The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-29
From The Philadelphia .f'noieg Sentinel
WISCONSIN TERRITORY.

During the present year a large body OF settlers
has gone into Wi.konsan Something ike ten thou
sand since June. By late paper from that terrific
ry we find that IN one county alone, ono thousand
new corners have taken up their residence large
number of farmers have gone from Western New
York TO Wisconsin within few months The soil
and climate are both exceedingly fine. Two years
preceding the present the march OF emigration was
to Iowa. The flood, however, is now running INTO
Wisconsin. ID is destined to become one Of the
most valuable in the Union. Madison the seat
Of government Of the Territory, Is situate about mid
way between lake Michigan and the Mississippi, in
the county of Dane, one OF the hnest farming coun-
ties in the Territory. There hundreds of excel
Madison, in Dane county, with just proportion of
timber and prairie land that can yet be entered at
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, There
are two newspapers published at Madison, we copy
the following from one OF them.
From the WISCONSIN Enquirer
Sir 1 am satisfied there many among US (and
include myself among the number,) who are, to a
great extent unacquainted with the heauty and fer
tity of many portions Of Territory, and, in fact
Of our immediate vicinity and who occasionally meet
with both, which excite the astonishment and admit
ration of even those whoIare most familiar with west
ern life. have just returned from ride OF some
fourteen miles west the south road TO Praire du
Sawk, part of the route lying along the valley Of
the stream which empties into the Fourth Lake, and
in high water forms water connection with the
Wisconsin. Some of the scenery along this valley
equals in beauty and magnifcence any thing ! ever
of the kind This valley varies from a few rods
to upwards mile in width, bounded each side
by lofty bluffs of every variety and shape. Smaller
valleys scattered along its extent, putting back
from the main one, each far enough and large
enough, TO make beautiful farm, hemmed in
three sides by the most picturesque hills and looking
out on the main valley from the other OF the fer
tity of these vallies you may judge from the follow
ing facts While was standing in Mr. Haney's door,
(who has fine, large and well improved farm, in
the loveIest part of this valley and looking out into
the garden opposite, l observed that the vegetables
were uncommonly large, and, in particular, some
pea vines attracted my attention. To satisfy my
riosiiy, went and pulled up vine at random, and
measured it, when found ten feet and oo inches in
length and they were still gaowing, for they
sowed late and were only in blossom | also
sured one of the beets, which seemed to be growing
very thrifty, and found it eighteen inches in circum
ference also, radish, which measured full fourteen
inches; and these only the same scale Of
every thing else in his garden. 1t to if
of our eastern friends, who toll among barren
rocks, for Lliputian growth, knew the beauty and
fertility of the place have described, they would
say with the poet:
Then let me to this valley go,
To see these beets and peas,
That may also learn to grow
My big these"
Madison, Aug 18th, 1912