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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
80 aAGENAgV 49,.

The Saginaw valley, Michigan, IS wat
cred by eleven rivers, and taoae IN t'tn
are made mp OF numerous small ere 81,
most oi winch, Tor manyn miles, are largo
enough for the rating OF io5s during the
proper season. Ine rivers composing the
saginaw are as follows, win tAcr aver
"gc Ienl2tn, without following very par
tcu'alI{ tac!r winnings, "Me1 W.dl,I la-
crease t1et length AZ 'eas1 one '"''". r.,
H. ne ''Fi'a|' - in. 10, IONS = ! ne ne
C4ss, 40 miles ioAs' o. Iae nv ~
miles IONS L. > ,e -a!a"o5 ', I'D miles
lonsi -. ne I'd.. - mics iifAei y iAF
! l'a'aF"fsl e. l.} l"''eS I'4i T. Ae
ChippcW,.a' wv mics io ~. p. Gs INC
'oO mics ioa@; y. iAe oa'~ 90 i.!..es
long iu. me n a{-,"a g aa-'t.-1, ~
I ihi'rS ''.. a.. AA' Oe'"', i} 'llilf7 ''.'s.
IN an ~ i'H.s
i'N'eA', IN, 3. 20 II co'",.'.' contain
( io9 over -eJ towns aAa draining. over
80 ID, acres iiea i' ''''', o',' 'aIIy'
hia.'' Walnut 'Hd o,1et valuable tl...ta..
Wi'ia sou a.. '.l.'a. ih t'e Oeis.n
'at' "'li n'Aif' "' e''I '.i., iI'A iNF.'-
I e..
iime stone granite ana aa"' st@ae' avg
found IA large 9daaui.-' anu convent .l'
Tor tronapai,aio9i ana it Is W''i-est''-
,isAeo 'act taat t.''S vaaeI IS me great
nasih OF t.'a sa't ioNh''t''n taat uhdeF,
lies Inc state Numerous salt $ rings OF
/ good quality are found upon "a. s0T.aer,
ana competent "eo'osI''s give j as t..H
opinion. mat sa't water o. &2ou giant
an IN ineNHa0 ,.i quantities. can '-
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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
HfLHS LUNG BALSAM

HAI's Iuxo BALsAM, in all cases, gives tho best
Of satisfaction.
uAiu's f.ryG BALsAM has wrought more cures
since rs INFORMATION than any other cough medicine
UALi's CouGu BhstN Is endorsed by our leading
phvsians as the safest and best remedy now before
tho public.
HAAS LUNG BArsAN is safe to use among chill
lrcn. ana vet powerful in cascs Of chronic and pull
inonnry disease
HALLs LuNG BssAN brings in certificates almost
daily of k wonderful cures in q!l parts Of tic country,
nAIi's BAtsAM for the Lungsis soldby Hess, FRO
Co, Elst Saginaw, and by agents in every town
in the cOuntry.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
TrsCOLA

The last village in Tuscola county, at
which we touched on our honoward
route, was settled, so our stalwart friend
Gen. RICHARDSON, informed us, some Is
years AGO. Il contains two well built
hotels many handsome residences, and
wc should judge the population was
about 49, Il is surrounded 10y as fine
an agricultural country as can be found
in tho west Coal Of an excellent quality
has been found in the vicinity, and prepar-
ations are being made to ascertain, by
boring, tho extent thereof It being
late when we got to Tuscola, we "too6
no notes, but putting "Ethan Allen"-
from the Cooley stable, over tho way
on his 2,1S gait, soon reached home
We have as briefly as possible given
our ideas Of what we SAN on the trip,
and are free to say thet we were as much
as,onishcd as we wore pleased thereat.-
We had pictured to ourselves a passably
decent, half-taJnod Wilderness, instead OF
which we saw, all along, a splendid
country, high aal handsome, thousand.
on thousands Of acres Of fruitful, well
cultivated fields, worlds Of magnificent
oak. pine, ash, beech, maple, walnut. and
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

als ONCE; 3 dry goods stores l grocery
and provision store , hotels 2 lawyers
2 blacksmith shops ] iouudryi cabinet
shopsi ] wagon shopi / ashery, etc
Arrangements are now being made TO
put up onion School building, which,
win cost S35o0,00. Friend BARTLETT,
Of the Pioneer, He found hard at work,
with his hands full Of type, and his head
fall Of niger, and j. HUsroS, ESQ.
the Z. NJ, Our next acquaintance, was
busy with tough client, " though be
tween the two, we managed to worry out
the little information above given, con
corning Vassar.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
GAIT

At the request Of many Of our readers
we rcpublish to day, with some additions,
the Report Of The Droctos Of the East
Saginaw Salt thanksgiving Co. The
boring is still continued, and tho dcvcl.
opmcnts are Of the most catering char
acter. The rock in which obey are now
al work is Of pure white, porous sand
stone:
Mast -saglnnw solt .agr.s. CO.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

wistar's BalsaIn Of Wild Cherry
7E5 y q@ u u y 4.
TWO rtyYs SAVED ny TYR rgE on oShr TnHfr nof-
Trrs on "vIsTAH's BAIsAN OF MILD cnrhRYi'
Me.,rr IIarcout Howarl 4 Ca Cent = The
GOr Wis,ur's laisnm og Wild Cherry that thought.
of YOU l.As been of such signal lene 10 my hpiiy,
that via 10 make rs virtues Known for tho benclt
of the public
nv wife took cold at the time Of her confinement,
which settled ON her Lungs Tho lhysicians pro-
nounecl her disease consumption. She had proiuso
ghl swests and hal eousAss sAe was rs en api isr
r We dcepgrcd az her recovery, ana her ehiid PAR
took Of her complaint Sho thcn commenced taking
q iIisfars Baisam Of Nld ChcTy' and slroo
bottles effected entire cure with her and the child
both.
have no doubt Tint they would have now been in
I'm their graves IL they had MOI have used Mistars
Ealsam of Wild Cherry. SETH X. SEAkCN.
Seth r. Soarcy. whose certificate Is above, is a man
Of MS mach yeracity ne any in this coGu'ry, and
man Of good Judgment, and we place entire conu-
donce in his statement.
HARCOURT, HOWARD CO
JOHN d. PAX, Proprietor Cincinnati, Ohio
See advertisement in another column Of our paper.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
REPORT 10 T-'n sTOc1uoLDERs.

GENrLE,rE:-It is nearly ten months
since Won were encouraged by the law
enacted by the State LEGISLATURE at Its
last session, Offering a bounty Of ten
cents per bushcl on salt manufactured
from water obtained in this State, 90
associate yourselves for the purpose Of
It's manufacture, at this locality The
results of careful observations by Ccolo-
gists for a series Of years, pointed to
this valley as the probable centre Of the
GREAT salt basin Of the state, with sulii-
cicni dircctuess to warrant the expense
Of sinking a well, to test their accuracy,
We have been aware Of your natural
anxiety for information, during the pro
rress of the work. but the Board Of
Directors, at an early day, adopted the
policy OF studiouslv Withholding the fact,
developed from time to time, however
encouraging, lest they might excite hopes
which the final result would fail to sat.
isry. We are happy now to assure You
that Saginaw possesses salt water, second
in strength and purity, and we believe in
quantity, to none in the United States
/ and refer you to tho facts embodied in
this report, as proof Of our correctness.
/ "Thc East Saginaw Salt Mfg. Co,
was or"anizcd in April, 1850, under thc
General mining dsd manufacturing law 0
| The state, ana u11.o under tic law Of 1899
for the announcement 20 tho maniac
ture Of salt The capital stock IS $50.
O0n ,vIicb uDInt. Tho c,apnr1l la,v may
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
-. NnrIcE-

TN ts 'o9tier eli t', estate % Gcrrr, Solomon
da.crrcl, No,ira g. hgry c.yea % crl'lite-f
ami o.,.r PERSON. fi.ictc IN ihc gatl e e.il de-
curscl tGst the oamm.- .1per's appointed I1r Jho
no seth Wiley. ogite ian tta city 90 Elsi 'catv
au t'ia les oncf 'ly il tisret lhg Ig.l S. uoslav
n tJv. aui frt Wclnr.tg I'D June nrs, ior Pc
rnr-. a..r. ~ arI th-i tac G. ~ Hi'hc
caIms hy creditors wIl expire Sic twelfth day Of
Juaa most.
Dated City or fa.' 7.ei7gw, Dec -, ! $50.
! g g,I VIII ~ siv comm'se'ogerz.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
Cnss Fsivca Boosli4,~ Company.

The Booksof the above company which
has been organized as Joint stool,
Company are open atthe store Of =. y.
Buckhout in this cityof East Saginaw,
whore lhcy will remain for twenty days
from this Ja,c. All persons Wishing to
subscribe fpr stool; viii please take notice
OF Tie fact.
T. p. SEARS, Secretary. :.
Fact Caoiuo,v Fnb q 1870
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

Since the publication Of The above re-
port, moro careful analysis of the water
at SO G has been received from Professor
Webb, which will be found in the sub
joined table, compared with a similar
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

i.oTN, Aaen 81 nra. atea oA4 o. by
thc salamotcr. ID was procured at the
depth of SIS fent lcVhrteda follows:
"NEw YoRN, January II, 1860.
The bptte % auY'natcr ifotp Mcu'-
an, yields upon analysis from one A,i. @
ilt measure, ll55toraias Of solid re +
an, N Nhieh-f0iA,ji lmins rs chloi e
of sodium, common salD The other
sal constituents arc mainly Gel brides
of calcium and magnesium, with sulphate
ct lime, &c. The specific CAVITY oi the
water is lilo, pure water being 1900
a bottle OF water, obtained at the
depth Of G17 feet, aud measuring Sc
was sent to Prof j. g. Webb, an able
analytical chemist, Of Utica, New York
His report is subioined:
"UTIcA, n. y, February 3, 1SC0.
"A wine pint measure of the water from
East Saginaw, yields 14lG grains chloride
of sodium, and % grains OF other chic
rides. 1t will require about one third
less Of it 10 make a hushel oil salt, than
OF the Syracuse water"
For the purpose OF comparison, we
give the audi Nlo ol ''hAN "'i'Ni '''''''''''
The strongest water ever found IN
Montczuma, n e., measured 100 and
it yielded 1914 grains OF common salt,
and 1888 gains OF chlorides OF calcium
and magnesium, to the pint Of water
/ Spec. gfay. 1885. CLARK report 1889
~ Onondaea, n. Y, one wine pint
yieilcd 1850, 10 Grains salt, 6.6-l0 grs
nuriateof lime, l.65 grains each ofmur. OF
magnesium and carbonate Of lime, aud
So IL grains sal phate Of lime.
At Muskingum, O., lower wells, pint
Of water yields 977.l0 prs salt, SO 81
grs. muriatc of limo and IS, l6 grs. muir
of magnesium. (Dr. lIoughton' report
Michigan Senate Document, 1888.
We have procured no analysis Of the
brine flowing from the sand rocl, last
struck, and measuring 90 but have
reason to think that it is still more fire,
from impurities than that procured from
the clay slate and lime stone strata, il
which the specimens analysed were found
The amount Of water required, at yar
ous localities, to make bushel of salt, is
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
cnMlLIs lI0NERs, N0TIcE.-

rTUE JEpERSfGNEDlr having boon arro'uIcliy
: th, JULIO of l'ro'a'. of ~ county 90 Saginaw
,1mmisaruera in the CSC ic of E.uund y Bow. de-
eolsal, OF ta- ,ounidjp OF rrid1uVerf give notice
th5t thrF viii m'ct at thc house OF Lorenzo iiolg
iaan iu Tho township af Bridgeport, on Saturday, the
2sth l,y Of JSugary, op saturday, toe 18Th lay Of
Te'-u.rr. on Situr.i1v the l7,h cC March on Sat-
url~y Tie 3lst % March the lith cf April AMI the
oath day Of April, aud the I6,h day Of Nay. 81 9
O'clock IN thg forenoon of each day, 70 examine al.
accounts a.,n.nal said osi. To-
LORENZO UODGEMAN,
IiATTEN NJ BEACH
bridgeport, Saginaw Co, Mich, Jan 10, 1860.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

nm d'cors ant sa7Ay 'mprSsjoRs con-
ce,uiaq E-aa,samaih, Zsc9h. Yassqr,
and he Agriea'.wai and laundering re.
gioas Of tte Css Rrer sce,,oa qsaerally,
&C., &c., Sc
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

The Nptof NV lqrsea 2l.TiiNR 5E.
(Fri3srdf) sal Iafri Is riiuatci en- tho bank e.
Csgla River, Gni ON the Flint anl pero Marqu0tte
Ia.lroa =
It cont ips 100 Acros "a ha' about 20 Acres Of
Improvements About 100 Aplas trocs Of FROM IS 20
20 years aloWthoui on o. e1ol Travelled Road II -
ono oi tha arti sculci fuus in the county. It wiz
bc dti icd ana soi I'm two rart ifrcCcsiry To- suit
purchasers. IL will be sold varv chcep. For Terms
aply a. pfruHOyu & HISS Hast Sacinow, or OF II.
SrsTHEysof The Grm Of STEPHENS j. MARyiS Detroit
Feb 81 ls60-1t
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
Time {! Time !! Time III
2.Is; 2.2G; 2.4o; 800
AN ID Il Il w \ II Il S.:

F5ora Temple, Princess, Lancet, Eiiaa Allen,
LAZY Eo0arqG.' and caaada sam;
Arc al good stock in their ways hut fog stocl' In
en- East Suginaw Livery Stable they would bo
emo whar" beside The spirited, fast, susc-iooted
sound, cytn-gatod, reliable stud Of thorOagh bred
horses in
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
- ~ wv ~" r" " ~ ~ - ~ y -
lyt7 sld 1853. "to SS ,'sp thc x.oa
a tG MIontezumaNst Spring"
Adopted The plan Of Nrinc, pursued ,
.luxsAs StS.,Ely Az being in the N
Fthe Mo N use at Kcuhawn, Va, vs.!
they claim to have reduced the exp,


tttho rriaihun. 'Alot' was contracted
Cor at the north part Of the city, ON the
Saginaw river, and boring was begun in
June The shaft is s inches in diamc-
ter. and has now been sunk to The depth
of GO feet we omit detailed state
lnent of the material through which we
( have passed. and state simply the facts
connected with the Development of brine.
Tho strength Of the brine has been
measured by the sa,9mcteE an iustru-
ment arranged by designating distilled
water o, and the Same kind Of water,
saturated with common salt 100. With
/ instruments thus graduated, The brine Of
/ the Onondaga salt works varies &C differ
ont places and seasons from IS , down
oven as low as IL. The wells, which
do not furnish brine above 50 : arc not
considered worth working. patent Office
report, lSjI)
= AZ a depth Of 20 feet, VIC struck brine
measuring 1 and rising . feet above
the surface; at 1872 e. it measured 2 ,
at 21i #. 10 .; at 293 e. IL ? discharg
ING eighty gallons per infinite, OF tenn
pcratnrc Of 500 by the thermometer
aud rising fourteen feet above the surface
at 4S7 It. 70 ?; at BIC #. 30 at 53l
I II. 80 , at 800 f. 60 : at 800 #. 6i ?
at coo #. So =; Temperature 81 ? an(
at $50 #. 30 only ten degrees shori
of saturation. At the depth Of 635 Fl
we entered bed Of LIGHT sand stone
when the iow Of water increased to suel
q degree, as to carry off all the horings
r This has continued up to the present time
As 20 the purity Of tho brine, VIC rele
70 actual analysis a quantity Of il wa
sent 70 DR. James r. Chiffon, tho dis
tinguishcl analytical chemist Of Me-
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
LcALE.GopLEY,s tIvERY lsrAnLE.
Opposite The Courier Q5iec, Edsi Segiaa'-,; PIE

TNUE undersigned beg Leave 70 inimate that they
h,yc combined bought oUt AacIerry, added
largely to ,hor stock Of horses, carriages, seighs.
&c.. aud propose TO make fast time' IN the Livery
business ola customers VIII he treated WITH Tho
most "stgunn-" Ioltouoss; rev customers very
hlu3auo,y provided Tor rnd uIi cIstomcrsluru,shel
with -turnOut th4t rivni in style, comfort, speed
and macn'G cnce she mos. gorgeous cgtali-- non;s
tA.f erase DE C,g famed "bloominedalo Road"
4 ''eraFe amount Of eaah eus,om will be re-
ccivcl with pleasure by The subscribers, 20 ihcir
eFt1r. Sc sts'ct on Washington street south o.
Htu.u1 House opposite Courier olicu, City of
East soginaw.. JCS T. + COOLEY
February J. 1850 ly
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

can be, tac timber, oak, and magniic at
oak at that, sugar maple beesh, Sc.
with an occasional pine, and the whole
face Of the country as landsomeasthe best
portions Of tho Geucsee Valley, ". "
The average wheat crop in tho vicinity
last year was over 90 bushels 70 the acre,
and other crops in pro.ortion. The
water, Of which an ample supllymay be
bad at the dcpth Of from 20 30 feet, is
as cleN', and pure, and cold as tho waters
Of Lake Superior, and the airas free from
the ague breeding malaria, so common
to some portions Of Michigan, as is the
atmosphere Of the granite hills Of old
New ITamnslirc.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16


T. M. Atthc hospital mansion Of Aaron
VARIOUS, Esq, we found "the latch
string out" and ample preparations made
for sustaining life aud spirits. At the
supper table, our companion, "Moses,"
who had nearly furnished from the oxer-
else Of the drive, performed cyolutions
and revolutions with kuife, fork, and
agrinders,n which for 'timen and style
would put completely into the shade the
fastest patent goosc-picker on record,
while we struck an "eyon gait" on The
gasironomic track, which, in conjunction
with his efforts, soon dopopulatcd platters,
dishes, plates, cups, pans, kettles md
everything but friend VS. larder, which
never gives out
Although by the road we travelled tits
"a miles from this city to Watroussille,
il is only pa miles from here there on a
direct line and In The winter the road is
very good on that route 1t is situated
25 miles from Bay City, 10 by air line
from Saginaw Bay, and22 from Sebawing.
Tic site Of the village is as fine as could
be desired, it being upon prominent
elevation. gently slipping of in all direc
tons. The soil is as good rs any sol
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16
"a Good Farm for Sale.

East Saaipnw Fcb. 9. 1880.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-16

s. aid We, beef aud turkey
Though q most broke our iioart
From WatrousvilIe 60 Vassar, tho land
Is high and rolling, and the country for
most of the distance thiclily settled.
vAssAR,
The present county scat Of Tuscola conn
ty, is situated on tho west bank Of Cass
river, aud IS built mostly at tic foot Of a
high ridge Of table land. We noticed a
handsome church, and several neat dwell
inrs on the hill, and tho elevation gave
them iac appearance, the village seems
to be tending in chat direction, eircum-
stance which shows the good taste Of its
people. Vagsar was settled IN 1900, by
Messrs. EpmuNDs & NORTH, who built
there steam saw MIL, also water saw
mill and grist mill, calculated for -four
run Of stones, two run now in operation
The village now contains population o.
oyor 400, and numbers among its mstita
tons, . church organizations, churcl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; ] schools prias
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vel As 20 Republicans. And should the Democratic
Convention nominate q Uan e ultra views or Slcus-
iering tendencies, the more Conservative Of Democrats
usy find NJ. Lincoln worthy q their confidence
HoS. HANSIBAL HaNLS. the nominee for Wee Pres
ileut, - present Us Senator from Maize, = veil
known g q gentleman q equally high personal char
acjer and q solid abilities He : but s teE months
younger than Mr. Lincoln. having been born u Au-
gust u ,ae sans year. He : i lawyer, bat fer the
last twenty year has been IN public life From 1886
T. 1870 he Sas a member &C the Legislature Ct Nsius,
aud for three Of those years he Wa the Speaker OF is
House Of Representatives. In lo43 he was elected s
member q Congress. and reelected tCr the following
term. II 1917 be was again = member Ct the State
legislature, and the next yea- was chosen 70 I'll : Va
cancy occaslOaei BY the death u John Fairfield IN the
United States In 1851 be was reelected for the fu.I
term IN the srue body, buJ resigned On being chosen
Governor q Maine u 1917 In the same month he
vas again elected 70 the l. :. Senate fr SIX years,
which ctlce he accepted, r~eSiguinE the Gcye-uor>hip.
Up 70 the time q the passage q the kaISaSNeb-aska
oil N 1854, Mr.. Hamlin was s member Ct the Demo
cratic party. Thencsfcrwa-i he gave his support 70
the Republican party, q which he has ever since con-
Ln1ed : faithful ani distinguished leader.
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The Rum Discussion.
NAkAwAo. Inl1 ln.h I,

AAKAwAo, July 10Th. i3so
Ma EDrToR-DEtR STE:-In your las. is.,a
peareI q letter from Mr.. Alexander Pe3n;a
I wish % offer 4 fE remarks 4 much n,-.l
and convenient, aui in my opinion, a mora 80
method Of saving the juice taken from -bs -
With the scum. l. 20 have q OK or c~ontaiBs- =, !"
end OF the 'skinming trough" 70 receive the
A. the juice settles let i he drawn % and rs.,--.
70 the c~lari6ers. Also st the clariher. f. een,t~-
FOR the same purP5se; the juice settles 70 the CO.,
and may be drawn 4 Al pleasure.
The above have been in operation AZ Kolos. s-.
1852, on E Maui Plantation since 1854. and O., :.
Brewer Plantation since II came under the ma,,-
meut Of It's present superintendent The plan vot,
vel, aud the loss : very small.
Il i = mistake to suppose that tie planters yau,,
their wish TO erect d~istiLiing apparatus 1pou tie -
fing loss sustained BY the waste e juice IN skimmi,,
That wish l. rather grounded upon the e1,ren.-
small pros, made upon the molasses AID svruDs, !.
present prices, which makes II q matter Of great in
por,ance 10 them 10 ind some method Of dispSsip, :,
those articles
1 do not wish to be considered as advocating n.
manufacture # run On the plantations. II the l.v,
allowed run to be made AZ all, I think H,nol,l,
would be the proper place for the erection o..
distillery-
But there Is another, and q far less Objectionable
mode Of disposinz Of the syrups and molasses, and
also I believe 8 much more profitable mode; which IS
the working over Of those article in vacuum, by which
means a very large proportion may be made into
sugar.
Boiling over the molasses in the open kettles ex.
poses it 70 too high a heat, and, consequently, the
amount Of sugar produced Is comparatively small. In
several of the English aud American refneries the
u lii --fauzaE = hr-TzA IN a@rn 81 T.
20 to 60 per cent. Of a good quality Of sugar Is thus
obtained. II such an amount Of sugar can Be Obtain
ed from that molasses after undergoing & long sea
voyage, aud after fermentation hiss eomueneel, how
much greater ought to be cur yield here with mOlas.
ses fresh from the plantation
[ consider that al apparatus capable q working
over all the molssses produced a. present on the
islands might be put up in Honolulu fr at most
$4,000.
Ny statement as to the yield from ". l. moIasses
in the re6neries, Is founded upon personal experience
Yours respectfully.
ALEx. Z. NcGRRaoR.