Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-13
Wyalusing.

EDITOR HERALD:-The time has ar
rived for persons living along the line of
way on the c. B. & Northern Railroad
to look about to see where they can live
and hope to thrive from the added con-
veniences of that railroad. Old towns
are revived and new ones are coming
into existence, and all are discussing the
merits and dement's of the several places
in Grant County.
Potosi, lying about ten or twelve miles
from either Lancaster or Platteville. can
not present much inducement to capital
to enter there, and expect much increase
in trade; neither can it expect much
added value to town property. Cass-
vile and Glen Haven stand quite simil-
arly affected in the race for promotion.
when the East Shore Road shall be COM
pleted. The former has the ADVANTAGE
in many particulars, such as a beautiful
location, larger population and larger
scope of country back, at its command,
also good steamboat landing, in fact,
all the requisites for beautiful and
growing village. Glen Haven, small
town, lying ten or twelve miles north.
also on the bank of the Mississippi, has
good steamboat landing. as good
country back as the eyes of man ever
rested upon, mostly prairie, but plenty
OF timber and good water, will make
what fight it can for the championship.
Then comes new town in embryo.
which we will (for want of a name) call
Bagley, located on the Mississippi bottom
about seven or eight miles north of Glen
Haven. This point seems to have been
selected by the railroad officials to
make town, with what prospects re-
mains to be seen. The Mississippi River
opposite this place and about one mile
to the southwest, runs along the Iowa
rock-bound shore. The country between,
being mostly covered with timber, is
termed swamp lands on account Of its
being annually overlooked, which is the
case at this writing. The miasmatic
atmosphere resulting from this overflow
would make it undesirable for those
seeking healthy location
Bridgeport, a village northeast eight
miles distant on the Milwaukee & St.
Paul road, will fight for division of the
trade, leaving Bagley so-called only four
miles in the rear to draw upon for local
trade. In addition to this, it will stretch
out its arms to catch what crumbs NAV
fall to its share of Patch Grove and
Bloomington. A small German settle
ment near this place will also be highly
accommodated with their small market
ing, But the probability that either the
Northwestern or the Milwaukee road
will push in a stub to catch the beauti-
full prairie of Patch Grove, Mt. Hope.
Little Grant and Bloomington will for
all time prevent capital from investing
there, were not the disadvantages here
tofore mentioned, sufficient.
The next and last town on the river in
Grant County and also on the line of
railroad, is Wyalusing, formerly doing
good mercantile and grain business.
1t commands the most picturesque view
of the river between Rock Island and
La Crosse, is located too near the corner
of Grant County to command a large
trade and for some reason does not seem
to be in favor with the railroad Off
Gals; but for health and comfort of liv-
ing it is not surpassed by any town on
the river or in the country. 1t has
abundance of timber, good spring
water and clay soil which is well
adapted to the growth of clover and
timothy.
The Inhabitants are Eastern. South
ern and German, and all go in for
schools, without whisky. As Dubuque
and Chicago are so accessible on the
south and east, and McGregor, Prairie
du Chen and La Crosse on the north. it
will be idle to expect any town in Grant
County on the line of the railroad to
command more than its local trade.
leaving Lancaster and Platteyille to
work out the town problem.
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