Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-07-15
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A correspondent of the Bay City
Daily Tribune, under date of July
5, writes as follows:
This wonderful of all wonderful
cities Chicago not even excepted
is blaze in all its glory, resplen
dent in saw and single mills in full
blast night and day.
1t is truly astonishing how
Phpnixlike, they have arisen from
their disastrous fire of one year ago
Brick blocks are springing up or
every street, roads and sidewalk:
are kept in good repair; five
churches, with their clergy, are do
ing their utmost to keep the com
munity in a proper condition spir
itually, while six NJ. DIS, together
with the magnetic springs, are at
tending to the welfare of those who
come within their jurisdiction.
1t would take too much time and
your valuable space, to enumerate
or classify in every particular each
object of interest or Importance, so
| will only give you in detail short
history of my adventures since /
left my home in Bay City.
was, as you no doubt are aware,
fortunate enough TO secure a pas
sage on the neat and beautiful
steamer Dunlap, commanded by
Capt. w. II. Brown, SO well known
on our lakes as one of the most dig
nified, intelligent and gentlemanly
officers and experienced seaman.
The weather was delightful and
everything passed off in the most
harmonious and agreeable manner,
rendering the voyage one of the
pleasantest, and long to be remem-
bered by your feeble correspond
ent as something surprising in
pleasantness any Of the ordinary
occurrences of a hmn-drum, Orig
drag business life.
For once, land / don't know but
it was the first time in all my weary,
toilsome life), as l sat upon the deck
of that magnificent steamer and
watched the sparkling waters dash
ing their foam against its SNOW
white sides, and beheld upon the
fast receding shores so many of the
wondrous beauties of both Nature
and Art, felt a sort of divine in
spiration that led me to exclaim,
"Oh, God! l thank Thee that |
live.'
AS the steamer drew near the lit
tie town of Greenbush, knowing
that / had friends there, | could not
resist the desire to step ashore and
make a short sojourn with its very
hospitable and social inhabitants.
Whilst there / formed some new
and highly appreciated acquaint-
anccs, and was one warm day invit-
ed to join little party in a walk
up the beach, to visit Mr.. Smiths
lumber camp about half a. mile
from the village. Just as we arTiv-
ed at the camp the men were secur-
ing and making preparations to
send an immense raft OF ] 100000
feet of long timber to Tonawanda.
We watched with considerable in
terest the exciting scene of placing
and arranging this raft, to secure it
from all imaginary or casual acct
dents incident to so long and peril
Gus a journey. After remaining an
hour or so at the "camp," and be-
ing favored by Mrs. Smith with
some interesting and valuable IN
formation in regard to life In the
"lumber woods" we were cordially
invited to partake Of refreshments,
and ] can assure you the invitation
was readily accepted for l, for one
had not the least objection to "din.
ner being there" and if you could
have been present to see the "good
things" vanish you would have said
that meal was not to be spoken o.
as least among the enjoyments o.
the day, and we returned to tn,
little town a happier and heartiel
little company than when we left il
the morning.
At ii o'clock at night the whistle
from the ecer ecelconle steamer warn
ed me that it was time to hastel
my departure, and ! left my friend
with the liveliest and long-to-be-re
membered PLEASANT associations {
short visit.
On our arrival at Alpena we wer
escorted to the Fletcher House b
Capt. Brown, who himself offere
timely assistance in getting OF
baggage as well as ourselves saf'
ly landed in the broad and spacior
halls of this comfortable hote
Here we were welcomed by "Mir
Host Mr.. p. II. Wood, the gems
and social landlord, who, togetht
with his partner, Mr.. Boon, paid I
all those little attentions so motto
bic in all we'll posted hotel me
With them we spent q very plea
ant season looking over their man
moth hotel with its 500 feet
double verandahs, large and we
ventilated rooms, lighted by ga
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