The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-14
NUMBER FIVE.

At the date of this writing, we find
ourselves at the young and thriving
town of Ausable, situated at the outlet
of the Ausable river on Lake Huron.
A line of steamers ply daily between
East Saginaw and Alpena-a point Il
few miles north of this, touching at
Tawas, Alabaster, Ausable and other
intermediate points. Ausable is des-
tined to become place of considerable
importance. It's sources of wealth are
its fisheries, and the almost inexhaust-
able supply of piue lumber that skirts
the bank fthis noble river. For more
than 200 miles logs can be run down the
river to the mills at this place. Two
hundred miles however, by the river,
are only about 50 10y land, such are the
deviations of the stream from straight
line. At present there are here two
shingle mills and three saw mills. The
owners of the largest mill give employ
ment directly and indirectly to 800 per-
sons.
This town Is n STRIPPING of four years,
and numbers about 1000 souls, all told.
The ubiquitous Methodist preacher las
DR.. Adam Clark was delighted to style
himself) is here. Until recently ball
room in the "Sauble House" has served
him and his hearers as "a place of wor-
ship. The town now. boasts of a small
new NJ. +. church, seven stores, and
two more just opening, two hotels, and
several fine residences.
Besides the many good people who
have taken up their abode here, alas
H5fq bas rss4 PlE PC %slhiskey saloon at eyeEy
and high court of death, sentencing
his victims TO present and interminable
wretchedness. The "Sauble House"
new, when fully furnished will have
cost about $4,000, and to the credit of
its proprietor be it said, 1t furnishes no
liquors nor beer for its guests.
BY act of Congress 200 has been
appropriated to build q pier at this
place. This improvement is now being
carried out, and when completed will
aid greatly the commercial facilities of
the town and harbor, The river here
is about to be bridged with draw for
the shipping, at cost of about $40, 600
The fisheries here give employment
to a large number OF hardy, jolly fell
lows. The white fish and trout taken
In the Lake adjacent to this point, are
decided luxury. They are taken in
gill nets. By means Of weights the nets
are sunk in 40 feet of water to the bot
tom. Mr. Fish approaches the net, and
cycling the meshes, makes a mathemat-
zeal calculation that he can easily slip
through them, and so instead of going
round, decides to go through and make
saving in time, besides accomplishing
kind of piscatorial feat, that would
render him a celebrity among the bro
therhood of fishes. He makes the at
tempt finds that after he has entered
head and shoulders he il in tight
place and must back out. This he re-
solves and proceeds to do when alas !!
poor thing, his gills are caught in the
net, and he attempts somersault to eX-
tricate himself, but instead, is bound
firmer and firmer, and soon ends his
sufferings and folly by drowning. One
set of nets are sunk and another set
taken up every morning. Each net,
am told, averages about three barrels of
fish of 200 lbs each-or IS barrels per
week. There are just now only about
PIG barrels taken here per week. This
however, gives in eight months 6Sl2
barrels, and computed at II per barrel
(ts present value) makes this source
of wealth, amounting 10 over SSl 900
per annum.
Back of this town are about seventy
families engaged in agriculture. The
lands are termed pine plains. They
sRlN a iiEhti anu
manure are not highly productive-yet
they are easy TO till, and the owners
ARE not disposed to sell. The prices of
farming lands vary from So to SIS per
acre. Farm products are in demand at
high prices. Potatoes are now selling
at 81 40. They never fall below 81 90
Lest it be thought we ignore politics
out and out in these jotlings, and slam
the door in the face Of Presidential as
pirants, and they MI feel sighted; per-
init me to remark for the comfort of
ambitious Chase (and any othersquatter
in politics. that he can safely count on
a reserve force here of two score, more
or less, of genuine picked and dried
Democratic votes. 1t might be howev-
or curious subject for moralists, how
| ii happens he should bid for them
If he wishes TO hear more on this SUBJ
! ject, line addressed to $. Bird Rock
well will meet prompt attention. The
strictest secresy observed. l engage to
| do everything but vote for him. In
meantime we commend to his attention
the famous maXim~-"The Half is more