Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-08-20
WEALTH OF SOIL.

But the mineral wealth of this county is
far, exceeded by her wealth Of SOIL In no
part of the state is better soil to be found
for the production Of grass, or grain or veg
citation OF any kind, and where anything
like proper attention is paid to the raising
of crops, the yield is abundant. The get
ting Of mineral for a good many of years
occupied the chief attention Of the people in
this county, consequently agriculture did
not form aleading business with them but
since ,tilling has been attended to, no section
oflthis state, or any other state, has yielded
greater crops in return for The labor; land
for the mostpart the soil is easily cultivated
there are small patches billy, there are small
patches stony, and there are interspersed
through the country fine patches Of timber,
by no means an Inconvenience, but rather
a benefit as fire wood, and timber for other
purposes is thus furnished to the people.
Butthe great leading feature of the county
is fine rolling prairie, of "a rich loan soil to
thesdepth of many feet, and seeming unex-
haustible in productiveness. All that is
needed here is the hand Of skillful industry,
and abundance Of all that a rich soil in this
climate. can. produce may be had Good
spring water is very plentiful, though there
are no lakes, nor large rivers, nor swampy
marshes, nor stagnant boys; in almost every
ravine clear stream Of good spring water
may DO found. "A better watered county
without waste cannot easily be met with.
Even in the north east,part of hthe county,
where the land is reuneven and hilly there
is abundant pasture, and thousands upon
thousands of sheep might be kept there, and
sheep culture we judge, will some day Be 4
leading business in these parts; why it IS
that people are not more extensively en-
gagged in it; now is past telling, since the
chances are SO favorable, l. sarao9.4 mab
daizG coNvEN1ENcEs FOR MARKETING. nos
Time was when the people complained
that farming would not pay in Iowa county,
because Of the distance to market, and per-
haps at that day. the. complaint was. true. but
the Mineral Point Railroad has settled that
matter, and now anything that people have
to dispose Of ecan be sold there for cash.
There lis however, a very good prospect.
that the Mineral Point Road will be extend
ed to intersect the Milwaukee and Prairie
du Chen Road, this will bring Rail Road
communication right through the heart az
the)county and give the people choice Of
twomarkets, thatof Milwaukee and Chicaco
and should the road contemplated go through
Dodgeyille, which is very, probable, Dodge,
vile. the county seat Of Iowa county, will
become the most important point in the state
west Of Madison, and for beauty Of location
no better4siteI for a town need be desired
than is DodgevilIe. Elevated and healtbvs Il.
the verynheart. of thousands of acres as GOOD
land as was ever turned updbY a.plouoh !,
Many hundreds of acres of this land is sfiD
lying in its virgin excellence waiting, the.
hand Of the cultiyator- the genius of IaborI.
to yield bread for the million. ''s hs7sIo37i
| TaFi4 THE VILLAGE OF DoDGETILLE. Az.
z Even without the Rail Road, the VILLAGE.
of Dodgeville is progressing 3faForablg
THERE'S an excellent court house, two or
three school-heuses, three orfour churebes
.one an excellent one, and another excellent
one in course of erection; SO that every
thing looks healthy-favorable for Dodee2
yilles and those whoYisit the place will find
here the elements of progress.