The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-06-04

WISCONSIN,, MAY -, l>j3.
Time was when a Journey to this country
was considered a perilouS undertaking, fit for
daring minds. and the bold advcnturcr who
returned to his friends in safety, cmiovcd the
travellers license of telling his story uncontra-
drtcd. But Wisconsin Is TO Vermont no
LONGER far off country. Steam has made
them rciyhhor>. Les time Is required To
pass the distance between them than was
necessary for our fathers Ito 20 TO Boston,
We are soon likely 10 have no such things a
tor,ign nations. The most remote will bc
ncighbor> understanding Perfectly each 9th
cr's character and institutions, and exploring
expeditions Will he done with forever. But
first We must have more wrecks Ike that of
the Independence, more collisions Ike that
of Norwalk. No matter What If a few
thousands in the front ranks are killed.
Millions are behind
The Railway mania has infected tbs state,
'''' '"s' '''" '''e 'A'''c'e'' Is al hi2h pitch
caused 10y 'he efforts CT Milwaukee, kaclmc
and keno>ha each of which ha~ projected a
road to the Mississippi. Every it'll, town i,
pled21n. Ms bonds TO tie sent East for - or
10000 III order to halc station at ,or!r
place
y iarG' emigration Is expected the coming
Summer. part OF which viii pa, on to Iowa
and Minnesota. Although more. than half
OF tins State still belongs To the Goycln:ncnt
the larger portion Of those who wish To maxi.
claims will 20 further West. Much Of the
land north Of Wisconsin and FIX rivers j
comparatively unfit for cultivation. and !,
>"nght merely for il ping. and tl;., lJc,y;r,,,
>ar'"vgan. Green Eay and Fon du La. i
covered with lrn>c hard wood valuable At
some failure time. hut which viii t.. p,r,,;,n
ct for wears. People prefer field, ready for
the llow At first >i.lt or The >li.lt ,oprr.iur.
rather than undertake the Sow. toil> 1mr pro-
r"~~ o; clearing The forest The q.llity of
som" Of the northern land NAV l.. inferred
from H.. i'..t hat ;, nv ihr,v miles w,,r ri,
Oshkosh in what ! called ,l,.. W,,,,,.,
country. i H.. .s,... ..;...,,., , .,,r
marsh nrrllars in IL. wo-,I Tb.. L.~r:..,
are cnl.cr., in niles WI, ,...,,u -. ,,..l
i, !, ou'y ll,> work +, c.f,.,.~ t,.,r l..,b,I.
tu IMPRESSION has rr,.,a;,..I ,b,- IT,
riyurr> form ,,r,,. >b,r.. ,, H., ,,,,,rr,.:.,.
here from ,lc;r,..u.'..r, =, I.,r;.:.
Ithii.k tl4, T., p ,,,,. ,...,,rr..;,, nav.
cl?>~,l ,I,n>. From N.r Wi. o,,. l,l.. ,r,,.,
View En.lanI one fourth, and ,b,. balance.
from Germany. Ireland and Norway
The i.!.w!.;ch i f,ow;.. INFO California, :
strongly successive, of The. ,., TIN, ,L,,o ,,..r
sons Of whom solomon speaks in .,,l decided
terms are not al dead NOR mr.. ,l,ov l;L.Ir -
he. for >on. time 70 come. 0ftLosr who mod
itatc Journey to that country. pcrlla,.s NOT
one in ten knows of miner who has return
81 in better condition than he miolt b,v..
been with the same labor # bo,a ArJr.
they expect TO 20 and nro<,,or whore ,b.;n
nine nciglbors more or les have filled Nor
is the prospect in OREGON much better I
have some numbers of the Oregon Times in
which letters are ruIr;>bc5 eon Iran nIa
zon Smith. sometimes called the last of the
TYLER men" He saws that neither ,,,.;,.,,;o,
res'iIenre nor death Will prevent people 70
ING TO III" Pacific, He concludes thus: If