, 1861-04-17

Tdttorx Chicago IflhuQo:ts = ': -
1nthe winter Of 1858, the hrig John Kintle
was designed ~ Capt. h. o. Brtstol, and built
by the Mesars: Jones Of Block RI7eE, 0h1o,
for the then old and well :kaown: honse of
J.R, DOR Il Co, OF Detroit, and their Sassocl-
ates. cur fellow-ctti5en j. H. Kinzia being one
,of them. expressly lfor the trade from that 4
place to places :(tnere being no porta) upon:
Lake Michigan. = = The builder having no i
knov1edge Of t. making spatst or doing the iroa:
work for vessel Of such rig, thera being norls
of tbs kind upon the Lakes, the designer had
to in 70 all- Of this well -
fitting the rigging. Upon thia vessel patent
blocks, chsin fpt bobstaya, hoWsEprfft sEprff shhf6na.
&C.. we're first introduced upon The Lakes.
Her 1Iat arriiyssff sfs IL Detroit Kaa On beautiful
IT, r,,,4,,tr ~. ,,,a11s,,+ <,,x,,or+ NIFTY
nA"J .no' o'4nne, sEsuS ~
tor the NE otleA ner nght sales, tnns naSl1s
fine display and acting = crowd Of people
70 the WHAT toeee me noset.y' ana .eata ~
the stranger was. Inc schooner Commerce
was tnere. loaded with: Indian ruppHes, ard
aha,,+ ,..adv IL III, ~ f1Iaev Rav viii, the:
soou. teas r. .fpA1s - Z, I.::o4thaa
David r. Porterllata Governor Of Peunsyaya-
MIA and several other prominent persona, who
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we're W as'sn9 Q ft1:ses9; "ttn ~ .' - -,
that Vicinity: THESE seEentleuen Fe5e 50 mnea
pleased with the appea1ance and accomm odar
+ tions Of the. KinzIe that they inslsted she
snoala 1aKe tae pace o1~ARs aio1lnneas1, aA4u
accordingly. their cargoe7 'and desttnato4R
,wsre exchanged for the PURPOSE. So l.. r. :;
uar .s,,o.,d t-;,7, azs+a ~, ntaoe tr,rp,no.
:: ~ ses4 - - ~ = W. F .'s,1;
batteau ffom Aaek1nawa BY which 70: iaelu-
tate the discharge Of cargo, The process be-
~, a.sei so.4g ~ e uAsnot 4, ~ ~ $50 ~
piers IN t~o ENG aan or lnteH 4a.n9A1s -! -
water, where 1t WIS considered the best an.
| choraee. and reefng sails preparatory to get
i; - u shonia b1aw 4oS
| t"s unus4 "es?.e c.ss t'sno1to ~" ~
| the mouth of tie river; which was then uppo-
site Madison street, with sometimes not more
thau ona foot Of war upon tho bar,; grounding
nDon it aU hauos would imp out and BY her
T eides-. puu her along as" ;far 'as they
wero ahls, and then. tighten hsc by car.
ryfng goods ashore; after eating oyer the bar
carrying the goods hack. and then pulling up
the river TO- the {small boat Wha1yes, the
| first being that OF .the GoVef1ment, aoout
where the south end Of Rnsh street pflage Is;
the second that Of NewbeEE2 6s Doie, corner
aud east side of- Dearborn street; the thlrd
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of 0rfsngton Lnnt now Is; and the Last, tthat
Of r. a: Ktnzie, On the West Side, near Lake
street. Across the Street from the WharFes
of these private parties we're their stores VILE
| email storage !o9m1 :j 1or others ~: hogan,
having IN addition, the Post Oh1ce n hls
bu1ld1ng, winch vas very ruae one, sIanains Wius
near the intersection OF LAKE ana ooutn WatsE
streets. IRo or three days and h1ghts Would
thus be spent N .n'sehaIgi9g,a ears9 9i tsom
-seVsnfy.h4e 70 one A1ndfed ana taIty lone,
and gettlng eand pasla5L ABOARD 1oE taS IeIuln,
there beng no resi- "nlle Lag "easner IVES
Eood- RI; -.,'..ss.- ,,+s,,
| Sometimes, late IN the season, It "oulo taRe
| as many weeks. TOR, persaps, 3; poaI Wonia
| hardly be loaded before Tue WeatneF pecalne
| such that nothing more eoaia ne aons ana.
chorage for many Gays At 81 time, aud several
| times the hlnzie once nsing aWay thttesa s1a
days 1t YES net then aa now; Vessels Went 9 ont
70 meet gales oI VINO mol 70 run JFWs ~ ulet
fresh breeze haead. u Was g grssst reiiel g
MASTER MIND TO enter me IlFeT 81 Cia1, apon
the return passage, as y Is 70 thas oI Gapta1lin
OF ship at seq, homeWafo neung, 70: o:get pi.
lot on beard The almost entire. coast q
Lakes Huron and Michigan was then "lloet-
ness, there being not a white family upon that
Of the former except near ana at Aoeer1eh, g! on
the Canad:an side, ana atss1 iea!i4g hlaek1-
nav, except at the head Of Green Bay, there
Was none on the west slae q me lastef, uns1i
within few mites ct thas Place. "a
At Trail, ,Cre@k (Mielgan City, there were a
few families; at st. Joseph quite = number !;
one or two at the mouth Of the Kalamazoo
| river, and none north OF there on the east
! side Il y - :...-..
Those who were seeking homes in the Vest,
generally. took passage around the lakes In