Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-03-19
From the Grant CO. [ Wisconsin, Herald.
Northern Wisconsin.


the cast, about live hundred and eighty miles
above 81. Louis. JUS. above the junction is Sit
uaied Fort Crawford. which at this :ime is gar
rlsoned by four full companies of infantry.
4 little further up the Mississippi, is the town
of Praire du Chien, hch is the seat of Justice of
Crawford county. and is fiourshing place, con-
tanning about seven hundred inhabitants. Tho
country surrounding this place is well adapted to
agriculture ami Stock raising. AS YOU ascead
The river. You pass over ben utitul and romantic
country-AigA AMI rolling prairies and CHI bot
tom lands, with an abundance OF timber.
4 Sixty miles abo,o Prairie du Chen you cross
the Broad AHc river, tho ground whero
the celebrated baltic Of the Broad Axe
fought between the Foxes under Black Hawk and
the nl:ed States troops. under General Atkinson.
III 1857. This is 4 stream of considerable mag
ntude, and affords grea. suficiency of water
power for the country through which II passes.
Ihc bottoms bordering on th!s river generally
of rich. deep soil, and covered with heavy OAK,
hickory and cotton wood timber. There no
improvements as yet IN this quarter.
The next stream YOU cross as you ascend the
Mssissia is the Coon river. which passes
through Il country very similar 10 that just mon
toned; It affords extensive power. and the country
through which it passes IS capable of sustaining
dense population in health and prosperity. The
mouth OF tins river is fifteen mics further up
than tina, of Broad Axe, and is tho southern
boundary of tho Mormon settlement that has boon
recently commenced III that quarter. The site
Of the town IS eight miles bovc the mouth of the
Coon. small stream that emptlos into tho
Mississippi, and affords sufficient Hydraulic
power for their present operations, on which is
in course of erection Touring mill with two
run of stones, and substantial saw MILL This
settlement was commenced last season under tho
management & direction of Lyma Wright, Is
and numbers al present $50 souls. Their affairs
are in q Furnishing condition, and peace and
plenty reign among them. Their location is
we'll chosen; they surrounded by rich and
fertile country of land, well adapted to raising
stock and agricuI tural uses, which We understand
they intend carrying on 4 ecoming season TIA co..
siderable extent.
miles above the Mormon settlement. you reach
the mouth of Prairie La Cross river, at which
place thcre IS post. Office, aud young settle
ment, consisting of some half dozen families.
Black river empties into the Mississippi only n
quarter of a mile above the latter, which is tho
first stream on tho south, above tho Wisconsin,.
that rises in tho extensive pine forests of the
north. The resources of Black river and trlbu-
tar:cs great. and improvements TO consider
able extent have already been made thereon. 1t
is very rapid stream, and there is no end to tho
hydraulic power i, might be mado to afford. AT
thirty five miles above the mouth, you may reach
he skirts OF Pine forest, at which place IS sltua-
ed the first mill: fifteen miles further another,
md twenty five above a third at which place
there IS an organized election precinct. md at
Five mics above this point you reach tho falls.
al which place there IS double saw-ml, and
three miles above you at the head of improve
ments in this quarter, whcro the la st saw-mill Is
situated. Here. and above this point, there Is an
Of pine timber. and these mills manu-
facturo annually more than million feet of lum-
Der, which seeks southern market by the Mis-
sssippi. The first improvement this river
was the erection of the mill at tho falls in 1910.
Ga tho tributaries Of this river signs of cop
per have boon discovered IN several places, md
iron orc OF superior quality and richness is found
IN great abundance
On returning to the mouth Of Black river hav-
ing Just entered the numbering country, you con-
tinue northwest course up tho Mississippi till
sixty miles above that point you reach the mouth
of Chippcway river, which Is another channel Of
with the pine reg zion, and upon
which there is much doing in the numbering bus
mess
The extensive veins of copper lately opened
west Of the Wisconsin arc situated about forty
forty five miles northeast from Prairie du Chen,
on near the kickapoo. one of tho tributaries to
tho Wisconsin. They promise well, and will
l5ubtedlv be extensively worked tho coming sea-
son. as the necessary arrangements arc bcing
made for the purpose. This whole country IS
rich in mineral wealth., as signs of
copper found in many places on tho small
streams tributary - the Broad Axe and Coon riv-
ers.
AMERICAN SEs3tET.--A report made to Con-
gross by the Naval Commute. states that out of
100000 seamen sailing out Of the United States,
only 5000 were Americans. The Ohio, ship
IF the line sailed from New York a three
years cruise, with crew of 1909 men, only ls2
IF whom were Americans.
AHERtcAS CoRN AND BRlr1sH MANUAcTUREs.--
a Book for tho Yankees. has been issued in
England. to prove that America should abandon
IA IN features and trade. and rely solely upon
gricultural pursuits. John Bull is in desperate
Yav ut our love for trade, commerce and manu-
acturcs. His ships meet ours IN every sea-