The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-05-15

Ia AhlddEf hNNt 80 Afhis
Ma. Eotroni--whilai she trsgsllef ahdi much
10 amass and interest himself, be can say little
70 in.stss, the distant reader. Pssalsg from
Chicago 70 Milwaukee By railrosd, person nnds
we'll Improved end woll timbered country it
4 like Ohio bottom lands, and equally aa rlch ~
esil, the ftms abpcaf 10 b. large. and imptofed
"A the b.a style Waukegih Kenosli, and Ra-
elmo aro lake ports, and az beautiful, pfosp tous
y0ungcii,s
Milwaukee rapidly growing IN population and
commcrca. IN addition TO the Lake trade, she
now has In progcs'.a system Of Railways, reach
ling tho MiAsissippial the bost points nofth0f Da-
venport, and dssHne5 To bring the trade and
travel OF the northwest 70 her docks. Her pop
ulaton is now $4,000, and u Will double within
t,e next six years.
MilwaulpU Il well situated aud ,lic improve
ncnis aro cf d durable AMI tasteful caractcr.-
We remained In the city about twelve hons and
found at ,he Walker House accommodations, far
superior to the dirty quarters At the Sherman
House, Chicago.
\ ~ 8 O'Clock Saturday morning, We left for
Madison, whcfe t one O'Clock we had a good
dinner at the Cayl,sl House, The country through
which We passed. is under high state Of oultlva-
ton, tho Improvements are Of the best character,
and Il looks like an old country. Whitewater
Milton and stoughton are large towns with pros
porous trade.
All this has been accomplished since 1912
whom passed over the same country. Midlson
iaa mist charming place. Clear Likcs, fringed
with groves and high prairie lands lay at is feet
and the cltyit,olf, like old Rome stands on seven
hills. when there in lsl0, found population
OF 400, now itisa city o. $4,000, and lands
then sfcrcd to mo at S21 per acre, are woril
$4,000 per acre, and covered with streets and
blocks.
Leaving, by the Milwaukee and Mississippi
Railroad, Cor Prairie Di Chen, we crossed az
teen miles Of poor sand knobs, unfit for culHva
ion, and Of no value. We then entered the val
ley Of Black Earth River. which Is a rich, well
watered prairie, extending vest TO the Wiscon
sin. This valley Is well improved, but large
portion Of the land is owned by spectators.
Itisa great misfortune that our GoveDmcn'
had not d an early day established the policy OF
selling the public lands, only to men who would
occupy and improve thom. Now tho "shark''
takes the good lands at Congrc price, and then
says to tho farmor seeking home, ''pay me s.
or siO an acre, or will keep the land" Thus
speculation makes victim Of labor.
We crossed the Wisconsin three times, and
found It's valley mostly sand prairie, and thinly
settled. Il isbeaudral, and In time will be gar
den.
Fifteen miles castof Ia mouth, the river leaves
the prairie, and aows through low bottoms, COW
cred with dcuse growth Of nipple, ash, cotton
wood and willows. It subject to overflow, and
never can be cultivated Aporson passing through
on this road, would not form very favorable
opinion Of the State Of Wisconsin.
About 10 o'clock at night we reached Prairie
Du CHEN, having gone at tLs rate Of only six
miles an hour for three hours owing to tho con-
dition Of the road Tho ragged runners notified
US that the boat VS. at the dock, aud that up
town there we're divers huc Hotels. Each one
done his bee, for custom. One fellow came neaI
getting drubbng Cor saying that the o'Kaine
House was full cf bugs We cnquirod for the
newest house, and seating ourselves in an omni
bus rode about mile to the Mondell House
where wo found comfortable quarters. Having
travelled 500 miles by Railro ,d, We were prepared
for "nature's sweet rcstorer,' aul soon forgot all
care until Sabbath morning W, II. G.