310 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK. 



city. It was impossible to do more on account of the 

 extreme heat. 



This may no doubt be considered the center of the 

 closely populated southern end of Michigan, a region 

 dear, in times past, to tlie heart of the Indian, but 

 which knows him no more. A Chippewa chief stand- 

 ing upon this soil, once said : ^' These lakes, these 

 woods, these mountains were left to us by our ancestors ; 

 they are our inheritance, and we will part with them 

 to no one." He knew not the strength of the pale 

 faces who listened; for within a few years they were 

 ready to claim, on the same grounds, those hills, and 

 lakes, and mountains for their own. 



Compared to the peninsula, whose mineral-laden 

 shores are washed by Superior, Michigan and Huron, 

 there is the greatest contrast; and La Hontan, making 

 a little exploratory trip up there before anyone else, 

 called it " the fag end of the world." These words 

 might still be applied to some of the wildest northern 

 points, but here is the very heart of civilization. 



Jackson lies in the coal fields that reach down 

 through several of the southern counties. This deposit 

 is not rich, owing to the amount of sulphur in it, and 

 the demand is chiefly local. The Grand River divides 

 the town and, with the bridge that spans it, adds much 

 to the picturesque effect. 



JTuidg-ftrst Slag. 



Cooley House y 



Pakma, Michigan, 



August Tenth. 



Spent the forenoon in my room at the Hurd House, 

 Jackson, writing letters to my wufe. Major Hastings 



