Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-18

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MILWAUKEE, Aug 10, 1860.
EDS LEADER One Of the pleasantest
trips at this season of the year is by boat to
the Lake Superior region, or around Michi-
gan and Huron.to to Detroit and Cleveland.
That portion of the travelling public which
has leisure prefer such route to the dusty
railway. There are three regular Propeller
Lines whose boats ply between Chicago and
Buffalo and intermediate points-one or more
boats leaving every evening-the 'People S
Line" the "B. c. & c." Line, and the "North-
ern Transportation Company
The fine screw-steamer, Mohawk, Capt.
Fayette, of the latter Company, left Chicago
Tuesday punctually at P M., with a good
ly complement of passengers, a large cargo
of wheat and a deck load Of miscellaneous
freight with smooth water and pleasant
sky.
The boisterous waves Of Lake Michigan
generally take rest at this season and leave
the tourist and pleasure seeker to pursue
their way without any of those unpleasant
interruptions incident to other portions of
the year.
Favoring circumstances brought us into
the port of Milwaukee at five in the morning,
where an opportunity for three or four
hours ramble about the city was improved
by the passengers.
Milwaukee, incorporated in 1916, has grown
as if by magic like Chicago and other west
ern cities It lies ninety miles north OF
Chicago, at the mouth of the Menomouee
river, and is the most populous city in Wis
consin.
1t is pleasantly situated on the fats border
ing the river and on the bluffs which rise ab-
ruptly from the margin Of the lake. The
river approaches from the north nearly paral-
lei with the lake shore, and is navigable for
the largest lake boats for two or three miles.
It is crossed at the intersection of the streets
by the usual form of swing bridges.
The citizens have paid out most liberal
sums at different times for the improvement
of the harbor, aided by a meagre assistance
from ongress-affording them a safe harbor
and convenient port of entry.
The appearance of the city is peculiar
from the color and superior quality of the
brick used in building, giving delicate
cream or straw color-presenting rich ap-
pearance, agreeable TO the eye, and not af-
fected by the action of the elements. This
kind of brick is of home manufacture, is
widely known as the milwaukee brick, u
and extensively exported.
Milwaukee brick and Milwaukee lager beer
enjoy broad fame-the only difficulty being
that many of the citizens from too freely
imbibing of the latter fall into the singular
habit of carrying several Of the latter IN ths1
hats This is probably owing to the ''force
| of circumstances"
Milwaukee is the outlet of rich and grow
ing country and is naturally the rival Of
Chicago. This causes constant contention:
among the papers, Rail Road and business
men generally, Of the two cities, in which
Chicago has the advantage in may respects
but will never be able to cripple its rival on
account of the local and other advantages Of
this city.
There is room enough for both. The
Menomonee river affords extensive water
power At the head Of navigation of the
river is a dam that raises the water twelve
feet-a canal conveying the water to the city
dispenses it TO the mills and factories where.
ever needed. This affords cheap motive
power of great value.
The foreign elemant. principally from the
land of Erin, is largely represented among
/ the inhabitants and consequently this has
long been the Gibraltar of Wisconsin democ-
racy. Heretofore it has been reliable for the
''hulp' ticket by three thousand majority, but
in this campaign some most happy changes art
occurring. Many Germans who have pre-
yiously acted with the dominant party in the
city have declared for Honest Abe, by means
Of which the Republicans, few weeks ago
elected their candidate for Treasurer -hX-nyel
party contest, though previous to the election
the Douglas and Breckenridge Democracy
united in striving to make it such, but par
took of it to that extent as to indicate uner-
ringly the set of the political current.
Wisconsin Is good for ten thousand major
ity for Abraham Lincoln; if she doesn't do
that she ought to be ashamed of herself and
deprived of all the glory of the great victory
next November. But never fear. She will
claim and take her share on the fourth OF
next March when rejoicing thousands shall
meet to inaugurate an honest mana pure
administration and the long sighed for % bet
ter times" P.B.