The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-23

for the OAssp poft Onxc1sr.l !
6utr.rn Genf IL 1874

MvssRs EDIToRs:--l returned, a few
days since, from trip to Green Bay, and
Wolf River, Wisconsin, and thinking some
or your readers might feel an interest in
that section Of country, concluded a. give
,on rough sketch Of what ! saw. The
route was by railroad To fon du Lac, thence
up Wolf River, by steamboat, and from
Berlin home again, by rail.
a fertile but thin soil, spread over ridg-
6 a coarse drift with an abundance of pro
trniing boulders Of granite and other igncn-
nous rocks, j, To me characteristic Of Wis
con-in, and the rongh aspect Of nearly all the
State Is quite iorbdding, especially 80 when
compared with the praries or Iowa; aud 40
ready have been the oaks 10 posse-> the
| land since the annual iircing Of the grass
| was discontinued. that il j. M light work Ia
prepare the ground for the first crop. But
whatever may h. the inducements Of soil AMI
climate, or the hrilities of approach No
Western State has population more intel
| ligcnt and prn>pcr"'s thar that Of W'se"n-
| sin: and bringing {" their new homes the
virtue of their New England ancestors,
III, citizen, of Ills State arr certain 10
Weld a might, influence in the destiny Of
| the West.
/ H. gn.ne from ION ia La q" ar.cn Bay
| wc pass the whole length IL Lake Wnncla-
| GO and tie lower Nccnah ~ Fox River the
/ ~.
seventy feet, Il" overcome which there arr
seventeen locas, that were built u, private
company, aided +, an appropriation or land
by the Government. They are also tp inn
prove the upper Fox River, connecting it
with Wisconsin River at Portage city,
thu, making line 81 communication by
steamboat between the Mi>sissippi and the
Lakes. A. an undertaking ~ which Ia in
vest funds il can,"t lay. IN rcw year,
railroads will be IN competition, and past
experience, with the attending circnmstan.
rcs in tins ease, clearly indicate which i /.
bc successful. The improvements arc. how
ever, invaluable in developing the resources
IL the country and though through them.
individuals may lose, the material prosperi-
~ If the community is greatly increased.
Here, n elsewhere, there = strife between
the different towns as To the priority in
pr, .uni md future wealth and SUCCESS.
Fan ,in Lac, Oshkosh. Mcnasila and Bcr-
lin, perhaps Apple ton also are each aiming
10 be- III city in that section Of the State. |
Situated near the "pne region, the cheap.
INK material yet used Oshkosh, with ten
thousand inhabitants, IL without brick ~
stone building, and il is the same NJ Berlin,
Mcnasla, and either place. Private resi-
dcncc~ are superior Ia those Of either indi.
ANA, Illinois, or Iowa.
The manufacture of lumber is carried un
extensively one mill runs over fifty saws,
and there may be- others as large or even
larger while smaller ones arr ycrs frequent
un the different rivers am, lakes. The mills
IN Oshkosh last year turned out twent,
million feet 81 lumber, and the aggregate of
all the mills in the vicinity would be- a very
large amount.
The Wolf river joins the Little Fox six
or eight miles above It's entrancc into Lake
Winn.haro II j. na,ieable i"r steamboats,
"nr hundred aud sixty mile. Ia shroaln,
though they seldom have occasion To- 60 that
lar int" the wilderness. Immense 1,ianti-
ties of logs are r,m down each season "a
within lew miles of it, mouth whcrc they
arr caught by hna,ns and RATED. From here
they are towed Ia where used. Some "f
these heons are over a mile in length
The first steamboat, "n these waters run
eight years ago There are Inw twelve
Ten If them arr owned hy the railruai
companies. and run IL connection with train
al either inn la Lac az Berlin. Tier. arr.
besides these some small sci,ooners ON the |
lake
The railroads connecting this country |
with the world are the Chicago. ST. Paul |
and fon In Lac. and the Milwaukee and |
Horizon. The former rial. running e. Fon
lu Lac. will he finished to Oshkosh this
plciun, and then run due North To OntoIla-
Fbn and Marquette. on Lake Superior. The
Milwaukee and Horizon roc, IL Berlin---
from there, believe, e. superior City, and
a branch M til" Wolf river valley There
a.. several others going 10 h." built hut
! saw Ia onr certain If tile location each
town i Ia have n least two one of which
n vi terminate with them.
The scenery along the Wolf river has
quiet pietnrcslueiiess that is very charming.
Only occasionally did We see anything To
Indicate the presence "f civilized man.
Vegetation thri,es with proI,ision that
rivals the tropics. Game i abundant, and
W. know no reason why this country should
not he iayorte summer resort to those
weary 81 city lille. T.