Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-06-24
Editorial Correspondence.

Ohio, and it is fast losing the green color,
and taking on the golden tinge OF the
harvest time.
Indianapolis is remarkable for its wide
streets, leaving ever Cleveland far behind
in that particular. 1t has the appearance
of prosperity, Judging from the buildings
in process of erection, and the activity in
its streets. There are not very many
large structures, though the business
houses are very fair. The capitol is low
and old, and does not seem to have been
very well cared for, the plaster having
fallen of in many places from the outer
walls and the pillars, giving it rather a
dilapidated appearance. tits handsome
ly situated in q square devoted to that
purpose, and is surrounded by trees,
which greately relieve the dinginess of
the building itself.
From indianapolis to Terre Haute the
country maintains the same almost I'M
broken level, is highly cultivated, being
planted and sown with a variety of seeds,
and though much wheat is to be seen, it
is not as in the eastern part of the State,
the almost exclusive crop.
A few miles after crossing the Illinois
State Line we came upon the prairies,
and for miles and miles we are borne
along where scarce a tree or a shrub is to
seen, and the vision is bounded only by
the horizon, as at sea-, and if it were not
for the noise and Earring of the train, one
might imagine that the deep green
Of the prairie was only water of another
color. A large part of the distance to
st. Louis, the land is occupied, though
the farm houses are fir apart, and the
villages small, and exceptupon the lines of
railroads, few and far between. Large
herds of cattle, horses and hogs are to be
seen grazing on the almost boundless
pastures, and one who travels over this
route will no longer wonder that Illinois
is fast taking the lead of Ohio and Indi-
ana in the raising of stock for the east
ern markets. Some of the farm houses
are beautifully situated on the elevations
of the rolling prairies, and surrounded
by hedges and fruit and ornamental trees,
seem like islands in the surrounding sea
Of yerdure. Rosamond is a perfect little
gem of a village, having many tasteful
homes, surrounded by flowers and shrubs,
and evidences of good sense and c%ultiva-
ton of its inhabitants
AT M of the way stations near Rosa
mond were three or four thousand inva-
lidarmy horses which had been sent there
to recruit on the prairie pastures. After
remaining here a short time, they are ex-
amined by veterinary surgeons, and if
pronounced incurable they are sold at
auction, and almost every day sales take
place, and horses in every stage of dis
ease and lameness are sold at prices vary
ing from one dollar to fifty. If pronounc-
ed durable, they are left to enjoy their
ease, and when like Jeshurun of old, they
"wax fat and kick" they are supposed
to be fit for duty in the field, and are
sent off to carry armed men into and out
of danger, and to drag artillery and
stores.
Much of the prairie is still unoccupied
and unfenced, giving evidence that the
acme of the agricultural production
is by nc means reached as yet, and that
at some future day it will take a higher
position than it occupies now, and be the
first STATEN the Union in that particular
il not in others.
Nearer St. Louis the surface is more
broken, though it is by no means billy.
The city of st. Louis stretches along
the Mississippi for some four or FIVE miles,
and although somewhat shorn of its com
mercial strength by the cutting oG-for
the present-of the large portion of its
trade which came from the re bellious
States, yet the number of steamers at its
landing and the hustle and activity of its
streets, show hat it is still full of vigor,
and only needs the return of peace to
again start upon its onward march to
wealth and greatness. The streets in
that part of the city nearest the river
or the old town, as it is called-are mar
row, but the more modern part has wide
streets. 1t can boast of some large no.
tels-the Planters, Barnum's, Everett
House, &c. We can recommend Bar
NUNS, as one where the rooms are pleas
ant and well furnished, the table excel
lent, and the host and clerks and waiter:
accommodating. Two immense hotels
have just been erected, the Southern and
the Lindel. The Southern is not yet
completed. The front is of white stone,
and the front on Walnut st. occupies the
square from Third to South Streets. The
Lindel is larger said still, and is
to be the largest hotel in the United
States. 1t is just finished, is now being
furnished, and will be opened in a short
time.
1He OouI1 Aouse HAS ohe Vi tue Nus
symmetrical domes we have Ever seen,
and is in all respects a credit to the city.
The building used for a hospital for the
soldiers, is one of the finest and largest
in the city, and well repays a visit, if in
no other way, to show that the country
cares for its defenders.
BY the politeness of DIR. Mcmillan;
(whilom of this place. we obtained adj
mission to the rooms of the Library As
ISOLATION which contained very many OBJ
jects of interest TO the visitor, as well as
a large number of volumes, which invite
the perusal.
The first object that attracts the atten-