The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25
Trip TO the Far West.
OUR WISCONSIN CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WISCONSIN CORRESPONDENTS.
WISCONSIN, september s. 1852.
Increased Speed of Rait,oays-iS.oa, of Emil
grdnts- Useless State Rooms on Board the
Oceaa-Rivat Rosaes to the Hest By oay Of Caa-
ada-Lakc Winms6ago, and Wonderful Wdtcr
Powr- Land Office at Mcnosha Embryo Facto-
ries, and Gtsa, Fdctlitass for Manufacturing
The Td,cI of Appleton and Mr.. Lawrence-Great
Facility of its Position for Study The StocbrtGgc
IndianS-Ths Standardization Ctlisens, and
Difficulties and Dangers of NatuvGlisation-M Md
anckoy Prospects - Health Of Lake Winnebago
and Surrounding Districts.
The lightning train Of cars on the railway to
Buffalo, is certainly great improvement on former
travelling. and the way fsrcr finds himself deposited
ut that town, from New York, il an incredibly
short time. If We look back only few years, wo
lost In astonshmont at this marvellous increa
of speed. The dense crowds Of immigrants give
rise to grave and solemn reflections upon the here-
after of the magnificent West In fact, this acoee.
ration Of speed on the rai,ways-nay, the rails
thstnselyesowe their existence to tho vast sw arms
Of human beings annually rushing out to the boun.
teoue and immeasurebie eEpanse of rich land nov
awaiting, in luxursnt rcp0se, the vivifyiGg touch
OF the braHny, indcmitable and eelfrelispt Anglo
Saxon race.
The voyage from Buffalo to Detroit would DO
pleasant enough il proper attention paid to the
accommodations but IN the hurry attending tue
departure, great careleesnoes IS sometimes shown.
Our voyaEo commenced On VI Wednesday, IN the go1d
ship Ocean, the evening before tie SD catastrophe
of The Atlantic. There eere passengers sufficient TO
fill about half the veesel aid. as tue heat ives
eessive, VIC hoped TO get state room With only one
occupant Our expectations we're disappointed, as
IN rotation each craumed full as the passengers
came Oh hoe1d, leaving half the state rooms in the
weasel perfectly empty. Finding that our room
unclean n1neliswe hu ubly pettioned the clerk for
another state room Our petition was unavailicg.
and the information conveyed TO US IN 2 curt and
decided manner that we could have s'ate room
TO ourselves by paying three fares--aamely, ifcon
dollars AS We did NOT choose to pay this price Cor
the luxury Of ane of the numerous unoccuped state
&c CONS. VIC determined to sleep on the floor of the
cabin deck, ~ the heat and bad smel in our oil
lettod berth were insDfcrabe.
Do you not think, 0, respected editor, that this
want of ciyili,y and care Of passergeEs' comforts
ought to be looked tot We for one will never make
ourselves liable to simila, unrleasantness, and
shall not in future travel by this line
Detroit is too well known to peed description, but
we cannot help thinking that the Southern Mich-
gan, as well as the railroad now constructing from
Toronto to Pepetanguishine, in Canada, Will, ere
long, carry Of the tran ait Of large portion Of the
Western emigration We were informed by an in.
telisent Canadian gentleman that it vas proposed,
as as the latter road was finished, to put on
daily line Of powerful boats from PenctGnguisaine,
thus, ut swoop, to carry off, during the summer,
tie whole travel TO the upper Mississippi, through
tho Fox and WISCONSIN rivers Improvement. On
looking over the map we were much struck ny the
cur Canadian friend, &" the whole OF Lake Erie aud
half Of Huron Our Cana1ian boats will run in
mooth water and perfect safety all the way TO
Lake Superior and Green Bay, In fact, we shall
carry the greatest portion Of Western travel to the
North, as it will be much cheaper and nearly rs
quick, from the Eastern seGboard, az the railroad
direct" At this moment stranger, evidently from
the land O cakes interrupted the conversation with
the following nonologue:" Hoot, mon, ye maun be
craeed ut such idea, ye Gamma and shallna ever
do it" This sudden interruption stopped the con-
versation, but excited our curiosity. On inquiry,
VIC found our capDy friend had large cepitsl EN-
barked in banking on the western shore Of Lake
Michigan, and was very much alarmed ct such
prospect. Many other observations we're hazarded
this tender subject, which we reserve for future
amusement There is great deal Of truth ia this
statement negertheless, adore long il may make
vas; difference in Western tYavel
The Michigan Central railway has likewise 10
creased its spesd and watts the traveller very
fortably 70 Chicago in eleven houts. As our ulti
mate destination, However, as before stated, is TO
see the Stockbridge Indians on Lake Wnnebage,
we will not delay at Chicago. merely observing,
PEASANT, that il is rapidly growing and increasing
IN importance.
From Chicago the steamer travels along the lake
shores Of Lake Michigan, touching at various
places, until she arrives ut Sheboy gam the ternna
tion of her route. From Sbeboygan, plank road,
forty miles in length, conducts the traveller to Fond
du Lac, the head Of Lake Winnebago This plspk
road is the work Of q spcculstor, and is built mainly
for the purpose of bringing certain lands into
market
Before describing the position Of the sto,kbridge
Indians, we will tahe cursory glance at Lake Win
nebago.
This beautiful sheet Of water Is thirty Eve miles
long, fourteen at the broadcast part, and gradually
contracting to IN elpse termination at either end.
Fond du Lac 10 at the southern extremity and con-
tans populstio Of about three thousand. This
town is the terminus OF tho Rock River Valley rail
road and will pc, within two years, in direct CON-
munieation with New York. Unfortunately, like
Chicago, the town is situated on low and swampy
ground, very liable TO be inundated With the usual
rise of waters No coubt, however, that it will in
time become considerable town.
The right bank Of the lake is composed Of uudu.
latiDg limestone lie At about twenty three
miles from Fond du Lac lie the present station Of tue
5tOckbridee Indiana, consisting. in round numbers,
Of about 900 acres Before entering into this in
tereft ng subject we will describe the remainder Of
the Lake. The left bank IL composed Of low but
extremely rich prairies, and oak openings, for
nearly twenty miles We then arrive at the en-.
trance of the Fox river, which branches of 10 a
south westerly direction, and lie joined, by look
and canal to the Wisconsin. q tributary OF the Mis-
siseTpi. At the opening caused by this river. we
have the town OF Oshkosh. with population OF 20oO
From Oskosh 10 the foot Of She lake, there Is
fringe Of enc timber, backed by perhaps the richest
prairies andt ok openings 10 the world The whole
Of this psrt OF toe country IL tboky settcd by far
mers who vii, Gro long, export vast qusntitos Of