Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-11-12
From the Wisconsin Herald.
OUR COUNTRY NORTH.

about nve hundred and eighty miles above
St. Louis. Just above the junction is stu
ated Fort Crawford, which at this time is
sarrisoned by four full companies of infan-
try. A ltile farther up on the Mississippi,
is the town Of Prairie du CHEN, which is
h, seat ofiustice Of Crawford county, and
il fourishing place containing abou, seven
hundred inhabitants. TIE country suroun-
ding this place is well adapted TO agriculture
and stock raising. AS You ascend the river
you PISS over beautiful and romantic coun-
try-high and rolling parties, and rich fer
tile bottom lands, with all abundance of tim
Der.
Sixty miles above Prairie du Chen, you
cross the Bad Axe river, near the ground
where the celebrated battle of the Broad
Axe was fought between the Sacs and Fox
cs under Black Hawk, and the Uaited States
troops under Gen A kinson, in 1S3z* This
is stream Of considerable magnitude, and
affords great suiiiciency of water power
for the country through which it passes
The bottoms bordering this river, are gen
orally of itch deep SOL, aud covered with
heavy oak, hickory COTTON wood timber.
There is no Improvements as yet in this
quarter
The next stream You cross as you ascend
the Mississippi, is Coon river, which passes
through country very similar to that just
mentioned affords extensive water pow
er, and the country through which it passes
is capable Of su tai II g dense population
in health and prosperity. The mouth of this
II'er Is fifteen niles farther north than thai
OF Bad Axe, and is near The sou hcrn boun-
dairy of the Mormon settlement that has re-
Gently been commenced in that quartet The
SITE ut their town is eight IN les above the
mouth OF Coon, on a small stream ihtt emp
ties INTO the Mississippi, and affords sutl-
cieht hydraulic power Tor their present ope-
railons, on which is now in course Of crec-
Ton, h9urng mill with two run Of stones,
and substantial saw NIL. This settlement
was commenced last season, under the d.
rectIon aud management Of Lyman Wight,
f.sq-, and numbers at present, 1870 souls
Their affairs are in furnishing condition,
and peace and plenty reigns among them.
Theft location is chosen; they are sur
rounded by a rich aud fertile country ofland
well adapted 10 raising stock and agsiculu-
Ial uses, which we understand they intend
carrying OIL the coming season to a consid-
cradle extent.
Continuing on your northwestern route,
eight III les above the Mormon settlement,
you reach the mouth of Prairie La Cross RI
yer, at which place there is post office, and
young setilemen, cons sting of some half
a dozen families. Black liver onp,ies into
the Miss Sslpp only quarter OF mile above
the latter, winch IS the first stream on the
south, above the Wisconsin, that rises in the
extensive pino forests of The north. The
resources OF Black river and tributaries are
great, land Improvements to- considerable ex-
tent have already been m de the con- II is
very ripd siIelm, and there is no end 10
tho hydraulic power it my be mlde to afford.
AT thiriy-fiyo les 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 twenty-five above.
third; at which pllce there is an organ zcd
election precinct ,and at laio election, TWEEN
ty-three votes Were pollcd. Eve miles above
THIS point you reach the fills, at VIII Gu place
there is double saw MILL, and three miles
above you tie AT the head of improvement
in this quarter, where the last IN il is situa-
ted. Here and above this point there is an
abundance OF pine timber, and these mills
manufacture annually, more than million
feet OF lumber, which seeks southern mar
kei by the Mississippi. The first improve
ment on this river was the erection of mill
on the falls, in Is o.
Yhe pine in this region is not of as cool
quality as that of the east the trees not
growing as large nor as tall. The old lum-
bernen from Maine, say it would not ave
rage better than second quality in an east,
en market
Oa tho tributaries Of his river, signs of
copper hive been discovered in several pla
ces, and iron ore, of superior qualify and
richness, Is found IN great abund lnce.
On rofurnlng To the mouth of Black river,
having just entered the lnmbcriny country.
you continue a northwest course ~ the
Mississippi. till sixty miles above that point.
you reach the mouth If the Caippeway river.
WHICH Is another channel of communication
with the pnsry, and upon which there is
nueh doing ia the lumbe;iag business; bu.
as we are wholly ulacquainted on this and
the 81, CroiX river, and not being at prcst Mt
IN possess Oh Of the necessary statistics of
the Improvements on these streams, we mus:
necessarily defer unil next week. our ac-
count Of the nsrch Of improvement, in this
SsaIter-
Fhe extensive veins Of copper lately
opened west OF the W sconsin, are situated
about forty or Grt,-iive miles NORTH east
from Prairie du Ch;cn. on or near the Kick
sPoo, one of the tributaries to the Wiscon-
SIM. They promise well, aud Will undoubt-
sdly be extensively worked the coming sea-
son, as The necessary arrangements are about
being made for the parpose. Fhis whole
northern country is, undoubtedly. rich in
m'ncral wealth, as gins of copper are found
IN many places on the smlll streams ,ribu,a-
~ 10 the Bad Axe and Coon rivers.
Black Hawk having been repeatedly defeated
~ the soHth. had gathered his impoverished bands
for The purpose OF retiring the forests of the west
TO recruit and Strengthen his starving warriors.
HIS motions were anticipated by the American Ge-
ncral-he was pursue and oyer;aken at this pont
where he was himself taken prisoner, and the most
OF has braves killed. Su h was the distressed con.
diIicn Of the Indians, that while on their retreat
many OF their numbers were lett dead on their trail
When observed by the army under Gen Atkinson
fhaVs M.