The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-23

Ing purp~sa Aloos the Usas like. sse. ths
coil l. ge.sssDy light ios 500 miles back. Vssy
naay al ~ streams, alSss ers boedersd viii
hssvy aad valush,s piss. Bat viii the ezosp-
ss.s shove nestensd, believe the country un-
der eoas;dsssaisn 70 be ven sdaPsed 70 AsF5ssL
sasal pursuits.
Ws2 Of the msfidia.-s Ess running
through the center Of Ingham county due norsh
- IL Straits Of Maekisas-shs Usssss portion
Of he coussry il entirely diGssent fre@ thas
bsrdsriog On Lake Huron. From old Fsrt Mack
inse sosshsasd 70 the inhabited postiss sf The
ssass, The country ID generally yell sAapted 70
aUiculsure.
The light sol and pine timber before nsstsoed
ere common Gear the lake shsrs, bst - shsss
distance o. q nsss fs~ miles beck, Tie gently
rs,aine Iasds ere covered with hrgs and even g.
ea.sie sugar naples, dsaosing . sod worthy Of
he fasmss's Aboss.
Ths writer Of this, in Tie autumn Of 1850,
starting from the south Of the Chebsygaa river,
passsd sp that stream, through Hsuss, Bart and
Csosksd Lakes, and thence sesoss % The bead OF
Essls Traverse Bay. From that point - Trav-
ssss Cisy, the josrnsy vas made By land. The
trip vas made jsss at that season vhes the ma.
pie forests are clothed in eolors which the paint
o. cannot equal and which No pen can describe
Hsses. While passing through the Lakes and over
he hilb, is vas not difiesls 10 form an idea Of
The extent Of the maple regions. And What l
~ in that journey convinced - that lev peo-
pie have . correct idea of The amount of COED
farming lands-for put down heavily si.bered
maple lands - valuable fer agricultural purposes
which exist in the northern psrtisas Of our
Peninsula.
A large portion Of The eouasry bstseea the
Straits of Naskinae and the head of Grand
Traverse Bay 10 quite rolling. IL some places il
nay even be termed billy. Dr.. Hooehton says
some parss Of this region have ''an altitude prsb-
ably qaiss equal il not superior, 70 any ether
poesios Of the Peninsula" This = more par.
tieslarly the ease" he says, ''ia the vicinity Of
and south east from Little and Grand Traverse
Bays Here the surface 10 considerably broken
~ eievased ridges Of Lime rock.
Bat these "elevssed ridges" are BY 10 means
hsrss- Ii 10 fscs-a little singular, perhaps,
yss neversheless Q f.ct-tbat these hills are
aneeg the very best lands Of this portion Of the
Peninsula The SUBMITS Of the highest of then
ere covered with the most majestic sugar maplea
The coil, . sandy loom, containing much lime
gravel, 10 deep, black and rich.
A We proceed south from Grasd Traverse Bay
the interior Of the couatry 10 len elevated and
approaches nearer to level character. And
here, probably, south and southwest frsm thu
bay, il one Of the finest agricultueal rsgisns Of
Michigan-wen timbered, well watered, asd r.
nafkable for its freedom from the miasuatic ex.
halAtions which in some parts Of the State give
siss 70 the various forms Of bilious fevss.
Further south and in the vicinity Of Nanistee
River, pine barrens cover portion Of the eoun
tsy. Sill, even here, much good farming land
b 70 be fosnd. A very large portion Of Mason
and Oceara counties is made up Of agricultural
lands of superior quality. And / have Nd
doubt-.although cannot speak from psrsonalob
ssrvation-thas the counties east Of them ars
equally valuable for farming purposes
But it Is believed BY many that the climate o.
this region ID unfavorabls 70 agricultural pur
suits. Il ID true, Of course. that some crops tina
ere grown in Ohio and Illinois cannot be preduc
q here. The dent csrn will not mature In thu
northern region. But the smaller and earlier Va
Kettles Of corn flourish finely and ripen perfectly
A. Little Traverse and Pine river, in Emmett
county, ct Elk Rapids a.d on the peninsula il
Grand Traverse county, have myself seen fin,
crops Of wel-ripened corn.
Twssty.shree years ago Dr.. Houshson wrot,
- follows On this subject:
This northern portion Of the peninsula i %
ualy regarded by the inhabitants Of our State q
possessing climate too rigorous 70 admit Of q
reulssre, bat this is IN error that deserves - b
corrected. The Ottawa Indians, residing or
Little Traverse Bay, and Who have some sxtsn
sive cultivated fields in the elevated imestenG
district Of the interior, more particularly in tn
vicinity Of enc Of the Southwestern forks Of III
Chsboygan river, inform me that their crops o.
eesn have not failed within their rseellsctioa u
yield largely and certainly ssvsr sss fss'
esr~ than IN come Of their fslds."
Dr.. Houghton said the soil Of this noethsra 70
gioa 10 'ssricsly ss,m one" and "a experienced
since proves his statement true. Hence crops
nature rapidly.
This latitude, all intelligent farmers know, ID
NOT unfavorabls to the grasses. No country pro.
dsoss finer crops of oats than the region Ne ere
considering. Wheat, also. Of the fret quality il
produced here. never saw FINER samples Of
white winter wheat than we're shown ne BY E.
7. Ladd, Eco, Of Peninsula, Grand Traverse
county. Il was raised o. his farm, sss~ efte,
sskiss Of corn crop in tie fell, ss1 yielded
tssst,-~gM 6ushels psr. acre. I apprsheAd Il
voald not b easy to beat that anywhere in the
noethWesk
A knswledgs Of the principal iagredi.
sah Of the soil-sand, loan, and lime
gavsEwosld satisfy any intelligent agri.
ealearist. Of the capabilities Of this region fer
he production Of wheat. predict il yin b.
esos one Of the best wheat producing sections
Ct Michigan. ~
The Pssasoes Of Northern Aichiga. are unsur.
passd By those Of any part Of the verld. The