Identifier: allwesternstates00bar (find matches)
Title: All the western states and territories
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Barber, John W(arner) and Howe, Henry. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio., Howe's subscription book concern
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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it, several parties of enterprising and energetic yoinig men penetrated intothe woods with packs on their shoulders to investigate, and returned with the most glow-ing and flattering accounts of a country of tlie choicest land, generally undulating, andrequiring nothing but the vigorous arm of industry to couvert it into the granary ofAmerica. The near approach of the wilderness to Detroit, brings the howling wolvr*? within ashort distance of the city, and I was frequently called on to listen to their shrill cries inthe calm, hot nights. The numerous and large old orchiirds of the finest app.les, origin-ally imported from France, and the extensive ti^heiies of white fish in the vicinitv, greatlyaugmeut the wealili and ccmibrt of the people. Although possessing the most fertile soilsuch is the wretched char Cter of their agriculture, that the inhabitants are mainly de-pendent upon the young and thriving state of Ohio, for their supplies of pork, beef,bread-stuffs, and even uf potatoes.
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Eaat view of the State House at Lansing. The engraving sluv.vs the front or the eastern siite of the Michigan State Capitol. One of the UnionPnblic Schools is seen in the distance on the left, and tlie State bnilding containing tho office of the Secre-tary of State, Auditor, etc., on the right. I daily notice squaws fighting in the streets like wildcats, and in conditions Joo revolt-ing to describe. They lay about the city like swine, begging for cats and ™gs, whichthey devour at the river side half-cooked. The most disgusting and loathsome sight Iever witnessed, was that of a coarse, fat, half-naked Indian, as filthy as a beast, under atree immediately in front of my sons residence, filling his mouth with whisky until hischeeks were completely distended, and then two or three squaws in succession sucking itout of the corners. I called my daughter-in-law to see the revolting sight, but she assured me it was nothing unusual, and that the practice was common with this tribe of In-dian

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