Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-07
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is indicative Of copper. The shore of The Lake
for 100 miles. which l have travelled, very
much resembles the south shore of Lake Erie
forty years ago. except there 10 more pine, and
the soil is red instead of yellow, as on the
latter Lake. But with the inducement of the
mines, the fisheries, and the facilities for farm.
ing, and the ready market which the mines
will Afford the south shore of Superior will in
less than forty years. be as thickly populated
as the shore of Erie now is. And, in that
event, and at that time, where will be the Gen.
ire of the population of Wisconsin, And
where will be the seat of Government! Look
at the map. Cast your eye upon the south.
east and northwest extremes of the Territory
(Staie.) Draw line from Southport to Fond
du Lac on Lake Superior, mid way between
the Mississippi and the slice of our Stale given
to Michigan. and you will find the Falls of
Chippewa about the Geographical centre Of
the State. And that being the head of navi.
cation on that river. and point to which
steamboats, may run. There is more proba.
biliiy that the seat of Government will 90 TO
those falls, than there is that il will remain at
Madison.
There is scarcely State in the Union but
has moved lie seat of government from its first
location 70 more central point. And in a
country as Democratic as ours, where the will
of the people is the paramount law CT the land,
il is not 10 be expected that representatives to
The Legislature, from thickly settled mining
and farming country on the Norih-wes, coas,
Of Lake Superior, will long be content TO travel
to within forty miles of the South line of the
State 10 the seat of government.
The distance from this place 10 La Pointe
10 not to excede $50 miles 10 direct line. and
the road can be made within 800. And what
may surprise you, nevertheless il is the fact.
there are but three streams to cross in the whole
distance over three rods wide; and those three
can be forded at low water, and at the points at
which the road will cross them are already
settlements SO that they can be ferried in high
water.
Fond du Lac, at the head of Lake Superior,
is destined 10 be great place. |, is the head
Of navigation on the great Lakes and the ST.
Lawrence. 1t has harbor equal to any on
the Lakes, if not the world. The Bay is
twelve miles long and from one to two broad.
The outlet to the Lake is some eighty rods
wide, and is never known to have less than
eight feet water in the channel. The channel
becomes crooked in the offing 10 dry seasons,
bu. pier built few hundred yards into the
Lake, would secure strait channel with 90
or 30 fee, water at all seasons of the year.
The entire country north and east of il is said,
by half breeds and traders TO be richer in cop.
per Than Kenunnnon point, and better for
farming. twenty-five miles from the Bay.
commences the Falls of ST. Louis river. which
gives water power to any amount, and in a
country Astounding in good timber for lumber.
A, the head of the Falls; say thirty miles
cation, commences one Of the greatest Slate
regions in the world. l traced this bed of
slate twenty miles up the river on each side,
and in making portage round fall. found it
extended as far inland as we travelled, but
how much farther we had no means to deter.
mine.
Fond do Lac is the great tboroughfare from
the Lake TO the head of the Mississippi and
to Red Lake and Red River. A, Red Lake
the Indians, traders and missionaries raise a
small kind of Indian corn, very sweet and
palatable, at the rate of from 80 to so bushels
PEI acre. They also raise other grains. and
garden vegetables in great abundance; and
these things oil grow with equal facility on
the Mississippi and Lake, where they have
been tried. | have seen the New England
eight rowed corn come to great perfection 10
tina, region. So that if any one asks you
whether corn and potatoes can grow north Of
The Wisconsin. you may tell him or them that
they grow well at As degs. N. L. And in the
Red River or Selkirk settlement they grow
well a, nearly so dogs. N. L.
ALFRED BRUNSON.
Prairie du Chen, Jan. 81, 1916.
From the Racine .3drOeaie, Extra.