Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-13
The Ear West-A Land flowing with bAilk


II
and Honey. NN
The following letter which we received yesterday
postage paid-from Prairie DIV Chen contains such
important facts and suggestions that publish it fol
the benef, of the public, precisely as we have re-
ceived it, rerbatim ct Hteratim. word Of remark
As I was reading the epstle, l could scarcely re-
frain from wishing that had the wings Of eagle
to fly to that happy place where the Doctors have to
turn farmers to get living-where there are NO
Hamblns nor Haggertiss to annoy one-and where
the prairie hens ducks and snpes meet one in morn
ing and ask you in the most friendly manner" Ben
nett, my boy, don't you want broiled bird today
look at mel am as fat as butter and nothing would
please me better than to be eat up by such wit and
philosopher as thou art" was thinking the other
day, of buying some beautiful cottage on Long ISL
ana, New jersey or Westchester either up the East
or North River. had almost come to the resolu-
ton that Col. Webb nor General Morris nor Nam
by Pamby Willis ESQ., should not surpass me any
longer in cottages, chaeaus other elegant but SIN
full nick nacks. But must say now that my heart
is half set upon the Wisconsin Terrtory-the ducks,
snipes, and prairie hen, of that delightful land.
shall therefore suspend for the present. further opera
tons in foolish purchases Of FARMS horses, dogs and
other humbugs. Meantime recommend the atten-
tive perusal of the following the 10000 readers of
the Herald.
PRAIRIE pu CHEN, w. T. Aug 20, 1887.
J. G. BENNETT Eso-DEAR Sir II arrived here
in the early part of June last and have determn-
ed upon spending my future days here. This place
is situated at the junction oftwo rivers, the MISSISSIPPI
pi and the Wisconsin The former is navigable, and
several steamboats, have been up to ST. Peters,
300 miles from hGre-and the latter is also navgable
and several steamboats, have been up this season TO
Fort mil he or nj
Prairie du Chen is composed of scattering houses
some built hundred years age by the French-and
forming three small villages, one near the Garrison,
fort Crawford, one about mile further north and
one on an Island-where is also the American Fur
Company's store-but the new town. about being
built will be below the Garrison, where steamboats,
land The Prairie rises about ten feet above high
water mark, and gradually continues to dc SO for a
mile and q half where 1t meets the perpendicular
bluffs, from 200 to 400 feet in hight-the latter COM
posed Of lime sand stone, and easily broke of and
forming beautiful and durable building stone-the
American Fur Company's store the Court House,
and several stores and dwellings being built of it.
The climate is delightful-being the same latitude
as Albany-but, being farther West does not vary SO
much from winter to summer. The people are all
healthy-and several Doctors have come here to
practice medicine but find none to practice upon ex-
cept some old wsrn out soldiers-and have conse-
quently had to 60 to work upon farms.
am farming it myself and am thankful that in
my early life l was brought up to it-though hav
ing lived twenty-five years In the city OF New York
and made money plenty, and rode in my own car
rage through Broadway-lt comes rather tough at
frst-but would not re-exchange for all the houses
in Broadway. | would not place myself under such
anxiety VI mind as have done the last year in New
York, for any sum of money. You may well be
informed at once, that was in the auction business,
and failed. shall prosecute you for publishing
it-because honorably assigned all ! had in the
world for the benefit OF my creditors
My object in writing to you is, to inform you, and
through you, of your suffering fellow citizens,
where they can get good wages, if they will but
work.
Carpenters, Masons, Blacksmths, Wheelwrights,
Boat Builders Laborers, &C. can here find plenty of
employment-and can earn from two to five dollars
per day Also twenty thousand farmers settle at
once on the surrounding countfy-and Gear enough
the first year to pay for their land l have examined
the Black Hawk purchase the lower end of which
lies directly opposite to this place-and God never
made place better adapted to mans happiness. The
soil is altogether superior TO that Of Illinois Mich
igan-well watered and timbered.
There is abundance Of game-prare hens, almost
tame as your barn-yard fowls, and quite as large
ducks and snipe-and in fact, there appears 10 be
nothing wanting but few more OF my fellow cl,-
aens, who have lost their all IN New York by the
cursed policy of the administration party.
remain yours truly
G. WAsH'N PINE.