The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-01

fving visit TO some friends in Illinois. Arriv-
lug at the deep cat, We found that We were to
have the company. as far as Grand Rapids. OF
the volunteers from our city. in Col. Kellogg's
Regiment of Mounted Riaemen, under Lieut.
H. B. Rogers. There were q Of them. when
we left Lansing, and Is when we reached Owes
80, one having been added TO the number az
Bath. He signed the roll and was sworn in on
the cars. By the combined efforts Of the En-
gineer and squad Of the recruits, the track
was cleared Of cattle as we went along. the
Engineer doing his best at the whistle. and the
recruits running ahead of the engine. and
throwing clubs at the cattle. We out-ran them
in fine style. and in due time were safely sat
down at OwOsso.
The transition from rough and rugged
road. TO a smooth and easy one, was not in the
least unpleasant. The Detroit and Milwaukee
Railroad is all that can be desired by the com
fort-loving traveller, but Good Lord deliver u
fran the t.nder mercies OF Lake Michigan, on
windy Right in September. We met with a
rough reception. The wind blew almost a gale
from the north east. striking us on the star
board quarter after, giving the vessel and our
stomachs at the same time a rolling. heaying
motion. causing those who had unsettled ac-
counts with the steward to cast them up heart
ily. In our case it took several days to come
TO settlement Now. after We have fairly re-
gained our appetite, and our seifrespect it Is
our deliberate and solemn conviction. that il is
much shorter and pleasanter route to Mil
waukee by way of Chicago, than 10 Chicago
by way of Milwaukee.
We arrived at Milwaukee at one o'clock \.
NJ, and remained there till p. NJ. looking
| around. 1t is a city Of bright and lively ap-
pearance, from the peculiar cream colorcd
brick OF which it is mainly built. 1t has IT.
street railroads, and other modern city appli-
ances, and keeps a spunky. stiff upper llp to
wards its great rival further up the lake. It,
population is about $4,000.
run of 81 miles IN 8 IL hours, over one
OF the smoothest and best managed railroad,
in the country, brought Us 10 the wonder o.
the west, the Incompatible city OF Chicago. Ii
Will be idle for u 10 attempt TO describe tC
| those of our readers VINO have been there, thi,
modern Babylon aud utterly in vain to attempt
10 give those who have never seen IL, any AIDE
quate idea of its appearance, Its business 1T.
institutions or Its proportions, within the limits
of the space which We have allott 1 10 our
self in this article. Let it suffice Tor us 10 say
| that il is the greatest lumber and grain marke
| in tho world ane torn.inn- OF ,nara - -
roads than any other city In the world, an,
withal has the sharpest, shrewdest, most enter
either ancient or modern times. Ii Is now til,
smartest inland city on the continent. lis pop
ulation is about 10000.
Remaining there two days, We took our de
parture Oh the Chicago, Darlington and Quincy
Railroad TO Galesburg, los miles southwest @
Chicago. The Stale oi Illinois il one vas
coruheld. As one rides along the railroad
over those boundless pralries, he is struck viii
the vastness and magnilicence OF the scale upoI
which Nature has laid out everything iii ina
country, and the people, lating the example
have laid out their fields on a scale equally
| grand Their corn-elds, in many place
stretch for miles along the way, and back iron
| the point OF vision almost a. tar as the eye ca,
reach the division fences between farms bein
row OF corn omitted. Millions upon million
vi Uu>ucic viI - tU',vu .tiUUg me IaII
roads awaiting a market, the price being Il
the present time, only Ii cents per bu,he
(sheiled.) in the central and western portion
of the State.
Much attention is given to raising Sorghum
We noticed upon almost every iaI H. patchc
OF this plant, and it Is said that Illinois vii
produce this year surplus of the syrup
Cattle and hogs are raised and fed upor
those great praIries III countless numbers an,
long trains of stock are daily transported Owe
the railroads, to the markets at the East
For garden vegetables and roots. the soil o
Illinois excels any country We have ever Wis
tied. If any fault can he found with the soil
it is that it is too rich. Ii is for this reason
more than any other. that it is not well adapte,
to winter wheat. 1t grows too big straw.
Coal is found in the State in great abund
ance, and We are told that when on a cold win
ter's day, they get hard up for other fuel they
do not hesitate to pile corn on Ia the CRATE
which burns as WELL and makes a. bot fire a
wood or coal.
Much more We would be glad to say OF tn,
Empire State of the West" but our spac,
will not permit. We arrived at home, aitel
nine days absence. well pleased with our jour
ney and the country we had seen, yet glad IL
return, and joyfully acknowledging, that after
all, :. home is the best place.