The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-13
ON THE WING.
Putin Bay, the birth place Of the
American Navy.---Glorious as
a Summer Resort, and Won
derful for Vineyards.

Cleveland, The Forest City" Noted for
Its Beautiful Avenues and Mag
nifcent Dwellings.
PUTIN BAY,
Or The birthplace Of the American Navy" as
il is sometimes called, is one of the many bcaut-
full places which this country Of ours is 50 noted
for But this particular place is an historic
place, and this beautiful bay on which look
from my window is the same in which the gal
liant Perry anchored his fleet after the ever to be
remembered battle of Lake Eric. | will not at
tempt to dwell on the record Of so gallant tar
as Perry, nor the history Of this famous battle as
it is too well known by every reader Of American
history to be Of much Importance here. | can
not pass it by, however, without quoting Il verse
of the old song ON this particular occasion,
which begins
September the TENTH full well wccn,
IN eighteen hundred and thirteen,
Commanded by bold Perry.
our saucy fleet at anchor lay
L. safety moored Ct Putin Bay
The British fleet
We CHANGED to meet;
our Admiral thought he would them greet
With II welcome ON Lake Erie"
And fright royalty" he did it, for the result Of
the battle Perry summed up in his dispatch to
General Harrison, whose opening words are SO
often quoted: 1--WE have met ID" emmy and
they are ours" Lossing's Field-Book OF the War
of 1872 says of this battle "This triumph was
remarkable one in American and British history.
Never before had an American fleet or squadron
encountered an enemy in regular line Of battle,
and never before, since England created a navy
and boosted that britannia rules the wayc,'
had n whole British fleet or squadron been cap
turcd"
As write on this balmy day in this mild Sep
TENDER, with every sight and sound denoting
peace and prosperity, how difficult it is to realize
that that spot was once dyed with the blood Of
the slain ON that memorable day of battle, and
that the deafcning roar ofcannon rosoundedh here,
instead of the cheering strains of music which is
now dscoursed by band on the excursion steam
er, Chit Justice Waite
A sad reminder il before me also. On the lawn
between the hotel and the water II majestic oak
denotes the spot where three Americans were
buried. \ monument was to have been erected
here many years ago, but for some cause, after
the corner stone was laid, the work was dscontin-
ucd. There are many monuments erected and
finished less worthy than this.
There are nearly twenty islands in this section,
and all are more or less popular summer resorts.
Nearly all have one or more comfortably ittcdup
hotels, and cottages, built by some opucnt citi-
zen of Sandusky, Toledo, Cleveland or Detroit.
II is Just rs easy as falling oil log' to dream
away summer in such II charming place rs this,
Gibraltar, beautiful island covered with vcrdurc,
its rocky sides rising gracefully from the waters
edge, and towering up several feet is a curiosity
in itself 1t abounds with humorous little bays
and inlets in which cool, refreshing shade can be
found, while the thermometer is humming us
the Ninety and Nine
The inhabitants of these islands It seems, have
taken time by the forclock and "bcatcn their
swords into plowsharcs and their spears into
pruning hooks" at least SO il seems rs their
occupation is raising grapes, which this climate
seems TO he especially suited to. Put-in-Bay Is
land alone contains about 700 acres, over 1000
of which are under g'apcyines Making wine is
the industry of the inhabitants, while drinking it
seems TO be the greatest pleasure or habit of all
mild Scptcmbcr) it is glorious to pay this place
visit not for the sole puposc Of getting glorious
lily O. drnl, on the sweet Catawba, but to inhale
the perfume of the luscious fruit, which fills the
air with an odor that is perfectly delightful, and
to wander among the grapeyines and eat till YOU
imagine Yourself 'Gra(a)pe," or a wine keg, all
Of which you are free to do-wiuc excepted
; Night approaches, and the ringing of bells and
the blowing of whistles Of the steamers tells as
that We must leave this charmed spot with all It's
natural beauties Of rocky arches and picturesque
/ bridges, is surrounding Islands and historic ap.
pearanees and AL the fascinating scenery which
place like this can oast,-vowing that when
next year, with all tortures of the ''dog days
: rolls round this Is where ven pass them.
After few hours ride, We stop and takea look
ATCLEvELANp
4 or "The Forest City. as ii Is often called Liz,
many other beautiful cities in this section It hai
c its hills, its valleys and its smoky corners. How
e il ever got the name Of the Forest City seem
4 10 be mystery to is oldest Inhabitants, and ia
" ldced, doubt II ancient history could throw an,
Hight on the subject; when there Is not forcs
or even blush pasture" within fifty miles Of /,
T nor has there been for a hundred years. Al al
events Cleveland Is beautifully situated ON al
eminenre, and l. exposed 10 the purifying wind
chat sweep the surface ofthe blue waters Of Lak
Erie. The exhIiefating climate aud natural beau