Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . m the attention and personal thanks of the immortal Washington. The United States in him have lost A valuable officer and a good citizen, And Society an Useful and Pleasant Member; , to his family the loss is incalculable, and his friends will never forget the Memory of Hamtramck. This humble monument is placed over his Remains by the officers who had the Hoftor to serve under his command— A small 1)ut grateful tribute to his merit andhis worth. Opposite the cemetery is the Capuchin Church andMonastery. Another two blocks on Jefferson will bringyou to Beaufai
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . m the attention and personal thanks of the immortal Washington. The United States in him have lost A valuable officer and a good citizen, And Society an Useful and Pleasant Member; , to his family the loss is incalculable, and his friends will never forget the Memory of Hamtramck. This humble monument is placed over his Remains by the officers who had the Hoftor to serve under his command— A small 1)ut grateful tribute to his merit andhis worth. Opposite the cemetery is the Capuchin Church andMonastery. Another two blocks on Jefferson will bringyou to Beaufait Avenue and the depot of the Belt LineRailroad. Five blocks further on you will reach Fronte-nac Boulevard and the bridge to Belle Isle Park. If theweather is not too warm, by all means walk across, and,midway on the bridge, you will have a beautiful view ofthe river and of the large variety of steam and sail vesselsthat continually move through this, the finest strait offresh water on the globe. The Park itself is mentioned 16. I IKK KNOINK HK ) STHKKT. elsewhere. Passing Frontenac Avenue, some four or fivestreets further ou, on the right, and close to the river, is animmense tree, and, near it, the old liamtrarack House,once occupied by Col. Haratramck. Something over a mile further will bring you to themassive buildings and immense reservoir of the WaterWorks, supplying between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 gal-lons of water daily. If you make this trip in cherrytime, go a mile or two further, and taste the Grosse Pointecherries, enjoy the beach of the beautiful Lake St. Clair,and see the well-located and handsome Grosse PointeCasino and the numerous beautiful summer residences,with their spacious and attractive grounds. On your return towards the city, if you turn to theright at Rivard street and go three blocks north, you willcome to Fort street, where you will see on the north side,and four doors from Rivard, the house No. 253, in whichGen. Grant, then Lieutenant,
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