Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-31

was but little to be seen of the
shore until Thursday morning, az
ter we had crossed Saginaw Bay,
when we could plainly see from the
steamer the large fields Of waving
grain all along the shore from
Port Hope to Port Huron. On
either side of st. Clair river, from
Port Huron TO Detroit, the scenery
was truly grand. The high shores,
the farm houses, the recently cut
and shocked grain, the fields Of
corn, oats, potatoes and other farm
crops, interspersed with here and
there a city, village or settlement
on the banks of the river, added to
make the trip down one of the
most pleasant of any we have talk
en- in several years.
The steamer having left Alpena
several hours behind time, she was
propelled through the waters at an
unusually fast rate, and before six
o'clock Thursday evening she was
tied mp at the dock, at the foot of
Griswold street, Detroit, having
made the trip from Alpena to De-
troit in but little more than twenty
one hours. The st. Paul being on
her return trip from pleasure ex-
cursion to SAINT Ste. Marie, she .
had on board large number of
passengers, all Of whom spoke in
the highest terms Of the manner in
which the officers Of the boat at
tended to the wants of the passen-
gers, and their endeavors to make
the trip as agreeable rs possible.
At Detroit we disembarked, and
leave the st. Paul to 60 on to
Cleveland, and then return to De-
troit again on Saturday, and to
leave the latter port the same even
ing for Alpena, Mackinaw and in
termediate ports.
Having finished our business in
Detroit, we turn our steps north
ward, taking a train over the Flint
& Pere Marquette railroad from
Detroit to Bay City. Along the
line of the road we find the farm
crops looking unusually well. The
hay fields have been mown, most Of
the wheat has been cut. and oats
are nearly ready for the reaper,
while other kinds of farm produc-
tons promise an abundant yield.
At Bay City we embark on the
swift and commodious mail steamer
Dove, and are soon again blowing
through the waters of Saginaw Bay
and Lake Huron. The Dove had
on board large number of eXcur-
sionists for Sand Point, and good
ly number of passengers for the
shore towns. Sand Point, although
it seems to be a favorite resort for
Bay City people, failed to make
very favorable impression on us, rs
n locality calculated for pleasure
seeking; but then all people do not
see alike. At Tawas City we met
with the editors Of the Iosco Conn
ty Gazette and the An Sable News,
both of whom report business in
their locality in n hourishing con-
1ition. The officers of the Dove
we're very courteous and attentive
10 the many little things that go so
far to make n trip on the boat a
pleasant one, and, taking all in all,
we must say that as far as we could
earn the mail steamers this year
ire better managed than ever be-
lore, and seem TO give the best of
to the travelling public.
Fhe trip from Bay City to Alpena
was short one, leaving the former
place at half-past one in the after
noon, and arriving at Alpena at
hree o'clock next morning, and we
must say that both going and com /.
ng, we had one of the most enjoy
IDLE trips we ever took since we )
'esided on the shore. c