The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-26

which we took tia opportunity 20 Sc
cure good supper ard pleasant
walk, We again took Cur seats Il
the cars. this time by the Mansfield.
Cold water ard Lake Michigan line FOX
Toledo, where ws arrived in due time.
safe and sound Here We soagh: the
quies of hotel and had few hears
res. snd sleep. which we foend =. the
Benuett Hoas--
Toiosto has become an important
commercial center. Il Is he terminus
Of over seven hun3rd miles II canal
navigation. /. Is the sas.ern terminus
Of the Toledo. WABASH and West
ern Railroad the Southern terminus
81 the Toledo branch If the Canada
Southern the Pin. and Msris:t. and
the Detroit division Of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad and
the northern terminus Of the Toledo.
TItfn and Eastern. aud the Cincinnati.
Hamilton asd Dayton roads. The Lake
.oore and Michigan Southern line pas
SIS through toledo. whsre there is .
junction of the old lice RIA Adrian.
Hillsi.le. Coldwa.er and White pid-
geon. and The air line direct from To-
le,io 20 Elkhsrt, Indiana. The Mans
field, Cold Water and Lake Michigan
line also passes through this city To-
.edo is the county seat Of Lucas County,
has q population of some. 81. 900. is .
port II entry on the Maumee river. and
one Of the best harbors on lake Erie.
though not directly on the lake. The
river IS some three-fourths Of . mile in
width AZ this point. There was in early
days deep canyon or slongh one-half
mile in width on the west side of tho
river separating a point Of low land
from the main shore. then Greasy Point,
having an area of some fifty acres
Upon this point or island now called
the middle ground. more than three
million dAllars have been expended in
improvements Here arc located the
Union passenger depot. the freight and
grain houses. and grain elevators. and
the offices of the various railroads CEN
tering here. All the roads that have
heretofore mentioned. except the Mans
field, Cold Water and Lake Michsgin,
run their trains into the Union Depot.
This little point OF fifty acres has
now "A valuation OF five or six millions,
and your correspondent can well re-
collect his early railroad days (railroad-
ing was our business in early lifs) when
Greasy point was only visited by the
hungry seeker after q muddy catfish
or a sprightly bull-frog with which to
repienish his empty lsrder.
Let Us not dispsir for the future Of
Seattle When such place IS this,
which in early days WAS 80 forbidden in
appearance and 50 scourged. - it was
by fevers and cholera. can so improve,
then We may hope for better times in
the near future for our pleasant little
city.
From Toledo We went by the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern line
thirty-thrse miles to Adrian. Michigan,
an inland city of some 1900 inhab-
itants. where we again found old
friends and many relatives with whom
we have been spending some few days
very pleasantly. indeed. During this
time we took u flying trip to Jackson,
the location of the Michigan State
prison. I'VE didn't go I'M Eaton Rapids,
where are the celebrated mineral wells;
Lansing. the State capital. Howell. the
county seat Of Livingston county
Plymouth. Worthwhile. Highland. Lii
vonia, and lastly Monroe, and sgsin
main TO Monday next when we will go
to Cincinnati to attend the Republican
Convention. after which you will hear
from US again III relation to matters
political. In the State the crop pros
poets look good the weather is quite
warm and the potato bugs lively.
l.. B. A.