292 John Bachman. 



Dr. and Mrs. Bachman spent a few days with their 

 friends at "Minnie's Land," N. Y., and then made a 

 rapid tour of the "Great Western Lakes." 



FROM MRS. BACHMAN TO THE DAUGHTERS AT HOME : 

 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, June 18th, 1852. 



We are here nearly, or quite fifteen hundred miles 

 from our home, which we only left three weeks ago. 

 Ten days of that time we spent with the Audubons, 

 at "Minnie's Land." We left our friends well on 

 Monday last, at 7 A. M. 



The cars on the Great Erie Railroad were com- 

 fortable, but crowded. We travelled on that day 

 two hundred and eighty-three miles without stop- 

 ping lor dinner; the route was interesting, and when 

 we approached the last tributary waters of the Dela- 

 ware River, the scenery was romantic in the extreme. 



On we went at rapid speed, stopping only fifteen 

 minutes for refreshment. I did not desire anything; 

 but at 4 P. M., feeling exhausted, I fancied a cup of 

 tea. When the announcement was made "five 

 minutes for refreshments," your father in haste pro- 

 cured the tea. It was good ; but so hot, that I 

 realized the old adage " Many a slip 'twixt the cup 

 and the lip." But even the small quantity I took 

 refreshed me, and the little incident afforded us 

 amusement. 



We did not intend to stop at Dunkirk ; but at 

 Elmira discovered the loss of one of our trunks. 

 We therefore concluded to wait for it at Dunkirk ; 

 the agent telegraphed to the different stations to 

 have it sent up by an express train. 



I cannot omit a pleasing incident, an act of hos- 

 pitality from a Northern man, on whom we had not 

 the slightest claim. Mr. Nottingham, (at the head 

 of the R. R. department here) when your father 



