The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-08-10
From our Eastern Correspondent.
TOLEDO, ONO, !
Aug. I'd, 1871. (
My DEAR OLp COURIER:

My DEAR ORB COURIER:
/ am still
here, whore you bet l shall stay just
as long a. / Knd q reasonable excuse
for staying, for | do assure you, mino
old and familiar friend, II am in clo-
YER" To give you a partial view Of
the situation, and at the same time q
glimpse Of what is the main subject
OF this letter, Toledo, Ohio y will
let you look In upon my retreat, al
though, as general rule / never
permit that to any but in.folks.-
Well then, you see, ] am permitted
the great privilege Of spending few
days with the only Aunt on either
side of our house, now living. And
it does seem as though it ia with
aunts as with other valuables, the
scarcer they become the more we
prize them, and when all but one has
departed, it does us good to think,
that the virtues, graces and wisdom
OF all are concentrated in that one
Long yet may she live to cheer, COM
fort and bless the numerous circle of
relations who now with 80 much af-
feotion regard her as the link binding
them with the past. And then here
is our cousin DIR. Charles Cochran,
who has long been resident of San
dusky, where he came in 1885, and
roeidud until some ten years ago,
when he removed to Toledo. A
generous, warm-hearted, hospitable,
christian gentlemen is Cousin
Charles, and favorably known
throughout the West in connection
with "Life Insurance" Many thanks
for his hospitality, for these drives
all over the city, for taking us on to
high buildings, and down along all
the channels and by.ways of trade
and commerce. Aud Molly we can
never forget you. Wherever you
go, may your pathway DO strewn
with flowers, and may you never
want friends as true warm hearted
and devoted as now surround you.-
dick, you are dog, but the best
dog we almost ever saw, and we put
you in the papers, hoping you may
never want bone).
And DR.. - Blanchard too,
though not exactly relative, yet So
near to it, that we can't regard you
in any light, thar as q member of the
family. We venture to mention you,
dear DR.. because we like you and are
under obligations to. you because
you have permitted US to ride behind
that three minutes horse of yours
and relish the astonishing feat OF
you" turning corners, expect to hear
some day that instead of turning the
corner, you turned over because you
once lived at Fort Dodge, and know
and esteem our candidate for Cover
nor, Col. Carpenter. DR.. Blanchard
don't believe much in Cardiff Giants
and if he did can't be persuaded that
Belts (Ottumwa) Giant, (Shaug't
Stereoscopic view of which we show
him, was any relative of that or any
other family of AntedeIuvian Giants
And now we will tell you what We
know of
TOLEDO, OHIO.
1t is situated on both sides (mainly
on the Northwest side) of Maumee
River, about II miles from it's juno
ton with Lake Erie. The river il
about one-half mile wide opposite the
city, but expands a short distance
below into the Bay, some five miles
wide. Ample depth of water is tur
nished for the largest crafts nayiga
ting the Lakes, and the shores Of th.
River and Bayous adjacent afforc
sufficient wharfage privileges for tn,
large and growing commerce of tn,
city, and admirably convenient fol
transferring freight from vessels t,
boats.
In Railroad facilities Toledo is sec
ond to few cities in the country
The Lake Shore Il Michigan South
ern, an old and popular road, extend
ing now, by consolidation Of com
panies, from Buffalo to Chicago, ha
Toledo for one of it's principal sta
tions and is doing q large and profit
able business, l am told. This roa,
has heretofore made circuit aroun,
and south Of Sandusky, between
Toledo and Cleveland; but the gal
between Toledo and Sandusky, alonl
the Lake Shore is being filed up, ant
it is announced that before snow fall
the work will be completed and thi
Company have practically two road
from this place to Cleveland. Stee
rails are being put down on this new
portion. Of the road and steel rails On