East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-11

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there has been rapid increase. and ths
population is now estimated to be over
1000. 1t contains upward Of 500 dwell
ing houses, 80 stores, some of them large
aud elegant brick ones, 8 machine shops,
Q barrel factories, numerous steam, saw
mills, mechanic shops and salt works; s
churches, to,wit; l Congregational, ]
Methodist, l German Methodist, Epis-
copalian, ] Catholic, ! Baptist; ] large
Union School, aud 4 private schools. l
extensive ship-yard, 2 Touring mills, !
splendid frst-class hotel, costing about
s75, 900; ! banking house, capital $780,
900; / U. s. Land Office, 2 newspaper
printing Offices, several stave and shingle
manufactures, aud the usual proportion
of doctors, lawyers, &C., &c.
We shall not undertake in this article
to give the statistics we have gathered in
relation to lumber, salt and other pro-
ducts which constitute the elements Of
wealth of the Saginaw Valley. Under
these appropriate heads, we shall endeavor
hereafter to furnish such facts as we have
been enabled to collect from the most
reliable sources, which will doubtless in
terest many Of our readers We know
how difficult it is sometimes to procure
accurate statistics, and we know also how
incredulons some readers are in receiving
the estimates that are oftentimcs, as ap-
pears upon their face, carelessly made,
or instigated by the cupidity Of those
who offer them. Making all allowances
for these, and rejecting all doubtful au-
thorify, we think we shall be able to state
such reliable facts concerning the re-
sources Of the Saginaw Valley, as will
arrest the earnest attention of our readers.
Its Lumber Prospects and Trade
--East Saginaw. agoi
We yesterday referred to the history
of the Saginaw Valley, its early settle
ment, some of its prominent features as a
commercial point, and the rapid settle
ment of East Saginaw, which is now the
principal city of the valley. We propose
to pursue the subject further, and to
make some special reference, to-day, to
the lumber trade Of that region. Though
East Saginaw is the particular stand
point from which wo have derived our
and the chief source whence
we have obtained our facts, the reader
must not infer by any means that it con-
stitutcs the whole of the Saginaw Valley.
The course of the river from the conhu-
ence of the Flint TO the mouth of the
Saginaw, is settled by an enterprising
population, who have cast their lot and
taken their chances of fortune in that in.
viting and productive region, and their
united energies and industry contribute
to the common prosperity and wide
spread renown Of this rich and growing
valley. - eEe oYimmu elt
Before going into the statistics Of
lumber, we invite the reader to ascend
with us to the elevated observatory on
the Bancroft House. where an extended
view may be obtained Of the country for
many miles up aud down the river. A
more interesting panorama can scarcely
be imagined, whether regarded as spec
tacle for the admirer of nature, as she
presents herself in her primitive form
and richest profusion; or as field for the
ambition Of the practical adventurer who
desires competency, or wealth, as the re.
ward of his enterprise and industry
The Saginaw, bound in icy fctters, ap-
pears as, il it were released, il might be
q gentle, beautiful, and useful stream,
aud its meandering course may be traced
for miles below, through vast prairie,
and above, through dense forests. On
either side Of the river, nearer by, the
grand old woods are seen in all their
primeval strength and vigor, from their
density and immense size, Offering, it
would almost seem, an impregnable bar
ricr against the further encroachments Of
the WOOutliau y oSe. uluc- iutcfNeuiuz
space, above and below, on both sides, is
cleared at intervals, from . few rods to .
mile or two back, with cultivated fields
and sparse settlements, villages, and em-
bryo cities, the places Of business and the |
abodes Of Intelligent, practical,
and enterprising citizens. Just opposite
is Saginaw City, and a little farther down
arc Csrrolton, Zilwaukee, Portsmouth,
and Bay City, Here you may count
forty-two steam saw mills, and numerous
stacks Of tall chirnnies belonging to the
salt manufactures and other busy estab-
lishments distributed up and d3wn the
valley for miles; and the activity in the
streets below, the passing of heavily
loaded teams, and the hurried step of the
indicate, that here are men Of
earnest purpose, and that this is no place
for the laggard, or the man Of elegant
leisure. Such is a birds eye view of the
Saginaw Valley, and those who inhabit
it., from single point. .aiyse sgii8a ID sidI
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