The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-10-28
Projected Railroads in wisconsin.

THURSDAY. OCTOBER %, 1862
Projected Railroads in Wisconsin.
Our readers vii find good deal of
space devoted to Rail Road matters this
week, which We hope will be found of
general interest.
It's certainly high time, that the PEG
pie Of the Village and County of Mani
towoc should wake up to their own inter
ests and especially to the great want OF
connection by Rail Roads with the outer
world. While all around us almost every
little 7illage has its project for becoming
connected with the commercial empori-
ums of this continent. our people seem to
merely vegctate. without any thought
for endeavoring to keen up in in improve
ments with the rest of mankind. For
the better information of our readers we
COPY ! long article from the Madison
State Journal and one also from the
Sentinel giving the datails of the proiec-
ted Rail Roads, which are of especial in
terest to this section of our State:
s'Hon. Geo. Reed was recently in the
city, and from him we have learned many
particulars with reference to system of
railroads now projected for opening up
and developing the northern portion OF
our State. As President of the Land
Grant or Portage, Winnebaso and Supe-
rior Railroad Company. Mr.. Reed is de
voting most of his time in making sur
veys, and in arousing the people to the
Importance of aiding and procuring the
construction of new roads. Wisconsin
has vast resources within her bor-lers, ii
they can be developed. and we hail with
delight any movement that has for its OBJ
;ect the advancement Of any great inter
est of the State We give below much
information obtained from Mr.. Reed with
reference to the projected system of rail
roads in our State He, as President of
the road above mentioned, has fled in
the Office of the Secretary of State, in
compliance with the provisions Of the act
and resolution of Congress and of the
acts OF the Legislature of this State, max
ing and disposing of the grant of lands,
maps of the survey of the route of road
as definitely located by the company from
Portage City, by the way of Ripon and
Berlin, to Stevens Point and thence to
Bayfield, aud Superior City, on Lake SUI
perior, ana has received from the Secre-
tary Of State certified duplicate maps to
be fled in the Department of the Secre-
,ary of the Interior at Washington.
This survey was commence at Portage
City on the I4th Of June last, and COM
pleted to Superior City on or about the
25th ultimo
''Tho line of road, as it leaves the set
element at Stevens Point, runs over
very level surface on the dividing ridge
between the waters of the Wisconsin and
Eau Claire rivers, up to TownshiwForty,
north. thence northwest through the
KOTpc near Tile Ccutcl VI IlC Hun 1t,dSS
to Bayfield,, thence west and northwest
to Superior City; the country along the
first sixty OF seventy miles is most excel
lent agricultural lands, covered with a
heavy growth of maple and oak timber,
then for thirty-fve miles the tim ,cr is
principally of pine Of the choicest kind,
and along and near the head waters of
the streams flowing into the Eau Claire
and Wisconsin rivers; thence the timber
is ncipally maple and oak of large size,
aud the soil is such as usually indicated
BY this kind Of timber IN the same lati-
tude when the the surface is not broken
by hills and ravines.
From Stevens Point to Bayfield,, on
the surveyed route, the surface is most
favorable for the construction of a rail-
rold, with slight curvatures from direct
lines between the points above given;
from the head of the Bay of Bayfield, to
Superior the surface is more uneven,
bat very direct line can be procured
without any heavy gradients.
Altogether, this 22O miles through a
dense forest, from Stevens Point to Su-
perior City, the route is as direct, and the
road can be built as cheaply, as on any
other equal length of line in Wisconsin.
The company are now having the line
Of road fully surveyed and the estimates
of the cost of construction made of the
road between the iron mines and the head
OF Bayfield, bays, and, in conjunction with
the St Calx aud ia, neld company, are
doing the same FROM the junction OF their
lines Of road, at or near the head q this
bay and Bayfield,. the terminus of the
two roals, and this with view to the
building and operating Of at least one
road between the said points by the two
companies.
The company expect to n axe arrange
ments for the ce mnencement OF the con-
struction of this portion OF them tte-
sween Bay field aud the iron mines ea y
next season.
-iThe survayes and estimates Of ;he
cost OF the road from Portage City to
R,oon. and from Ms1nasha To Steven
Point will DE com pieted and made, anG
!. the risn of way procured, this season
Aad a soon as this i, done the company
will submit propositions to the COUNTIES
cities. towns aad villages on these llne'
for aid sufficient To meet the cost OF pre-