East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-15
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, DECEMBER Is, 1859.

hotels 1t is of brick and cost the snuo
little sum of $4,000. The bill for stand
ing furniture footed SO, 500, and the Other
81, 900 making in all s65, 500. The house
is heated by steam, the cooking and wash.
ing is done by steam, and the wood is
sawed by steam--the engine running un,
der the same roof, where are the "Gas
Works." which supply the gas for the
house and such Of the citizens as use it.
This hotel was opened in September,
and is under the management of Mr..
Hobbs, formerly of Great Falls, and who
sets himself down as a New Hampshire
man-an article that passes at premium
in all the West. i am happy to find that
Mr. Hobbs is successful, and sure am L,
that athis table, such is the array ofregu
lar and transient boarders, that it is diff
cult to fancy yourself-from the dress of
the company, or the garnishing and clad
ing" of the tables-aot in first class
Hotel in New York, rather than in city
in the wilderness, where, nine years since,
there was but a single hut, and the wolves
howled by night, and bear and deer, and
the Indian, but little less wild than they,
prowled about by day. j can commend
Mr.. Hobbs and the Bancroft House, to
any of our Eastern friends who like good
living, and an accommodating, gentle
manly landlord.
He will show them the hospitalities of
a city inside fine house, and out of doors
snch beauties of wilderness country, as
very few people east ever saw. For in
stance, on Monday, the 2lst ult., Just off
the corporation, a Dutchman started
fine two year old Buck, by breaking one
of his legs with shot gun. The dog
fastened to the Buck and the animal
"stood at bay" Hobbs, of the Bancroft
was in quest of game of that sort with as
beautiful little "silver-mounted rifle" as
ever smacked a mans cheek, and your
humble servant was with him. Well,
didn't both of us about that time have
the 'Buck Ague?" five didn't then you,
friend Clarke, never trced coonl Well,
Hobbs rushed up and chad at" him, and
then didn't 1? Ague or no aguc, we had
him, and then came the question, who
killed him? There were three wounds
The one in the hind leg neither Yankee
could claim, and that was put down to
Hans-that stopt him. There was an
other, spank in his side; that was good
shot, and was credited to Hobbs. There
was third-a big one in the haunch-
wild shot--but decent, considering
had the ague, and | accepted that as to
be passed to my credit, with sundry glasses
of Lager, provided | had the Buck. TO
this verdict of the inquest there was not
dissenting voice; even Hans, the Dutch
man, smacked the. lips of contentment,
and said "Yaw." took the Buck, and
have him at this present wrting-so
heavy that Hans and another Dutchman
staggered under his weight, as they
trudged along with him to the Bancroft |
House." Well, now, there's sport for
you, and among civilization. Why,
gentleman the next day, within mile or
so of the "Webster House" on the west
side of the Saginaw, shot big doe, and
! met him with it across the pommel of
his saddle, and his black pony staggering
under the weight of master and game!--
Think of that you coon hunters down |
east! Such is the game we hunters on
the Saginaw have for very little pains.
Speaking of fresh meat reminds me
that in the lower part of the city of East
Saginaw they are "boring for SALT
They have sunk an artesian well about
800 feet at this present writing, and find
some Of 20 per cent. brine. At 30 per
cent. they will commence making salt =
as the State gives a premium of 80 cents
per barrel of five bushels, and that per
cent. in addition will make it profitable
business. With a country, the surface
abounding with Gypsum, Lime, Iron and
and Copper, and underlaid with coal and
salt-NIichigan is to be the rsalthy State
of the West. Yours, u.