New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28
WeStern Notings-Green Bay

Correspondence y.
GREEN BAY. Aug 81. 1871
Green Bay Is no longer the mere trading post
of the Northwestern American Fur Company
1t has become important for considerations other
than its furs and Indian work bags, and 40 long
er needs a fort OF armed soldery, although III
fact 1t has to protect, as IN other days, ITS
orderly citizens from the Entertainments OF say
ages Time produces wonderful changes III the
physical as well as the moral and intellectual
world, and he is prophetic geographer Of 10
mean sagacty who can tell where and when, on
this planet Earth. Art is no, TO have It's temple.
and the deeds of man a name
Green Bay was once thought, As It then really
was, quite beyond the range of American civil
zation-good for nothing. It was such a cold
place, but ice, fur and pme-and altogether too
distant from any country where they had schools,
churches, and chitt Joifs,' TO ever be known
in history but for lis remOteness and isolation
from all the enlightened world and the rest Of
OF mankind and It's nsigniilcance IN 1t. But
that is mistake. Green Bay has changed-the
opinion OF mankind about It has changed-it IS
no longer mission station. Astors trading post,
or huddle OF French shantles and smoky Wig.
vans but a respectable and lourshing town
of $50 inhabitants. There We're dark chap
ters once, but bright ones are now added TO is
history, and more than this pen Of nine shall
have cause 10 wflte OF It's "domgs." It's future
destiny as to being one Of the important and
leading cities IN the great Northwest, Is no
longer probiematlcal: and oblivion, eager as It
has been. will lose At las the trophy Of It's
name. DO not write this Of Green Bay from
interest. for DO not own cent of property
here. and never expect 70, but because believe
a. | Wrl,e.
Green Bag j, much larger place than was
expecting 10 ind 1t, and on the whole, rather an
interesting town. 1t IS pleasantly situated on
the east bank OF The Fox River one Of the most
beautiful streams IN the West near is entrance
INTO Green Bay, from which 1t derives It's name.
4 is .aia on with considerable regularity, and
many Of .ts private residences WIKI their pretty
c,or.,ards hled with a variety OF shade trees
anu sweet western flowers, are delghriul-!ooAlng
homes ana in their appearance really New Eng
laro-Ahe. There are stores, groceries, and me-
chau.c shops here IA numbers sufficient for all
lands upon them. al extensive tanneg.
two newspapers. " >peet4ier, aud Adrocrt '-
tie former " ing. the latter Loco. Foco Tour
churches, Presbyterian. Methodist, Episcopal
auo Roman Catholic the usual quota OF lawyers
and doctors and certainly more gamblers, drink
ers. ana drones, than the beauty. taste. Or good
0. tie place mas any need tor. In justice 70
Green Bay. / VIII say shat many Of these last
named characters are professional gentlemen
WAC belong abroad, not here. The population OF
the place IS rather queer compound. made up u
whites. Indians, and ha.i-brecCs There are many
very eeutee! and intelligent families, however,
" LO maze 4 snail circle 81 society n no respect
inferior 20 any eastern society There Is a week.
~ Inc Of steamboats, between here and Buffalo
and also Chicago. Boats also run daily on the
OK River from here t. hankana, - miles above,
connecting with portage or . miles with Lake
Ninnebago and the upper Fox The travel Of
business. health and p.easure-seekers, 10 Green
Bay, TINS season. understand, has been unls-
ual.y large Since ,he commencement OF The
iI rroyeInents OF tie Fox and Wisconsin Rivers,
d large TIDE Of immigration has sci INTO this sec
llCn ef W sconsin. which IS IN reality the best
raTt OF the state. If healthy climate and
lands best adapted to growing whea, and grass
lie The considerations. The situation of Green
Bay / such that. when these State improve
uenis are completed. uniting as they viii, the
great cham OF American Lakes with the hlssis'
>ipqi an Immense business must pas, through
~ hands
! ar .alCrns under pulmonary affections. and
cane here a few weeks ago from Ono. 10 see
what feet tins climate NAV have upon my iunss.
fnd the air very pure and bracmg. 2i'ins ne
rev strength, ano altogether better spirits Il
5 Certainly q charming place for an Invalid.
IA concluding tac,e has'y ro'isgs. icai-