Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-07-15
Western corre.poudeaee-


T. " AAsls rollAf - ii tlfNAs 80
heaFiag on eur persons a hrgr aHsount q
'- ir-e soii. IN The torn % dust gafhered
froua Maine. y. n. Vt. Canada. Nich
~. ard Mo. We arrived here in iust -
hours from the tine - lsh Bethel. q dis-
lance (accoriing o. the railroad chesks) Of
1915 miles. having travelled day and nigL,.
makiag u Is miles Per hour. inciuding at
s;orpsrcs-averags sP-sd ~hen moving ~
Is miles. We foand the roads very smooth
AMI 10 eNcrlleat rvpAir. qftcT lcsrtsg a.
Cral.f IFussl. An1 thAG even. ~e.t 81 Mos-
trvsl ~As IN very god coudtion East q
there. esTeciaiiy bstwcen Islsrd Pond and
Dansills Jsnetion IL Is execratlr Bat q
to thiags thsycsn jusily boast; they have
the bess osrs.And the most ceutletssniy and
attentive o0ndoesou Of any rosd that Ne
have travelled over. To Mr. Chambcriais.
and the oondoctor between Island Pond
and Montrral (hAse forgotiea b.. narae) ~e
are under sP-eiAl ebhgAii0ns-
Ibv rOaie along throzgb Canada. Midi.
add m. = very pleasant Prom tbe cor
fused and romaatic sccncy % Y n and
VI - pas 20 the vas; plans IN Canada.
between ~. Hyacinthe and Montrcal 18th
their luHuriant crops 81 clover. nov In fan
bloom. thencc 20 The b.autiful ISLAND 49,
nsry Of The ~. Lawrence River. and tse
rich. vAsy s-lis q n chigan and Illinois.
together 18th the ever changinr growth q
tbe forrsis. ~ varied ard abundant fora.
the whole forming a grand snd beautiful
natural panorama that mast be seen in or
der o. De- aPprvcisted- Every turn presents
some 49, and picAssnt scSne-no~ a bcau-
tfai siue-oiAd cottage. Pccping out of 80
bo-er Of locust AID cypress tires. 18th q,
httic fo-sr plot IN froui. th. whole encios-
81 ~ light and appropriate rustic scncs-
thcn a graln sd. ihc tall and nearly rip..
grain lending and usdsist,ng b~forr a r,r-
&c brcsEe. presenting that sofi snd pleasing
ycilovish-green color peculiar % vAeai
hclds ~b~n Just rc.dy for the harvest. and
On the sloPing. hiil .id- pastures beyond.
car be seen The aocks ard herds Of The fa--
msrs
The sea-. renerAliy. throssh Canada "a
hghi colorei clay sol. very favorsbls for
the gro-th u L.sties. Iadging from ths
Quantities and sirc % those seen alone th-
road sIde TIE prevailing growth. 80 ar
a. - are able % So appear, o. b. elra. ash.
uaapic. gray hirch. poplar. spruce and BEN
lock irter'HiKei ~ith c~,iar. Or. hackrastark.
Piac. Ca. beech. Sc. The crops. g~nerauy.
ar aboat a. far aisanced a. in Maine. ana
box sell. So mauy lArgs anI prouai.iug
hclds q ~inter nc And -heat. bat not -
near ripe A. thai n MOI x A. and Illinois.
A ifi4e Incident occurred on The cars. on
Nedncsday last. hct-ecn Port Huron ard
Detroit. shosing conclasiscly. that The
90 fools are net a. dead get. aad that one
al oocasionaiiy escape from the care q
their irisnds ard ct bit. To renslsaAn-
~ aPPcarlng men took ths ear az Port H.-
ron an soon Afier tle carr started. con.
mencca playing carls. and a Young man
~ho sai near ihem Watched their zane, 18th
considerable interest. AID they soon Assci
ban O. JOIN thsul a. three card noate.
vlih snail stakes '' 20 make q Iuirrrstinr
Az Detroit Junriion The tso frst nanef
rcnis. proposed Increasing the stakes. AID
tse Dung mar beng from Bostoa. AT coz
siicring bimscn BE- posted ~ readily consent
81 ani a. Consequence "a. acoced oct q
$1,000 between tscrr 81 Detroit. a de-
tance a. only three milss.
Tbroush Mirh gan. tbe crop. look sneiy.
Corn - from "a % ten isches high. pota-
toes ditto. soH.s of them BENG in bioom.-
Winter vbvaf nearly rPc-spriag gain 81
% eight inrhes higb-country very level
ard frri,ic-soil generally q rcdiish bro-u
loan. hEhi and Fsch-gro~th uostI, ca.
infcrmised vith maple. beech. elm. -iih
occasionaUy tutton-uood tree. Tie
farmers here are basy caftinx thsir hay. q
large Por'ioa Of shich b. the sbort & anaia
clover. Gresn peas. tomatoes. curraat..
Cherries. a.. vere plenty On the tables
taroagh liEnoi.
We passed ihrougb Chicago in the even
ing. "Wednesday ga. consequently coud
not see m1,h Of the city. and you Nil tl.rc-
~ escape the inf.etion % a dry description
% he city. Oh Thursday -e dised A.
Gaie'b-rg OIL. Pound the red legged PIov-
Or very O. .enfy bere. and pressure Of time.
Doc 30 ack q Inclination prevented our
enjoying che much coveted l1Elry ola DAYS
shooting among them. TIE col al along
a-ross thc rrn-ries BE- deep. rich. bllrk
ianm. vers fertile Cro-th. ~h-re there b.
any. BE- chiefly oak. interm,scd uisb CO pres.
&C.
We irh lH.3i' - Quincy. o. oro..ir-