Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-09
miscellaneous Ge1eftiolls.
MILWAUKEE, AND MISSISSIPPI
RAILROAD.


CHIcAGo.--In the recent trip of one of
the editors of the Press to the Upper
Mississippi, We had the pleasure of NEE
ting S. T. Wright, Esq, Engineer Of
the Western Division of this Road at
Prairie du CHEN. He and his party
completed the survey Of the entire line
on Saturday last. To Mr.. Wright and
his assis tants, John Mortimer and H. A.
Scales, Esqs., we are indebted for much
yalnable informatiun in reference to the
prospects of this road and the resources
of the country through which it passes.
Our readers are probably aware that the
road is completed from Milwaukee west
to GAINESVILLE, and like all western roads,
we believe is paying a handsome profit
to its enterprising projectors. We are
not informed of the precise time when
It is expected the road will be compile
ted to Madison, but we understand it will
be finished within a mile or two of that
place next week.
West Of Madison the road is under
contract 36 miles to the Wisconsin riv-
er 1t passes down the valley of the
Black Earth, branch of the Wisconsin,
by an easy grade, and through an excel
lent agricultural region. Settlers are
making improvements very rapidly, and
another and most impor tant region will
soon be opened to the trade of our city.
From near Arena, where the road
reaches the Wisconsin, to Prairie du
Chen, the distance is so miles, making
IN all So miles from Madison to the Mis-
sissippi river. The Western Division
Of the Road will lie entirely in the val
ley Of the Wisconsin, and viii reach the
mississippi by very slight grades, aver
laying only about one and half feet to
the mile. 1t can also be built very cheap
ly, as nature for most of the distance has
done the grading. The estimates are
not yet completed but Mr.. Wright
thinks they will probably not exceed ten
or twelve thousand dollars per mile.
In the completion of the division of
.he road west Of Madison, our citizens
have large interest at stake, and they
Twill not be slow to secure it. Milwau-
kee deserves much credit for projecting
his important thoroughfare to the Mis-
sIssippi, and if they complete it they de-
serve aud most cordially do we wish
Them TO reap rich reward for their en-
stCrprise. Doubtless they will receive
t; but they must not expect that our
far-seeing merchants and manufacturers
Twill be Indifferent to the rich trade of
The Upper Mississippi. Long before
heir road is completed TO Prairie du
sChien, we shall have two roads, the Be-
lott and Madison Extension of the Gale
pa, and the Illinois and Wisconsin, fin
sohed TO Madison. At that place the
merchants Of Wisconsin and Minnesota
will have a choice Of markets in which
10 make their sales and purchases. We
Venture the prediction that some of them
we would by no means insinuate that
the larger number-would find their way
10 Chicago. The excess Of the distance
10 this city would not be worth mo-
sments consideration.
The valley Of the Wisconsin will of
ltsel contribute largely to the support
nj this road. In the immediate vicinity
hi the river, much Of the soil is sandy,
sand some portions of it will for IN any
pears at least be likely to remain uncut
fivated but along the small streams that
eIow into it, the soil is rich and exceed
Pngly fertile. The water is excellent,
Snd everything seems to invite the set
Her to make his home where nature has
20 tountitully provided for his comfort.
The portion Of Iowa opposite TO Prai-
pie du Chen, is very fine soil, and is
settling very rapidly with an entetpri-
ENG and intelligent population. For
Prom fifty to hundred miles of this ter
fltory would seek route to eastern mar
kets over this road. In the winter es-
sfecially it would be their only outlet
We have no doubt therefore that this
foad will be built, aad that it will pay
when completed, there can be scarcely
Eany question, especially if it is construo-
PED as we have every reason to believe
l' will be, with close and careful econo-
llny.- Chicago Dem. Press.
YANKEE -Cobbetts, in has
paper, once told the following story OF
fhe Americans
81 see the Americans getting forward
with navy fit to meet us in war, with
put more noise than is made by half-a-
|dozen mice, when they get into pantry
lpr cupboard. These Yankees have an
Education wonderfully we'll Gale ulated to
make them economical in the affairs of
8war. | never saw one of them in my
sllte, man or boy, shoot at any living
thing without killing it. A Yankee
never discharges his gun at anything,
|until he has made a calculation of the
value of the powder and the shot, the
gun remains with the charge in it until
Something presents itself of value sur
passing that of the charge. In shooting
at patriges, quails, squirrels, and other
hnss of the land kind, they always
count the number of shot they put into
he gun, and will put in no more than
'hey think the carcass of the animal will
pay for leaving clear profit"
GsF"0ur dear dear little boy who
uen9hts in the mysteries of straight lines,
POI hangers" has been in the habit of
,.'endlng Methodist meetings, where the
FteScher worthily practices Lawrey
40dQ theorv of avta,o,,ora sermons