, 1876-07-03
WISCONSIN SK KETCHES.
r,on7 Waupaca to Stevens Point,
end Thence into the Viii
derness. .~
In Important Railroad Connection
Building between Portage and
Stevens Point.
sorthcrn Wisconsin as q Competitor for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
- Life In the Bush.

Sorc;al Correspondence ef 7ae Tribune
MILWAUKEE, June 30.-The next station
,nrt11 Of Naupaca is Amherst, the crossing o.
~ Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad. Greer
r,r n, Lake Michigan, is the eastern terminus
I'd Vlpona the western, Of this road. Th;t
..e,ul route furnishes transport for the north
,,st section of st. Paul, and all stations west
md south not easily rcacl1cd from Chicago o.
t,;1raukcc By the Chicago, Milwaukee s. St.
p,ul erstem at Winona, and the Chicago &
Northwestern system at Mcrrillan. TO prevent
t,o t,alc. bcing confused Us to the latter con.
ner;on. viii say that, in the timetables he will
;n1 Inc Mc.riilan crossing described, under tho
had of West Wisconsin Railroad Cllc Chicago
lo,king for screen Bay Junction." under the
heading OF the Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad,
he viii find it called EMerrillan." Having
,rcn this general key to one Of the intricacies
Il .he railroad timetables, and referred flor
nhcr crossings Of lcss Importance to the list Of
+,nnertious as printed under the different head
lines. return to the Wisconsin Central Com
n,ny. Beyond the fact Of Amherst being all
innortant crossing, / all, not aware that it
rails for further description.
Next station Is
STEVENS POINT.
u.7o are situate the new round-housc and
nthcr works of tho Wisconsin Central KaIlroad
II ,s one Of tic busiest little places in the State
The. arc between 1850 aud 5000 regular in
h,hi,,nts, and the Lord only knows how many
Irregular; that depends upon the state OF tue
a,abcr-mnrkct, the height Of the water, and rail-
fctyn II nj
md hustle, being the point OF departure Of sup
lies fot the new branc; road building by the Wis
,onsin Central I,aircal to Portage City, which is
>ainc pushed forward with wonderful ran.dity.
rhcre is considerable activity also in numbering,
notwithstanding dull prices; and. consequently,
IN abundance Of collarlcss persons, with large,
sroyn hands, and sun burned faeea, who delight in
o,oa blac or red sashes around the waist, and col
bred check shirts, with the legs OF their pants
,1ucs into boots having fancy -eo}orcd tops (when
nes1 and the commonest OF strawhats with bFiIns
to Il inches broad larger than ladies'
>araso,-
Here few words, parenthetically, about this
PORTAGE BRANCH OF THE CENTRAL ROAD.
The St. Paul Road has constructed and in opera
lion q branch from Malisou on its Prairie du
Ch!en Division, to Portage tlsy, on its LaCrossc
division Both Of these divisions are ESelt trunk
lines to St. Paul nnd .1t west and northwest, run
ming almost parallel, The former being southern
most and The 1attcr northernmosr- This new
o-arch of the Wisconsin Ccnfrnl will connect with
lie st. Paul Branch, bringing two important sec
lions Of country into close rcla1ous, that hitherto
ave been as widely separated, TO: all practical
purposes, although lying next door to each other,
Is though situa,e 1hc one In Illinois and the other
Minnesota.
Al Stevens Point the railroad yards are chokcd
~ With rai!road-tcs brought in by every freight
tran from tho north, and with steel rails, and
heavy brid:e work. awaiting transportation down
the new brunch. In few weeks the connection Is
expected 10 be in running order. II, so Tar as it
st.u lily as the small section that cau be seen
Etrrtcnia! southwark FROM the Stevens Point de-
pot it must be onc Of III: best tracks in thc State.
This is about tho limit OF the OPEN, stttlcd farm
Ing country. al beyond
Is 4 FOREST,
ut first light and scattering, with wide stretches
rithcscd into skeleton deadwood By devastating
Grcs and occasional farm patches and cleaFings,
bas closing ill., progress Il made uurtiWlrd,
til there Is nothing for many miles but solid TIM
ber and water 0SeEiloWet from So.c pf tht nuincr-
obs creeks uf this section.
The iirst station reached is Juact:0n City, l2
miles north of Stevens Point, crossing Ut the
Wisconsin Valley Railroad, which 1u1ss from To-
nah, in the southwest, to Nausau. in the uorth-
Here I take leave of the Wisconsin Central,
which continues npzthward to Worcester, 2cG
miles from the starting point al MilwaukSe and is
clcaying i road through rhc heart OF tie forest
toward Lake Superior, to connect with bit of line
al:eady constructed southwark from the port Of
Ashland about 5g nj m,sf5, u point on ne Gel
Try found to be exceedingly rich IN minerals Be-
fore going on to describe the farther journey,
however, want to gay few words about
IMMIGRATION AND. DEVELOPMENT
In connection with the Central Road.
The Central Is q Wisconsin road- and has gone
though, probably, rs fiery TN o7aeu1 III any ir0ned
loudly bright by contrast Thc past fcw years Of
financial oppression, which woMd have insured
u the road bad il depended on seat
cred agricultural communities tor support, have
eft it in good financial position Us any road in
he West. it has depended On its lumber. 1t tus
;auled all the lumber it possesses facilities for
.andlin.. 1t has never ceased doing payn, htlsi-
lcss. This happy result has comic about from its
teadr, consistent Abcrali1y to settlers, i,umi~
rants, and other parties. Many laYe been in
laced, the past few years, to settle upon its unds
ount1y in business North Wisconsin is partially
s wild wilderness to-day, in enormous stretch
Il country, as it was whgn the only Inhabitants
mari "
Western civilization. First, the lumber1nill and
.oardn5 house; next. the groups Of frame shan
les; then, the school, AMI finally, the church,
lo;cl, and saoon: that is the programme we have
cen, aud still sec, repeating itself everywhere ia
ne Northwest The Central Road, in 'open:nga
athw2y for settlers to follow, is doing the work
forefa1hcrt used to DO SO laboriously in former
avs TO hc Il bacl1woods- is not so great q
ssdship now, when all the deicacies Of the season
IN bc nIuced on dining tanle in the woods, in i
ew hours from Milwaukee, ut an inapprccable le adj
ance metropolitan prices; when spring beds,
nd mosquito bid frames. ad luxurious furniture,
nd all the comforts of cityife are to be obtained
city prices, With no 1reutcr trouble than there
rouIt be in getting goods to Milwaukee from CHI |
80. i
1Ae Central has offered strong Inducements to |
to establish themselves along its line;
nd the consequences have brcu already de- |
cn5cd. .
y17ScTIoS CITY TO UAusAu.
Nausauis % miles from Junction City. The fare t
5Sl is. The road is quite good, and speed salts
Ectory, for such country. / have Travelled OVER |
sher roads that are ''grcat trunk-lincf, " where
os,lons of the track ere infinitely worse than the |
ne in question ,layins in sore recollection piece
tom Elroy to ST. Paul. Of which more At another
mel. On either side tho track, there fs nothing
at forest, with frequent creeks, urd occasional |
Fs!ns stop to wood or water. OR in tho vicinity Of
'ay-stations. At these sIots good lden is had Of
ae E1a1uer in which home in tic wilderness ID
tea;cd. Trunks Of trees strew the ground III every
The largest patch OF ground entirely /
lsarcd il hardly bigger than an ordinary Kitchen
stHen: - the trees are dropped they are sawed |
10 split up for cord-wood, for the use of the ral-
oad, end for home cons unlption. The balance is
anlee out Of the way as lar Is possible, such
lcecs as ute available being kept for fence max
1G The garden patch bristlcs with strong, |
eaithy plants. Eetwceu the fe1lcd trees are sowcd
neat rye, oats, and corn; aud grass carpets every
1ca o ground that can be utilized for the purpose
ing With mosquito netting; for here the mos |
uilo.rest is felt with terrible severity. Men go TO
otk in the rai|rual clcs.i.ys u1tled up with mos
alo"netting, twisted around the brM OF thu hat,
= no 1ain:. below the neck, where it is confined.
ae settlers flld employment for their unoccup.cu