New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-07
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Til. ia anew sfllsse Of about $40 inAabi'an'a
up,n the BaIaboo River, we,'sern tn0HIary o.
the Wi,con,in River. Tin - mi es west OF ro'''
age City, and 80 north west Of MADISON Ike
most Of our young villarss IN the v est u grows
with surprising ra1idity. Mills, taEt vn'' stores
mechanics shops OF ysrioos kinds, lana ageacies'
lawyers snd physicians oilers, and umer"os
dwellings many Of them tsstefrlly buiN' now
abound where few years ago poasht was heard
but the nurmuring waterfall the whistling wind
and the voices and footballs of savage men.
This whole region, from the Wisconsin TO the
Mississippi, was possessed by TIE Ninnebs go
Indians. They sold their lands to the Cnite i
States AID were removed 70 Minnesc.s. Some
bands. dissatisfied with their Few hsmes, have re-
turned TO their former hunting grounds here, and
are allowed BY the suferance of the whites to re-
main They occasionally au;use the people OF our
yillsce with a regular dance. They engaged in
one yesterday here, greatly to the amusement OF
strangers and recent settlers among Us.
The surface Of the land between the Wisconsin
aDd Mississippi Rivers differs widely in some re-
spects from most other portions OF the West !.
is generally underlaid with sandstone with an oc-
ca,ional quarry of lime rock. The face of the
country in most places is rolling or billy and the
streams lined with bluffs generally however at
the distance Of oue-half mile or more from them.
leaving beautiful tract of either arabic or gras
land slopg their banks.
The country is much of il well tmbered with
oak. maple. ash, Eastwood, elm. &c. Prairies
most of them slnall) abound in many places, as do
also bass and white oak openings
Streams of water, pure and most OF them soft or
nearly so, are numerous.
A more healthy portion of country cannot prob
abb, Be found asst or West. Fever and asue and
bilious ftvers are rare. Consumptions are almost
unknown The air is pure. The climate is not
subject TO the sudden changes experienced near
large bodies of water. Many persons predisposed
TO pulmonary disease might prolong their lives
years BY a removal here. Many, especially among
the mechanics and operatives of New-Englaud, have
done so already. The invalid OF Massachusetts,
snd New.York and other States three OF five years
ago is the tale Wisconsin farmer now. When
look upon their vigorous frames and rudy faces,
and hear them tell Of their former invalid cOndi-
tion wish that all who are now suffering as they
have done, might come here and preserve their
lives But few of them know what We know in
this matter, or will believe when it is told them.
The West is regarded as sckly. Fever and ague
srbe grim monster ready TO seize upon every per-
son who lands in this valley and shake him nearly
TO death And then there is the deadly bilious
fever, black tongue dumb agse erysipeas and u
host Of other diseases Astounding to hurry mortals
10 their final home Now, il is true people are
sick and die here as elsewhere. Ii Is also true
that in some portions of the Vest there are sea
sons when sickness, wide-spreading and sometimes
mortal prevails.
The writer has an experience of twenty years
batting few months, in the West, most OF the time
in Wisconsin. During that period he has not beea
laid aside from business single day has not had
a case Of fever and ague in his family and has not
seen single person shake with that dread disease
The head waters of most OF the tributaries OF
The Wisconsin abound in pine timber. This is true
of tie baraboo. which in it, whole length is nat
ural canal Logs in vast numbers are annually
6oated 10 the mills here and converted into lumber
for lone consumption Building material Of all
kinds is easily obtained. >,
1t is comparatively easy for man of small
means to obtain home. All kinds OF labor is In
demand mechanics, merchants and Drslhess men
generally are doing well -,
Tbis porto Of Wise, psin is rapidly filling with
inhabitants. A large amount OF land on the BAra'
boo, Lemonweir and kickaPoo rivers has been
taken for settlement the present season, and yet
there il room.
We have an intelligent reading people, as indi'
Gated BY the fact that between five and six hun
dred newspapers ard other periodicals are takoh
from this Post-0lice The TRiBtNE has seventy
two subscribers The Free Democrat and other
Republican State papers are extensively circulated
We are preparing for q warm battle this Fall.
Our weapons will be words and ballots. Theissuo
will he Liberty and Prohibition against slavery
and Free-trade in Liquor. ~
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