. D'océan à océan à cheval; étant l'histoire d'une excursion en selle de l'Atlantique au Pacifique; avec une référence particulière à l'histoire et au développement précoces des villes et des villes le long de l'itinéraire; et des régions traversées au-delà du Mississippi .. . e était connu personnellement, il était beaucoup belovedand admiré. Son oncle, Sardis Birchard, qui a quitté ses biens et sa fortune il y a quelques années, a donné un parc et une belle bibliothèque à Fre-mont. La ville est sur la rivière Sandusky, à la tête de la navigation, et a un commerce très rapide pour un plac«»ne réclamant qu'un peu plus de fiv^e thouses

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. 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 Elmore.. 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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