300 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK. 



but the present Detroit is interesting enough without 

 these. In every direction it is brightened by parks and 

 adorned by fountains ; and the broad avenues lined by 

 generous borders of grass and shaded by cool h'nes of 

 trees, are something for Americans to be proud of, 

 especially when they recall the fact tbat ** Johnny Cra- 

 peau" once asserted that this particular coruer of the 

 new world belonged to the Grande Monaf(]ue; and 

 "John Bull " in turn claimed it for his own. 



One of the prettiest parts of the city, and perhaps 

 within the possibility of description, is the Campus 

 Martins. On it stands the suggestive if somewhat 

 unusual monument designed by Randolph Rogers 

 and erected by the city at a cost of sixty thousand 

 dollars. The surmounting figure is that of aa 

 Indian maiden representing the State, and on (lie 

 tablet beneath, the inscription tells us that it was 

 placed there " in honor of the martyrs who fell and th.'^ 

 heroes who fought in defence of Liberty and Union." 

 Everywhere are evidences of a high appreciation of 

 beauty and comfort, and if the people of Detroit are 

 sometimes tempted to seek a change and rest on some 

 of the little island resorts of tlie river, or on Lake St. 

 Clair, it is not because their own homes are unattrac- 

 tive. Some one has said, " if places could speak, thoy 

 would describe people far better than people can 

 describe places/' and this is especially true of this great 

 city. It is impossible by words to do it justice. The 

 public buildings, the thronged streets, the busy harbor, 

 the shady avenues, must be seen to be appreciated, 

 and there are very few places which will justify praise 

 and repay expectation more liberally than this splendid 

 City of the Strait. 



