The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-05-26
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. Wisconsin, the youngest of-the 1--we grea
/, States carved from that great breadth o.
/, country long Familiarity known as The "Ter
!, riiory Northwest Of the Ohio" and con'e
Grated to Freedom by the glorious ordi'
nance Of 'S1, ictilorially comprises most
OF thar original Northwestern Territory
which lies north of the parallel Of 42' so'
and between Lake Michigan aud the Missis.
sippi River, and extending to Lake Superi.
or on the north. A portion OF this expanse
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y, ,otii,o,y, iying ue,ween ureen pay "'u
Lake Superior and TO The north and east Of
Menomonee and Montreal Rivers, is attach
ed 10 Michigan and another portion, west
and north Of the 81. Croix and ST. Louis
Rivers, to Minnesota. The area OF Wis.
consin, exclusive OF tho waters OF Lake
Michigan and Superior, comprises hf'y-four
thousand square miles, or ,hir'y-hve mil
lions Of acres. .
Included between about The same paral-
lels OF latitude, the climate OF Wisconsin is
Of the same general character with That OF
New England and New York, and is found
congenial with constitutions bred in those
States. The average annual temperature,
however, Of Wisconsin,, is not OF So low a
figure as that Of the same parallels on the
Atlantic coast. The atmosphere is drier,
more transparent and salubrious. Their
winters are quite severe, bu, uniform, and
in Sonihern Wisconsin,. short, commencing
with Christmas aud ending with February
The last week in April, was travelling
through the southwestern counties; the
farmers had flushed sowing and were well.
along with planning, and the apple.,rees
were in leaf and blossom; which would
intimate ,ha, their Springs are a month
ea,lie, than in Maine and New Hampshire.
Their Summers are adapted, in,emperaiure
and duration, 10 perfect all The products
natural 10 the latitude, but are not oppres.
sive, and their Auiumns are proverbially
delightful. Wisconsin we believe is uni.
yersally conceded 10 be The heallhiest OF
the Western States. The entire State is
remarkably free from those causes of cpl.
demic disease, which have been The mis-
fortune of large portions Of the West.
The limestone, underlying the coal-felds
of Illinois, forms The immediate basis Of the
alluvion of Southern Wisconsin This ge-
illogical district includes that portion OF The
Stale which lies south Of The valley Of the
Wisconsin River, and the whole OF the slope
towards Lake Michigan. Occasionally
through this district, the lime rock disap.
pears, and The ou,-cropping sandstone fur.
nishes fine material for building. The
Lead.bearing rock Of the mineral region is
a porous limestone, prevailing throughout
Grant, La Fayelte, and Iowa Counties, COM
prising at least four-fifihs Of the " Lead Dis.
,ricl" Of the Upper Mississippi; The re-.
manning one.fifh being in neighboring coun.
Ties in Illinois aud Iowa. The export OF
Lead from the single port Of Galena, amounts
to two or three millions of dollars annually.
Deposits Of Iron ore, waier.lime stone, and
beds of Gypsum, are fSnnd in localities
more or less numerous throughout The lime
stone ros;on. Az OF that se"i'on OF the
State which lies between Lake Superior on
the north, and the Falls of St. Anthony on
The Mississippi, and the falls Of the other
rivers flowing souherly, is primitive in lis
prevailing geological character; and il is
within this primitive region that the Copper
Mines Of Lake Superior are found prob
ably the riches, in the world. In all that
portion Of the Stale lying between The prim.
tive region jus, described, and the Lime.
stone formation of The south and east, the
transition sandstone prevails, in!erspersed
with limestone, and more sparsely with rock
Of primitive character. This formation
comprises that section OF country drained
by the Wisconsin and other rivers tributary
10 the Upper Mississippi and below the falls
Of those streams. Within this geological
district are found quaries of White Marble,
which promise value and abundance.
The character Of the soil OF Wisconsin is,
Of course, indicated by its geological lea.
lures. The Limestone district Of the State
is overspread by soil and sub-soil similar
10 that which prevails in other portions Of
the Great Valley Of the Mississippi and is
scarcely surpassed by any in fertility, and
the country is certainly unequalled in beau.
iy OF aspect. Rolling Prairies, Oak Open.
ings, Rivers and Lakes Of crystal purity, in
beautiful and convenient mingling, make
up the landscape Of Southern Wisconsin,
A vision Of loveliness worth The journey 10
behold. The Parties of Indiana and Iii.
nois, may bear heavier burdens Of Corn,
and Michigan is unrivalled as Whea,
State = bu, no locality will produce both
Wheat and Corn, in equal abundance with
Southern Wisconsin. Twenty, twenty-five
and thirty bushels Of Wheat, and fiily bush
els Of Corn, per acre, ale the usual yield
through ,ha, section. Mississippi River
towns furnish cash market, Corn bringing
from forty 10 fifty cents, and Wheat 90 cents
10 81 90 per bushel. The present season, in
Milwaukee, Whea, has sold as high as
81 so bushel. Wisconsin offers unexam-