Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-25

ptdSc u y uOtcO CuAciB aHu dIDuuu WHICH
vas large Indian encampmeat. vIs-
ted the old tree, though only one-third
# II now stands; one foot from the
round the stump aud tree circumference
sixteen feet, and thres leet abIvs il. i5
nurieen around it. helped measure It
with tape line 50 IknoS wars1sIIn.n.
How is that for an apple treeG From it
nj the fort gathered souvenirs of my
visit.
Lraving Auburn by the Fl. W,J.&S.
road. came nOrthward to Waterloo, on
the s. B. & M. s. road, on which tray
led as far as South Bend, Ind.
As passed along this road from Ken
dallville. through Ligonier and the Land
If Goshen" Elkhart, Mishawaka, &c, 1
observed the wheat looked very promis-
ny, perfect sward covering the earth,
while east and south il looked as Hin
lured by the open winter. There seems
20 be great breadth of wheat sOwn.-
Most of he first mentioned fields appear
ed so fresh and green that one coull not
resist the impression that it was growing,
although mid-winier. Ligoniers be-
lieVe, ships more wheat than any other
point between Toledo and Chicago. It
is certainly a magnificent country all
about that town and Goshen. have
heretofore spoken of this latter town as
among the prettiest along this division.
As South Bend depends largely upon
its manufactures, though hard tim 3 are
telling upon many of Its interests, Stude-
baker Bros. Wagon 6 Carriage Works.
and the Oliver Chilled PloS Works are
running full fOrce-nine hours per day.
The latter have just completed their
new building and started the m4chinery
last week. mammnIh cnncrru, of which
gave you full description in my letter
last September.
The Singer s. NJ works was told,
were not running full time and force
The greatest sufferers from the panic are
the furniture manufacturers, of which
there are five or six; most of them are
clnspd-nO demand for their goods.
Through the courtesy of the supsrln-
tendent. was shown through the Cur
riage department of the Siudsb4ksr's
wOrks-h1ving visited the other dspSrt-
ment last September-andI was as much
interested and surprised at the extent
and perfection of all their works as on
my former visit to the South works
They are getting up $500 carriages, ex-
press and other vehicles. was sh0wu
the heavy wagon and the light buggy
they are finishing for the Centennial; so
WHEN you visit the gr-et shDE. bsW this
in mind. aud my worI for it, yoI will
see something beautiful.
FROM South Bend 1 visited Nils,
Mich, via. the branch Of the Z ). s u.
). road. Here, as at most other towns,
the merchants cOmpl lin m lst of the hard
lines and the utter impOsslbiIity of max
ing collections. In the evening. drop
ped in at DR.. E idy,s chureh-Presbyte-
rian- where they were-- . praise
meeting-ihe last of q series of uniOI-
meetings continuing through aVs weeks.
As result, the Presbyterian church will
have over one hundred accessiOns, q
large majority being young men. and the
other twO-Baptist and MethOdist-abou
the same number.
Twenty seven miles west of Niles is
New Buffal0-juneIiOn of Mich. Cent
with the Chicago s Mich. IKE Shore
road. which 1 took for St. Joseph, twen-
~ seven miles north, along the lake.
Nearly the whole distance there are
vineyards, apple and peach orchards,
raspberry and strawberry fields on either
hand. believe all are as yet uninjured,
though the trees have not yet rec IVsred
from the effects of last winters terrible
cold.
As looked out over Lake Michigan
from the hotel which stands on the edge
OF the bluff, all was as clear and open as
it was last September. Last January,
when there. not a spot of open waller was
visible-and one can see as far out as
you can from Cleveland or the bluff 1t
your harbOr-and through ali my jour
ney from Michigan City to Whitehall
along the lake shore, all was Oae vast
| field of ice, and the snow lay three feet
deep. Now, the weather is as mild as in
April. and not Yestige of snow.
ST Joseph is located aim lst precisely
as the village at your harbor is /; The line,
of the lake shore runs about the same
direclinn-a little more nOrtherly. Then
from the snuIh, or rather snuth east,
flows the ST. Joseph River which here
empiies and is the entrance to the har-
Dor, the piers being built out similIrly.
But there is also another feature here-a
railroad draw bridge of ;he G. 6 NJ. l. g.
railroad crossing the river about of
mile from its mouth. and above il is the
harhor. Then there is a canal cut nOrIh-
ward to Benton HarbJr. one mile dis
tant, through which the vessels can PISS,
and are then perfectly secure. Bentoa
Harbor is a great shipping point.
Between the two places are sand-hills
which sands drills like the snow, and
is almost as white. The railroad cOmpa-
nv have built close fence as barrier
TO prevent its cuv' ring the track Al
Michigan City, have seen the cars on
the side track standing in sand six inch
es deep, which must Of course be remoVs
I'd hefpfe they can be mOVed-
On Friday evening 1 attended eea-
lenhial Festival. gotten u2 by and Tor the
bpnefi of the Episcopal church. There
were many grutesque costumes, and some
that were very rich and elegant But Of
all the mirih provoking scenes and inci-
dents have ever witnessed. or Of fan-
loving people, Michigan City residents, l
think, deserve the highest hOnOrs.
l spent the Sabbath al LapOrle, hne
town of 5000. II is especially charm
ing spot in summer Ou account OF the
chain of beauiilul lakes around 1t, which
are much visited by pleasure seekers,
They are source OF considerable reve
nue.. the ice being Of the purest aud eest
Quality. Very little has yet been gather
ed. One man kept forcc OF men work
ing all one night and filled one ouiiaips
enough TO supply the town.