Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-23


6rsi mentioned, and although il is
chiefly slightly undulating, there are
portions tina, are decidedly hills, tho
these hills rarely rise 10 height OF
more than 800 feet ahnve Lake Supr-
rior Fully ,hrrc-qnariers of this dis
trio, has a soil constituted Of a sandy
or gravel!v loan, and the timber
which gives character to the country
is the sugar maple. There are also oc-
casionaI tracts Of white pine timber OF
superior quality within the borders
Of this district. After leaving the
coast Of Lake Superior and proceeding
inland for a distance Of from one TO
six miles. and until we pass the sue
cr>sion Of sandy ridges hordering the
Lake. W. find the mass Of the sol, well
adapted to the purpose of Agriculture.
! The third district. which is bounded
IN the east by Chocolate river, is en-
,ireIy different in lis character from
either of those before mentioned. for
tn stream winds along the sides of a
series Of elevated hills on the west. and
the comparatively level country on the
ea>,. and is in truth the dividing line
between the great primary aud trap
pean region of the west, and The sec
ondarv district lying To the east. The
nor,htrIv portion of this district, or
that bordering Immediately upon Lake
superior. ma, be- SAID 10 he decidedly
mountainous. aud in truth the range OF
elevated hills or low mountains, COM
mencing a, the mouth of Chocolate
river, may he said TO be continued
nearly unbroken westerly TO the head
of Lake Superior, These hills usual
" do not attain an elevation OF more
than S to 600 feet, but upon kewuna
poini some of the knobs have an alii-
'ude of nearly 900 feet, and westerly,
some "f The peaks Of the Porruplnc
mountains reach 10 nearly 1900 feet
above Lake Superior. Thase ranges
Of broken hills extend comparatively
a shor, distance fron the coast. when
the coun,r, Slopes away gradually TO
The south, aud with the exception OF
occasional intervening low hills, Is sui
fcirn,lv lev. to admit of cultivation.
A norton Of the mountainous dis
iricl bordering Immediately upon Lake
Superior. is SO much broken as moi to
admit of cultivation. and large por-
lion nf The soil is Of light and inie-
rior quality, while some Of the valleys
are mere iamarack swanps, YET some
Of these valleys have a soil of superb
or quality, and are well adapted TO The
Iurpo,cs Of agriculture The timber
ed country, lying Immediately back OF
this range of hills. is somewhat varied
in the character of it's soil and timber,
but the principal portion of the sp'l Is
sandy or gravelly loan, which sup
ports vigorous growth of hard wood,
among which the sugar maple is pre-
dominant. There are, however, very
considerable traits where the SOIL IS
more light aud sandy, aud where there
are beautiful groves Of white and.yel-
low pine.
The valleys Of some of the streams
entering Lake Superior, furnish hne
alu,iaI soil, equal TO any in our State
Clay soil can scarcely be said to exist
in any Of The country described, tho
there are few comparatively small
disif cts where clay predonlna'es
The north shore Of Lake Superior
is much more rugged IN ITS features
than the snuiher!y shore, and promls-
rs bu, little in the way oi agriculture.
for a rang" of low but rugged mouth
isins skirt nearly the whole coast. and
at several points rise abruptly to a
height var, ing fron 500 10 400 ieet
ahuvr The Lake. These hills form The
dividing ridge between the short
strea ns running sonihrrly into Lake
Superior. and ihosr taking a norihrrIy
direction in,o Hndson's Bay. and after
passing the irsr and most elevated
range the country il mainly up al low
granite hills, frequently destitute oil
timber, and intervening taniaraca
swamps. for distance varying from
5Oi0 100 mites. when we reach tine
comparatively level district which ex.
tends Ia Hndsun By. Nothing can
be conceived which would give more
drsolsie charsrier 10 The country, than
This surcessinn II low. and for The
most part haze granite hilIsand swamps
aud this country msy he said TO be
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