The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-10

although they appear as the common
common rattlesnake, they are smaller,
and we are assured they are devoid OF
poison fangs. No outlet has been found,
though there is probably channel con
Meeting the lake with the Wisconsin
river.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.
Baraboo boasts Of seven churches of
different denominations, and being the
county seat Of Sank County, fine Court
House. She Sank County Bank build
ing. is 4 modest looking but elegantly
finished piece of architecture, more COM
modious and comfortable than many es
adjustments of greater pretensions. L.
Thomas Esq. is the President, and W.
B. Thomas, Cashier All the financial
affairs Of the county, as well as money
matters III relation to the Railroad inter
ests are managed by these gentlemen.
Their operations are more extended than
many institutions with twice their capt.
tai.
/ One of the finest school houses in the
State is located here, where all branches
of first class High School are taught.
Two hotels, the principal Of which, the
| WESTERN is kept by VIM. Wallace, a de-
scendant of the noble scottish chief.
Two breweries supply the necessary
fluids for the vetaries of GAMBRINUs.
The immense Touring mills of r. H.
Strong, with capacity of 4, 900 bis per
month, furnish large item of export.
The two livery stables are institutions
Of Baraboo. not to be sneezed at. They
ar, run by Capt S. X. Ellsworth and j.
Z. Davis & Son, respectively. Fine stock
is kept by both.
Thomas, Claude & Thomas own the
Hub and Spoke factory, half mile above
town on the river, the largest in the
State. Besides the saw mills and mach
inc rooms, there is extensive blacksmith
works attached the steam, dry and
warehouses contain not less $4,000 sets,
manufactured stock of all kinds Of wagon
materials. They make about 200 sets
every day all the year round, and employ
q great many hands.
Two wooden mills, the MANCHESTER
and the ISLAND WOODEN MILLS con-
sumo the wool raised in Sank and sur
rounding counties, besides large quaint
ties from neighboring States The prin-
! cipal is the ISLAND WOODEN MILLS,
ID. S. Fittum, president. This mill runs
$50 spindles, II looms, employs SO hands,
and turn out 2, 500 yards Of cloth every
week at an average price of $l,25 per
yard. The buildings cover an area of
I acre, are four stories high, and situa-
/ ted on a peninsula, which is cut through
/ by canal, making it an island, and
giving the Mills their name. These manu-
facturles are all run by water power,
/ furnished by the Baraboo river, except
the Island " oolen Mills, which have in
addition steam Of 40 horse power. The
cloths and eaSsimeres manufactured by
these mills are equal in quality and fin
ish to English or French importations,
and command from 8 to 10 per cent
higher prices in the market than those
Of any other mills in the West.
The glory of the town however in the
Baraboo Furniture Manufacturing Co.
situated upon the same island as the
Island Wooden Mills, and under the SUI
perintendeucy of DR.. NJ. j. Drown, Presi-
dent. Logs, in this establishment, are
sawed aud manufactured into furniture
by hundreds every day. The capacity Of
these works are wonderful Two hun
bred chairs, one hundred bedsteads,
! Lounges and cribs to say nothing of
tables, clothes racks and kitchen wooden
ware, except bowls are here turn
ed out and finished daily. Nineteen
teams are employed in hauling this
/ furniture to kilbourn city, for distribu-
/ ton over the country, west and south.
The largest amount of their goods in the
west are sold by the company's travel
ing agent, Chas. I'll. Clarke Esq, of In
I depcnce, Iowa, who was instrumental
! IN establishing their southern Branch at
Memphis, Tennessee. To give some idea
OF their capacity, we need only state, that
the southern Branch at Memphis, under
the management OF John B. Miller, ESQ.
of that city, consumes annually more
than a hundred thousand dollars worth
OF their manufacture. 1t is curious to
watch the progress of log in this
mamoth Factory. From the river 1t
arrives in the saw mill, is made into
slabs, which are cut up In small pieces,
planned, turned, twisted, glued and pass
cd through couple of dozen different
machines. including steam ana dry
house, handled by probably so work
men, and then it comes out of a side
door in the manifold shapes of furni
ture.
\ portion of these then go to the FIN
ishing rooms, where under the mani
pulations of L. ~ Coon and his assist
ants they IN very short time receive
the final touches, that make them ready
for their various uses. But for the great
er proportion of the furniture however is
shipped III arhtte, that is without color
or varnish, and to be finished by retailers
or jobbers
The Baraboo Manufacturing Company
employ upwards of 500 hands, including
skilled workmen. boys. girls and team
sters.
When the c. & N. W. r. r. from
Chicago to ST Paul is completed as IA.