Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-22
For the Grant County Herald.
The Upper Country.
Black River, Nav 10. IL!

The Upper Country.
Black River, May 10, 1854.
AS one half of the world don't know
how the other half lives, except as thew
are informed, probably few items from
this upper country-though not as far
up as human beings live--would not be
unacceptable TO your readers. will be-
gin with
This village, or miniature city, is 60
ing ahead upon hard gallop. The site
is beautiful and large enough for New
York or Philadelphia; but whether the
extended site, as spread on paper will
ever be filed up with three or five sto-
ry buildings is a question for the future
10 answer. 1t is certain that the pres
ent inhabitants show a great degree of
enterprise and go-ahead-ativeness. The
people, however, arc not without their
troubles, and especially as they have
DRUNKEN JUDGE,
not hold Courts, for he was too far gone,
or somuch more than half seas over that
neither, counsel, parties or petitioners
dare have case tried, and after about
three days of fruilless effort they indu-
ced his Hon. to adjourn 10 Court in
term" or if he could be got sober e.
nough, TO hold an eniro session. The
expense TO the county is said to be a.
bout $1,000, besides the losses to par
ties from the delay in business. IF this
10" :, boon 100 'hn FIRST time ne hv several. of
pecially with The rum-seller, and drink
crs, the ant Maine Law lnen, would not
be so far exhausted but as it is, the
case is deemed intolerable.
The question was asked, "why don't
YOU impeach him ?" "Why, what is ev-
crybodys business, is no bodys, and no
one wants the trouble and expense, or
TO put the State 10 another expense of
$4,000 to impeach a Judge" The
greatest wonder is why the people, the
dear people, do not hold indignation NEE
tings and request him 10 resign; and if
he would not, but came drunk TO them
again, just duck him in the river till he
is sober.
SPARTA.
This is thriving little village in the
La Crosse valley, 25 miles from La
Crosse, where the road from Prairie du
Chen 10 Black river Falls crosses that
valley. II has a saw-mill, two or three
stores, two taverns, and some twenty
other buildings. This valley is from 5
to 10 miles wide. The soil is sandy,
and was thought by those who came from
your vegetable soil, TO be of no
value for cultivation. But actual expe-
riment proves it to be equal if not ahead
of any other in the State. They tell of
MS high as ll5 bushels of oats in one ex"
ira crop; but ordinarily go of oats, DO
of wheat, and so of corn TO the acre.
And as for potatoes, they hardly know
how much they yield, only sit is a great
many"
THE CASTLE ROCK.
A few miles north of Sparta is rock
resting OH the high cone top of one Of
the 1901 sugar-loaf peaks of this and
Black river valleys, in the chain OF knobs
that constitutes the diUide between thu
two valleys. 1t is said to be, 30 fee
high, and so feet wide, nearly round.-
The top is covered with cedar and othe
forest trees, shrubs and grass having
little soil to subsist upon. On the soutl
front are openings, and under one o
these is hole or well, so deep that n
one can tell from dropping stone, how
deep. This rock can be seen from som
10 miles up the valleys of the Big ant
Little La Crosse, Is or 20 down the val
ley, and 10 from the north or Black riv
er valley ; and is said to afford, in clea
day, one of the most romantic views j
all this region.
STEALING LUMBER.
This you know is practice of lon
standing, and were it not that Govern
ment is wiser than our Supreme Cour1
/. G. believing that statute law super
cedes the common-whither in referenc
To jrtsS or timber--it would have be
come the common law of the country
But tie interference of Uncle Sans A
gents has caused most of the good pin
land to be entered. Still, the stealth
goes on. One man preempts Ia
good pine land, and before the year run
ont he has every tree off it that is wort
cutting and then leaves it.
But the NEST ttn- profitable job Of stea
ing timber I have heard Of, came Q
lately. IL proved 20 be more OF losin
Eame than where Uncia Sans tinae