, 1859-11-26
OTHER AASrFAcfrErs.

1n addition there nrc several other 1nanufac.
turing establishments in operation. These are
WOODEN factory, sash and blind s,anufactory.
planning mill, two steam Touring mills, patent
puint works, and three wagon and carriage
shops.
One of the Touring mills, the " Fountain Ctr
Mil" has Just been built, by Messss. C}arf.
Healy l. Nattoon. It is q handsome and suf,'
stantial stone structure, three stories ljcb with
q capacity Of about Que hupdred barrels per
day. The engine is u substantial and superior
affair, OF hhy horse power, and reflects high
credit upon Nessrs- +. i. Stevens & Co. ar
saur ctr, at Sc Lake street, manufactur;ur on
the North Branch. at the foot Of Huron slreet.
who, us engine builders and machinjsts hnre
distributed very numerous proofs of their skill
throughout the Northwest. especially ia the
lumber regions. Francis l. Stevens sa.r here
and this in precisely the right manuer, guarding
the high reputation Of his machine works.
>;idd BY side with Mr. Steveus in fitting IN thu
Fountain City mills found another Chicago
house represented, that Of Messrs. ]. 7. More
l. Co., q No. es Lind Block, South Market
street; These gentlemen, through their Buffalo
und Chicago houses. bare achieved wide .epu.
tatiou in mill furnishings, and was not sur
prised to find them here, where the proprietors
lied determined to spare no expense to secure a
mill Of the hest stamp. Three run Of the best
French buTr stone, boiling clo,hs. castings, 4c.,
= -
Tim 10 the sneceEs Of the enterprise.
In one Of the rooms Of the Fountain Ctr
Mill space aud power has been icusod to a RI.
tent Faint Manufacturing Company, Just enter
ing upon the production Of an article for which
and with apparent reason very much is prom.
ised.
santasc* as . home for the Population her bus
ircss will attruct and has attracted. until she is
built up into goodly cammuuity. She has ex.
ccllcnt schools In company with Col McEweu.
mine host Of the Lewis House also member Of
day very pleasantly in visiting the several de-
pattments Of the schools recently graded and
put upon an e1cetfea3b basis.
There is ore fcature Of Fond du Lac that can.
not b too highly psi.ed or praised. Il !.
;i supplied With With a,,..ad an abued.nee S Of wster
land hillside, fTesh, tree, aud flowing fron,
Artesian Wells, Of which there are oTer onr
hundred in the place. Ana This circumstances
il key to the remarkable wealth Of The place. :
The same formation md Peculiarly 10 which
the facility for these Aretaawelisare owing, i
neroua ptre and gpahiog natnral springs in
the vicinity, some oF which are actually Of sui.
6cisnt power to tarn 4 mill and are actually in
use for such q purpose. =
The business interests Of Fond du Lac are
generally IN exeellent hands. with pride and
zeal for al that concerns the prosperity al their
place. Among the marked features among tho
public Improvements Of The place is Amory
Hall, well aud pleasantly remembered certa{nlT'
b5 The Chicago E1cur1ionissa, ;. and one Of he
finest publia halls west of New, York CITY
There arr several banking establishments tbe
more prominent ofwhich are. sec, represent.
cd in Tour columns.
The Lewis House Is country hotel Of exsctlr
the right stamp, not m oEerHrown abortion, al
attempt at The St. Nicholas, bnt just sach a
place as one loves to lind outside Of creat
metropolis homo, with bonutiful table per
feet order and neatness throughout, aud presi-
ding orer all. just nioe~ host AcEwen, / 20
hence down The Lake shoree You shah hear
from me next st Oshkosh. h