Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-12-10
sggt@eegy aMe@0oS~
rz,m the ST. Louis Republican
g GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
THE A. IOWA, WISCONSIN & MINE Z

s = ne Rkpu1liean, of May last when
u 1rn;tea States corps Of 1eoi0s's.s'
The o ~" direction of D. D. Owen were
andel w, >. enter upon the exploration OF the
about !, 70 Western 1s Survey, embracing the
N0. .ss,n part ofIowa and Wisconsin anu
nortne'" ton Of Minnesota territory' we
large occasion to describe. partIcu-
then ' 10 extent and boundaries OF the pro-
'nhs, :" 1rryev. the important objects de-
Poseo 70 be accomplished, the DUSTIN
s'shs' c;entific gentlemen composing
sn''ns srns the time which would be re-
the ~ r., the completion of the survey
s nd ,be benefits which were eApe''eu ,h -
anu - :, from faithful execution Oh the
' ''a',es imposed on the respective members
II the corps. ,eoess,rv e.,
y 100, one has elapsed, and DIR, ..
'n' - - n.r,v. consisting of B. +. shum-
and his parry, ~ Nor
a mr. c. Macy, A. Litton' }: q. Nor 20
a' oa and A. Randall, have VISITED 'n,s II,
"oo' return. As some time VIII
''s' a ~ to prepare the official report
: nonar,ment at Washington, and as
:" ;1orabIe interest has been manifested
'0 10 subject, we have been at some
: aims 10 collect data to enable US 10 p'e,
'' hr;cf view of some OF the results OF
- lators of the present season. :
- oon,o;.sance has been made OF
.,n,-v on both sides of the Miss'S-
~ liver. north of the Wisconsin and
r,,L, rivers, and south OF the 81 o'o,A
=, peters rivers, embracing the whole
H. Chippewa land district situated IN
- Wisconsin. The Wisconsin,
n,,,. Il Cross and Black rivers = ali
ia Ranches of the Chippewa, 81 or0lA'
Ho;, Brule, and Montreal OF MauSa's NV
a,a tho west fork of Bad river = nave
,,Iorcd from their mouths to their
,,~rtctiyc sources.
Jbc 81 Peters rivcr VAS ascehdeu !"
,.,,f. b.vond the Bots Franc /; and all the
m. south Of the ST. Peters, and north
r,Ec United States geological survey,
,.l, liz DR.. Owen, III 1886, have been
...,l,d rs FAR rs they were narIgable III
lrch bark canoes.
Tie corps, during the first season, have
.rr.scd the country from the Mississippi
il Like Superior SIX times; and III Inc
,,c.ti,n Of their explorations, the corps
conIointIy have travelled over an extent
Il several thousand miles.
detailed survey has been made In
CONJUNCTION with the linear survey OF the
.ouhern portion of the Chippewa land
district, as well as the region on both
SIDES of Lake St. Croix, and between that
Iakc and the Mississippi. The whole ex'
tent Of The country, of which reconnois-
sancc has been made duing the present
season, is estimated to be equal, in area,
t. the State of New York.
The labors of the corps have not beer
restricted, exclusively, to the Investigation
Of the geological and mineral character
Of tins northwestern section of the coun
try. lis agricultural resources have beer
particularly examined = statistics of 1T
lumber trade collected = important addi
lions made to its physical geography, bu
little known hitherto - and particular at
tcntlon directed to the requirement of ev
cry kind of knowledge calculated to at
ford valuable inforn2 ton In regard to tn,
real value of the country, whether appll
cable 10 the acquisitions OF the MINER, tn
manufacturer, the farmer, the trader, o
the man of science. During the presen
WINTER chemical analyses will be made c
The ores, and ore-bearing rocks, and tn
different soils which have been collected