The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-25
Ners, dc., from Our Correspondents.


OSHKOSH CRY, Wisconsin, April Like many other
nourishing places the West this town stands where,
about fifteen years ago, there nothing but bowling
wilderness Its fine geographical position has been one o.
the chief elements Of its rapid growth and prosperity
Situated on the Fox river its confluence with lake
wnnebagos be uuu sheet Of water thirty miles long
miles norhweste y ny the Wolf river TO the heart Of the
pine regions and out westerly TO the Faher OF Waters
and north to the great lakes The climate is proverbiay
healthy Even fever and ague, which is so generally pre-
valent in the West States, is entirely unknown here.
The growth Of this place during the last years has
double what was about eighteen months SINCE and
rapidly increasing by fresh arrivals from the Eastern and
lust here but there are several being Constructed which
will in the Of the coming summer enter Oshkosh,
and connect it with Lake Michigan the east and the
Mississippi the west Our city corporation flor we
have Mayor and five aldermen) have contracted with
Chicago company 10 have gaswors erected here this
1t is confidently believed that in less than 1--WE years Osh-
losh will rank only second to Milwaukee Of any city in the
state nature has been NEST bounful Of her avors
and its population is Of the most active industrious and
nterprising character.
CmcAGo April 80 was one Of your first and earliest
ubscrbers when first you opened your little Office in Mas
au street tnearesided in New York, ard for many
years after Bun for SIX years have been almost
stantly travelling, vsug1he rachc Isles, California South
nd Central America; andan these countries how ofsen
as my soul been gaddenqa by the sight of my old friend
appears to be for Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa Illinois and Wis
cOnsn Having visited these Territories can speak from
knowledge and experience regard TO their present and
future. desirous Of stating through your columns
my opinion TO which Of these Territories States emf
grants particularly those Of the Northern States and who
practical farmers, will taking all the circumstances in
consideration find most to their advantage TO settle in
Wisconsin my choice for the following reasons First
good water, healthy climate plenty Of WOOD all kinds Of
grain and fruit in abundance, an Intelligent pOpula
on railroads traversng every part Of the State and home
market at almost every door. II is interspersed with
The time far distant which will witness the value Of
all the middle portion Of that State at fifty dollars and up
wards for The pineries supposed to be less
in value than the prairie and oak openings This not 50
at There lands there that cannot be pur
chased for two hundred dollars per There
than three thousand shnge makers lumbermen and
others in these dense forests and single maker with
his machine cannot make twenty dollars per day and
drink his quart OF whiskey, he won't work. The single
makers frequently pay i've to eight dollars for single
tree The umbermen will take whole and throw it
in stream but trine wider than the tree ITSELF and
they term it, log down to some larger water This is
done only when the is going OF, in the spring.
when there rise Of water the fall Of the year. To
mount high eminence cold, frosty morning, and
your eye these dark forests and behold the
smoke standing, like the shaft Of Bunker Hill monument,
in the air, is indeed sight worth seeing.
CAsHNovIA n Y, April 1.-The maple sugar crop Is
enormous. The average for years back has been
three pounds per tree this year goes from four to
pounds per tree. / know who has thirteen
hundred trees tapped and has made already five thousand
pounds, and sap still running freely The sap is sweeter
by fifty per cent than for years previous Sugar
going In small Quantities at Is. and larger at lOc.
II the license law signed by the Governor Will create
another liquor issue for II is the most atrocous law
passed. takes away from all the small dealers all malt
taverns moDopoze the whole trade Mark my words for
1t, this law VIII raise the devil TO pay.