, 1877-10-11
granting the stntc of Ohio land to constructive


Wisconsin territory: t1lat. ns means ol defense
far the Northwestern frnntfcr, the vatue Of the
canal conl atnrcniy De estimated anil that at that
date, 1919. catiai one tnslc an.l quarter IN
length would iDitc tho rtverH NJ point where
they t,,lGht he navEatctl by stcasnAiats. II ap~
Iears thut al that time there ila a,rca1y begun
70 he a"ms rivalry letwcen Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois, for the memorabilia. take oc-
caAiOh to Eay: IT IA not rival OF any other
route, NJ II leaves Lake Michigan at tho mouth
of Green Bay 3ou miles north of Chicago, and
strikes tho Mlssisstppl 4IU miles north Of the
mouth Of the Illinois River"
II is NOT TO COST the GOVERNMENT ONE
Tho Senate Committee adopted the vtowe Of
these mcnortaiists as their own, and, Instead
Of an appfopFtatton In money, recommended
mated. At that time, would he at least ssaU, ,t0.
Tic Committee added that on this tian tho
great work would be constructed without the
cost Of uoltar to the icnera! Government,
those WHO voluntarily assumed to pay for 1t tor
the greater benefits 10 bo derived from tho in-
proycmcnt The grant was uot secured at that
session.
Congress, Fen I, 1876, = bill was introduced lot
q lanltrant In all Of tho tmprn!enent Of the
Fo1 Il Wisconsin Canal. TlIo bill was the satnc
~ that which was presented Mt the rEt feEsloh
back favorably upon tho bit adopsiae tho exact
language Of the report made at thu preceding
Rcssiun. 1t was not until three years later that
The grant Was tinailr obtained.
GRANTS or LANDS ron THE Fox AND W1sCoN-
BIN HlyEH 1MFMOVEMENr.
Tho 1and>Eront WIS finally secured In 1873.
Tic Secretary Of the Interior IN 1865, reported
To the third session OF the Thtrty.fourth Cou-
tat ~ Sns.,, e Sis rs - ~ ..S " ~. to
v Va mi Wt&romsn Rvrr nn,aynnsnt "a. 'ns as
follows.
Quantity granted IN acres under the .er.
on1n,it, ~, III Il. ~,
pToseJ. ..,... 49,. .'.,..s..'.. sa's, cos. ao3
ou.utity seieeied under thc special o''
eertfacaica not approved. !. -. -. 4o5, ,pg3
Quantity. old selcst,ons. awaiting
confirmation b5 congEcss. ......., 90. .BJ2 -
-s7s. COB
This leaves D,u71 acres to be setectcd should
Congress confrn by law the old selection Of
Otherwise, that atnouht MUS. be added 10 tho
aforementioned quantity to bo selected, under
existing laws, from any vacant Iatltls Ia the
State subject to private entry.
rKoaREss or THE IMPROVEMENT AGTkn THE
LAND GRANT.
Congress made its first appropriation for tho
Fox and Wisconsin River improvement In lS4S
Except e, ,ooo tor surrey In 1851, BY grant oi
recommendation Of Mr. Polnsctt, then secrc-
tary OF War. Work was commenced upon It
under an act Of tho Legislature Of that State
accepting tho terms and conditions Of tho
~ a
Ter sucp1nr six. .OOQ The work passed ipto The
hands Of comuanv. orpuntzcd ~ tie Lc9tsfa.
iure OF Wisconsin, On Tic condition that t,,ch
company yhoulI complete tha work within
three years, so TINT stcuInboats Of thirty Icct
Matn, drawing Two feet Of water. could, with
facilIty. pass from Green Uay 10 Portage civ.
THIS Comnany carrtcd on the work Tor three
ysaIs, and nearly coIpptelctf The same 10 Tho
capacity REQUIRED al IN expenditure Of about
S4UO 0ol, In 1850 tho Legislature pu&sed
another act reouiriur an Increased ca
1mritv tn {he Imnroven,cnf. 20 tf,nf
hnats trnw winr- four feat n wntn rnn1d nav,rat
VIZ LoWe! Eoh N,te!, nnu tnohe haE'n9 ala1t
q tnree,aua'a-hali icct cousu pasa Oh tae upper
FOE. 1hls work WAS prosecuted until thc re.
vulstOn In The money market In 1851, when 1t
Was, In rart, Suspended. But, through some vi
It's stockhoidefs, the work was carried on slowly
for about two years and certain uarts OF Il vcr
hrnurl,t fnto t,se. nnI ara fn s,tcccas1nl nncra
Inn. In Tia lnat wnrt San1 Gnl wcrs n1nc,,,isI
.hat ~. t1tne July S1u,uv "fse aseueo " oco'apltte
LAo loo ses"'u!.g ~ tnc 1ast psa''
,.., TN 1 A9DEAN EAA.
~ sn.s tttne ~, maI oeeouie eslusnt that tne
assusaaess o. w. T., eaay ps9"'ctsts ol .1e entet
pfl.o Noala no! oe ssattAe9; aMa cry % Mncfal
Ihoae! 1pRaosm.Io"gt ' " GonEtss ~ nau pseun