Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-12-14
Our society is vastly improving.

OuT sOClety Is FdStly improving. we
have at the present time several assCcia-
tons; the Presbyterians have a society of
about forty members. The Methodists al
SO have a society Of about 50 MEMBERS
The Catholics have society also and a
place among us. In the latter part Of last
year, there was temperance society
formed. AT this time there is over one
hundred members that have attached them
selves to that society. presume as am
at this time mentioning the societies, it will
not be out of the way to make mention Of
the number of buildings III our town; hou-
ses, groceries, and professional men.
There are : brick houses, 40 framed
do; "A neat hewed log do; 2 stone do; 8
dry good stores; 2 provision do; 5 groce-
ries; 4 taverns; hotel; 4 carpenter shops;
3 blacksmith do; 2 churches; Methodist,
l Catholic; 2 apothecary shops; doctors;
and 4 lawyers, living on the fat of the
land. There being large number Of
small buildings, cabins, bachelors halls,
&C., interspersed up and down the hollow.
| have visited the Fair Play diggings, and
many others, and from my long expert
ence in the mining business, can assure
you that this mining region is one Of the
grandest discoveries yet made for the poor
man if he is industrious, and also for the
rich man ifhe is enterprisinG. Capitalists
need not fear, to visit our place. 1t has
been rumored that business in our place
was very dull; such was the case, but not
so now. You may see persons daily (that
left here for these new diggings) returning
home. When they come home you may
ask after their health and prosperity, with
out one exception they will exclaim--
Home, home, sweet home, no matter
how homely' There is no place like
Monochrome, home, sweet home"
The fall season has ushered in. The
miners are all busily preparing for winter,
with light and joyful hearts, and high an
ticipations that this winter their fortunes
will be made. Such is the case with our
diggings, that great number Of the most
valuable cannot be worked in the summer
season without great expense, on account
Of the damps, they being very deep. But
still there are shallow diggings in this
country where there can be handsome
raises without mourning much expense
This mining region has turned out more
to the ratio according to the work done
than any other ia Wisconsin. Within five
miles OF this place there are SIX furnaces,
none Of which have as yet been compelled
TO stop on account Of the scarcity of min
eral. was informed a few days since
that one of the furnaces at this time smells
fifty thousand Of lead per week, and has
done SO all the season. Mnera. is SI8 per
thousand, and on the rise. | mention this
for the encouragement Of the miners that
wish 10 come to our place; we are always
glad to see strangers coming in, no matter
what denomination, class or profession
miners, smeters, mechanics, or what not,
ifthey are industrious. In the ensuing spring
there will be quite number of buildings G.
rected; then this place will demand the at
tentlon of number of mechanics Far
mers, you need not think by the descrip-
ZION of the bluffs, that we live altogether in
a vicinity destitute Of tiIlago land. can
assure you that we have some Of the best
farming country west Of the Aleghanes,
adapted altogether TO the plow. Come and
see US and our country, then you will know
all about it. POTOSI.