. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . jliliilllir. ??, :: li!! ill 11:- w .,. ili jiVi!:!: I :-?? :l!l i,\-ni\tyii.::^k!.!ii\, A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac. CLEVELAND at the mouth of?Cuyahoga river,onthesouthern shoreof Lake Erie is situated on a plainfrom eighty to one hundred feetabove the lake, and has a popula-tion of 210,000. Its distance fromDetroit is one hundred and tenmiles by water, and one hundredand seventy-two by rail. The cityJ was founded inl796, by Gen. MosesCleaveland. He entered the river incharge of a party se
. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . jliliilllir. ??, :: li!! ill 11:- w .,. ili jiVi!:!: I :-?? :l!l i,\-ni\tyii.::^k!.!ii\, A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac. CLEVELAND at the mouth of?Cuyahoga river,onthesouthern shoreof Lake Erie is situated on a plainfrom eighty to one hundred feetabove the lake, and has a popula-tion of 210,000. Its distance fromDetroit is one hundred and tenmiles by water, and one hundredand seventy-two by rail. The cityJ was founded inl796, by Gen. MosesCleaveland. He entered the river incharge of a party sent by the Con-necticut Land Company to surveytheir property on the western Re-serve, which resulted in the layingout of a small portion of land, onwhich was erected a store-house and several rude cabins, which com-prised the town. Edward Paine, of New York State, is said to havebeen the first to transact business at this point. The second year thepopulation was increased by several families, among whom was MissChloe Inches, the first voting lady resident of the valley. Prospects ofits becoming a large city soon became evident. The mouth of theriver was originally the only harbor, and frequently became so chokedwi
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