Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-30

mended 70 pass Sfv5Te laws aGaltlSr duPilng.
IN most of us provisions. the Constitution is
wise and liberal, aud if two or three very oh
irctionahle parts be removed, will do lasting
honor to it's makers.
The health of the country ia improving.
aeue and fever having almost entirely diSpp
peared The intense heats over, and the
climate is now mild and delightful, E.T.
PLANK ROAD TO GALENA.
We would call the attention OF our readers
to the following article from the Galena Ga
zette, upon the subject Of a Plank r Dad be-
tween this place and Galena. We hope to
see the project go ahead, rs it will prove, IN
our opinion, next thing to a Rail Road for
bereGt and profit:
Mr.. EDITOR During the last spring and
summer, have passed some twelve or fifteen
times from Galena to NJ neral Point, and lu-
ternediAte towns; many times, the travel
ling has been good most Of the way. aud Of
ten, it has been, grea, portion, very bad, so
that ordinary teams would have tough lug
ging 10 draw bait their usual loads.
In view ui these facts, | am satisfied that
ii PLANK Roam To Hazel Green, Plutievilie
and Mineral Point, would be greatly useful 10
that region olthc c0uutry,a ID richly profitable
70 the capital invested IN the CONSTRUCTION OF
il: besides being largely advantageous 10
Galena and the o,hrr terminus. wherever 1t
may be.
At various tim-s while thinking Of tins
natter. aud in passing back and inrr over
the route. | iiavr taken sulHr pains 10 count
the teams. going e"C; way aDI tleleir"m
estimate something the receipts tiiat
W you'd bee likely 10 acc' W upon such "a road,
a IT.
tlou Below. 1 give you, brl,fy. thr result
! ui my calculations. Tor puhll-,tfan, It you
think pruprr. OIh-Is, more abe att rte
est-d may enlarge up"n rite On S'i,n. Tn
above are al fue aud 1ours5iI.g tu,v 5. of
increasing waut-.
La diff rrnf >~cnO = tH"s- PIs, R3tl-.
of single track, 3 r-rJ wild cu-I from >e,y
To fifteen hundr.a dotiofs pr mite. Iiti.lc al
material durable enough to last ov-r TIA
years, with trifIng rrpnrs. A"d tAr r'u-r
we ARE speaking of Is favorable nu
l.-H>. an average our IT, Cnnspar3>u..
-, .-.#
~ ..-. .--.Hs "a
per u5Hc, $500
From Hazel Gr-"n TO Platte
Vile. fuur,rrm mites. 1900
From PaueyIil" to Mineral
Point, eighteen miles, 23.4o0
Total S54.6Uo
Thus. ffty-fourthousand six hundred dol
lars would be the capital cost oi Constructing
good plank road from GtiriIa 10 liH~tai
POINT aud tir prrpor,iouate sums luI Ihe IN
trrHrdidtr dI>tancrs.
Upon several roads, with which am some
what acquainted, the tariff Of charges IS from
two tn three cents per mile, for iwu-hursr
teams, aud two thirds that for hight buggies
&c.
Now, take my count, (Which most prr4ous
say IS ton luw) for a basis to the amount
uf travel ever this route, and VIZ shall have,
for uinr months Of the year, tile time it will
be used and needed.) au average Of about IF
ty heavy teams each way, making one hund-
red IN all, daily, at say, two cents mile,
would be
From GaIeua to Hazel Green. ten
miles. at ; cts per team, so 90
From GdIena- To PiaftryiIie. iwen-
ty-fnur miles, at As cents per
team, 4S 90
From Galena to Mineral Point,
lorty-iwo miles, at 81 cents per
team, 81 co
Total receipts whole dis. daily, SI52,UU
This sum, multiplied by the NUN
Der Of days III months, 27O, is S4I.OIU
and free to all.
This shows an earning of over $4,000 for
three quarters of the year, at only one hund-
red teams per day. Aud any person who
often travels over His route Will consider it
not an over estimate. Besides, the country
is fast filling up with permanent settlers.
while the villages are all rapidly increasing
their popu atiou, as the agriCut uTai opera
tions OF this region are becoming yearly very
much extended. aud need mechanical ab0rs.
But for safety. to suit the increduioGs,
suppose, for a moment, the receipts OF this
road should be only i.aIf of what huye esti-
mated and then we should have a yearly
earning of $50 52O--ou; of which, deduct
$4,000 for expenses, repairs. &c. and we
have a nett proceed Of Sl7,520, which is
about thiriy-one per cent, per annum, inter
est on the captal.
This is surely safe-an under estimate
rs we may be- satisfied by reference 10 tn
proceeds of some of tie Plank Roads in
Canada. Central New y ORR. iowa Chrcag0.
aud other roads IeadEg to Lake Michigan.
which | am crat.blY Informed, nett various
" from % To IS pr cent per aunum
Tnrs- are som" of the facts which have
come to my knowledge, on the subject and
nave hastily thrown fileH nut for the cunsd
-ratinn Of YOUR readers. o. thr usefulness
of these Rond-, | need saw nothing at tbs
time. At another TIM, mnrr, II ynu d-sirr.
e.
Pay OF tbs C,LIf 'sNtA !.sGI~1AruRe.
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