The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-09
Our wisconsin Correspondence.
FoND DIT LAC, Wisconsin, June "a. 1850.
Trip vp the So. Clair Riper-Laks HWon-Green

FoND DIT LAC, Wisconsin, June p, 1850.
Trip vp the So. Clair Riper-Lake Hwon-Gresn
Bay-T0trn Of Fond do Lac.
Having just arrived at this place, from Buffalo,
I thought / would send you a short account Of
the trip.
Nothing particular strikes the eye after leaving
Buffalo until you enter the ST. Clair river This is
beautiful river. The natural scenery 10 grand TO
behold-the trees just putting on their robes Of
green. But, when I say the natural scenery is
beautiful IL is about all that be said about it,
for when one looks at the improvements, as they
are called, (which, indeed, appear like anything
but improvements) you see the evidences Of either
poor country, or poor set Of inhabitants The
houses look weatherbestea and rusty-not a sign
Of paint on them-boards falling down for want Of
nais-broken windows, with rsgs and old hats
stufIxd in-ihe fences down, and everything
out Of repair, and looking decayed. Izdeed
one cannot help coming to the conclusion that
they are a poverty stricken set Of inhabitants
or else too idle to work. The latter IL probably
the most justifiable CONCLUSION; for, certainly,
nature has done much, but the half French, half
Canadian, and Indian denizens have also done
much TO mar, instead Of beautfy the coun-
Wy o. cattle, you see faw, eIeep. the natives
and. with the exception OF little shtgg
Isdsn pony, Dought like horse could be seen
from the mouth OF TIE river 10 lts entrance into
Lake Huron. II is tue, however, that here and
there respectable families have settled down, and
BY hard work manage to make small living IL
must be Notifying 10 the residents TO see fine
steamboats,, crowded with passengers aud emf
grsns, going west and passing by their very doors,
TOO wise TO make stop, but hurrying on TO the
more fertile and beautiful Wisconsin or Minnesota,
where good land can he had for ten shillings
acre, and where acre is worth dozea the
St. Clair for productivencss, and good home mar
ket for all that can be produceed at their own door,
end at good prices toe, considering the facility Of
cultivation and the fruitfulnees Of the soil.
Ae we journey North, over Lake Huron, a
magnificent heet OF water, of a deep blue color
more Ike the Atlantic than Lake Erie, the appear
sBce Of Michigan changes. The pine takes the
| precedence, and white sand becomes more plent-
| full, until aher passing the Straits Of Mackin aw,
| noueht but white sand is seen on the Michigan
| shore. After passing the Manitou Islands we lose
| ninr early, we arrived at Port du Morris" or
| Dea,h's Door. At this place there are several
| Islands After passing the Door we are afoat on
| Green Bay, or the Bay Of Pauns, as IL was for
merry called by the early Fre,ch settlers from the
| fnncied deyper color Of It's waters After psssing
| Sturgeon lay, and Little Sturgeon Bay-two SIN all
| ANS Of Green Bay-we approach the town Of
| Green Bay. II looms up in the distance, and looks
| hke large plate. On the left hand can be seen
| the clearing Of Bay Settlement" The large,
| green fields Of wheat, the numerous houses aud
| barns presenting picturesque and pretty appear
snce. The town Of Green Bay, On the Neenah or
| Fox River, IL situated al its mouth, and is well
located for city. Its hrst settlement was by the
French fur traders, as Far back 1870 but II was
not regularly laid out as city until 1855. Wbils,