Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-12-16
From the Detroit Advertiser.
Kenosha.
A PROMISING WESTERN CITY.


glo@ of health that seems seated upon every mans
countenance There is no noxious malaria con
Eliminating the atmoSphere-no poisonous ctfluyia
from wide extended marshes of dccaying ycgeta
tlon of the putrid waters ofsome extensive swamp
every other LOTS not Il frog pond, nor is every
house perched upon piles in the absence Of ta1r
T1nd 10 build on, are the streets better adapt
ed for canals than for highways, as is the case in
many western cities But located upon a com.
lmanding spot Of the lake shore, the country west
for miles gradually ascending, it is we'll drained
by rapidly running natural running outlets. North
from Chicago sixty miles, and South from Mil
waukee thirty miles, without 4 rival of any
note at intermediate points, Kenosha commands
the trade OF large extent OF the most beautiful
and fertile country west and of such distances on
each side until she comes in contact with the at
fractions of Milwaukee and Chicago. Although a
city now of only 5000 inhabitants the settlement
OF the country round about, and the full develop
ment of its resources will amply sustain city of
$4,000 citizens. Perhaps better natural harbog
than that Of kcnosha cannot be found either upon
this lake or any other. What was once an island,
but row peninsula by the washing up of q mar
row bar of sand ut the north end stands ont into
the lake about midway Of the CITY, and forms a
large and capacous harbor without in any way
interfering with the Streets or otherwise diSfgu-
ring the town. \ little expense would remove
this sand bar and restore the peninsula to its or
gnal shape, when ingress or cgress Cor the largest
class OF vessels may be had, and the difficulty and
trouble of turning in the harhor. or hauling ont
backwards be er tirclv obyiated. 4 few years
hence the business OF the place Will require this mi
provement.
The Kenosha and Dcloi Raroad projected
about year since, now in the hand, Of the con
tractors, MesSrs. Worhlcy, Smith & Co.. efficient
and cnterprSing men, is designed to run from this
city west fifty miles, and connect with the Rock
River Valley Road to GAINESVILLE. The guages OF
both these roads being alike, and the character of
the connection enables the cars OF the Kenosha and
Beloit Road TO run upon the Rock River Valley
track thereby making equivalent to the coustruc-
ton of Il Railroad from kcnosha 10 the Mississip-
pi.
Penetrating, as this road does. the richest min
eral resources of Wisconsin,, and considering such
heavy freight invariably seeks the lake ut the near
est point, and that kenosha besides being sixty
miles north of Chicago, is thirty miles nearlrthan
Chicago, it is 1t fair presumption that this road
will command much of this extensive business,
and kcnoSha city reap Il rich reward from Il bust
ness TO which she IS now Il stranger. Ii is conf
IDENTITY asserted by experienced men, and from cs-
Inmates made as 10 the probable amount Of ton
mage that viii pass over this road, it will range
among the L and Il per cent stocks. The char
acter Of this work is attracting the attention Of
capitalists, and notwithstanding the late stringcucv
in money matters, this work has been recently
commenced, the surveys and estimates are all com
plctcd Il large body OF men are buSiIy at work,
ronear,ants aro aIro,,I,. T,,,,I ~ ,,, :, I,
IL, Ills ,yintal, Tho rn,d win , ,l,,, o,,,,,Si,
/ rcd and nnnined aLon+ 81 Zo0 con ,,,'i.Ij,.
portion of this amount is already ras 3d,by pri-
waite subscription, the city and county loan, and
upon work promising suuh substantial future val
10, we predict the bonds Of the road will meet
with ready sair.-Thn io,n,a,,s, I,.,,+,r, oftli
road 10 me ci,, and count,, ear, ~ ,rrs.>+ s,,,
l,- he conceived Rai,,. ~, i,,,,,g..,,,.. -. =; .
t1reot chain Of cononntio,s ami t'o ,,,,,r. ,..st
hain,, now, raiIrood. VIII >, ,;r,+,l H., I;tt .
nlv tLn vents of tho IF tbi. r,.,,;t.,. L;l ;,.
/ rronnac+ ,,;rL Ali. ,,,,o. ND ,,,,s ,t' 9 ;,.
or,o,,,t of Is;,y, H., ~, H., r'. 49, 4,
c,,,,,,.,, L,,+ ;,+ I,'of,; $780,, = :; w.
soo,,, ;Lo =, / t,,,,, r Il, = ~ - - III
IN t,, ana $50. u IN '-'' ~
ti III ~ - - 40 60, NV, 80
nassos It tI.+ th.r sa 49, q g,'
c.+ota rortnnata i bo Nh, 1,,,,,, -, r
real estate here nj thietio,o oe ,.ls.t l,
and f,o,,, ,,.l.,t ,,,, INV, ,,, ,;i l. :; -:
= yna, La.n,, viii e,l ' I ',
dr,d ,,er ,n,,+ a,,J ,I,,, 49,, ,,if ~,
tInd and tbas i,,,,roo,,,[t Ir.l ;.1
in onnratio,, ,,n sLn,,II t L s;l -. i
Kcnosha city pronertv nosscssinlr vgiH o,naI -.
that of manv e5stcin ritics GoInssoI f,r,,,,as
have boen made in = few wears in tbIs Wow, !,
places of much less promise tlon tLi.
The unusual harvest that this wear has L1osecd
the country sccrns =, bov, hn,,, j., i,. .f
to this DromiSin, vouur Stat, Not = harm -hnf
that is crammcd fi,I not a vorl br+ tL,t !. flicd
with stacks and rickS Of wrli crod .,rain AMI tLa
bi~h nriccS ,,ivcn for MI Kinds If ,rain t,;s fII
have fIcd re coff;.rs of rho c,r,,o. t,d s,,.I;aG
Them for the nrescnt at lrast WIN, c,,o,, ~ 49,
worlds Goods THIS ,,ro.,art,. a. ty,n ,.,.,l,,,
rists ba. GOT tho ,TboaI of an n,l,
in rnotion cyar, ono soo. r. I. o,,,I a',I
from anncoronccs the raio3 bo,,,,,
Over 56o Ooo hnsbaIs oflra Io,t!, Ie .,aI
in This citv this season and vrt il j. said Inv, tbo.o
who kno,y thot not o'a f-,,,tL cc ,I., crl, :; -
From fbis r1IcrIat;on ,.ch - Ia. a,,o aLan+
ono 600 hrsLes n ,,ra;,, vii III eoo,, ,,,I "
marker at Konosb, TN o,,,onnt 81 trajo itif
will vie Win thot Of NOW, ;,,,,r,sr+,l'oo
And it is WITHIN the limits If so,i,d i,J,5n,,et
to presume. when the country Shall have Reached
its maximum HEIGHT Of srttInr,ont onI ,,Ifiot;oo
this amountof business viii be nor. tlan Jn,,hIod
Such * the fertility Of the country ia flis ,;;;.,
Connecticut can be more than doa6Iv sustained,
ana Go9sdeTnS nc ia , per- cent Of increased
anu 'i t"V , nuc 'i i i mig Is Iq%S mere
such a population here in ten years
ncte wib her. far f th ta ,' . ,c 'o o5
proXimate business Of the place that cannot be