East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-06-28


eral distribution, and though it is not
calculated to hasten the settlement of
Canada, we believe it is all true:
CIRCULAR,
TO EMuGRANTs AND OTHERS.
Within short time our attention has
been called to the inducement offered to
emigrants to settle in the young and
thriving Stale of Michigan, which glance
at the map will show at once possessed
great advantages over any of her sister
states in point Of location, while it is a
fact patent to every one who will examine
the proofs that her natural resources are
unequaled by those of any State or To-
cality, either in the United States or else
where. With an extent of nearly 5000
miles Of lake coast, innumerable harbors,
noble rivers, untold wealth i'll pine and
other timber, as also, in her extensive
fisheries, and Copper, Iron, Coal, Salt,
aud minerals of every kind, who can doubt
that Michigan will one day become the
wealthiest portion of the American con-
tinent? But our design in this circular
is mainly to call attention to that portion
Of Michigan known as the
SAGINAW VALLEY.
This valley, which is just beginning to
be developed, and the extent and richness
of which is truly marvellous, is watered
by Saginaw river and its tributaries, and
we cannot give better idea of it than
is given in an extract from the y. Y.
Tribune.
"The rivers composing the Saginaw,
with their average length without fol-
lowing very particularly their windings,
which would increase their length at
least one-third, are as follows:
l. The Saginaw, 20 miles long; 2 The
Cass, 125 miles long; 3. The Flint, l03
miles long; A. The Shiawassee, 65 miles
long 5. The Bad, "a miles long; 6. The
Tittibawasee, 105 miles long; I. The
Chippewa, 90 miles long; 8 The Pine,
90 miles long; The Salt so miles long;
10. The Assayamaqua-sa bi, 32 miles
long; II. The Cedar, 45 miles long;-in
all $40 miles.
Extending into II counties, contain
ing over 260 towns, and draining over
1890, 400 acres, rich i'll pine, oak, cherry,
black walnut and other valuable. timber,
with soil unsurpassed in the United
States;--with mines of coal and iron in
exhaustble aud convenient to the streams,
limestone granite and sandstone are
found in large quantities and convenient
for transportation and it is well estab-
lished fact that this valley is the great
basin of the Salt formation that underlies
the State"
The question of Salt has been Sfully
tested at East Saginaw, where has been
found the strongest brine in the world,
(910 by the salometer) and in inexhaus-
tible quantities; at which point large
quantities of salt will bc manufactured
this season. The business has also been
commenced at several other points in the
valley. On the Saginaw river within,a
distance of 16 miles are located three
thriving cities, containing an aggregate
population of 5000 inhabitants, and over
80 steam saw mills and manufacturing
institutions, nearly all of which have been
built within the last eight years. Lum-
Der, Lath, Shingles Slaves, Shovel han
dies, Fish and Furs are among the ex-
ports, and the export trade Of the Valley;
already immense is increasing yearly
Three lines of steamers connect with De-
troit, another with Goderich, and rm> the
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway to all
points East; another still with Buffalo,
and three lines of steamers are running
between the various ports on the river
and its tributaries. The chief induce
ment for emigrants to locate in the Sagi-
nav country is its