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; Together with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey

CHAPTER XVI.

Chapter 1685 wordsPublic domain

TOLEDO TO DETROIT.

_Seventy-second Day_--Leave Toledo--Change of Route--Ride to Erie, Michigan--_Paul_ Shows His Mettle--_Seventy-third Day_--Sunday --Go to Church--Rev. E. P. Willard--Solicitude of Friends-- _Seventy-fourth Day_--Ride to Monroe--Greeted with Music--Hail Columbia--Star-Spangled Banner--Home of Custer--Meet Custer Family--Custer Monument Association--Received at City Hall--Great Enthusiasm--River Rasin--Indian Massacre--General Winchester-- Battle of the Thames--Death of Tecumseh--Monroe _Monitor_--_Seventy-seventh Day_--Lecture at City Hall--Personal Recollections of Custer--Incidents of His School Life--_Seventy-eighth Day_--Leave Monroe--Huron River--Traces of the Mound Builders--Rockwood--_Seventy-ninth Day_--Along the Detroit River--Wyandotte--Ecorse--_Eightieth Day_--Letter from Judge Wing--Indorsement of Custer Monument Association 243