The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-09-15

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the Indianapolis, Peru d Chicago
R, RS. Its location, in so bleak
region, viii prevent its ever becom
: ing a place of much more impor
tance than at present.
New Buffalo, where we changed
cars, is struggling village, of few
hundred inhabitants, and the poin
at which the fruit products of th,
Lake Shore are shipped to Detroi
or Chicago. Three hundred and ff
ty packages Of beautiful peache,
awaited the train, and had to. b,
slowed away before it could contin
ne its fight.
Embarked upon the C. G NJ. L. S
road, we began a journey through
what seemed to us the bleakest and
most unproduetive region we had ev
er traversed. Little of the country
has been opened up for farming pur.
poses, but new mills greet you at ev-
cry stopping place, and the huge
forests are beginning to disappear
before their rapacious cutting.
st. Joseph, at the mouth of the
ST. Joseph River, is not visible from
the railroad station, being sta
ted on a high bluff, but from the
bridge crossing the st. Joseph, a
very good view of the place is OBJ
tanned, as well as of Benton Harbor,
on the opposite shore. St Joseph
looks thrifty and appears to be grow
ing rapidly. 1t has a population of
nearly 5000. Benton Harbor has a
population Of nearly 1000. The first
sustains two and the last one news
paper, and both are fostering some
manufacturing interests. The coun-
try around st. Joseph, is devoted
mainly to fruit culture, and the
peach is the most prominent article
marketed, although apples and plums
are grown in perfection and yield
literally.
Although there are about forty
stops in a distance of 126 miles,
there are very few points of any i'm
portance except those named, until
Muskegon is reached. Grand juno
tion, where we took dinner, is a most
forsaken spot, with two depot build
ings, and hotel which looks like an
ordinary farm house but where they
serve up a evry good meal. 1t is
the crossing Of the Detroit and Mil
waukee Road, and is about Ia miles
from Grand Haven, on the Lake, op-
posite Milwaukee.
About 10 miles from Muskegon is
a point destined to become of some
note as watering place. It is cal
led Truteport, and is situated at the
head of Spring Lake, at the mouth
of Grand River. Asyet there is but
little there except a large and beauti
ful hotel, built of white brick, and
said to be one of the best in the
State. It cost $4,000. It's owned,
as well as the country about it for
some distance each way, by Chicago
parties. Its strong point is Min
eral Spring, whose waters are as near
like the famed Congress water as
anything can be. The locality will !
be to Chicago what Saratoga is to
New York. Ithas been well patron
lied the past summer, and especially |
on Sundays, when the hotel has been
with visitors.
Muskegon is one of the largest
lumber manufacturing towns in the
State, and contains a population of
about 5000. 1t is spread out along
he South Shore Of Muskegon Lake
or distance of about three miles.
It has the appearance in the main
If a town hastily built, though many
fits later structures are of superior
character. Especially is this so with
is business houses, q number of
7hich are being erected of Spring
AXE brick-whiter and of a smooth
r finish than the Northumberland
7ill add very materially to the ap-
Of the city. Its new Court
louise is an imposing structure, and
effects great credit upon the author
les and the citizens. From its Gu
ola, a magnificent view of the city
nd its surroundings is obtained and
favorable imrression of the city
,ceived. Muskegon has fine OPP
"a House, from which we gather
nat its people appreciate amuse-
Ients and patronize them literally.
is also completing an extensive
as works capable of supplying
ty of much larger dimensions. It's
Ianufacturing interests are mainly
'nined to lumber, and articles made
but occasionally ventures j
e made in other directions which :
e proving successful. The lumber :
terests are immense, embracing
'out thirty mills, some of them as
rye as any in the State. One
lich we visited, and which we took
be measurably duplicated by the
hers, has capacity of 10000 feet
lumber per day, and will, it is
ought during the season turn out
100000 The capacity of all the