Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-05
FOND-DU-LAC.
A Model Town for Thrift and Aanuiae-
turing ERterprise-lts Magnetic
and Other Wells.

From an Occasional Correspondent
FoND-DU-LAC, Wis, September 1,
1873. This pleasant city seems first to
attract the attention of the stranger by lis
pet-name or "nick-nsme' Of the "Foun-
tain CITY" On inquiry, we learn that
it derives its name from the vast num-
Der Of srtesiaTf wells that have been
sunk here, aud that are now sending
forth their pure, white, salUbriOus waters
ffom the rock-strata in the depths Of the
earth. The city lies on a large and
nearly level plain, at the head of Lake
Winnebago; not a prairie, but plain
grown up with oak, hickory and other
timber Of small size. Within the city
limits, a spaceOf about four square miles,
there are more thsu one thousand
"fountains,n or artesian wells, all Of
VIII CD are constantly flowing. These
wells are from fifty 70 one hundred feet
in depth. Their streams vary in size
from 0ne-half to four inches. The water
is uniformly clear and white. It is used
,.,lstortarily by the citiz ms for drinking
nuraOses, and il is 50 salubriOus that,
potwishstanoing the low and almost
wasbv location Of the city, it Is one Of
the most healthy spots in this very
healthy State, and people are said
seldom or never to die Gere. The city 8
thus seen to be well named the "FouL-
tain City, Is there another similar IN
stance in the country, Of a city depend
ing so largely upon such tountalns1 :
Think of a Memphis supplied with the
Durest water by thousand Of Swaynes's s
mammoth wells. Within the present
wear, even this wonderful city bas new
wonders to disclose. Early in April, the
proprietor Of q mill 10 the outskirts u
the city, who was sinking an artesian
well for his milling uses, and who was
Obliged to bore deeper than usual before
be could find water, struck al the depth
of two hundred feet vast stream OF
water, which is now constantly flowing,
| four inches in size, and which was soon
discovered to belong TO the new school
I Of magnetic wells. It's waters are strong
/ ly magnetic, and have already been
Q found TO effect most wonderful cures in
cases Of chronic rheumatism and
/ dyspepsia. They are largely resorbed TO
by invalids from all portions Of the
I State, and are also sent otf 70 distant
I places for daily use. On my arrival
bere on Friday evening l heard OF 3
new case, in the center Of the city,
where q baker had for several weeks
heen boring for water at great depth.
On Saturday this well was completed at
a depth Of three hundred ana twenty
ak feet, and il now comes TO the 'front.'
a. a new magnetic well, with another
ceaseiess stream OF the whitest and clear
est water, equal IN size 70 the nrst. There
are elsewhere in this STATE hve OF SIX
similar fountains, al OF which are cOn-
spicuous for their healing properties.
Thfs CITY has other features OF great st.
traction to the tourist iD its manufse.
turing enterprises. Il ~ only an inland
town, with a p Jpulation OF eia2ut fifteen
thousand, But by reason OF an s2-Dest
and absorbing devotion 10 manuiactuIsS,
h 4 far in advance of all the other
smaller cities Of this State. 1t has ten
sawmills, three elevators, two sash and
blind factOries--One ofwhich "a 00llalpg 8
one hundred by three hundred feet -
size, and employing constantly over SIX
/ hundred hands, is said to be among the
I largest in the United States, If not 10 the
whole world-seyeral grist-mills, large
mandatory Of wagons, and another OF
/ seedeTs or grain-sowers, ana plow-faeto-
I ries, planing-mills, pspeF-miilR, and
many other factories, which you co0l.
not afford me space to enumerate. A
rolling-min Is about 10 be started here.
As evidence Of its general prosperity, II
may be mentioned that tive fsi5xeads a Z
now in operation here, and q third Is :,
I be opened to the public this day, nii q
Z, which have sought the place because OF
! It's enterprise in manufactures. Il has
I've banks, and n9jle Of NieOlson pave.
ment on its main street; yet II Is but an
interior town, with local advantages
only. 1t first derived pr0miDsnpe from
the lumber trade; the piue logs fren thl
,,orthern part Of the State seeking Der
=, outlet toWsrd. Milwaukee, ChieaGl
I'd the south. Twenty miles from
6eTa. on the west b~qk OF lake Whine
900 sits Oshkosh, q tsTal Of fon-du
T T'se h,,t depending almost WAC " upof
/ ~ lunher i-ade, and driving iorty 29W
mills NIGHT ana day. In conclusion le
ne correct an error, into which one 0
your correspondents lately = s--'t ~ 'EtllIpi
! from Minnesota. He inveighed a Neliis
/ the climate as damp, very damp, an
I seemed agrieved that il had been repre-.
sented to him as dry. / find il to be thf
universal testimony of both residents
and tourists, that the climate Of Wiscon-
SIN Is habitually dry and salubrious, and
that Of Minnesota Is still more 50. Thii
summer has been notoTiOusly an exeep