Middletown transcript., 1872-08-10
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Letter from the West,
Correspondence Of The .Mdileto,sn Transeri

July 10Th, 1872
MIssRs. EpiToRs 81 have made ur my
mind tha, am not at all tired. and that
il would be incxcusablc 10 me not to give
you s'ay-at.home people my impressions
in their freshness of the delightful trip
we have made through the beautiful lakes
Of the North.
Leaving Cleveland. Ohio, on the | lth
Of july by the steamer hdia in company
with some friends, | had my first good
view of the broad cxpansc Of Lake Erie
ought to say something Of Cleveland,
bu, night view Of city is apt to leave
only u glimmcr on the mind | know i,
is very beautiful, and finely shaded. Il
is called the . Forest City and is situa-
ted on bluffs commanding Lake Erie.
This lake is considered the most danger.
Gus Of the FIVE great bodies Of water II,
is the mos, shallow, being only two hund.
rcd feet in depth. On its broad bosom |
found myself for the first time in my life
out Of sigh, Of land. We were anxious
to see Kelly's Islands, but went no, near
them. Our good ship moved swiftly
through the water, aud at four o'clock in
the afternoon We reached Detroit. For,
Wayne. which we passed short time be.
fore We reaching the city. is fine fortif
cation. completely commanding the river,
and has recently been much improved by
the government. We saw something Of
Detroit. lying at the wharf till ten o'clock
at night. The City Hall is u magnificent
stone building. with lofty rooms, wide
halls and corridors, md numerous offices
on its several floors, The council was in
session, snd We pccpcd in through the OPP
IN door. to the great astonisbment Of at
least one venerable father. guess he
thought We came from down east" a
fine monument on the Campus Mariius op.
posi,e, is nearly completed. The streets
are broad. and finely paved. and the abb
sence Of policemen excited much surprise
in my mind. On our return, however, We
passed forcc Of iifiy men. else should
have thought the city was kept in order
by being lc, alone On the other side Of
the river. opposite Detroit. lies Windsor
n pretty little Canadian town Of about
5000 inhabitants Several ferry boats
ply between the two places; the Clara Ia.
king 23. the Argo 35 minutes to cross
unload and return the Detroit and the
Hope, each 81. the river being three
fnur,hs Of mile In width. BY 1890 p
NJ, We were again on oGr way, and most
Of US had retired To our various state
rooms or to mattresses on the cabin floor,
for by this time VIC had over one hundred
and tfty passengers on board, and abou,
400 tons Of freight. BY four in the
morning was on deck on the lookout for
the China. vessel Of our line. She pass.
ed about Ave, and at six We reached Port
Huron and Surnia. near which We saw an
unfortunate sloop lying on her side. mas,s
in the water and stern stove in. These
two towns. Sarnia being on the Canada
side. are connected by a steam ferry The
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada tcrnin.
atcs near Sarnia. There are two grain
elevators beside several manufactures. I,
is tho nearest shipping port for Enniskillen
Oil wells. | saw also a steam ferry boat
laden with cars. Port Huron contains
ave churches. Sarnia seven. but the form
ar 10 said 10 have eight steam saw mills,
Sarnia only two, and two yards for build.
iue lake crsk. Fort 0rstios 10 near. !,
was bsilt y 1854, and fally commands
the entrance 70 Lake Huron. I vas struck
BY the great di6ereuss betwceu tbs Amer.
icas sud gausda shores the lsstsr being
much more beautiful. Our side seemed
low and marshy, covered 10 wasy places
yith tssgsd ? st.stsd pisss.a Our boa,
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