East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
A TglrEs no yvATROUsvELaE.

nm dicsrs ant sr72y ,mpresiope con-
ceyHiag F-aplsamnh, Z'8c9h. Vess4r.
and he AgricH'.Ud and L'aaJcriiq re.
gi0as Of tie Cps R.rN scetioa QsneralZg.
Sc, &c., &c.
One week age, last Saturday, in com
pany with NJ. 3. ITrss, Esq, of this city,
we made bur first visit to the rural dis
tricts : of this section, and arc free 70
confess, that up to that time, We had not
the slightest idea Of what the Saginaw
country contained. Visions Of pine bar
rens,and aguemarshes and frog pouds,and
tamaracll swamps, and poliywog holes
aad mushrat nests, and other cmbelish-
meRts, which the lying MAPS indicate,
" vanished into thin air instantcr, and
IN reality we beheld well cultivated farms,
ihgh, rolling land, timbered with beech,
maple, oak, hickory, &c, neat wcll-paint-
ed residences, large and well~Glled barns,
good school houses, churches, mills,
stores, and all the indications Of pros
porous, thrifty, telligent, wcll.ordercd
settlements.
Leaving here at 1OI \. NJ, we were
Just in time to dine with our veteran
Democratic friend, Hon. Moan BEACH, Of
Bridgeport, who, though he is some years
past the allotted age Of "three score
gears and ten" is still hale and hearty,
and has good promise for many years to
come. May he live to realize all his
anticipatons in regard to the Saginaw
Valley, the interests Of which he has for
years, well aud earnestly advocated and
sustained both in public and private life.
Leaving his residence at about l p. NJ,
n short drive brought us to
FBANKEySiUTu. -
This town lies a short distance est Of
the plank, aud is settled almost entirely
by thrifty community of Germans, who
located there some ID years ago
Already they have padc "thc wilderness
to blossom as tbc rose" and planted a
garden in tlemidst of the forest. The
road leads up the west bank Of Cass
river, ,dhe banks Of which arc HIGH and
beautifully slopiug; on either side of the
track, and in all directions as far as the
eye can reach, tho country is divided into
small farms, which bear abundnntcvidcnce
of being thoroughly TILED. The dwell
ings are mostly framed cottages, well
built and neatly painted, the barns largo
aud comfortable, and the appearance Of
things about them indicating the pres.
eucc Of careful husbandmen. The soil
situation, timber end everything, save tho
absence Of orchards, which the farmer.
have not had time as yet to cultivate
reminded US SO strongly Of the best por
tons of Macomb County, that we fell
quite at homo, and almost expected t
meet some Of the familiar faces Of on
old acquaintance on the road Nea
the store Of Mr.. RAvsENDURGrp, at whicl
we stopped for a moment IS a larg'
Lutheran church. and on the outsii
thereof, under a small building, arc hun,
two large bells, which being so fixed a
TO ring in unison, may be heard for mile
in all directions. We stopped Tor mo
ment also at the store Of Mr.. HUDNGEn
where we partook of an excellent glas
Of "Rudshcimer" AMI passed on, Tn
country all the way from here to Tuscol
is Of the same valuable character, mg
and rolling, with oak, beech, maple, wal
nut, butternut, hickory, bass wood an
ash timber, and now and then gian
pine lifting its head above the others a
it to remind people that here were all th
inducements held out to settlers in othc
localities, with a most desirable "yariG
tion."
From Tuscola to Vassar the countr
is not SO thickly settled neither is
quite as promising, though there Is a
abundance Of cool land in the vicinit
of the route, but as we propose to motto
some of the territory on our return, W
shall make break at once for
wATROUsTILLE.
At which place we arrived at about Z
Pm. Atthe hospital mansion Of AARo
VARIOUS, Esq, we found "the late
string out" and ample preparations mac
for sustaining life aud spirits. at IL
supper table, our companion, "Moses
who had nearly furnished from the exc
else Of the drive, performed evolution
and revolutions with laiifc, fork, an
ggrinders," which for cline" and sly
would put completely into the shade Il
fastest patent goose-picker on recor