The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-10
COUNTY MATTERS.
Interesting Items from Tribune Cor
respondents.


The weather this vicinity continues
fine. The farmers have improved it Ii
putting every thing in order and are
prepared to go in winter quarters, to
stay until good sleighing invites them
out to enjoy sleigh ride.
Natural fountains or artesian wells are
a topic Of considerable interest in this
vicinity, especially on section twenty
eight. One year ago last October, Mr..
Williams, while digging for water struck
a fountain which forced the water feet
above the surface of the ground. 1t has
continued ever since to throw water at
the rate of Is gallons per minute through
a one-inch pipe. Mr.. Williams dug Is
and bored 81 feet. Two weeks ago Mr..
T. Davis, on the adjoining farm, led by
the success of his neighbor, tried the
same experiment. He bored to the
depth Of fifty feet, when all at once the
anger dropped several feet, water and
sand rushed up with great force. The
hole was stopped up as soon as possible,
pipes were procured and inserted, and
pure, clear water now flows out Of the
pipe three feet above the surface of the
ground, at the rate of eighteen gallons
per minute The fact that the water is
soft makes 1t more valuable for washing
purposes. Several others talk Of trying
the same experiment.
Two weeks ago the cooper shop of Mr..
T. Locier was totally destroyed by fire,
together with tools and cooper stock.
Insured.
A. L.. Weeks & Co. have commenced
cutting pine logs. They are preparing
to go into the lumber business on a
larger scale then ever. The firm has
rented Mr.. Charles Friberg's saw-mill,
together with their owner. They in
tend to run them both to their full
capacity In about three years more
pine trees Will be one of the things Of
the past. Pine lumber will soon be an
article Of import instead Of export III
Meme, at the rate it has been cut for
the last two years. I am glad to see
future scarcity of building material in
this vicinity. A goodly number are
preparing to put up good substantial
buildings next summer. S.
CLARK's MILLS.
In crossing from the river road to the
Calumet road, just below Clarh's Mills,
people have never used the highway,
but for some distance have travelled across
a piece of woods, which is now being
cleared, and the crossing was blocked by
fallen trees. At that point the highway
forms an acute angle of seventy five
degrees, and just there Mr.. and Mrs.
Chapman had the misfortune to tip
over, while returning from town last
Saturday night They were both
severely bruised, but do not appear to
have received any serious injury. Mr..
Butler, who was just behind at the time
of the accident, assisted them in getting
up and reloading. Mrs. G. was badly
frightened, but Mr. G.. started home
with crack Of the whip and chip
hurrah :" charging Mr.. Butler to pick
up their effects if they tipped over again.
The road has since been repaired. l..
MISHICOTT.
Although November commenced
pleasant and very mild its exit was
rather frigid. The average temperr-
ture of the month is 1873 deg, the high
est being &c, at l P. NJ. of the 9TH, and
the lowest was zero, on the morning of
the 30th. Excluding the last two days
Of November we have for the even four
weeks of the month an average temper
allure of 35.7 degrees. The average
of the Fall months September, October
and November, is 1858.
Below we give the temperature OF the
,-eek ending Dec. 9TH:
Date TAM. 1P.M. 9P. NJ.
NJ = loo Dor 1lrr