The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-11-14
A LETTER FROM
PROFESSOR G. H. WILKES.
ANY Annon, Mich, Oct. 80, ls9I


Your valuable paper has now secured
a chosen ronte Of travel, and finds its
way regularly every Tuesday morning
to my door; so II | may be permitted n
small space in Its valuable columns, at
my leisure moments, will drop your
q few notes from the state between
the lakes.
In the five months which have
elapsed since l took my departure
from your pleasant city, / have passed
through and seen much of the beauti.
ful country and scenery which now
lies between us, In the open plains,
the rugged mountains, and the crow
ded bustling cities. The most rugged
scenery lies in the Rockies the
greatest plain Is that Of the Mississippi
valley and the greatest city il Chicago.
To picture any one of these would
be great feature In itself, too large to
he attempted in short news paper
letter. And again, let them be written
up as they will, am inclined to the
belief, that their snblimest granderer
and stirring inspiration is to be felt
only by seeing them. No pen will
paint that broken ridge, or that vast
and sweeping plain SO clearly that
they can be comprehended as they
are. And the heights, the depths, and
the indeterminable turmoil embodied
In city Of one and one half millions
Of people, furnish startling features Of
astonishment Of every order, only to
be comprehended when seen.
| Leaving then these featurse with no
more remarks, will give you brief
description of this section of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, and the great university
established here.
| fne state OF 'Mictfigan lying as IL
uoes between the lakes, ana III the
ages past having been traversed
py glaciers from the North Is low, yet
somewhat roiiihg so iar as l nave
seen. There are frequent large ponds
ana swamps, with thickets Of timber
l
ana ccllecliohs OF ROCKS or large oowi-
uers. lhese rocks seem 70 oe mostly
granite ana are tne deposits OF the
terminal moraines Oh the giaciai epoch'
Inc granite oi course is valuable
ouiiding stone nut the method OF
breaking ana iashioning u ior bniid-
ing, (as IL is usually round OF Similar
zoe eahtiam oowiuer,) looks odd 20
one accustomed 10 the working q
limestone or some other strallhe
rock. Inc prlnclpal ana almost SOL
TOOL usea IN Shaping IL IS heaVY
sieuge manner lnere seems 10 oc no
particular gram 10 the STONE ahd y
breaks airectiy Forward from tne iace
ot SNAPPED siedge' though on
large stone II 'aNe perseverance "
! oreak ~ iof ilis'ahce stoou she o'hel
aay ana watcheo workman manner
ior ABOUT nitel minutes IN 'he same
place 70 break a stone once An eVl
. oent example 'ha' perseverance, wins
! ine com''oheS' varieties u .fees a'e
inapie, nichory' oah' "a'hu'' NJ e.c'
i me Guy Oh ann aroor ~ sl'ua'eu 81
opl' oahAs Vi ti'e ihuioii h'Nei " lh'
miehigan central falifoau apa 'hit'y
/. eight ni'ss west lf"hl De.foit' -
/ stu"eo Oh foiiihs grouhu, anu hS'
many NICE orlVe"ays anu shaae'
walks. Inc popula'lon - clameo Y
oe from t"eive 70 hieeeh 'nousahu
the later NUMBER when inc university
~ sessioii'
Inc city mas the reputatioh OF peih'
one Of the classic cities OF the uhite'
! States. the eoucatlohai interests ar
ealously guarded ana every eiIort 10
educationial progress receives
prompt and hearty welcome
The State University in itself Is
great institution with the growth .