New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-14
No,,nern wisconsin

rror, The Grant Co. Wisconsin Herald
~, cor.rpy NoxrH-As you ascend tue
,;:1s;s,;ao; ,.on reach The mouth of the Wiscon-
-, ,;var which empties into the Mississippi on
tho E,st about FIVE hundred and eighty u'ies
ebove Sam Louis. Just above the Junction is
situated Fort Crawford, which at this uhe Is
o.rr;soned by four full companies oil Infantry
little farther up On the Mississippi is Inc lo"h
Of Prairie Du Chen, which Is the scat OF justice
Of Crawford county, and Is fiourishing pace
containing about seven hundred lnhaoitan's-
| The country surrounding this place, is wen
| adapted to agriculture and STOCK raising AS
YOU ascend the river, you pass over oeau'"oi
and romantic country-hIgh and rolling pra'r'es
and rich fertile bottom lands, with an abundance
OF timber.
S,,ty miles above Prairie du CHEN, you cross
the Broad Axe river, near the ground where the
celebrated bartle OF the Broad Axe was fought
be,veen the Sacs end Foxes under Black Hawk,
and the United States troops under General At
kinsop. in 1892 This is a stream of consider
able magnitude, and affords great suficiency
of water power for the country through which 1t
passes. The bottoms bordering this river, ere
generally OF rich deep soil, and covered with
| heavy oak, hickory and cottonwood TIMBER
There are no Improvements as yo, IN this quar-
| ter.
The next stream you cross as you ascend the
| Mississippi, is Coon rlver, which passes through
COUNTRY very similar to that just mentioned:
it affords extensive water power, and the country
through which it passes is capable Of sustaining
dense population in health and property
The mouth of this river is fifteen miles farther
north Than that of Broad Axe, and is near the
southern boundary of the Mormon settlement
that has recently been commenced IN that quar-
teri The site of their town is eight miles above
the mouth of Coon, on small stream that emp
ties into the Mississippi, and affords sufficient
hydraulic power for their present operations, on
which is now in course OF erection, Touring
mill with two run Of stones and substantial
saw mill. This settlement was commenced last
season, under the management and direction of
Lyman Wight, Esq. and numbers at present $50
souls Their affairs are in flourishIng condi.
ton, and peace and plenty reign among them
Their location is well chosen; they are sur
rounded by rich and fertile country of land,
we'll adapted to raising stock and agricultural
uses, which we understand they intend carrying
on the coming season, to considerable extent.
Continuing Ga your north. western route, eight
miles above the Mormon settlement, you reach
the mouth of Prairie La Cross river, at which
place there is Post Office, and young settle
ment consisting of some half dozen families
Black river emp,ies into the Mississippi only
quarter of mile above tho latter which is the
first stream on the south above the Wisconsin,
that rises in the extensive pine forests of the
north. The resources of Black river and tribu
taries are great, and provements to consdera-
BILE extent have already been made thereon. 1t
is very rapid stream, ard there is no end to
the hydraulic power that it might be made to
afford. At thirty.fiVe 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 twenty five above, third !:
at which place there is an organized election pre-
circ., and at late election, twenty-three votes
were pol!ed Five miles above this point you
reach the falls, at which place there is double
saw mill, and three miles above, you are at the
head Of improvement in this quarter, where The
last mill is situated. Here and above this point,
there is an abundance OF pine timber, and these
mills manufacture annually, more tran million
feet Of lumber, which seeks southern market
by the Mississippi. The first Improvement on
this river was the erection of the mill at the falls,
in 1910.
The pine of this region is not Of as good quail.
ity as that of the east, the trees not growing as
tall nor as large. The old lumbsrmen from
Maine say it would not average better than Sc
cond quality in an eastern market.
On the tr butaries of this river, signs Of cop.
per have been discovered in several places, and
iron orc cfsuperor quality and richness, is found
in great abundance
On returning 10 the mouth Of Black river,
Ravng just entered the numbering country, YOU
continue northwest course mp the Mississippi,
TIL sixty miles above that point, you reach the
mouth OF the Chippewa river, which is another
channel of communication with the pirery, and
upon which there is much doing in the lumber
ing business; bat are wholly unacquaintsd
on this and the st. Croix rivers and not being at
present in possession of the necessary statistics
OF the Improvements on these streams, We must
necessarily defer until next week, our account OF
the march of improvement in this quarter.
The extensive veins OF copper lately opened
west Of the Wisconsin, are situated about forty
or forty FIVE miles north east from Prairie du Chien,
on or near the Kickapoo, one of the tributaries
to the Wisconsin. They promise well, and will
undoubtedly be extensively worked The Coming
season, as the necessary arrangements are about
being made for the purpose. This whole north
ern country is undoubtedly rich in mineral
wealth, as signs of copper are found in many
places on the small streams tributary to the Broad
Axe and Coon rivers.
had gathered bis bands FOR the purpose Of etns
the forests Of the West recruit and strengthen his starving
wcrriS HIS motions anticipated by the American Ge
The pursued and overtasen Mt TIN: point, where be
himself taken and the most of his braves killed.
Such the distressed condition Of the Indians that while
their retreat Of their number were lett dead their
rni When observed BY the army under General Atkinson
they preparing the river! Finding themselves
oyeiaken and heBmed to render escape almost
possible hundreds eaped into the Mississippi and endeavored
TO reach the opposite bank and many shot the
river that the water covered with blood for than
| mile below.
There is an erroneous statement going the rounds of the
newspapers that the Mormon settlement, situated ut snce
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cep the whole northern pine region ndiscmnaey, and their
settlement within forty miles of any part Of that.
READING RinRoAD.-At the last meeting of
the Directors Of the Reading Railroad Company,