Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
From Ellsworth to the Mississippi.

From Ellsworth to the Mississippi.
MEssRs. EDITORS This year. the Win
ter of ouf discomfort. is made pleasant
summer by emigration. IL Is rare luxury
TO be able to exchange April aud MAY in
Eastern Maine for the buds aud green
sward of the bluff OF the great Father Of
Waters.~
Although few here Of most tenacious
memory ever saw so late lingering of win
ter ''in the lap at spring" calm content
NAV we'll smooth the wrinkIci front cf the
visitor from the cold Penobscoi. There j.
a shining sun A. | wiItr and an aimos-
phere freighted With the breath 81 the
South.
great world. snch a. Columbus failed
to conceive of. awaits every voyag"r from
New England.
Here are farms. towns. cities that to the
wars and customs Of Maine or New iauIp-
SHIRE. NAV call forth wonder. love. and
praise" From Boston to Albany. thence
to Buffalo. Cleveland. and Chicago We
enter the gate vi the power and throne OF
future America.
The special ceutrr now. that arrest. the
traveller and viii not let him speed on.
without tribute j. the proud re,ilpe of
Chicago. THERE'S nothing to be discounted
from the claims suI pr-tentions OF that
gresH city. II j. an exhibition oi pivrt aud
i'o,rer that this world never before saw
Even She ashes OF $3.50 go TOO. went With
the flames last October into Lake MicAi-
gan. No account. no description ct the
wealth swept away Ia an ill--iarcd Night
and day. can convey an approach. even 81
the reality. walked for three hours over
ruin, of colo>s a business house, aud city
homes. II Wa. the mot dc.o,ai. sieht
that ever human cs. on this earth gaz.d
al. or moisiencd ia the seeing Nav tie
world never record parallel disaster.
And yet. the eHergg and wll amd business
talent OF that youn. city J. there now W
flames were hot enough to melt The iron.
wills. and .in"iher the brain b, which
Chicago was created in thirty years All
the avenues now rc>nund 10 the cia-h aud
din Of hammers, Of troNel. aud of stone
drills. Lumber enough 10 keep the Union
River mills at their tasAs for t.u ,..f. :
piled up all over the ccuirr portion, "f the
city. Of course bu>inc-. Va. never better
or sale, larger than NOW. Ailthc>. armir.
" contractors. ma.on. carpenter. and
laborcr- support a great traffic aud com
merce. hicago j. VET To- ~. again and
asteni>h mankind
A stranger in the>. great state. from
oar quiet corner of IA. E.pui.lj. v,,,l.rs
AT the fertile land. ain M. i..,,.,,.i,, ~
the crous. The farmer. ~ fl.ir.i. al,
nearly an iud.pcudcut Ii,.. u..lft, u
the state. i ALREADY hrip~in.. /, ahr.,., II,
N-x YORK. With ,nauuf,~,nr,.. ,.l,l...l,.
the productive industry. thee t,cofl.. ,,,il
soon give \cu Tuyland a .b,,r, ....,,,,,,-
iitiou.
one adnirc> the wir,Iiuy ~, a., m.
great river thai iloat.l me ,o :, Ioui.
lat week. Here 90 thn.. t.,i.,b,o. 4,
the shape of steam pa.k.t. Fr.n, :,
Paul. MINI. 10 Nov Ori...n. ,ri,rrb,,r.
4 commerce that uo man ,.ap ,..,t,,,s...
The river steam t,acA.f. Ar. ,....,,,i,, f.,
tuie." g.; western life. Tn. -,..,. .,,..,. ~
ne.,ro... with their ...,.l .bo,,l,,.,. AMI ,..t
skull. do an the l.s.f,,., anil ,,.i,-,,,....
With s,,rp,f.i,,.. ,.r,l.,..t< .,.,;f.., ...-
III. mouAt.. .xr.ll /, L,..i,. 49,, ,.tt
lu. hn<-. barrel. cr,te. t.,. ,,.t,..
iron. m. n,,l.,. ,,...d a.. ,,.i,..,.-
They tietn liz. Inclined ,.l,,,c or ,,,..l.,...
and the ncrrne. with .urpri.in. 4t.,,,.h
under The oyer.eer. thrn>; an, lo,,.. ,,,,,.,
bridge. We nigh; can them The cam.
mon Gang riot down the miami .r,I s,,,,
Ike 80 many black AMI. ,b. .n,t,y ,n..r
chaudi.e ont 90 IN. .,or.. a., -. a..
frejob, ana with ,,.., ,,,.,., g.. -.
we are away. The mauay.n,.,, ~ H..
river boat. /. .xc.ll.,, ~, l,,,. ,.,.
room and meal. included ,,,. ,,d
vher .>r,-.io,;., , ,.-,,,,,.,. -.
=. ,,r,,. ,,,,,h. &. ....,.,.,i -..t -.
s,.,.,;,.,.. e1,-.,,,,.,. a. -,
nric. The d,,,,,.r ~, III. So