Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-11-20

", State Historical cBc4stY. Ge2fe = :
cultural Society, National History Ass :
c.ation. Public Libraries aud various 9th
er local institutions, respectfully compar-
jag with those Of similar character IN the
Eastern States
+" The Lake Side Water Gore" 3 hy-
: drogataIc institute, OF large dimensions,
across tie waters, IN the midst of <
natural park Of fIiy acres or more. aud
IA yleW from al the promiuences of tho
city, IS another object Of attraction. d
IS fast ga ming celebrity among invalids
from al parts Of our country.
The buildings Of the city. both public
and private also partake of the Quakcres,
characters though not Of brick the ma
terial generally used is masnesjan lime
stone entirely destitute OF fossils. suscep-
tIbie OF tolera bic iae scripture. aud, up
on penetrating tje quarries beyond the
luIeuee of surfscs scoloration OF
beautiful buT color. | presume ii TO bs
the lower n3gnsSl2u stratum Are there
IN 1t indications Of d lead-bearing char
ter
The lakes around Madison are deep
and OF remarkable transparency, abouud-
eng n many piscatory varieties, of large
size. where disciples ef Izaak, male aud
femals, enjoy the angling pleasures WITH
more reality than mere nibbles
Mineral Point, In the mineral region,
numbers about three thousand inhabit-
ants. Besides the Court House and conr-
ty Offices. the United States Land Otfcs
Is locate here, which with the lead trade,
gives to ths place quite business aspect.
Tie ' new town" is we'll laid out with
Z J Z.
m5dious mansions and large gardens, dec
GRATED with thrifty groves of spontaneous
growth. contrasting materially with tho
original miners huts aud sod cabins of
+ tie old village Of Shake Rag under the
hill" The increase Of population and
+ the erection Of numerous Church edifices
with towering spires has, to re1arka-
j bic degree, changed the manners and Gus
toms cf the people. The village is now
classed among the most healthy and re-
spectacle III the State and upon the com
( pictian of her Railroad connection with
tle East, DDS fair 10 become quite an i'm
! pJTtaat business place. So mote it be,
Is tie prayer Of oae Of its early deni-
zens
Prairie du Chen. on the Mississippi,
a. It's clufiueuce with the Wisconsin, riv-
er contains about two thousand inhabit-
ants. though. like Rip Van Wnklc she
has reposed for many years. y Rail-
road. in progress from Milwaukee ter
inmates here, aud the prospect Of tie
near approach Of the iron horse" with
+ Its shrill whistle seems TO have aroused
her citizens from their letharrv " Tho
Prairie" handsome river plain cover
o. r-.4a Of { n
IS sklrted on the east bv the same pic
ture.gUe bluffs, which adore tie scenery
of the Mississippi as far as tas Falls Of
81. Anthony. Tie superior steamboat
landing anl her agricultural aud other
advantages, sgar-2-t- e. .{sis ancient
frontier trading post, a. 10 distant day,
an eminent position Is pol0lous COM
n.eiciai city
Between Prairie du Chen and The
Falls Of st Anthony. the country. prior
I TO 1880, containing few inhabitants 9th
er than semi civilized Indians; they oc-
cu.lsj, = villages, maGy OF Tie promi-
aeu5 locations which now flourish as pop
ul0us miniature cities tie most irnpor-
tant OF which are Lansing IN Iowa. Prai-
r5s Ia Crosse. Prescott aud Hudson. in
+ Wisconsin,. and Wiuont Red Wing. Wa
5esha, Saltwater, st Paul and St. Aa-
thonY, contacted y ith MINNEAPOLIS by a
wire suspension bridge. from an island
above the Cataract, ia Minnesota These
arc all eligible points, In every view, vet,
/ As Inducements to capitalists and business
adveutuTers q merely throw out a sug-
eestiou.) would 1t not tend to advantage
Gus results. In the prosperity of these ci-
;5es b reduce the price OF grounds to a
Er2t.e 81 least a los as that OF New Y.
Or Philadelphia
To aa-i4uavies the most interesting
feature. in Ihi. region. l. that Of It's earth.
work emb1ssmen.s. The writer. during
1872 devoted nuch labor in preparing
a record q. the existence Of the tumnli OF
+ Wisconsin, and was sorely perulexed in
/ his recent puram Dula. lions IN that State.
at the ruthless desecratioa of many Of
/ the mounds WIZ should these interest.
ing relies Of antiquity be thus thought
isssiy ieseilel with the earth by tho
/ plough share and thc hoe Truly tho
patriotic aGrcllturalist should at least
devote. in their preservation. a spark of
the same yener4tion bestowed upon them
By the uncultivatei Indian They re.
NAMED uudistur5ed by the savage f5-
countless years Ihey are now al 4arge
Of civilized destroyer Upon the
Pass Of the STATE rests the res ,, sibli-
t. Of the protection Of these labjrs Of an
ancient psopie-sdouId that palladium
fail II their translnissions u postcrity, in
thsir pristine condition | warn the hab-
.taat 10 dasi>t III the demolition OF the
mounds lest the s9irit Of those who rev.
lare ltem most, should IN al unpropitions
uoa.eat yisit their deseerators with the
ven s54nco such profanity merits
STEPHEN TArLoa.
Philadelphia, Nov 1885.
Am Jou~. Science. vol IT, p. 81.
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