The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11

r~rAI FORMATION OF cITIEs-THg PORE
THOUGHT THE JEsuITs-MEErING OF THE
pFrsE FORESTS AND OPEN rRAIRrEs--MILwAU.
KIE. THE QUEEN or TsE LAKEs-ApMIRABLE ro-
TO THE PACIFIC
Long and lsborious study Is required. with au
intimate knowledge Of the country. to form any
correct conclusion upon the ultimate position in
wealth and prosperity OF the magnificent regions
coming under the denomination cf the 'North-
west This country is Of such vast extent, that
II would be as impertineut as impossible TO attempt
to grasp it all in ooe VIE ', by article.
Under these circu instances, will limi. our re
marks, in the present paper, 70 Wisconsin, and
those projects Of 90 shcadsm in this State that
are in absolute progress. sad likely 70 exert
immediate influence her apparently glorious
future.
In 1910 the whole population of the State con.
sisted of 50 $40 nearly all Of whom, except 600,
comprising the old Green Bay COLONY. had entered
Wisconsin since 1895 In 1850 the population had
Increased to l2l and nov, September, 1852,
j. hardly short Of ha'f million
The first great ru,h of the emigration took place
IN 1917, when ll0,799 huNan beings entered the
State Since then the im ngratiou has been con-
tinued, AND Is now annually increasing
TIE rapid and cheap communication round the
lakes was the chief means Of conveying this vast
"human freight TO the shores of Wisconsin; aud
1T is up denable tnst emigrants, delighted at the
fret view OF the country contented to settle
down whore they Landed, without sufficiently explo-
ring the interior THIS RAPID settlement of the least
desirable portion of Wisconsin, is likely 20 lead to
renewal OF the rush OF Immigration to the more i'm
Iortant parts. that are nov about to be developed
by the projected improve nents
The natural iulea 20 WncousD, by the lake route,
pointed OUT years ago, by those . master
spirits Of the age, toe Jesuits. ibis far seeing
order have never failed IN their selection of po
Mtons and - is remarkable fact that every site
chosen by them the continent of Anerica has
eventually become great city. The route chosen
by the Jesuits TO enter Wisconsin was Green Bay,
rs it geye them almost immsdate access to the
richest and most beautiful country In the world,
namely, VIM ebago dist let, aud Northern WILSON,
SIN, where the dense 'orests aud opeo praries jOn
and where the soil appears 10 have all difficulties
cleared away, and to be prepared by bsni6cent
Providence for the Immediate residence of man
Remarkable as IL may appear. the invention OF
steam appeared for once to have superseded the
Judgment of the Jesufs, add for years their tavo-
rite position in Norbern Wisconsin,, WAS left desOae
and vacant, whilst nose parts they had neglect
cd, namely, the land ON the shores OF Lake Michi-
gan, absolutely alive with cities and vii
lagos. This birth of towns is wholly due to the
cheap transit afforded by the lake steamers from
Buffalo to Chi ,ago. The .'Cu 10 Sac" OF sleepy
Green Bay h ad never been properly opened BY any
enterprise or "go-aheaoism on The part Of her in
hsbitants
Steam, however. is now about to make amends
and to vindicate the admirable judgment Of the
Jesuts-in the shape of railroads. by pouring in the
population from the South or opp )site direction
Milwaukee, the Queen Of the Lakes, has thus been
created BY an ACCIDENT. aud will fed some difficulty
In maintaining her ascendancy She is fully alive
to the necessity OF exert,on as the projected Lake
Shore railway fully demonstrates We give great
credit to the enterprislng inhabitants, who are
anxious to consolidate their prosperity on firm
bAsss, by one Of The grandest, aud most comprenen
sive schemes it is possible to conceive The idea in
question is TO connect herself with the direct route
TO Lake Superior and the Pacific. Here is start
Ling anticipation but based upon sound and
accul ate information
1t has lately been whispered abroad, that uego-
tiAti0ns pending between the British ana Ameri-
can governments 10 build joindy abroad, on the
boundary line to the pacilc irom the head Of AXE
Superior, in latitaoe 10 The Canadians being
apprized OF this fact. are pushing their railroads
with ''hot haste" TO monopoise the travel to Lake
Superior, and thus get TIE first chance for all the
summer business to those regions The so.cailed
Lake Shore Railroad will comneuc at Chicago, ad
vance straight TO Milwaukee, thence directly 10 Me-
nasRa. at the foot Of Lake Winuebago. This village,
AleDashs, is remarkable instance Of the Jesu,ts
former location Uutil recently il was teta ally
elected, bur has sudcen sprung toto vigorous life,
ano bios fair to be IN. great pivot OF the CONNER
eia relations Of the North sest, aud this point
Thus isppiug this extensive region. rs well as all
the lake aarbors, and tnen having secured both
sumner and winter travel, viii take a straight
course TO the head OF Lake Superior. and connect
with the great national road TO the Pacific One of
the great advantages Of TINS line is, that it runs
through the most ferie regions Of the West, which
has already a considerable popu,a ion: it sucks up
and Absorb s all the chspn Is OF municasoa on its
route, ano will be without rival, other rail
road will be able to compete With It,
In fact, to sum up all the advantages this rail-
road will take ali the traffic nv rail- ard by lakes,
except the small portion i'll summer that will 60
through Canada, the Saut Ste. Marie and Lake
Superior Milwaukee will thus DO still in the great
line OF communication between Europe, the Eastern
and bp pifc III ,si inn nsaih lp Tn
conceive the results that must follow from these
grand intentions, as the vast population that will
imm ejistey rush in Oh this great line of commune
cation must speed y make Wisconsin, particularly
the northern part OF 1T. oftne wealthiest as 1T Is
already the most productive and beautiful In the
world
From the formation of Northern Wisconsin, Il
must eventually become the point at which the
wheie travel and commerce of Europe and America
must concentrate. before taking the great national
railroad to the Pacific From reliable information,
We W position TO assert tia; the terms OF the
proposed treaty bet eeen the British and American
governments, are AS follows:-
LIST. certain quantity Of land on each aide Of
the boundary lie TO be ceoed fer the purpose of
making the railroad, and u certain sum of money
guaranteed by both nations
%. The railroad 10 be open to the whole world, and
forever neutral ground, on the same basis as the
Is.hnus of Darien.
Our ALBANY COrrespondence.