The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-06-21
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Port Huron-Grand Trunk Raiiway-Fish.
inp-Frost and Its Enects-Busi"ess ana
Prospects.
PoRr Huron, June 10, 1859.

whistlinr thousand fasettos among masts and
rigging, and around corners, taking liberties with
hoop-skirts, and holding panarnas at decided
discount / am just in from fshing-driven In
by stress OF weather. but not until We had tour
Of us) caught fine mess Of pickerel, from three
to FIVE pounds each, making no account of sheep
! heads and herring, who were invited TO eat bait
Our fishing place was down the river ST. Clair
some three miles, on fish dock some hundred
| feet out into the stream.
| Nv friend Mr. SanDorn's fine garten, is fair
sample of all others in this quarter-cOrn, pota.
toes, melons, tDaelon-choly sightl tomatoes, and
most of all, fine Isabellas and Catawbas, with
fine cones, and well set with fruit, all cut off, and
looking as If fire had ran over them. pious
man, might be tempted to the use Of strong IAN
guagc, at the spectacle. II was too much for
| Mr. Sanborn, 20 we went over TO Senator Con-
ger's fine garden, and found him inspecting the
ruins of his fine grapery, and under no consclen-
tious scruples as TO the strength of his express
sicn- The frost very considerably spared the
sawed lumber and stones, which lie about in pro-
fusion, but clipped every thing else.
| The Grand Trunk Railway Is in fine progress
here. rode up by invitation of Mr. sanborne,
| to look at the buildings on the Canada shore,
Just opposite the Fort Grounds. The company
have erected three fine buildings of brick, for
passengers, offices, &c, and large freight build
ia. %" foot lone 10y IS wide, all covered with
slate roofs, and permanently built A Whea,
:. 81.
lean side, the company are erecting noble
stone bridge, about mile above Port Huron,
across the Black River. The process is laborous.
They drive piles, and make strong water tight
cribs, which they caulk The water is pumped
out and inside of these cribs, the stone piers
are commenced, far below the surface of the wa
ter; when finished, the piling IS removed The
Black River being nayigablc, the bridge will be
swing-bridcc The line from Port Huron 10
Detroit i in a state of forwardness. The iron
has been delivered AZ all the streams, where
the grades lie, and By the first day of October,
which ends the contract time, Port Huron people
can make their election 30 visit Detroit by land
or water. But the interest in Detroit at this
point has subsidized, many of the goods coming
bv the G.. W. Railway, and nearly al the travel
hence to the Atlantic Coast. being over that line.
Tho Port Huron and owasso Railroad is fin
ishei for twenty miles--thc entire line being
cightv-iivc, which win open new avenue 10
Chicago, n soon as the 4. l.. X I. y. is compile
ted TO the NJ. c. Il. K. line. All these inipor-
tant lines, must send Port Huron ahead 1t ia
already a most fourishiie and beautiful City,
growing steadily, Handsomely and substantially
built, with IA energetic business population, eX-
tensivc manufacturer and refined aud highly
cultivated society.
The dealings of this city, in lumber and stave,
with Albany, Boston, and several points in Con-
nccticut, gives them the advantage of a better
currency than Michigan averages. There exists
here also, good degree of public spirit. There
is an active fire Department, and excellenty con
conducted andinhuential newspaper Press.
The Congregational Society are now erecting
a noble brick editice on the north side of Black
River, and near H. upon extensive grounds de-
voted TO that purpose Is now going up, beau
tiiul and spacious School-Uouse. The land here
- sandy, upon n substratum OF CLAY, winch
makes early gardens, hut of what use, if they
are all to be cut of
Sarnia, opposite, the scene of the Tyler muir
der, is much like Windsor, Sandwich, Maiden,
and other frontier Canadian towns little show
upon the river, and nothing back. Canada is
now more depressed in respect to Agricultural
and Commercial prosperity, than ever since the
Imperial Government changed her policy to-
ward the Provinces and allowed them to act for
themselves. There is scarcity of the articles of
life there, and much starvation and crime.
Detroit, with the Milwaukee Light Guards.
ieasting, paradng, dancing and rejoicing, the
Masons having a Jubilee, and a Convention of
the Episcopal Church, was all alive but the
newspapers of that city have already enlightened
everybody about all those things.
Tonight, if the staunch Forest Queen should
arrive, | set my face against the north wind ND
Lake Huron, from whence, perhaps, should
have an opportunity, the readers of the ReoHJ-
hcan NAV he favored with 4 few particulars in
respect to towns now being born in that region