Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-29

THE RAILROAD. During the week
past the surveyors have continued
their work on the proposed railroad
route from Lancaster to PlatevIlle.
The route selected from Lancaster to
the Platte at Ellsnboro, known as
7 the Morrison Hollow route, is decid-
ed to be the better one to that point
The distance is about 10 miles, with
grades that can be easily accomplish
ed and it is though by competent
Judges that not over $4,000 per mile
need be expended to grade and tie
road by this route to Eilenboro.
Til, settles the fact of the practicable
i.y of building a railroad half Of the
distance 20 Plattev lille. The survey
ors are now solving the problem of
reaching PlatteVille from Eilenboro.
Two routes from this point
have been prelminarily surveyed.
There are-(D up win w Branch to
a point near or on the Williamson
farm, thence southeast, ward to Bear
Creek, thence down to the Limestone;
(2) up Haney Hollow and via Young's
beanch to Little Platte, thence to
PIatteVille by the Rountrec Branch
The latter route is thought to be pre-
feratle al last accounts, the distance
being shorter and grades easier.
This route will doubtless be adopted
if the railroad is to be built. The
property owners along the whole
route are said TO be enthusiastic over
the railroad proposition, and it is
probable the right OF way will be
generally granted free. The charter
has been received at Lancaster. 1t
reads as follows:
To All TO Whom these Presents shall Come,
Greeting;
Whereas, HUGH. A. MOORE, LEWIS
HOLLOWAY, JOHN G. CLARK, ADDI-
SON BURR, JOHN SCHRETNER, J. AL
LEN BARBER, w. S. ROWDEE, and
FRANKLIN HALBERT have filed in the of.
fee Of the Secretary of State, certain Articles
Of Association, with view to forming COR
poration to be known as the
GRANT COUNTY RAILWAY COMPANY
and with a capital OF Three Hundred Thous.
and Dollars, for the purpose OF constructing,
maintaining and operating railroad from the
village of Patteville to the village OF Lancas-
ter, Grant county, Wisconsin, and from said
village of'Lancaster by way OF Potosi to such
point on the Mississippi river, or the South
line of said county as shall be most available
or convenient for the building of such road
to the city of Dubuque, Iowa; also from the
said village of Lancaster 10 WauZeka, or such
other point on the Wisconsin river, or such
point on the Mississippi river. north of Potosi
In said county, as shall be deemed advisa-
Bile, and having complied with the provisions
of the statutes in such case made and provided;
Therefore, the State OF Wisconsin does here
by grant unto the above named persons, and
their successors and assigns, full authority
and under the said name of Grant County
Railway Company, TO exercise the powers
and privileges of corporation, for the pur-
pose above stated, and in accordance with their
said Articles of Association and the laws of
this State.
In Witness Wherefore, These presents have
been attested with the Great Seal, and signed
by the Governor and countersignPd by the
Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin,
at Madison, the Seventeenth day of April, in
the wear one thousand eight hundred and
seventy five.
w. r. TAYLOR, Governor.