Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
LETTERS FnoN MAINE.


FREEPoEr. ME.. Aug. 4. 1850.
My Dear Expression leaving our beau
liful city. on the Wabash, took my course
TO the famous city Of the "Michiganders."
Detroit. II is, indeed, fine city, very
conveniently situated for navigation, car.
rying on considerable manufactures, but
Boosting particularly Of their superior
quality Of iron. They claim seventy-five
thousand inhabitants. In fact. you might
easily fancy yourself in Boston. while
Promenadipg some Of THAR beautiful com.
mercial streets. They projected their
steamboating on rather too large a scale:
for railroads. there, as elsewhere, are
throwing boats into disuse. | was shown
a class Of boats, costing about two hun
dred thousand dollars each, now lying,
unemployed, to rot at their wharves.-
Those Of rathor less size have been "a
ken through the Wellington Canal. To
tide water, aud so have been saved.
While | was standing upon the wharf.
pretty steamer Of smaller class. still
very large and towering to ny unaccus-
toned eyes, loosed. with merry company
and a splendid Band OF music on board
for Lake Superior. The very name Of Su-
perior was refreshing, as the Thermometer
then, at Detroit, stood 9Oe in the shade.
Leaving Detroit. we took turn up
around Lake St. Clair, crossing the river
on the north Of the Lake. and so. on this
grandest Of all roads, the "Grand Trunk p
we shot away through Toronto, beautiful
city, terrsced 20 the Lake, on our way to
the great emporium, Montreal. We made
but little stay here, but threading the Vic
toria Tunnel, two miles long, across the
St. Lawrence, the most magnificent struc-
ture Of the kind in the world, we flew
away towards the queen city, Portland;
the commercial metropolis of Maine, stu
ated on Casca Bay, that pattern of all
bays, renowned for its safe and commo-
dious harbor, its incompatible family OF
three hundred and sixty-fve beautiful Is
lands, one for each day in the year, and
for that most tasty and substantial city
seated on its shore. This city shows to
great advantage from the water, the land
rising as it recedes from the shore and The
gardens being terraced in front of the mag
nificent buildings. Islands afford an ex
haustless variety To excursionists, who
swarm upon the Bay for sea-balhing, for
the refreshing GOODNESS of these northera
breezes aud for multiplied variety of its
ocean scenery.
One never tires, standing on the rocky
shores OF these bold islands. and witness
ing their determined resistance TO the
ceaseless assaults OF the prolific waves
With pretty sail boat and affair wind
cruise among these islands, for few
days, may be safely set against any reno.
waiting recreation that our wide country
can afford. nearly for. OF to hint at The
great variety of most excellent fishes, ia
which the waters of Casco abound IN,
cod, the bake, the halibut, the paddock
the mackerel and the tinker which taker
to an island. and cast into the frying PAL
while kicking, are not to be named on tn,
same day with any other eating. Sail 70
six hours in these salty straits and coves
pick she'll and pebbles, and ramble tn,
shores for wild berries, which grow hers
in profusiou, and then. dear Editor, lool
on fresh chowder prepared by the sid,
of cool spring, under a shady tree over
hanging the grassy bank of a sea CIR
island, and you will need no file to sharp
en- your teeth !
Why don't everybody come 10 Casco
Yours truly,
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