The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-03-09

TO MASuowoc-We nriehy noticed in
our las. issue tie visit of Col. CHAslD.
RoDTssoY, The clever and accomplished
editor Of the Green Bay Adeocote. lie
describes his visit and impressions as fol-
lows:
The magnificent sleighing Of last week
tempted US 10 Dive 10 Manitow oc; and
With the exception Of being caught in :he
snowstoIm of thursday afternoon, the trip
was fully up TO all expectation. We do
not know OF a road in the country that
which can boast of so fine sIeighing; be
cause the OK sleds, WITH broad runners,
which are continually moving with logs
or shingles, mae surface as smooth as
a table. without the usual Tldge IN The
cenlre of the track The drive to Naui-
towoc, SO miles, can be made very easily
in FIVE TO six hours, and We recommend
the trip as one which cannot be excelIed
for a seighride, 10 The West.
The Old Military Road" from '36 to
,4G was little more than trail through
The wilderness, with only one or two
bidges. Clifford King and Joseph Ale
kept ,averus about baf ~av, at what is
now Cooperstcwn There was q very
small ta""rn at French Creek, where, one
chilly night, We 90. some tea made with
sap, IN The absence Of water These were
the only settlements We remember in Ioi5
Ihy road is not Fifth Avenue now but
O., A
bridges over all the streams, neat and
substantial farm houses, aud cultivated
farms ,lng either side for a great part of
the way. There are quite respectable VII
tages at Cooperstown and French Greek
or, As we noticed it was spelled or the
postolice sign, Francis Creek We had
substantial dinner at the Widow Kings,
ana reached Manito~oc il The middle of
be afternoon, without other mishap than
having TO wade par of the road through
an Ugly torrent of water forced out of the
river by an ice gorge
For miles before reaching Mauitowoc,
We began to overrake teams laden with
oak timber in al shapes for the ship
building Yards in town; the use OF which
va fully apparent when we found large
Steamboat IN conrse Of construction. the
keels being laid Tor two Others, and some
vessels being rebuilt. Tie rev steamer,
The OrIC. Is for The Goodrich lire, and i
10 have the fine ergiue of the MichiGan
She will be a magnificent boat and we
would be glad TO see ter on Green Bay
ths year, as A cunsOit for the Dunlop
he Messrs. Rand are the ui!ders of these
boats, and to them We were indebted fer
many gentIemehly attentions. The o.
M,chiGan lies beside tie Orion, arting
wI;h her engine, smohestacks. stays, and
every thing which can lie OF value to the
new boat Her familiar old cabin is omen
to he weather, her sta'erOom doors are
Sian ming dismaly in the wind, ard alto
gerher she looks ike haunted ship. from
which Capt. JOHN or Crc'e Oli"er aI1n',
a. any moment stride ruquin'iy forth. Al
OF our Green Bay k srl remember the
stained glass window # The & eIk's Office
on the centre pane Of which was pant q
n tulI length Indian Thr noh ne kind
ness Of those hn had charge. We brought
that away; and secured II = me, il >ha
hang u our Office rs a mereuto of the
II ara brayest old boat which ever swln,
IN these wa,erS,
hlanltowoc is EOw place O. bout
5000 inhabitants, haa \ hrr. -nl. Court
House, good h"el tuj'd =, haulsome
stores, and some uud>u.D handsome
d~elliugs for Weston town substau.
tial draw bridge across TIE ri,o. nearly as
large as our own; q nArl Or partially finish
ed, and which is to oe con- p,et4d this year
by the enterprise Of its owa pc pie; plenty
of depth and 7idlh Of ;;ver inI''e. for all
business; good v.-tcr power sIt' IN cun>
venient dist@ &c; ample coma. r-iAl and
manufacturing faciilie-; and country
tributary TO it, ch in lndeveIor- wealth
and rapidly fit up WITH sole and in-
dustrious pnpu!aiion Considerable bnild-
ing Is now going on, among whic'l re
handsome brace Of stores Just En-'ed by
ex Senator Villas, 10 b opened vi: toci:s
Of hardware, stoves, d,y cooir. =. To
him, and to Jere. crowley. o. th Pilot,
We are indebted f. N NJ coprtosies Which
made our visit pI sant Tie CIDER of
Good Tempars ~hich is runnin, its
course in the Wes', has reached Manito
woo, and we found Jere. to be ona OF its
earliest victims
With railroad, .'e completion of the
harbor, few years growth. Man'itowoc
will rank among ne prosp rous Lake
cities of Wisconsin. Senator Feed Is
making a vigorous push for the first; the
citizens are taxing themselves for the nex';
and time will bring the fruiton Of the
third requisite,