Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-23

CLEVELAND By A STRAvGER.-The editor
of the United States Railroad and Mining
Register, writes as follows to his paper from
the Angler House, Cleveland:
" The city Of Cleveland, which contains
/ fifty thousand inhabitants, or more, is place
/ Of steady growth and much promise It is
| the principal lake port of a great State.
| It has commerce and manufactures
| cheap mineral fuel; communication and
| transportation by water and by rail an in
land sea in front and an abundant country in
| the rear. stroll along the harbOr of Cleve-
| Iand-Which is the dredged out channel of
| Cuyahoga river-is indispensable to an IN
| derstanding Of the tonnagel of the port of
| Cleveland. In the same way, il is only after
a ramble around the city, that one can prox-
| imately measure the magnitude and variety
| Of the manufactures Of Cleveland. We OBJ
served at several landing places great heaps
/ of Lake Superior iron ore, deposited for dis
tributiOn into the interior and for shipment
to other markets. Coal piles, too, greet the
| eye, especially at the terminus Of the Cieve
| land and Pittsburg Railroad and the teTmi-
/ nus of the Cleveland and NJ ahOning Railroad.
AZ the outlet-loek of the Ohio Canal we also
observed boats laden with coal, shipped from
MassillOn and other points in eastern Ohio.
'' The Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad
Company are extending their road to the
lake, west of the entrance to the harbOr. 1t
is said that the contract entered into by this
company with the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad Company, whereby the
latter will secure a wide gauge connection
with the city of Cleveland and a wide gauge
(third rail) track to the Cleveland and TOle-
do Railroad, wiB assure teu per cent divi-
| dends on Cleveland and MahOning Railroad
shares. The wide gaugsis making wonder
full strides in Ohio, and where the third rail
process is to end, is question depending on
the elasticity of the credit of the Atlantic
and Great Western Railroad Company. The
contracts all, or very nearly all, seem to be
\ paid out Of the proceeds Of bonds sold in
foreign markets, so that the wide gauge
\ route starts with debt almost equal to its
whole cost. The line, moreover, has been
hurried in its construction, and unless it
prove an exception to all other hastily and
chesply constructed lines, it will need large
additional expenditure to put it in the condi-
ton Of the lines against which it viii of ne
cessity have to wage competition. However,
England is o rich realm, and so long as it is
SO, American experience will be a market
able commodity among British capitalists
fresh in their mas jority and crodulOus in their
natures. Mr.. Kennard, the Chief Engineer
| of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad,
is confessedly the master spirit in the wide
gauge enterprise.
&c The harb0r aceO mmodatious Of Cleveland
are quite extensive. The river through the
city is exceedingly crooked-its sinuosities
OutdOing the reverse curve in the letter " S. -
This eloDgatiOn of the river through its
windings, increases the length Of water 'front.'
age available for commercial purposes and
whatever may be said of lake harbors-oi
che natural advantages and capacities Of one
STer anOther-it may be safely assumed that
when Cleveland shall have ceased to increase
in population and in trade and manufactures
it Hsximum limitation will in no sense be
due to circumscribed harbor accommodations
The steam and sail craft this day in the port
of Cleveland is typical Of a ramifed lake
commerce, whilst the man6 arrivals of ladeI
trains of cars is indicative of an immense
rail traffic with the inland country"
THE CoUxrERFE1rERs.-Captain Town
and Alexander Scott, who were arrested yes.
terday as cOunterfeiters, waived examination
this morning before Police Judge Hessen
mueller, and were bound over to the Court o.
Common Pleas. Captain Town has also beer
arrested on an United States 7arrant, charged
, with manufacturing fifty cent postage scrip
He is to have an examination before .. s
Commissioner White.