Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-04

This was in the spring of 1860 when the
mining fever was at its height. The couple
settled at Mountain, now Central Citv
near Denver, the 's settling consisting in
simply pitching tent on the hillside. At
that time there were not a dozen white
women in the whole territory, as it was not
until 1859 that white woman set foot on
the soil, and as a consequence, the lady
was for long time annoyed by the miners,
who regarded her as rare curiosity, and
persisted upon stopping work and gazing
upon her with looks of mingled wonder,
admiration and retrospection when she
appeared.
The Michigan building. another of the
late ones, was formally opened few days
since 10y Governor Bsgley. This structure
is one of the most artistically designed and
finely finished State buildings on the
grounds, the airy and graceful proportions
of the super-strueture eliminating in a
high villa tower on the south side. The
building is made entirely of native woods,
and the interior is adorned with rich
engravings of oiled and polished wood OF
every variety ever grown in the State.
1t is handsomely, though not extrava-
gaDtly, furnished throughout, and the
parlor on the second floor is a gem of COM
fort and good taste. At the opening of
the building it was almost Immediately
thrOnged with visitors. large proportion
of whom were from Michigan.
The delightful weather of this week
makes the Exposition doubly attractive,
and is only a foretaste of what the next
three months will be. 1t appears that the
thousands of far-away people who are
coming next month have not yet made
their arrangements for accommodations.
l am in almost daily receipt of numerous
letters of inquiry on this subject, which
cannot possibly answer for lack of time.
The Centennial Lodging and Boarding
House Agency, III SAMSON Street, makes
speciality of such attentions and can be
relied upon to provide all applicants with
Just what they want, in any part of the
city. am personally acquitted with Mr..
Fellows, the Superintendent, and can
youch for his agreeableness and prompt
ness. But it is not necessary to engage
quarters in advance. There are at least
$4,000 rooms at the disposal of visitors,
outside of hotel facilities, and all can be
comfortably served. Above all, visitors
should not purchase tickets for aecommo-
dations beforehand, as numerous cases of
imposition occur in this way. The most
prudent and satisfactory way is to retain
your baggage checks on arrival and go
direct to the agency, where you can be
conducted without charge to the sort of
quarters you desire, and be enabled to see
what you get before paying for it. Good
board can thus be obtained from $500 to
$1,000 per week.
One of the greatest discomforts Of the
Exposition is the want of adequate means
of reaching the grounds from the city at
a reasonable price and at reasonable time.
The street cars running to the Park are
always overloaded and most uncomfOrtably
crowded, and nearly an hour is consumed
in making the trip. This trying ordeal,
however, can now be avoided. On Satur-
day last the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
menced running trains from Sixteenth and
Market streets to the Exposition grounds,
which were at once largely patronized by
the public. A pleasant ride Of a few min
utes brings the passengers to the Exposi-
ton gates, where they are set down in
cool and comfortable state of mind, ready
to begin their explorations of the great
Worlds Fair without any of the fatigue
which is necessarily induced by long, hot
and dusyt ride in a street car.
Philadelphia, August 2, 1876.