The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-20

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this section may A0tIbe without interest
to some Of lyonf readers and win il IA
|dition to this, be the means Of letting
come of my friends know my where
abouts at the present so that they may
have the opportunity of gratifying me
with items o6nnws from North Carolina
that otherwise mil glit escape eme. Tomah
is about 50 miIss no fth 5f west from Mil
waukee, onsthe line ofthe Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul Railway. It is a
very pleasant town of about 1000 inhab-
itants, with the natfSe American ele-
ment predominatings though there is a
considerable element IN the place and
in the country of sIf1Ah and Germans
The population is largely agricultural,
and from the appearance sonsthe street on
;alSturday I should say were thrifty
well doing people; however, this locality
might be said TO be line between
the lumber and agricultural region. An.
ether important item in the resource of
this country is the berry crop. The
blue sherry crop is now about over, and in
ten or fifteen days the cranberry crop
will be on hand This, / am told, some
times amounts to as much asone mill
lion. of dollars in an area of fifty miles
from this point. Wheat is the leading
agricultural crop, though corn, irish DO
tatoes, fruit, grapes, and perhaps all the
crops of our home locality grow well.
The religious denominations are pretty
well represented in this place; there be-
ing seven churches in Tomah, viz !:
Catholic, German Lutherans, German
Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist
and Cohgregationalists, the Catholics be-
ing in the majority. The Catholic church
with its usual zeal has established schools
here, open to all, conducted by Sisters
of the Church. .!s .1 I.1a:s.. Ii se.s.s
My present work which brought me
to this State is to re-eNroll the "Winneba-
gee" Indians, preparatory to paying
them their annuity money, which will
do as soon as get the re-enrollment
completed. During the work will en-
Pfey an Interpreter, clerk, DC, TO aid me.
The. dealers and others interested in the
Cranberry crop tell me they fear the
payment of money to the Winnebagces at
IilIS pdrLlCuldT JuuCGuT0 Will OpOIdIc 10
keep many of them from aiding by their
labor in saving this important crop.
A cold wave has reached this section
from Manitoba, and for two days past
has caused apprehension of frost. This
point fTomah) is approximately about
200 miles from Washington City, by
the route travelled, via Baltimore, Har
risonburg and Pittsburg, Pa, Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Chicago and Milwaukee. It is
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway, which has a mileage of over
1900 miles in this State The Chicago
and Northwestern has over 900 miles,
and the total mileage of railroads in the
State by the map consulted. is over
1000. Iqmay some day say something
of the lands, &C., on my route of travel,
but will not attempt it in this. 4,
I am under obligations to Mr.. Frank
SleWman, proprietor of the "Slewman
House." for some of the facts I have
stated, who, by the way, is a very Prince
of landlords. His house is small GO to
90 rooms), but it is kept as neat and
bright as a new dollar, and the bill of
fare is simply superb, in fact, superior
to anything I have met from the Land
of the Sky" in North Carolina to Wis
consin. am signing for sight of the
CITIZEN. Truly yours,
J. L. ROBINSON.