Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-26
WISCONSIN HERALD,
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER &c, 1874.
AND
GRANT COUNTY ADVERTIS z


SATURDAY., OCTOBER &c, 1874.
OUR COUNTRY NoaTH.-As yon ascend
The mississippi you reach the mouth Of the
Wisconsin river, which empies into The Mis-
sissIpp on the East, about five hundred and
eighty miles above Saint Louis. Just above
The jnnclion, Is situated Fort Crawford, which
at this time is gauisoned by four full
companies Of luflniry. A little farther up, on
tho Mississippi, is The town Of Prairie Du
Chem, which is the seat of justice Of Crawford
county. and is llourisbihg place; containing
about seven hundred inhabitants. The coun-
try surrounding this place, is well adapted TO
agriculture and stock raising. As you ascend
The river, you pass over beautiful and roman
tic conntry--high and rolling prairies, and
rich fertile bottom lands, with an abundance Of
timber.
Sixty miles above Prairie du Chem, you
cross the Bad Axe river, near the ground where
tho celebrated battle of the Broad Axe was
fought, between the Sacks and Foxes under
Black Hawk, and The United States troops un-
der Gen. Atkinson, in 1892 This is stream
Of considerable magnitude, and affords great
efficiency Of water power, for the country
through which IL passes, The bottoms Dor.
deriug this river, are generally OF rich deep
soil, and covered with heavy oak, hickory and
cottonwood timber. There is no Improvements
as yet, in this quarter.
Tho next stream you cross as yon ascend
the Mississippi, is Coon river. which passes
through county very similar to that just
mentioned :--t affords extensive water power,
aud tho country through which itpasses, is ca
pablo Of sustaining a dense population in health
and prosperity. The mouth Of this river, is
fifteen miles farther north than that Of Bad Axe,
and is near the southern boundary of the Nor
mon settlement that has recently been CON-
menced in that quartert The site of their
town, is eight miles above the mouth OF Coon,
on a small stream lha, empties into tho Mis-
sissippi, and affords sufIieien, hydraulic pow
or for their present operations, on which Is now
in course Of erection, Touring mill with two
ron Of stones, and q substantial saw mill
This settlement was commenced last season.
under the management and direction Of Lyman
Wight, Esq. and numbers a. present, $50
souls. Their affairs ore 10 flourlshing con
dilon, and peace and plenty relgns among
them. Their location is well chosen they
arc surrounded by rich and fertile country
Of land. well adapted to raising stock and as-
rculural uses, which we understand they IN
tend carrying on the coming season, to con.
siderable extent.
Continuing on your northwestern route.
eight miles above the Mormon settlement. you
reach the mouth Of ptarie La Cross rlser, at
which place. there is pos: office, aud young
settlement, consisting Of some halt dozen
famiics.-Black river empliss into the Missls-
sippi. only quarter Of a mile above the latter
which is the FIRST stream on the south. above
L.s Wisconsin,. tina, rises in the extensive pine
forests of tho north. The resources Of Black
river aud tributaries, ore great, and improve
men,s 10 considerable extent, have already
been mado thereon. Ii is very rapid
stream, and there Is no end to tho hydraulic
power that it might be made to afford. Al
rhiriy Eve miles above the mouth. you reach
the skirts Of the pine forest, at which place
is situated the first saw mill fifteen miles
farther, another: and ,woniy Eve above. third;
NJ which place there is an organized election
precinct. and at late election. twenty .ihfee
votes were polled. Five miles above this point
YOU reach the falls, at which place there Is
double saw mill. aud three miles above, you
are a, the head Of improvement, 10 this quar-
ter, where tho lsst mill Is situated. Here and
above this point. there is an abundance OF pine
timber, aud these mills manufacture annually, I
more than a million feet of lumber, which
seeks a southern n arke, by The Mississippi
The drs, Improvement on this river. was the
ERECTION Of The mill at the falls, in 1910.
The pine Of this region, is rot Of as good
quality as lha, Of the cast, the trees not grow
ng as tall nor as large. The old lumseFmen
rom Maize, say, il would not average better
han second quality IN an eastern market.
On the tributaries Of this uveS signs Ct cop
,cl have been discoveries Ia several places,