New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-24
MtIrvnukte-Its Appearance, Business, Nd
Vantages, Prospects, ct.


ntIyysukte-Its Appearance, Business, Ast-
Vantages, Prospects, ct.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
MILWAUKEE,, July 10, ls43.
Ms. GREELEY: arrived here Oh Saturday, IN
The Chesapeake; and presulning that All impartial
though hasty sketch of this delightful Western
town will interest your readers l have been IN
5uced to drop you this letter. Ny journey will
be through the centre of Wisconsin Territory,
and will consequently afford me al opportunity
for learning the habits and becoming familiar
with that portion of the West which is sought
for with sucE avidty by the countless number OF
Immigrants wbo are daily directing their steps
s,ither You would be surprised could you sec
with your own eyes the spirit Of industry that Is
every where exhibiting itself in Milwaukee. ]
.scraped an acquaintance with the Editor OF the
Commercial Herald--a very interesting and
agreeable business tri-wcekly shetland found
him to be gentleman OF prepossesslng and plea
cant humor. The sheet over which Mr.. STARR
presdes is certainly one which reflects the high
est testimonials Of credit to the citizens Of Mil
waukie; and was reloced to sec the Herald so
universally patronlzed and read. In company
with nv editorial friend have strolled elength
and breadth of the town, and will give you some
of py observations.
First in order must notice the Pier, which
runs from the foot Of Huron street, projecting
into Lake Michigan nearly one thousand feet
This may be considered one of the most lucrative
enterprises that has SO characterised the rapid
growth of this town. The pier was commenced in
the early part of April, and although as yet in an
unfinished state, every Upper Lake steamer visits
1t and receives and discharges It's freight. Last
,Icl,
piled regularly to and from the Lake steamers
which anchored out in the Bay. This was
great and annoying inconvenience, as many pas
sencers who were anxious to visit the town, and
MANY of whom had business to transact here,
were compelled to go ashore the little harbor
steamers, and pay from twenty-five to fifty cents
fare. Engrants who paid their passage at Buf-
falo to Milwaukee, were imposed upon by an ad-
tiitonal charge of fifty cents for 'lighterage"
at milwaukee,. The Pier has received the bus;-
ness of the harbor boats, as it now does all the
heavy Lake trade The enterprlsng gentlemen
who have built this Pier are Messrs. TArrs,
KENDALL &, CO., and am glad to say they arc
reaping very handsome fortune from their IN
dustry and perseverance. The Pier as a natural
consequence does all the shipping business Of
Milwaukee, and is the general business depot of
Milwaukee.
The buildings here are mostly frame, and the
snain street, which | believe is called Water, is
very handsomely situated and fronting on the
Milwaukee river. The stores are tastelully con-
structed, with arcade doors and large imposing
fronts There is peculiar vanity, however, dis
played, and which might say marks alike every
Western town. audc TO the show and flare
of articles outsike the shops. Into many fthesc
stores entered and the assorments and quality
of articles were equal with those of our retail es-
tablishments in the city of New York The
mercantile business here is in a flourshing con-
dition, if one may be permitted to Judge from
the number OF new stores which have opened
since the first of May.
The Public Houses, Of which there many,
will vie In point of excellence with those OF older
and more populous towns in the East. They
mostly conducted by Eastern landlords, who
are competent caterers, place them where you
will
In Churches, Milwaukee is by no means scan
tily supplied. The Presbytcrians, Epscopalians
Methodists, Catholics, Congregaiionalists and
DniversaEsts, have eacha tiourlshng Society,"
The citizens here are more OF II church gong
people than | had expected to find them. Yes
serday was Sabbath, and the streets and business
thoroughfareS reminded him of Il New England
village; so still and vacant were they. This
speaks well for the morals of the West; and
assure you 1t is no exaggeration OF the actual
state of things here at the present writing.
The society here is mixed More than one
etnrd should Judge were foreigners. There has
Seen much emigration into this Territory this
season, though it has somewhat Stacked since
July opened. The people here predict q great
tide IN the fall; and are evidently preparing for
the rush.
The last and by far the most important fea.
ture IN the future prosperity OF Milwaukee is the
hydraulic power IN her immediate vicinity. This
water-power Is formed by building dam across
rhe river, about Is feet high being II feet above
high water, making it about Ia feet The dam
os 500 feet on the top. At one end OF the dam
is guard lock. From this guard lock a canal
II miles long extends into the town, This canal
IS 26 feet wide on the bottom, 43s at the sarface
of the water, which is five feet deep. 1t is eSti-
mated that 10000 cubic feet of water per minute,
can be made available by means of these works.
and sufficient for one hundred runs of mill stones.
Indeed the water-power is ample for any emer-
gency---or sufficient to warrant the belief that ii
can be made moro available than any other in
Great West.
Provisions in Milwaukee are plenty Flour is
% SO D SU. Nnedt ouc.-hone IN market
Oats 35 40c Corn SO 55c. Pork-MeSs
SD. Prime SIS a S 90.
had intended to recur to the Commercial in-
portance and advantage Milwaukee possesses;
bu. having already trespassed so far upon your
columns will reserve it for my next letter. The
climate, prospects, political and commercial will
form subject rife with interest. There are some
,ich scenes occasionally enacted III the West the
which doubtless your readers would be greatly
amused to hear Decidedly thine, EMlGRANT.
LrrESAruRE.-The Brooklyn News of Thurs
day publishes the following as a literal copy of
note from the Democratic city inspector of that