New
ware houses store rooms aud dwellings are go
ing up at every station along the road, ant
mechanics Of small means can now secur
homes easy terms at a trifing cost. Thoi
crops are better than those of the Miami Val
ley. Fruit is abundant; peaches have been sol,
as low as fifty cents per bushel; apples from
thirty 10 fifty cents per bushel, The stock, sucl
as horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, running il
the woods, look fat and sleek. Game is quit
plenty a little north of Ouowa, particularly
wild turkeys, squirrels and partridges. Tn,
season for hunting deer is close at hand, anC
they are said to be numerous
We fortu ately stopped in ottowa at a tav
ern kept by an old pioneer, Mr. Michael Rowe
He has lived there twenty four years and KEEP
tavern nearly ever since He commenced il
one room and has since added one building af
ter another until he now has a very roomy
house At his table can be found venison
wild turkey, partridges, a good sup Of coffe
with sweet cream, milk, wild honey fish, frosl
eggs, good bread and butter, together with al
the substantisls. His rooms are neat and wei
furnished, and his beds are clean, soft and fre
from - Besides, all of these comforts, Nj
Rowe is kind-hearted. intelligent, old gentle
man, who will delight you with reminiscence
Of the past.