The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-08

J PESTSsULAR RAILROAD.-A writer in the
Battle Greek Journal thus SETS foIth some
Of the advantages 10 inure 70 The people
along the line OF tie Peniusul4r Railway.
from the early completion a. this road:
The farming community about thl, city
anu from this point southwest through
Climax. cch0O.craft, Cass0poiis and south
Bend % LapOrte In Indiana. would he
greatly benefited Us opening this road %
Lansing anu Port Huron. besides 10 COM
/ petition 10 frei-hts The plaster that is
I uOw use4 u o-r farmers passes over The
Detroit aud Milwaukee road. from Grand
Rapids 10 Detroit. l55 miles there it d.
carried through The CRY one and . hair
miles. tlrrce O~e- Tie Michigan Central
, 10 MAe, GU Ills place. or "A total distance
F CT 20 miles AL air line road viii soon he
constructed from lOn.A 10 Lansing, ami
when that is completed. The distance from
Battle Creek 10 Grand Rapids Will be but
10 miles and plaster can pass over The
road without re>hipment- There is already
railroad communication from Lansing by
way OF OwOs>0. 10 Grand Rapids Rich
and abundant beds OF plaster have been
found. and are being worked u T4was Bay
Oh Lake Huron. When our road j. com
pleted 20 Port. Huron, the plaster OF THAI
locality vii. DE shipped ~ lake % Port
Huron. and then give IL competition with
the plaster OF Grand Rapids What may
De more surprising than ali IS that plaster
EXISTS al Bellevue, only thirteen miles from
this CITY, underlying the vas and valuable
beds OF lime.
Another article o. vast value 10 all. is
the lime IL Bellevue. Il exists in vast lie
posts, covering an area Of several miles
and OF better quality than any other IN
southern Michigan. and coming 10 or with
IN three feet Ot the surface OF the ground.
Al Lansing they are obliged 10 pay for all
the lime used there from seventy-tve cents
10 one dollar per hushel. az south Bend
and Lap0r,e tie same anu al Battle Greek
about iory-hy cents. Bellevue could fur
nlsh, Tor al future time 10 all those places.
and 20 all places on the line OF the road.
lime at from twenty-five 10 thirty-fye cents
per busuel. according % distance Btu
milOu> coal also. exists iu ineXhaustib.e
quantities on the line OF This road between
the city Of Battle Greek and the city oil
Lansing Near ,Ee village OF Charlotte. l.
has been 2nOwn 90 exist for many years
Four miles sOu.hwes, OF LANSING and only
d lew rods from the line OF this road. Goa.
now being worked Also. Ire clay. which
is now beng shipped % Detroit ANA =
there manufactured into earthern-ware. and !
then sold in this market. when We might -
We'll manufacture it To- this city as Detroit
Excellent building stone has very lately |
been found al Bellevue and | have ia my
possession fine specimen OF copper ore
taken from the depth OF about fourteen /
feet below the surface IN the same village.
a few days since.
The beech aud maple, an oak forests oil
Calhoun, Eaton and lngham counties. Will. /
for years 10 come. furnish our manuiactu-
rers with OAK ash. black walnut cherry. /
wildwood, elm, butternut and maple tim
Der and lumber. anu our milierS with slaves /
and heading. and the Inhabitants with ire
wood. The owners OF those lands will also
be paid Tor clearing them W, 10 the sale OF
productions of the forests. instead OF burn
ing them, as at present.
The article OF pine lumber Is becoming
OF immense importance 20 the citizens OF
every city and village and 10 every farmer.
from Lansing TO the head of Lake Michigan
Fencing and building timber, and lumber.
Is becoming scarce ia the older settled sec
tions Of the State. and consequently COM
mands an eX0rbtant price. The Port
Huron and Lake Michigan Road. which Is
now under contract, and is being built from
Port Huron 10 Lansing, runs through 81
CLAIR. Lapeer, Genesee and Shiawassee
counties, and Is contiguous TO Saginaw
county, which are among the best pine
Lumber counties in the State. During the
coming fall there will be railroad cOnnec-
ton between Lansing and Saginaw. Since /
the first day OF September last, there has
beef imported 10 and used IN this city
more than two millions OF feet OF pine lum-
Der, IN building and manufacturing That
was shipped from Lake Huron 10 Detroit, |
and thence by rail, or down nv teams fif-
teen or twenty miles from the culed forests
OF Allegan and Van Buren, counties. to the
Michigan Central. and thence TO this city
al great expense. The pine lumber OF
81. Clair, LaDeer. Genesee. and Shiawassee
counties would pass over this road, and
would be distributed at every railway sta
ton, anu ~ every farming community
ROM Lansing TO the head of Lake Nichi-
gan, a. a less price, AMI OF better quality
than from any other market. This line of
road would form direct line between sag
NAV aud Chicago, tor the shipment OF salt
and for the transportation of passengers.
Lansing anu Saginaw would receive the
Chicago mail anu Chicago papers four
hours earlier than they now receive them
from Detroit The capital OF our state
would also be easily accessible from ives
tern and southwestern Michigan.
Such are some of the direct and immedi-
ate advantages 10 be derived from the bill
ding OF this Road. not only to the farmers
but 10 every one else The more distant
advantages cannot easily be stated or com
puted.
RAILROAD ITENs.-The Port Huron COM