Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
A Tramp out West.

Eds. Tribane:-Thinking few
facts about this "far off land" as it
is supposed to be by Wisconsiners,
might be of interest to you and the
many other readers of your popular
paper, | will endeavor to give you a
faint idea of things in general out
this way.
Wisner is situated about eighty
miles northwest of Omaha by air
line, and is a thriving little town of
about 700 inhabitants, presenting
nothing of material difference from
western places III general. The
season has been backward on ac-
count of having considerable cold
wet weather. All kinds of small
grain is looking remarkably well.
Corn is backward, but is doing as
we'll as could be expected consider
ing the season.
Land all around this section has
doubled in value in the last year,
and is still advancing rapidly in
price. Every day there is some one
hunting for land. Raw sells for
from $40 to $40, improved from $l4
to $25 per acre, according to loca-
ton, improvements, etc. The land
lies remarkably well, the soil is very
rich, and there is an abundance of
good water The country is filling
up very rapidly, and there are over
400 teams engaged in breaking in
Wayne Co. which adjoins this
county on the north. Three miles
east is the Omaha Reserve or Indian
reservation, which it is presumed
will be placed in the market this fall.
II is n beautiful tract Of land com
prising about 10000 acres, and from
present indications there will be an
applicant for every ten acres.
The inhabitants are intelligent
people and should say two-thirds
of them are from Wisconsin, Iowa
and Lafayette counties being well
represented. As | am writing can
look out Of the window and see Mr.
Christopher Bowden's fine farm and
house four miles south. The latter
is the finest farm house in this part
of the country. Mr.. b. halls from
your section.
The society, for new country, is
good and everybody seems to be !
happy, with the exception of one
young lady from your part. As
do not fancy the idea of being
snatched baldheaded, and thereby
furnish a skating rink for the blue
Jays where they can slide around
and sing too slick! too slick too
slick ] must forbear mentioning her
name. Would say to the young
ladies, especially those whose chances
for beau are rather slim, that such
as can leave mamma and papa and
pack their trunk and come west, can
not fail to do well, as the matrimoni-
al market is good. 1t is not very
healthy country for parties, or such |
has been my experience. started
one night with two companions to
one, aud as the night was rather
dark and dreary, and having a vide
stream to cross with not the sign of
a bridge in sight, we Jared badly.
One companion attempted to cross
on a board, when 10! it broke, and
he got free bath for his trouble.
attempted to jump and landing IN
the soft muck and began to sink.
would doubtless have been sinking
vet had | not been tished out The
other one landed safely. After we
landed on terra .fl'na we made tor
home sadder and wiser boys, Silence
reigncd supreme, being broken ohy /
by the hoarse croak of a distant frog /
who was straying homeward IN the
early morning hours from seeing has
"Mary Ann" Although every one
of us has been too ashamed of 1t to
mention the subject, the opinion pre-
walls that we have had enough of
parties for long time.
As have already taken up too
much valuable space, | will bid
the "gude" people adieu and God
speed. I. a. CoLLARD'