East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-07-19

No one can pass up the Saginaw Valley
without being impressed with the alum
dance Of its resources, and that it must
ultimately be one of the finest, it not the
very finest portion of the State. It's lum-
Der resources are still immense, and these
must, for many years to come, be source
Of great wealth to the inhabitants. AS
fast as the lumber is taken off from the
land, rich agricultural country is devel-
oped, so that the population that is thrown
out Of business by the decrease Of the
lumber business will Immediately turn to
that which promises more substantial
prosperity, the pursuit of agriculture
In addition to these, the salt deposits Of
this valley alone afford an almost exhaust
less mine Of wealth. The salt works at
East Saginaw, already in successful oper-
alton, place salt manufacture in this Val
ley beyond an experiment The brine
which is now in use there Is procured
from well which is bored go feet be-
meath the surface Of the earth. The
water is 33 per cent. better than that at
Syracuse, and is believed to be the best
in the world. One block of so kettles is
now in successful operation, from which
is manufactured about $50 bushels of salt
per day. Another block of the same size
is nearly ready for use. Arrangements
have also been made, to limited extent,
for evaporation. The bore through which
the brine is now pumped is but 3 inches.
The company have commenced boring
a 6-inch well, which will probably be com.
pleted within from 60 to 80 days, when
they will have water in abundance for
greatly extended operations. The salt
manufactured is Of excellent quality, as
may be seen from examination Of speci'
men now in our office, which was taken
fresh from the kettle at the salt works
on the 4th. At Bay City salt works are
nearly ready to go into operation; oppo
site the East Saginaw works, on the west
side of the river, another boring is about
to be commenced, and at several Other
points attention is being turned to the
manufacture of this article. Little doubt
remains that this valley will soon supply
the whole Northwest with salt, and viii
also compete successfully with Syracus'
in the eastern market.
8 THE BANCROFT HOUSE is one Of the in
[ stitutions of East Saginaw. 1t mag
nificent house, and highly creditable t.
the enterprise Of the proprietor, jess
HoYr, who can expect no other presen
l return from his investment than the en-
HANGED value thus given to his larg
amount Of real estate which lies in tn
. vicinity. 1t is well kept by Mr.. Hobbs
the landlord, (sometimes known as on
Of tho firm Of Little & Hobbs,) and mus
s contribute much TO the prosperity Of tn
|. town. ed r
The population Of East Saginaw
8 somewhat over 5000, and no young cit
l. in Michigan shows signs of thrift, in ever
a direction, more than this. The men nj
al live men, and IL beauty is the test tn
ladies too are enterprising to . remark
able degree. The children are genuin
D young Americans, and even the dog
n have sharp, fiery bark which indicate
i. great pressure of business. Everybod
" and everything indicates thrift and entc
'e prise, and the day is not far distant whe
10 this city will rank as the second city
n Michigan--Port Huron first, East Sag
:. nav second, Grand Rapids third, Leo
- fourth, Detroit fifth.-Povt Huron Prs'
u 12M.
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