Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-03
A TRIP WESTWARD.
MARQUETTE, MICH, July q, 1875.

MARoU ETTE, MICH, July 81 1875.
To the Editor Cffhe S;dr.
Just think of the thermometer standing at
459 and ice twenty feet thick In sight, A de-
c1ded change from the temperature left in
Washington a few days ago. Ours is un-
questionably great country in longitude
and latitude, "a well as in the purity of its
officials On the same train with me, the
evening l left the city, were two young Eng
lish "blOCdS," who had come over to do
America" in ten dIys. They hal landed aud
spent Sunday in New York, drove around
Phila 1elphia and examined the centauuia
buildings on Monday; did Wa ,hington on
IUesCay, and on Wednesday started on the
train west to see Chicago. :" OF course we
must see Chicago" they said, q" before we
return u England But before reaching the
Prairie City they seemed D have realizing
sense of the magnitude Of America" anI
laughed at Their selves FOR the crude notions
they had entertained. They were loud in
their eXDre siOns OF an agreeable surprise a
every tnlng they saw, and admitted that they
expected 10 find America a verv ride cOun-
try, covered with native forests, through
which 10" med wild beasts and savage IN
dams. They expected to find some towns of
irregular stree and WOODEN buildings. bat
they said New York took tlem by surprise.
while tue public buildings in Washington
quite dumbioundCi them. Having consumed
a day in inspecting Chicago, they returned
by the way of Niagara and Saratoga to New
York to re-embark for home, charmed with
their visit to " America"
At Chicago l fOuna the Grand Pacific un-
dergolng a thOrOugs repainting. a b,rd's-
eye view OF number of our large cities in
J'cSc0. ornament the main hall. The artist
omitted the precautiOn taken by the sign
painter, who wrote under his figures "this is
horse, "thiS is a man." recognized WaSh-
ingt0n by the Capitol, the rest OF the picture
resembling Rome or COnstautinople as much
as ii does our federal capital.
THE BUSINESS OF CHICAGO.
OF every kind, / found dat, with the excep-
which was said TO be very heavy The sud
den rise in the price of wheat, owing to fresh
cts III Europe, was the subject or general re-
marx among grain operators. The rise il
believed II he substantial one, AMI fur
tEeT advance is anticipated.
Leaving Chicago by the way OF the Green
Bay aid Lake superior railway, aud n a
tulI sleeping car, | reached FOu du Lac.
ana had fire view Of this charming sheet of
water. A. the southern extremity Of Green
Bay found spreat our, in magnificent dis
THE CITY Of GREEN BAY.
with It's furnaces, saw-mills and m1uuEac-
tories, 10 my great surprise. Several large
steamers were coming into port, ana Others
leaving hlackening the horizon with great
Volumes OF smoke
On this lire OF travel il seer; the theater of
the great fire which swept over the Michigan
peninsula some four ye"rs ago at which time
The town OF PeshtigO, six miles south OF Ma
l.
500 lives we're lost The immerse pine for
eSis-ilerally Tie
'BLACK FORESTS"
fOr forty miles, mark the scene OF the conaa-
grafton. The cnaTreu trunks standing thick
and a. far as the eye can reach present lines
so black and sharp that they reminded me of
friend Do, who pIeSideS over the DraughtS-
mans division iii the Patent Office Iae
railway from Escanabg, at the head OF Greer,
B2y, 10 Negauhee, 60 miles, rams over q level
count zone stretch Of the track being q
nl4lC air line, and through an unbroken for
st OF pine, hemlock, and beach. without
TIE slightest evidence OF civilization, o. even
human habitatlon. In the midst of the for
. O'Clock p M by a wood pile on
frc-and such a wood pile, zee h,USo1
co u, Of wood piled "n each side Of the track
ere on fire, ana the flame lighted up the
NhG'e country for many miles around.
Whole herds of deer from the ueighboring
forests gathered IN - see the sight. and
although the train Was delayed u.til three
o'clock N the morning, We were deharrcd the
-reat sport o "decr shooting" as there was
OF sin lie gun Oh board the train What q
pity you will cXciaIm, ana so emphati-
ally felt.
PROSPECTIVE FISHING
! reached Marquette in prime condition
where fou5ld the L :. steamer Mich!gau
n port, and or which I MAKE cruise OF lii.
lakes. rs tie guest o! the officers The shin
leaves tonight for the "Stanard Rocks"
forty miles north, and from that point tafter
inuulging in IA days baSS-iiShing) We make
for the NipCgOn river. the ultima thyis OF fish
ermen on the UOrtheln shore Of Lake SuDe-
rior, where the brook trout are abundant
ana OF large size. On Monday OF last week
the officers OF the NJ ichigan hal fine sport in
The Ag" wan river, killing over 500 trout
one division OF the party bringing back
eighty pounds OF these delicious FISH. The
officers were all invited To a brth-nieht
party last evening, given by one o. the
wealthy families of Marquette. Dancing
was kept mp TIL late hour, but think Of the
much disgust nf the guest wnen hey as
certainCd the supper cOnsi ted Of ice cream
raspbeTrieS. and toOthpicks
may find time TO report our future move
mehtS.
Yours, on the wing, A. Il. e