The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-15
sPALLADlUM CORREsPONDENCE
STREAnoR, H., Feb. Sth, 1870.

SrREArsa, H.. Feb. sth, 1870.
Dear Palodf4u: Since ny presious letter to you
have been over some c0untry Hat might bearsa
description, and such description might, p APPS
be of interest some of readers, but at such
times felt most inclined to post xyou, was SO
saisuated be unable to do and this Is almost
The first opportunity I-have had OF renewing my
correspondence witlssyou; 'an things doszuot work
together for koSd,' br mss the good Book says
they vii Dc, If sae il only good
Leaving Bath. frcm which point my last letter
was written, by the Peoria fekiu ind Jacksonville
Railroad. ipassed up the Illinois aRiser along the /
right bank, passing through the county seat of
Mason Co.. Havana, through the city of Pekin. and
throu: beautiful prairie country, very productive
but abosnding ia the white sand of the kind which
neationed in previous letter. At Pekin, Icrossed
the river, aud after tea miles up the opposite
bank, arrived at Peoria too late for dinner and al
most famished for something with which to refresh
the inner man. Time, moves her never so slowly,
viii bring around the hour for all things, and after
almost nterminabie period, just at the time when
felt most inclined to eat horse something
equally rs indieestible, supper was announced and
e made sad hayoc with such things rs fell in my
way. - zsavg vsas zi.I r., eosezs~- ns
Peoria did not reach my expectations by consider
able. FeoEa the number of times l he ,rd it men :
toned in by waaderin2s through the State, I had
been led to expect very stirring energetic town,
almost the equal of Chicago. in proportion to the
amount Of population in the two cities. Situate
90 It is, having the advantage OF location upon .
river navgable ut add times OF the year high up
Peoria; in the centre of large corn-growing ter
ritory, having superior railroad fseities, was
much disappointed in the amount of business done
IN &ha "A Tr,,a at zhrai 10 III
and money matters close all over this part of the
counry, but this is just in the thickest of the
corn-buying season, it should have been much live
lier. After few days sojourn IN the place during
which sgaeI made som, very Iieasant aequaintances
among them, was DIR. Dennis and lady. Il forgot TO
ask the DIR. If he any akir to Bro. Dennis Of
the Bird.
tsok the Peoria Branch ef Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad, and after ride Of shout thirty
miles, still along the Illinois River passing by coal
pits apd banks without number, past immense cribs
Of corn waiting for the spring trid, past high bluffs
and through broad praires the train stopped at the
lively little city of Henry, in Marshall County, the
county seat of which county we pas sed about six
miles further down the river and upon the opposite
side Of the stream. short sojourn was all could
permit myself at this point land again taking the
via Bureau Junction, arrived at LaSalie, diff
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ted. Black and dirty, covered with soot and coal
dust it bearing the hook upon It's face Of mauufacto-
sr,s and coal banks. FL ECa ,Zol3Iv saf
From LaSaTe, train of cars carried me in safety
over the Illinois Contra Railroad to Wenona, where
again obliged to change cars, tax ing the YER
million Coal Co.'S. train for a ride of fourteen miles
over thesr own road to this place. suppose that
but very few Of citizeui at home ever heard of
such place Streator, yet allow me to assure
them that there is such place, and that in all their
experiences in towns they ,nezsr saw sach,a place
Dug out of the woods aud brush, it is the czysis
Of city, at least Of very fx=&e manufacturing
town. Two years ago Ia st July, the first house rs
built in Streator, and it numbers from fifteen
to eighteen hundred inhabitants, and is daily in
orea sing in p pulation and wealth. The cause of
this change in the prospects Of this aderness
the discovery ct valuahe bed of coal, situated up
.aE the banks of the yermillion River, nice stream
which flows past the town. A large Company has
been organized who have bought the land and are
now workicg it. They have sunk one shaft and
erected their epara tus, and employing about
two bundled men in taking cut the coal, which is
said be the eca yet found in the west almost
.ssuallng the Pittsbureh coaE ia quality. The com
pany is taking out about twenty loads per day
at the present time aad are sinking smother shaft,
which will be finished soon the weather will
permit Of IT,. Tho prospects of the town are first
rste. Already one large Sash, Door and Blind Fae-
tory has been erected and 10 almost certain that
large Rolling Mill and Glass Mandatory will be
established gust seor certain formalties shall
have been gone Through with. Sc much confidence
have people in the future Of the place, that slmos,
every one who has yet come here has Invested mon
ey in town lots and lands adjoining. More Anon.