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

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FOUR DAYS AT DETROIT.

Leave Ecorse--Met at Fort Wayne--Sad News--Reach Detroit-- Met by General Throop and Others--at Russell House--Lecture at St. Andrew's Hall--General Trowbridge--Meet Captain Hampton --Army and Prison Reminiscences--Pioneer History of Detroit-- La Motte Cadillac--Miamies and Pottawattomies--Fort Ponchartrain-- Plot of Pontiac--Major Gladwyn--Fort Shelby--War of 1812--General Brock and Tecumseh Advance on Detroit--Surrender of General Hull--British Compelled to Evacuate 265