. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . e was known personally, he was much belovedand admired. His uncle, Sardis Birchard, who diedsome years ago, leaving his property and fortune to hisnamesake, has given a park and a fine library to Fre-mont. The town is on the Sandusky River, at the head ofnavigation, and has quite a brisk trade for a plac«»claiming only a little over fiv^e thousa
. Ocean to ocean on horseback; being the story of a tour in the saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with especial reference to the early history and development of cities and towns along the route; and regions traversed beyond the Mississippi .. . e was known personally, he was much belovedand admired. His uncle, Sardis Birchard, who diedsome years ago, leaving his property and fortune to hisnamesake, has given a park and a fine library to Fre-mont. The town is on the Sandusky River, at the head ofnavigation, and has quite a brisk trade for a plac«»claiming only a little over fiv^e thousand inhabitants. jSutTi-0utl) JDatt. Elmore House,Elmoke, Ohio, July Sixteenth. My accommodations at the Ball House, Fremont,were quite in contrast with those placed at my dis- 254 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK. posal at Castalia. I heard no stories of mineralsprings or wonderful freaks of Nature, but shall re-member Fremont as the delightful little city where Ihad two nights sleep in one. I began my days journey at eight oclock withElmore as the evening objective. Halted a fewmoments at a hotel known in that locality as the Four-Mile House. Took dinner at Hessville, where I re-mained until four oclock in the afternoon and thenrode on to CHAPTER XV. FIVE DAYS AT TOLEDO. RDERED Paul and saddled him myselfat Elmore, on the morning of July seven-teenth. In fact it was my usual custom,while riding through the rural districts, topersonally groom, feed and care for myhorse, as I learned soon after leavingBoston that, unless I attended to hiswants myself, he was most likely to beneglected by those in whose hands hewas placed, and from a selfish standpoint, knowingalso the importance of keeping him in the best possiblecondition, I never overlooked anything which waslikely to add to his comfort. On my way from Elmore, I stopped for lunch at acountry grocery, hotel and saloon, four miles from thiscity. A small piece of bread, a bowl of milk, and afew crackers covered my refreshme
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