Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-12-05

POPULATION OF WISCONSIN, ETc.-A
Buffalo correspondent of New Yofk pa
per says that from calculations made b,
Capt Walker OF The Great Western and
others. il is g Ger ain that from fifty to six
ty thousand emigrants, at least, have gone
to WISCONSIN this year; many estimate the
number much higher, but this statement i.
as nearly correct as is possible to get it,
We We're fully aware that the immigration
TO this Territory during the present year.
has been great; nearly every steamboat OF
propeller which arrived bringing Its hun
dreds at one or the other, or all our lax
ports; but we confess that the number
which it appears has arrived, according
10 what is said TO be an accurate statement
greatly exceeds any estimate we should
have made in the premises. Fifty or sixty
thousand Immigrants by the way Of the
lakes! which, added to the number that
have probably found their way to OUT
western counties, by the way Of the Mis-
sissippi route. would swell The aggregate
10 10000! and this, added to our popula-
ton at the commencement Of the year,
would make our present number Of inhab.
itants at least 10000! This almost OK
ceeds belief, yet It is probably not far
from tho truth. And the cry is still they
comet
A large majority Of the fifty or sixty
thousand who have this year become re.
sidents Of the Territory, are of course far
mers, and have located in the several
counties cast Of Rock river, so that the
farming population OF eastern Wisconsin,,
canno, now be less I've exclude the inha.
bi,ants Of villages) than So or 10000 As
outlets for the productions, or as marts for
The trade Of this whole, there at present
but four prominent points. Green Bay
at the north, whose trade, under present
circumstances, is confined 10 a small anC
parsely'poptistedexisat Of country; Mil
waukee, whose location upon the lake
shore is about central, and which, from
this, and other causes, is and will continue
10 be the outlet and have the trade of a
least one half of the country alnded TO, r
connection with heavy trade from the
mining region; Racine, 25 miles south oil
Milwaukee, whose position and advantages
must secdrerto it the trade ofprobably over
one fourth Of that country; and Southport
near the southern limit Of the territory
which besides being the outlet and point OF
trade for the southern portions Of Racine,
WaIworth and Rock, is also the mart for
the north eastern counties Of Illinois.
Without ins'i,diing comparison as tc
the relative advantages, and present OF
prospective importance Of these several
points, which are badly now pretty fair
~ indicated by their. feia,ive population,
tGfeen Bay 100, Milwaukee 5000. Ra.
cine 100, Southport 1900, we may in
dulge the remark, that Milwaukee, unpar-
aleled as has been the rapidly Of her
growth during the past few yeas, has but
just entered upon her career of progress
and prosperity. And that we have good
ground for making this remark, n consid-
Grafton OF the vast increase of the interior
population within our natural limits OF
trade, the general charac err of that popa.
laton for energy ana enterprise, the cha
racter of the country in which this popu-
lation is located, for fertility, healthfuness
and every requisite to make it desirable,
unsurpassed by any equal extent OF terri
tory, within the limits Of the whole Misss-
sppi valley, n consideration, too, of the
advantages possessed by the town in the
character and capacousncss Of its harbor,
the necessary Improvement OF which will
soon be perfected, and in The extent Of its
water, 10 be-applied 70 manufacturing pur,
poses, will FENDER sufficient evidence
All. Dem.