The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12
Letters from Up the Lake,
From the Kankal.e Gazette :.

MANTTowoC, Wis, Aug. Is, 1867.
lNessrs Ee,itors:-Whileyou Kankakee-
ans are striving in every conceivable way
imaginable, to keep COOL during the
heated term and the dog star rage"
making it very uncomfortable for suck
ers'' / DO not mean the mint julep suck
ers): up here along the lake shore, among
the badgers, '..the weather is decidedly
comfortable, and the cool breezes from
the lake are bracing and lnyigorating:
which to me in my enieebied condition,
in consequence of protracted Ill health, Is
decidedly great luxury, worth coming
for
The farmers here are now in the midst
of an abundant harvest. as the many
fields of waving golden grain III this VI
cinity will attest. The weather tor secur-
ing the crops has been all that could be
asked for, or desired, and well are the
busy farmers improving it
Corn is but little raised here as the soil
issnot well adapted to this cereal, In this
section of the State The small grains
wheat, rye, oats, barley. Duckwheat, and
''poaghte,ghtouglts' are the crops c hief-
" raised. The smaller fruits and berries
can be raised here in abundance, but APP
pies, peaches and pears, do not do we'll
Yet in the same latitude on the eastern
shore of the lake, in Mich. they produce
in abundance
The Fisheries here are quite extensive
and the greater portion OF the season
quite productive, their ''takings up
ranging from FIVE to twenty-five barrels
per net. These are sold here, the No. |.
white fish for $1,000 per barrel, and the
No. 2 white. and lake trout for $500
per barrel. The flavor of the lake fish
when freshly taken flom the water Is
much better than when they reach the
country markets packed in ice we
have tried it and speak from experience.
A ter cent ''postal,' or one dime in the
shining (?i coin OF the realm, will pur
chase four or FIVE FOUNDER, which makes
them cheap and delicious luxury.
This part OF Wisconsin is decidedly a
wooden country 1t has been, aud in fact
is yet, quite a lumber region. One milf
on the Neshoto river, seven miles from
here, which | visited, has this season al
ready sawed and shipped nearly five mil
hon feet Of lumber, with unfinished CON
tracts for over a million feet more while
one mill in Mantowoc turns out nearly s
much, with several others in the vicinity
of greater or smaller capacity
A few days since | went to the ship
yard to witness "a launch, which TO q
''land- lubber Is quite a novelty. | found
a large concouIse OF the natives assem-
bled to see the slide At the hour APP
pointed, the props and stays having ali
been removed, and the slides securely
arranged and well Creased at given sig
Il, l., 4 / Il.
away she moves and amid the shouts OF
the spectators keriosh goes. the huge craft
into the river, and the new steamer
Mp,itoaccc-is aiioatl
One great element to growth, success,
and Importance of this city, is lacking.
That is railroad leading from Manito-
voc to Menasha some forty miles west,
there to intersect with another road run
ming north and south This would give
an outlet to the lake, to a large scope of
fine agricultural territory, thereby afford
ing better market for their produce,
than either Milwaukee or Chicago. being
so much nearer to the great eastern mar
kets.
There is now a charter in force for such
road, and some years ago a considerable
amount of the grading vas done, but for
some cause at this stage of the enterprise
quarrel arose among the company Iitiga-
ton ensueI, and finally the work ceased,
and the enterprise came to stand still.
But now the need ct this outlet is being
more deeply felt, and its good effects up
on the growth aud prosperity OF the city
realized, and efforts are being put forth
to revive the work and go OH with the en-
terprise, which 40 doubt VI. be done al
40 distant day and then a new area Of
prospects will dawn upon the Grove
City" Of the lake Time up.
Yours &C.,
s. Z. SMITH