Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-05
Mexico Weekly Ledger.
FxOM MICHIGAN.

FROM HICAlGAM.
ANN ARBoa, NECH., Sep. 80, 1876
Mr.. Edaer: Agreeable to my
promise l viii write you short des'
cript;on Of ry trip here, together
with Q description Of the country
people and political affairs of this
State.
left Mexico on the mornisg OF
the 26th and was borne along rapid.
lv, until We landed in. Chicago,
about 8 IL O'Clock in the ssternoon
OF the same day. Nothing of lnte--
est transp,red 10 this part Of my
Journey. The country along which
I passed was q bsautfuf prairie one,
covered with either lowing herds OF
cattle. or vast waving fields of corn.
Some of tho towns were very beauti-
fol in appearance but Blooming
ton sUas BY far the incest looking
town between Mexico aud Chicago.
Nothaving closed my eyes in sleep
:hs previous night, I determined be-
fore reaching Chicago, to stop there
and .gat o good "square meal" ssd
j: possible. a quiet evenings rest ;
and no soossr had I stepped from
the car, than { was grabbed by hotel
drummers and coachmen in album
dance, but being tired and sick, l
let the strongest prevail who finally
sueessdsd::in pulling me through an
immense crowd and seated me in .
private hack. ! say private hack,
because I had it ell to nyself, and of
course I was private. / bad receiv.
ed q hotel register before leaving
the Car, AID having looked ever it
and found a greater number OF Mis-.
sourians registered at the Atlantic
House than any other, ordered ny
driver to take me to that place. l
spent the evening very pleasantly
in looking over the city and before
nine O'Clock came &c the conclusion
that Chicago was a large and finely
built town. The people Of Chicago
seem to be full Of life and energy,
and highly enthusiastic over their
International exposition. or the
"young Centennial" as it is there
called. Having often heard ,of the
Lake, I determined to 60 down and
see if it was really as large as it was
reputed to be, and to my surprise,
on coming 10 the shore, rs far as eye
could roach nothing but q vast body
OF water with an occasional ship un-
der full sail, could be een on every
side except the n on which I was
I saw the tide come and
60 snd heard the gentle murmurirgs
of the waters Of which the poets
write ; and was wishing for the Ian
.uage ofa poet myself, that l might
describe the aublime scene, when all
once q gale from off the Lake give
me such a sudden chill, that l was
driven from poetic thoughts to fiery
ones. |.
The next morning I boarded the
Central train and was
borne along the shore Of the
Lake at least five Or SIX miles, and
hen left the Lake going through an
immense plain Of low fla. and marsby
country, covered with a very coarse ,
,rass. There seemed to be no i'm ,
'rovsd farms along this part of the q,
Dad. But away off to the east .
iould DO seen The immense belt of
lifts en~circling the lake. The cliffs :
eem to lie near the waters edge, -.
I'D in some places tower sc veral !,
undred feet, with nothing but lime 4
tone and sand brought in by the ii.
al waee. The geological view i.
, o .nt The Lake plainly shows that
fter the subsistence which was nec- :,
ssary to torn the Lake, these cliffs :
f rock must bave been thrown up o
some kind Of volcanic eruption.
he strata seem very much up-turn
and almost void of any signs OF
D iformity. We were in sight of =.
he cliffs for about fifty miles when q
came directly to the Lake again !
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