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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
30,295

urahd consolidated Lottery OF Delaware and
deor gia-Class IS.
To he draws a. Wilmington, Delaware ON ss,.,..x
November ~ 1876. N~'""p'
% nualbey Lottery, ~ drawn hsiio,s ssepAa .s,..
piNsof Sb.ge5, oi 10 tD OF 5O0o 81 en- IN a.
- ~ asts, OF sssi, 2ef s.0og Of IssU and ~
~ l,sNe- 40. rhaTe1 IN pveportisa. certia.
cate oi rSckAse ~ twenty i've wlSoiss via eos, ain
twenty I've halves sSJ. tweaty i've quarters al sa
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$1,000

Grand Consolidated Lottery Of Delaware and
Georgia, Class 10
To he drawn al Wilmington, Delaware ON Saturday
November :. ISfG.
~ number Lottery. ~ drawn haiOts fpieudd schcme
Spins of siSoo Of ,n0o of 5orl, of .s3t. ri
asoo. Ut i.soo tD Of o1 100 Of so. Tickets el5
shares IN proportion certhcsic of package twenty
ss wboit-, will cost $780, twenty siS haic. go.
~ STA quarters et5.
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$xS.OilSl

roHohokE RIVER LOTTERY CLASS M A.
10 ~ drawn Al w mlustoa. Delaware on M,,sd.
~ GO &c aasirT Lottery; n drawn hAlt,s s,',s.
ala scl,ebas Prizc OF SssaDo. az sSso 4 az ssse
% .ue i@i ssA lof l-sa 40 sso ava 10 ID a.,
iickets ~ lsresorl .ss, r,.rt,s~., -,
rar Aarc "f twenty stx wllses, viii rosf eIis ...
sth haiNSs So, twenty Elk quarters So "a 80 "'
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Gss2sasESaa
Sa ~
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

The New Orleans Pspers received last night
contained the following items:
DRAG0ONS.--The steamboat Julia aui-
we'd here yesterday. bringing down frnm JET
ierson Barracks Company r. LIST regiment Of
Dragons, OF 90 men and their horses, under
the command Of Capt. kesrney aud Lieut..
Everett, bound 10 Mexico.-N. ID. Timos.
intelligence has beeu receiveh at New Or.
leans OF the loss OF the II. g. sseawrr Gen.
Taylor, by FIRE, on thu night Of ,lse 10Th inst.
at the u. 5. Navy Yarl, Pensacola, burnt 10
the waters edge; supposed 10 b. tie work OF
al iDcendisry; loss $40 900.
The irigate Potomac was TO sail from PEN
sacola ior Vera Cruz oa the 18th.
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VEST LiBERTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY. AMI
FEMALE SEMINARY

rshkSb Institutions, long sad fsvoraay knorr aid
~ originate ~ oold heaucd sclfshurss nor hsve
tar} tran cogtnged fnf tir asEe Of aato a. =
aieeisni' hJ tbose wbs could uoi live without Them
@ fenef0ns, raii0nsi and srifsaefifciny dssrs n,
-,it foiah"nhf. Aud " D. confidently ifiievrd that
h.e ~ ish their ridfen % b. permanently hstrx
sAitHsisely u-rti, aud dr~eFvty ssttsialac In fs 4, m
e. ~ el 20 FaifOnike thefn.
~ winter session ain commence On Tns.day the "A
~ November pndef nofe aeofaiis cifeus,.t ft.
ever o. fore ''is"
Terms ief sssaios Of ssnig So. ,reek. r.v..,.
- AaNtf and Including tuHion taafdt1r r,si,,u~
"A"'' hfe nss 81 hiaafy phH sppafaius sr sC5ou
oct p. % weekly. ''''e'P'''
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MORE THAN yANkEE INGENUITY

Tue following paragraph, from the Paris
1i0niteHr DIES Arts. furnishes some curious
details respecting the ~ s,ernaiic rnsnncs in
which wealthy Englishmen, who affect taste
ZOE tie fine arts, are hoaxed aud humbasged
in Italy,
There exists al Rome Sccrct WORK rooms of
sculpture. where the works nsnuia, tur,-,l are
broken arms, brads OF gods feet OF saiyrs
and broken forSi--oi nobody. Bv myans OF
liquid there used. a color OF the finest anti.
quity ~ communicated To tie marble. Sat.
tered about the country are goat hcnls, who
iced their iiot ks ia the vicinity al ruins. ami
look out Tor foreigners. To these they speak
incidentally OF the treasures found by digging
lew ieet deep in such neighborhoo,ls. The
English in particular. are the victims OF such
justification; aud freely yield thsis money to
The Shipments. who are agents In the 'Gener-
al Artificial Ruin Association" and know
wen where to apply the pick-axe. They are
cdiciul, however. io spend much time and la .
O"rin iruiilcss Syarch, before they come final
" upon the treasurc--ior which the ior igner
willingly pays. England is iulI of these an
uxuliics ol slN months ago. Nor do the anna
teur nutnismatists leave Rome with empty
hands: ior an That city ere daily coiued. with
ont lear al the law the money Ut Gear. Hatlran
Titus Heiiogab al us.snd ali the Autonies-fill-
ed, pInched,& corroded. TO give the look of aye
Paris may be said to have hitherto, by cum
pauson with London. escaped this epidemy
Tor The Youthful antiquities OF bronze snl mar.
blo-5nt she Is devourcd by the fou.ss of Mid
dle-Age antiques. Ii is notorious with what
skill aud imphience ceriUiu csbinet makers
manufacture chairs tables, aud foot stools Of
The fifteenth century, and how readily they
mud dupes. A young antiquarian showed
lately, with great PRIDE To an artist. friend
OF his. very line article of Gothic furniture,
which he had just bought at great cost. at
u very fine, said his iril nj after examination,
"snl Il will last YOU long-for il is quite new!''
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

TO THE FOUR BIG DOORS
Corner Of Main and Monroe SIS. af fhe ,rsll
knoien cheap cash clothing store Of

y. RICE.
IIANE received my entire stock of Fan and yvi,trx
- cspdr. and do think you will say thai voa pr,.r
looke AZ :" large and faehonac % uoaA- ~
Wheeling Papers like myssf very mach crowded or
hoosn, have determined nlak my assrti-~,,~nf
a. short a. possible viii only ennnsersfc SEINE ~ H.
leading articles such nroaa cloths ali shade elr
aid qualities from 81 .OOIa SfuOo
csssin'-rs do. ffom - In sise C.-si.rtts A,
ffo.. cents - 30. Tweed do freus cents 40 Al ~
NEsTiNCs-Blsck and White embroidered r.sins :
a ~ DO do do Cashmere.
90 90 and fancy silk vcivst.
do Fancy McriRce. 700 yds h,srk safin- r,t IN
W. leA ia Wheeling quality tor<i,,r ~ i'm $780,
othet description of fancy and plain vertnr shrt New
h.fk, fhliadciphis or baltimore coaid produce
MsckanaW Trouiadour and Heme I.rasue hnnk a.
very large stock. Aud be remembered that my ~.
sFtcnt Al the above prices u very I.rve ~ -
e~r nay hurnesr - larger thar ave rrs-,, n, -,
peel shall NOT he out Of them when called for A, ~
which VIII sell wholesale retail or n,.k an n
hbAbf MADE Cf.O1HfkG-Broad eIsth ffock ana
dFcS coats, all ooors aud prices from "a 10 ass N -
much a. io say little inner article can he had al rny
cs1' n.e.e; MackanSw blanket, beaver eiosh broad
ard saek coats from 500 SO 90 Ready Eusde 80.
luOO - 49, ''' - e~a's W
PANTALooNs--My stock is very arr.; was..,
The cs',irr army at t:Es TssLos and have Few 49,,
Si2,SO 49, ~ - ee"'' v"
White linen, m,slIn aud slk shirts. far .,r.,t,, a.
any ,h'Hs ever offered on this side nsoanIsiss
"eerr. o-onis, SOCKS slIsIScnders RloVes AS rors
erHvai comforts, ore aud aif ose satin srarf ana
sfee variety ~ other artics that you " IN So when
ySn LOOK IN Al tile Pour Bis ssers ReealI-ct a.,
49, es~i, clothing store Of =. RICE comes oF
thheeiiog
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PREDICTIONS vERIFIEDr

! Inc Amer
icon Institute in now prosecuting its original
objects with that suctess which its founders
had the pneScience to- know. One of It's mem
bcrs, then delegate to the Legislature, in
! 1917 predicted that in less than thirty years
this great continent would b. iraversed BY
steam at the rate Of fifteen miles an hour
Tie was considered an enthusiast. almost a
lunaiic-and denounccdas such. His speeches
are on record, aud cannot BE- gansad. Fiji
teen years ago, he was one of the foremost in
projecting the introduction Of Croton water
into the city, aud said II should be done lie
was deTided a. sn insane man. The city Is
now Supplied with the water that lie said
should flow hither Twenty years ago few
ardent spirits projected the American Insii-
tutr. and said that American industry should
be protected and fOStorcd. The result OF their
uniIring lahors may be seen at the Fair at
Castle Gdrlen. We have no other remarks
To make. than To invite all skcptics tn go aud
viSlt tins exhibition and judge OF the fruits of
their labors
We are strongly reminded of the inspira-
ton ol Dr. Dwight, who more than haIfa cen
fury siEce-having ia prospective the devcl-
ppInrnI ut our mighty resOuces,---uttered the
breathings OF his soul:
Columbia. Columbia. 10 glory srise-
The Queen OF tile world and the child OF the
skies,
Thy Genius commands thee, with rapture be-
Whilst ages on ages thy treasures un(old9"
n. J.. COseffe,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
SrRANGECoNFESHoN OF ROBBERY

"A mDst singular disclosure or confession 81
robi'cfy h8s bcra made by Young man ia this
country. ln The wear l5i3 during lhc cami.
yai, two crow ~ 0i 900, studded with dis-
mJndg, valued 90 over sJ0.O00 were stolen
irpm ilIe church 0i S5iBie Mare in Aiy.la-
Lhappellc. Frsnce. The Cufr OF tlis church
hss lstrly rceived n letef from Boston in
'ich n young man. well known AK de.
t'app lle, oilers tO return toe property in
pedrci condition, provided a yeady pension
IS ~riiicd upon him. aud that sn agtut comes
To- Boston Co receive the treasure.
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surprising every thing OF Temperance char
acter ever Offered to our citizens.
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LATER THAN TmFs

II. ATEsT-MoRE New sna ch<ap Goods lust r~~ss.
- we'd NJ The New Cheap Eosn foru,~rtx
occupied ny Mr. Isaiah Cooper. nearly epvssse th>
w hank. Main street. general s<<osnseut az cons. -
vey low price, snsoux>s whicb usorr o%fhu.
heanitn hlaek satin sfipe Gro ~ arula. and ro. A.
Soie silks, superior ssk Hs Glove &c r<n~r.f
ss-"rtnsent oi plaid goods Dor Lsdies
every description French poe - ea--sscrrs .,fE
nets, twecd- and leans. English Aa,errss rissl~
nsnnris ei'ecks and iinseys tso, tsose hr.s
tiia Watharn besched mullins. WIN, DAIryT
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
TO HoTsL KEEPERS.

a TO Hotter. KEEPERa.
FOR RENT
.sss#X buFing term Of years that large nd e,r,,.
$50 - dious toue 20 well known a. tho
s-.--.-asse -. VIRGINIA HOTEL,
ofesh Ies % piessantiy situated IN central nan of
~ .Nys convenient distance from ike sfssn,lsst
shas' aHd - ie stopping place Coz enc Of Che gs,es
nss ~ fesefn rtezs- Possession win - ffves IN, s
ls aay Of April ists Fof terms and psnielsrs ssuire
Ialy Q, ~. -aIw.wsweu,G ANN y ''"Vi'S.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
NkXANfED IhMEDt ATIIY- tooo t.,,,I,s. ~ ..s
~ od SHsw, a. 10 Main street ~ he~Iinv ~
AENDEL a HARkOrR
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&ssI.OuO

r1 .rkE RIVER LOTTERY, CLASS no. ga.
No., a'smn a. W iimingtoH, Delaware, Monday.
nna,f Lottery. ~ drawn haileis. spicndid scheme
lFs". 20 Of $50 ~ OF aso 100 Of 30. Tirkets A.
s~f's n proportion. rsgtihcate 90 package oftwea
twenty six quarters 8.8. -
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sMALL FRY LOrrERY.

Draws a. follows tFougiosl the month Of Noye,,,-,
D.s'ss on Ine~days-caPiial prize $1,000
shares in proportion. 1890 "
Drsws on 1iiarsdays-capisSi prize $1,000
shares On proportion. W.
Dssws on ssiufdays-eapnsI prize s4R0O
Whole Tickets 81; csuicsss OF 80. ,yhols. ~
shares IN proportion. "''N3 wv
AddFess your Ofdersta
,,-,, y. l.. DORSEY whceiina Va
III The drawings viii h. publ,si,ed rey,,Is,i h, a..
Times, and also ~ tiie Argus Reinen.g~r ~ wv
n. l.. DOHSEYs Lucky Once
"" - MnEELssa. Va
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FOR SALE

a First isos-e FsRllS cAaHIaar l. far "A.
q =. ess.g For particulars sugaiFr Tfis oFFTCE.
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BLANKETS

III received very sapcfior article of H.nk o. n6
very cheap, AZ what every body says. he eh~.s
store nj Wheeling. viz uSsrvv
Oct n.
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BOARD OF TRADE.
Commiftee on Commerce for October.
o. w. HEtSSILL, r.. POLLOCK, }. sENsESEY.
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ARRIVLn mn

ARRIVALS Ann DEPARTURES
~ Boats for The last IS hours. ending yester-
day at I O'Clock, II. ~
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CHAHLEs p uENDRY.
OorHtT Of Vine and Water SIC. 81 10,

Missouri.
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING nrpcu.vr
AND
WHOLESALE DEALER ~ LEATHrR OF Al Ktxps
~ ~. Goods o. Produce consiFiiss ~ sy zee a., -
-. ~ 49, efaingi Wv recfive ny prfsgnA 49,
as'sias ufcfs and DeH'eTs H Tssfisr Ho-ss f,n.,
u. '', ~ a5es ssfdie Tfets Nsiis Tsrts H. o.
y. ~ lfn tuit. Liqeofs ~. sfe fssuestfsis .sfiee
- " isF"f ne VIII tileis eoitaisnulsris - INV
pEEEp EkIfstag
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

THANKSGIVING DAY. The governors
o' OHIO, Maryland Michigan, New Ilaunp
shire. and Massachusetts, have designated lI,e
%oVl noYembI,as day of Thanksgiving. --
Coy Wright, OF New York. has designated
ihe aoroe day. thus making six STATES which
Unite ln ile coInmnnIun ol Ibis nh-cr1rn-.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

NEW THEATRE. The True Sln avs
ihai new Tbcae. Ca De- located on Aston
Place. i-to D. erected iu Kew York. ltnin.
teuied mainly iof ihc Opc1.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

~ E BRITISH PuLPTT-eaasiuslnx az aa.ro,,,,.
-, - 80 ,.,- fmaeht living dyInes EAgleax. SCOT
sfc- stc., ~ the Rev. W. FuisasAs. HrrlsT - 49,.
OciE ~ lutor &c.,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

sHshk HORSE ~ Wisiam Tcnsli, toss<aer sish a
general hsnry % the hosse disEcrtniisa on fi.,
AMERICAN tFostinf hsrse, how trsne6 and eksvea m
seoaa"i 81 his remaFkshte prFsrnssees ss ESSAY
ss The Ars and the Maie, ~ = skiRaer RAsisr - -
inu Register, ioS sale By JNO. 10 TaIbNFHDN
oet@, nutnn rfFRrf.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
ANOTBER Old OFFICE Hor,DFp

ANVIHER OLD OFFICE HOLDER g.
The GoofgsioWn Ady0faie states that Me-.
'o'ia Mounlz. De town clerk and treasure, of
''al io"a' has held that Office now my Viz
years and We may sl-s venture 10 hope aill
continue 10 lill ityet lor many years.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

BtSs;S,ES i =, superior steel pen ."s y q. s.I...
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

ITO Dyers and Calico Priuters--Pa rnrsTs Arwlled
q Cbeaistry, containing sssang Other valuas irsSr.
mAis@i, dnsrfiaIon ~ ef te lradns hroes.se
bow praeioea BY esies printers In this eaur,ss .rcoU
pahted with explanations % the scsnfiae priaer;ss ON
whieh tcy arc base in rOlunse isl rsestVea ana
tSI sale ~ gNo. n THOMPSON.
ocsNE. Uuioa sasrsa.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26

We ba1a rom the Pittsburgh papc,. That
che Iady Byrm. sunk o. Felicity. wa. lsd,n
prineipuiiy wiil' iron in ihe hold and that tl,e
loss 9iil b. Jess serious than we i,,st supposed
The waieTwssaboat z inches over tefai,,,,.
when We pa~ed Der on Fdlsy.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
STOCKFNG

MI ANCFAcToRY-JoHRE CRHART Re.r.e,n,f-
- " informs iie cttzens sf Whesas and v,riuitr
NC s"aiin"es 's manufacture ekiszs sists aud
-. -, ~ superior quality. Whilst lie ~ shaak n,
- hopes ID afIsnf5on N In s,,-r h
se"nisasnee OF tie $500 iBs viii h.r,.ff.r -, ~.
hand inner article than has Is.. -
this city. MsaufaotaFy Main q. s., - - ~
Western Bank of Virginia 1--we me worm
Oct -. lna
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N. l.. D0RSEY'S,
Lottery " 0 r~hamye Office,
MAIN Sr., 6 Doors Asoyg u. s. BuJeL,
WHEELING VA
- l4,OOO

roKoMoKE RIVER LOTTERY. rIArs Ne. ros
To be drawn a. Wilmington. Deiswsrc, ON Ne-laes-
day Nov 4, 1874 80 a.s,h~r Is<tc, N drawn h.lls
Spiendid scheme. prime $4,000 Sunp of 3ncsi.
% 1850 ct ioo Of .is5. 70 of ioo0 - OF so
Tickets -. shares IN proportion. f1-aie 81
psesase of twenty sies viii az twenty s,x
hslvcs 50, twenty san quarters sIa.s.
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RIVER NEWS.

REPORTED ny q. II, KERRY.
) feet 9inchcs water in the channel-6iIinr.
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EXAMINATIONS

~ THE CLAsSICs-iiisfory cf E.sr~ ny Tim.
riNins, tfsi,-ise ny Baker. Iissry of the r~soa-
se,." ws Translated ron the Creek % Thoeyaid-s.
~ Wa smith y NJ Murrscy ,ss or a. ,ss.s.
usn-'si,"n !" Horace ny Philip Frsaeis q. d. trsssfsr
f"'"n e Nirsh hs sshhy mo. u THOMPSON.
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GOOD INTENT
CLOTHING STORR

II ". Hurs a Cos Fa~hssssh,s Cisshiss s-s.sas-s.
~ rncrn. oss door glove III n. q Hssrl ~ - III
Wheeling. Va The prsprkev. a NE sbove sss..- A.
cnt t-'pg induced BY The vcry I>vsi rsrroasxr sxs~,
Eastern Ctes and BOW cues fss tn med ss-sr.rs
n~sorssnent ~ Goods tbs, can he fsna IN tsg NJ,
We hese greedy nccsscd f.ciIi~~ S.r :. 1890.
tsasFug
Ready Made clothing,
~fseh et'ihfsoes Every ayies qusiny aud Fs-ea Aka
i.ssi"aahic clothing Call round very esrsy .na sss
Get ~. N nC - = a.,
ITO sTrDENTs-Ts-ld'sin Index Hs--sm and ssss<.,,.
N.n"eis 90 ssssy ytTfN THOMPSON,
Rt1. Cnson a<~~s<
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COuMERCIAI..
RATES OF DISCOUNT
CORRECTED WEEKLY

IUNhFNIEU WLFkLF
PESSsYLvAsiA. Hamilton II
Banks of Pii,sursh par Granville %
'' Philadelphia per Farmers BIZ Canton 81
Girard Bank par Urbsns -
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MoNpAy..............ocroBER 2e, Isie.

We copy ,he following To show that cor
rect view ol the railroad question continues
TO psevs,l among Our Richmond brethren.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-28
For the Wisconsin Heiald.
The Country North Of the
Wisconsin.

Mr.. EprroR:-In a former commu-
nication upon this subject, | carried
you through to Lake Superior and
round its northwest angle, and spoke
OF the spacious harbor at Fond du Lac.
But there are other harbors, and the
mouths of rivers capable Of being
made into harbors equal to those OF
any of the great chain Of lakes.
The harbor at La Pointe is one OF
the best in the world. The village is
situated on the southwest angle OF
Magdalenc Island, which is twelve
miles long aud from one to four miles
wide. Immediately in front of the
village is cave formed by half
moon circle of the shore. Directly
east Of this the channel or outlet to
the lake is about one mile wide; on
the west the channel is about three
miles wide. and from the cave south IS
about six miles to the main land, while
bearing southeast the bay extends some
fifteen miles. A hard south or south
east wind throws a heavy swell on the
shore on which the village stands; but
the hardest blow | witnessed there
would not cndanger vessels at anchor
or within the piers Of the wharf From
the village, vessels can sail either way
into the open lake; though the usual
passage is out Of the west opening o
The bay, and veering northeast, pass be
tween Magdalene and several othel
islands, when bound down the lake; Of
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-28
NO. 81.

l20 miles distance, proves TO be but
90 by the surveyors lincs-being in
town 81, north of range west. Two
teams have recently started for the
falls with view to siraghten the road,
so as to bring them within about 100
miles Of this place.
Some of the surveyors speak OF othe
dreadful hills" in the vicinity OF the
great rivers, and Of "the swamps' at
the heads Of them. But when it is
considered that surveyor must go
straight, up hill and down dale, 1t
would not be at all surprising il they
thought some places rather rough, or
swampy. Who could follow sur
veyor's line through Grant county
without finding some sjamping off
.places'" Onlthe whole, Irrgard their
report as favorable TO the country, and
in many places as highly gratifying.
The north line Of town go strikes
the Mississippi at Holmes, in range IL
west. Holmes has been computed to
be 40 miles from this place, but the
compass and chain say that it is only
81 miles north and "a west-making
los. Upon the same ratio Of decrease,
the distance from this to Lake Pipin,
which has been always computed to be
$50 miles, will be reduced 10 leo or
1856; and the Falls Of Chippewa. which
have been computed to be ESQ miles
by the rivers, will come within $50
by land. Thus we 60. While steam
and magnetism are anibilat;ng distan-
ces in the east, our surveyors are doing
something toward il, in this northern
region.
ALFRED BRUNSON.
Prairie du Chen, Feb. 10.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-28

OH the uidiS VI TIC ii'eis, auo tiidi
it becomes less so as you reach the in
terror. Ii you start on the ridge be.
tween the Grant and the Mississippi,
near the latter river, keeping the latter
river and the Wisconsin on your left,
and the waters of the Grant and Platte
on your right hand, and follow that
ridge eighty miles, or to the eastern
branch of Platte, you will find but lit
tie if any more land suitable for farm.
ing, and no better. snI or mineral pros
poets, than you would find in the same
distance from this place to the head of
the Kickapoo. Forty miles north of
this we have as extensive, rich, and
beautiful prairies as you have in the
Blake and Patch Grove Settlements
And if Mr.. Spencer never saw them,
he never saw the country, or his preju-
diced mind disqualified him to judge
impartially of the country; or posi-
bly,, if he was, at the time, making his
escape from those terrible swamps and
aspen forests at the falls of Chippewa.
he had not sufficiently recovered from
the pain, fatigues, and fright, he there
endured, to sec things as they really
are.
But l must close. had no idea
when commenced this, that | should
lengthen it out to one-fourth its present
extent. But have undertaken, in de-
scribing the country north of the Wis
consin, to diSabuse the public mind,.- =
And though l have no idea Of bridg-
ing Lake Superior, or running road
to the North pole )" yet, while his
ncighbors at Potosi are laudibly en-
gagged in improving their harbor for
the benefit of their town, can but
think it an act OF injustice to this place,
and the country north fit, to prevent
its settlement, for which road is
necessary, by sarcasms and misrepre-
sensations, TO which the writer is
Obliged to resort, for the want Of better
arguments. And deem il but an act
of justice and duty, when such rub
Dish is thrown in the way of our i'm
provements and progress, to brush 1t
out Of the way.
! As to the seat Of Government going
to the falls of Chippews, ! did not To-
cate it there | only said there was
more probability of its going there than
there was of its remaining at its pres
ent location, and ! said that those falls
are nearer the geographical centre OF
the State than any other prominent
point in it. This | repeat, and chal-
lenge contradiction as to the fact.
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Missouri, have all
moved their seats of Government from
the places at which they were first To-
Gated, to more central points and the
people of Wisconsin must be thought
to be great numskuIls and thick heads
if they don't, at no distant day, do like
wise. My opinion is, and always has
been, since formed one on the subject,
that the Portage is the proper place,
and that the seat of Government will
90 there. But believe that twenty
years will sooner take it to the falls OF
| Chippewa than leave it where it now
lis. ALFRED BRUNSON.
Prairie du Chen, Feb. Is, 1876.