, 1876-07-03

Or with breeding fast horses, running banks. n,
Ee.1nH e up rnslroaas, Or travelling. OF staying a
arc intelligence vino shed around them GOOD IN
Auencc on the neighborhoods In which thr,
nnf ~ the means OF happy leisur;
forests Of virgin Wisconsin. The ' riehe a
Of Of the country have barely been scratched vet
@ dneIe a1e 25o miles width OF forest, $50 miles il
deptn, the choicest timber in which has not heer
touched. Tie great trucks left naked by tie INN
oesnen are, after I'LL, mere specks in The wilder.
after After the forests. the minerals The Geological
SuIvey mas discovered, and accurately mapped. yns
oeposis OF minerals in various parts Of tic north.
e1n wilderness, that insure future Of prosperity
1os ps Wisconsin: M It is mistake to suppose there
tfaf there are large stretches Of hardwood lands,
Wnese good farns will doubtless, In the fpl]uess oi
have spoken Of
Inc eastern terminus OF the Wisconsin Valley Rail-
Ioso: II IL numbering town OF comparative an-
tiquity,-twcnty years old or So In The neishbor-
hood are few farms. The streams abound with
cholce hsh. The farmers in the vicinity supply
the eam''s and the small settlements with thcir
proan.cts. pro-. Winter here Is thc plcaaantest and
timber. nnd teanainy it down to the nearest waters
The Uneven tracks aro then covered with snow
ea91 ha1 ana v % aor il easily
and good roads. The severe cold il hardly felt in
Set HiA1 IL uEphcu uy Miiil0n5 OF LfECS
J. c. CLAKk's LCaIBEn-MILLs
are the chief feature of Wausau. Cark himself is
Q SORT OF landmark in the history OF the Mace
Tall is y young. tower, keen u-mlndctl, physically
IN tile various relations Of lifc he is regarded Is
fnvUrabsc specimen Of the modern lumberman,
lie has built lin very comfortable, commodious
residence, which is tastafully appointed: ard is
blessed with good, sensible wife, who has berne
him Il large family. Clark. like most of the Ium-
bcring brotherhood, IL still one of s.thc boys, !"
anu iovcs joke don't pretend Clark had amy
LAST MAD PRANK
of these wild chEps but the, stoEEis that, Mt the
lsst session OF tue Circuit Conrt dcputatton Of
trict~~wcnt 10 tu hotel where the bench and Bar
found rest and refseshElent, and, after glowing
description OF tho fascination OF Nsh-hunt by
'nenesa the et'rs in le sro to 60 out
esa' OF the lnrscst size Of rnfting canoes pre-
parcd for tue purpose, -,-.pitch-pinc torches
pSss plos unG Xa teras UtsnS oSs4 tS Kste from
Several fine fish hull been Hpeared. when sud
Gcnly there was splash, couple Of torches fssed
III the water, and canuc-ioad Of lcsnl luminaries
were NonnGcrinE in an element to which hands
and faces u}one are generally subjected up in those
parts. In an instant thcr. another splash, and
another, and the whole party was ducscd The
arsful boatu1en had brought the canoes to ridge
Of sand, where drowning was impossible; ana,
after i scene OF unparalleled excitement, TASKS
were produced, the ice broken, und u jo11icr Time
possible.
The entire country around Wausau is abundant-
" supplied with WOOD and water1 and there are
fertile lands There is no reason % why numbering
should not extend; manufactures use M the TIM
Der on the spot, aud convert the raw material into
around, nnd large population find the means OF
living happily
This ends my trip to the Northwest, t,-Wausau
being the boundary of civizatonln that direction.