Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-29
TOWN OF MILWAUKEE.

So many beautiful sketches have been "preath.
ed and printed'' ofths rising City Of The West, that
any re-descrp,ion, in duh prose, OF what has 30 Of
Ten been pictured 10th in the glowing language OF
poetry, will doubtless fall like 'thricetold tale"
on tho ears OF many of readers-lt is meet and
proper, however, that our hebdomadal should bear
record OF the whereabouts offs "ocal habtation."
MILWAUKEE is situated ON tho Bay and River
of the same OF, the western shore ofLake Michigan,
in the territory of Wisconsin. The town extends
back OH both sides the Milwaukee and Monomi-
nee rivers, above and below their confluence.
Perhaps more eligible site for a commercial
town could have been selected in the Territory
1t is about equi-ds,a,, fiom the head and the Dut-
let Of the Lake something under 100 miles from
Chicago, and little over that distance to 0ieen
Bay. Most Of the land covered by the town plot is
dry and sufficiently elevated, slipping towards tho
rivers from either direction, forming species OF
cove, and presenting to view, from all points pic
turesquc aud delightful prospect. And when tho
neighborng heights shall have bean cultivated and
improved, more, beautiful scenery can hardly be
Imagined than the onpons OF the town will afford.
Indeed, such the beauty OF the locations, AMI
the uSuriant foliage OF the adjacent forests, that
the arina Freash satters called their village ola
Belle i'anc.''-the Beautiful Land. The origi-
nal Indian name of the RIVER was "Mahnawauk"
| -.HiLcGuhce Cor Milwaukie) being corruption Of
tnat word which has gcwn into use since the Fronch
traders located here.
| In l79l (4G years ago this summary the venera.
BILE .lAaUEs VIEAu iaihef-in-law OF our respected
| md antarprzing icilow-citzen SOLOMON JUNEAU,
Esq. Posi- Master OF this place settled at or near
the sta of this towns and opened Factory for the
purchase OF fIss pallries &c from the Indians. A.
bout that period, and subsequently,, n few other
| French traders located near MIR. Vieau; and III
1919, Solomon Junoau Esq the gentleman above
alluded 10 established himsaifhere, and for several
wears was factor and Aguent ofthe American Fur
Company.
It was not however, until the treaty Of Chicago,
NEGOTIATED in 1888, with the Chppeways, Otto-
| ways Pottowaltomies, that tho United S,atcs &C.
nutrad this region by purchase from tho Indian;
and it late as August, 1888, less than two years
sincel be,o.e the land on which Milwaukee stands
was bought into markct-About the same time
that portion of the on the East side oftho Xiv
CT was laid off by Messrs. Solomon Juneau and
| Morgan H.. Martha, there being then only about -
to 81 whites resident in the place.
| From that moment, MILWAUKEE, has riso as bv
snchantmsnt, enterprise being the "magic wand"
Dy winch city has been made 30 suddenly 20 sprtnG
mo avigorousand prosperous misunderstanding.
lby its ,ryallsd commercial aud other advantages,
merchants, mechanics and traders of every class,
from the old settled portions of the country, to bet.
Ter their condition by locating and pursuing
Lucrative business, within It's bounds.
| Early in 1896, Byron kilborn, and Arch'd ely
born, Esqrs and Others laid out and began to build
puTt Va tlo tuWu W VSb Va NO ASlVObS wv
H. Walker, ESD. and capt. james Sanderson, hav-
ing previously commenced tho settlement Of that
portion South Of the MIenominee, known -
g W alkcr's Point.n
From these historical data, it will DO seen that
two years ago, Milwaukee could scarcely boast Of
u 'slocal habitation and name,' with only aoout
dozen '.occupants'' for her populations surrounded
by nought but awildsrness, with mother neiyhDoss
than the aboriginal tenants ofthe forest. But WIN:
in that brief space oftime, how changed me scen.
She now ranks as the largest and most inPo''.,s
III the Lake Michigan region OF counHy, lsa. u.
only Chicagol containing populai'oH - "ss',y
1000 souls-gth an exten. oil business scea.cey
surprisedby Chicago itses aud o'aquai'su -
J any other town Oh the Lake. ~
Such baing the peculiarly lavoraole posiI,as g
Milwaukee. on the westerly shore OF Michlgan
L.ta 4, m Ist command tho trada ana ousahese OF
f,.,,;ag interior as fertile as fho delta OF mo
NJ nd n Mineral region Of more real value
; ,ha, tho mines of Peru. Thus combining e con-
,salling a he elements of substantial and leAs-
;ng nrosperty no conceivable obstacle can prsysnt
he rooid growth aud advancement Of our to.n, 70
0 aaual rank with Buffalo. Detroit, &c. lSsMsiasL
1spEpEspEscE. "A wife, ioiSipe III ~.
band III conveyance of real esatA 800 !!sl q 4
ed by the Judge, who examined ih plfyse..s n.
according to the act Of assembly wheenag - 4
acted without compassion on the pags Ia ~,
husband. She stuck her arms a-kafanc =.
replied He compel me, no---nof twenty -
- sa4st : Y.