Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-25

Evenings Edition viii be found on our IsI
PaEe.
LATEST FROM THE SALT-SEEKERs-On
account Of thaw on the Rocky River road,
and a portion Of the water being drawn from
the Ohio Canal, our dispatches from Saginaw
were delayed until very late hour last night,
which obliges us to leave portion of them
for another time. A box of parcels made up
by the friends of the salt-seekers, was sent to
them yesterday in a letter.
We keep a messenger at the weigh-lOck
constantly, who brings US Saginaw dispatches
as soon as they arrive. II anything comes
before our next edition, we will issue it in an
extra. Being the only newspaper that had
the enterprise to send a reporter with that
important expedition, we shall spare no ex-
pense to give full reports of their movements.
SAGINAW, Feb. 24th, 1883.
EDIToR OF LEADER The wonders Of this
salty country have never been half told. The
salt lies mostly on the surface, and all that is
necessary is to shovel it into a barrel and
head it up. man can't live here month
without getting picked completely through,
the air is so briny. This picking will pre-
serve him for an indefinite period. In fact
there has been but one death since the place.
was discovered, and that was an old man who
was overwhelmed by a salt avalanche, which
are common back in the mountains. he had
speculated pretty heavily IN saI before, but
thst transaction was too heavy for him-he
couldn't see his way out He was dug out
By the neighbOIs, who finding him to be dead
didn't know how to dispose Of him. They
finally drove him as pile in the new break
water, beautifHl illustration Of the practical
nature Of this gentle and simple-hearted peO-
pie.
Everything is salted down to hand. You
see mess pork running about the street, and
first rate corn beef takes its fodderregular in
every barn yard. It saves heap Of trouble.
There are some good looking women here
but there is no .Jreshness about them The
quartermsster says he had as leave kiss Lots
wife as one of them. The same saline flavor
woald doubtless be left upon the lips in either
case.
In fact there are entire beds Of salt, though
don't hear of Lot or any other mans wife
turning IN to them.
Salt springs are very common. In fact, af-
ter boring few feet most any where, sah
sPriiags out spontaneously.
There is a mountain Of solid salt just back
Of the town, whore the miners and eoopers
work side by side. The miners cut out
chunks of salt the size and shape of a barrel,
and the eoopers build barrels around them.
It is labOr-saving operation. A mistake
is made occasionally, when the sOopers bar
rel up miner. he sells readily in the mar
kst for a course grain of salt, however, so
there is little real loss sustained.
The favorite recreation of the young Sag
'inhWs consists in rolling down the mountain
side in salt barrels. Increased zsst is given
to the amusement by driving sharp pointed
spikes into the barrels. It serves as q sort of
relish and quiekens eirculation-the boys
think they roll faster. The fOrwarder talks
Of introducing it in Cleveland on his return.
Our party was thrown into state Of great
eonSternation this forenoon, I'VE had previ-
ously been in the State of Michigan) while
witnessing the above cheerful scene. The
Cbairman Of the Fire and Water Committee,
who up to that moment had been in the high
est spirits, turned suddenly pale, uttered a
wild exclamation and fell on the ground in
eonvulEions It took dozen men to hold
him. His eyes rolled, he caught up great
handfulls of salt and threw it into the eyes
Of the bystanders "a clear case of 'sault),
dug his toes into the soil, briny frOth flowed
from his mouth, in short he displayed all the
symptoms Of q TT What to do we didn't
know. One suggested one thing and anOth-
er suggested another The doctor hit the
right thing at last-he spplied sails to his
nose. The Councilman revived, looked
around in bewildered manner and asked
in pitiful tones" Have they got her righted
up sgain?"
"GOt what righted up 7'' said the doctor,
fearful of a relapse.
sRLy, The Steamer y. J. BsHioa,' I dreamed
t1ey eapsizsd herl"
Inen ne went On lntO anOtAeA HI m N'y
long has the poor nan had these fits. He
comes out Of one ht, looks wildly about, and
cries in most heart-rending tones, "Have
they got her righted up again ?" and then
he goes right of into another. As write,
he appears better than at any time before,
and has fallen into a disturbed sleep. Once
he sprang up in bed and shrieked-" Glue me
another steam fire eaginsl Bind ssp the BeHtoH's
woandsI Have mercy, Member Ar Bis inter
vals of sleep arc longer now. BE only muir
murs-'Right her up, boys; right her up ] =
can't write her up any further tonight
RKPoRTKR.