Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-08-15

| Elgnteen miles nOrtIl-eaSt OF 81. PauI Is Sill
water, (not Saint Saltwater MirabiIe dictu y
1t is situated on the eastern boundary of the Ter
ritory, and where the river ST. Croix expands
into Lake, and the current ceases to be per
ceptible Hence, its name Tothose of voul
readers who have visited Port Washington, Wis
we need not describe its situation farther than tc
say, that its site is fac simile of the site of this
village.
To those who have not, we would say, that a
small plat of ground, bounded on three sides BY
a semi.circular range of high hills, and on the
fourth by the Lake. is the site of the village Of
Saltwater.
The traveller as he winds around among the
precipitous bluffs on his approach to the place
sees nothing of the village until he arrives on
lis very verge, and then pluuges down into its
midst, like Tiger from Jungle.
Bu- how will he ever get out again and how
will this village which has been damned into
this enclosure ever find room to stretch itself to
a city All! that's the question, and yet on a
close inspection, he will find here and there, a
road leading up the ravine, ard here and there the
village climbing up the hill sides.
Saltwater is one of the oldest of the recent
settlements in Minnesota, but of late has not
kept pace with st. Paul and St. Anthony. 1t is
the County seat of Washington County, and con-
tans "a population OF about 100.
The United States Land office is located at
this place. OF course as St. Paul is to have the
Capital, and st. Anthony the University, Still
water is entitled to this in the division of the
spoils. The place is situated at the head of navi-
CATION, on the St Croix, and boats which ascend
the Mississippi to Fort Smelling, usually ascend
the St. CroiX on the same trip to Saltwater
Being thus situated it can hardly fail of being an
important place.
Leaving Saltwater we passed down by the side
of the Lake, distance of 6 miles until we arrived
opposite Willow River Wis; and then hoisted the
flag fer the terryman. The lake here is about a
mile wide, and the time occupied in propeng
the boat over by hand some 40 or so minutes
The terryman knows how to charge well for his
services, taking $500 for crossing a horse and
buggy with driver, without any seeming COM
FUNCTIONS of conscience
Willow River is the county scat of ST Crcix
Co. Wis. and the location of the land office for
this region. The village has been but recently
sctted-cOntains but about 500 inhabitants. and
the whole county only about 1000. Notwith-
standing this paucity of Inhabitants, a Newspa-
per has been commenced here. Whether the
Editor expects TO live upon present profits of his
paper or upon anticipatiOns of its future prosper
ity, we did not ask. We found him however, as
we have found many others of his profession, a
first rate fellow, and shall be sorry to have him
meet with as poor encouragement as he probably
will in St Crox Co.
During the present month, land sale is to
take place at Willow River, and rush of emf
grafton i, ANTICIPATED
From the situation of the country on the St.
CroiX, accessible by boats from below, and with
plenty of land at s .25 per acre, it must fill up
rapidly, and will probably before many years, be
one OF the most important counties in Wisconsin,
N present the position of its inhabitants with ref
erenCe to the remainder of Wisconsin, is an is
dated one, and their sympathies and business
transactions, are more with the Mnnesotians
than with the citizens Of the Badger State AT
HE time the boundaries of the now Territory
were defined, great anxiety was manifested by
the Inhabitants of st. CroiX Co.. to have the d.
viding line east of them thus, ass "nng their re-
gion To minnesota and allowing them to be con-
ncctcd politically, As well as locally, with their
ncighbors across the Lake. But their wishes
were not graiitird. As it now is, it is extreme
~ difficult for members of the Legislature from
that part Of Wisconsin, to reach the Capital in
the winter season. Willow River is about in the
latitude of Green Bay, and some 800 or 400
miles from Madison. The COZ ntry between the
two places is for most of the way, waste how
ling wilderness. And it is both toilsome aud
dangerous to make the Journey and return in
mid winter There are men III this region how
ever, who are accustomed TO the hardshps of
frontier life; and few Representatives have prob
ably more promptly or more uniformly filled their
seats.
Our business at Willow River being accom-
pshed, very much to our king we again
committed Oursef to the fcrryman and return
ed to Saltwater to await the arrival of the Nomi-
nee.
ENANDER