Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-22
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New Road from Patch Grove to Bridge
port Showing Descriptlon--0ld
Route to the Toombs.

Mr. Cover II suppose you have
noticed the appropriation 10 com
plote a certain road in the town oi
WyaIusing. BY right, we shoula
have had two hundred dollars, but !
| think we can get along with the on'
hundred, for which we return our
sincere thanks to the County Board
| do not think the Board fairly un>
derstood the Importance Of this road.
IL Is not new road, but was lai
out IA years ago, and again year
ago, for some deficit IN the recording,
and has beer. worked every year
The greater part Of The road was SUR
veyed by the advice of Henry Patel,
Daniel Banfeld, Henry Palmer d
0 her prominent citiz ens Of patco
Grove, who always declared that i,
was the only practical route from
Lancaster TO Prairie du Chen; it is
one mile shorter 10 the Wisconsin
Bridge than the road running down
! the hollow which il tue worst road ~
/ the county, being filled with stones,
ruts, and miserable bridges In winter
4 the first sunshine destroys tho sleigh
! ing, and the northwest winds sweep
through it, making it the coolest road
in the State and in the summer it is
so hot rs to be almost unedurable and
the rains food the road the whole
length washing and cutting it ont,
Tia reby stopping the mail aud
detainlng travellers without q chance
for shelter; and ali travellers coming
in to the county do nothing but curse
the whole county on account Of this
impossible road and they get such u
dislike on account of the road that
they will not settle in this part Of the
county Knowing this fact, The PEG,
pie il this section have completed this
road which will prove TO be the best
road IA the county, always sure, no
bridg. no hills, except the hill nj the
south end OF the bridge, and that Is
now leveled and when travellers
pass over this road they viii be pleas
edEwith the fine prospect that meets
the eyc-iargo farms we'll improved,
fine orchards with the best Of fruits,
and picturesque scenery. In the
winter when there is staying any
whore you may venture TO Bridge
port 10 take the cars without having
TO go five miles on foot and carry
"a pole on your back 60 pry the stage
OUT and the people can be sure d
J their mail as there is 40 bridges to
float off. Now in s. much as the
county has been the second to pay
the expense of the road and The PEG
pie have expended ia all, counting
the appropriation and time and labor
atleast $500 and besides as he practi
, cabiliiy Of the road is evident in thG
j petition, which is gned by $50 Of tht
wealthiest and most Intelligent tax.
. payers, we now ask that when tn,
! mail contract is again iet that !, b,
/ let TO go on!1his road a. il - shorte
thar the present roato and the mai
e can change at Bradtville and shorter
u the Wyalusing route miles, TIM
& -aVing the mail department fiv
. miles. This change will enable rs L
Il get our mail three days sooner. Us lib
Wyalusing mail runs only on Tues
days and Saturdays, thereby leavin
our Lancaster paper and all souiher
mai! unlil Saturday. This road
thickly settled anu the stage woul
j. pass Twelve farm houses. whereas
If now passes but one
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