Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-05-17
From the Chicago Democrat.
ROCHESTER. WISCONSIN

The location OF Rochester is good; being on the
I. ). road from Racine to Janesville, directly west
ct the former place, and at the forks of the Fox and
Muskego rivers. The u. s. road was laid in the
summer of 1910, under the supcrintcndencc of Cap.
Cram, OF tn L. s. Engineers, and the sum of
$4,000 expended on it between Racine and James
vile. The sloughs are all brdged and turnpkcd
III an excellent manner; and If proper attention is
paid to repairs, II Will ever equal any road that can
be made from the lake coast to the Interior and
probably excel. 1t is now altogether the best road
leading from the west coast of the lake. Fox river
NJ Rochester Is respectable stream, between fifty
and sixty yards WIDE and the most part OF the year
is a fine, full, onward rolling body of water. In
the summer time, like other streams all over the
world l. gets lower and has the pecelarity of most
western streams, more or less grass growing NJ in
it for a few weeks in the summer, though having
bottom of rock and gravel, and rapid current
This is likewise true of the Muskcgo, but both
streams for the most year, present handsonl, and
agreeable sheets OF water. The Muskcgo furnish
es power sufficient for a saw and -grist MILL a rood
saw mill being erected and in constant operation
Possibly the grist and saw mill could not both be
kept running in very dry time but the privilege
Is sufficient for much additional machinery the most
OF the year. Fox river was last year leveled at
Rochester. by a competent engineer, and resulted
in ascerainlng that by running two hundred rods "a
power of 81 feet iali could be obtained. The race
could I've built for about 81 900, at which price it is
understood one of our citizens offered to contract
1t; and the different interests that control the priv-
lege would, no doubt, freely give every thing re-
Quisitc tor It's Improvement. The Fox, at Roches-
ter, is perfectly harmless in breaking up in the
spring, never doing any damage We believe this
privilege, considering the great amount of water
which here runs 10 be deserving the consideration
of any persons who have capital to invest in the
milling business, and any such, who would have
some desire to promote the public interests as well
as his own, would be cordially welcomed among
us
Our place contains about 80 buildings, compris-
ing dwellings,, stores, and shops, some good and
some poorer We have two stores, one good tav-
ern, and another large tavern in course oferection
and about as much of an assortment of mechanics
as is usually found in such new places One or
two more stores would probably increase the bust
of all, and more shop mechanics would find Roch-
ester location yearly increasing in business and
Importance. n large portion of the farmers who
VIII ind the excellent country and westerly of
us, will find their best route to market through this
place and the mechanic of any kind (who is dis
posed TO serve his customers as we'll as himself
would, on that account, find Rochester and excel
lent location for introducing his manufactures into
the interior of the Territory.
Rochester has good advantages for building ma.
terlal Brick lime, stone, and lumber of good
quality arc to be had near and at reasonable rates
Our town site was formerly thin Openings and
though perhaps, to a casual observer, it might no
appear handsome, yet one only needs short ex
animation OF the town plat, and the lands adjacent
10 discover that II will afford most delightful resi-
dences, and will, whenever fully improved, make q
place Of rare beauty. If ever the town shall BE-