The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

Il think have found the New England of
the Northwest. Here are the same pure wat
er, the same speckled trout the same swamp al
der, with more beautiful formation It looks
as though the Almighty had made this portion
OF our country first and had made it on a per-
feet system, pilng the rocks up in beautiful
mounds, spreading over them sufficient soil to
dress and beautify and make pasture land out
OF them, spreading out the farming lands be-
tween the mounds, with pure streams of water
and beautiful falls, giving abundant wafer,
power, with timber convenient
THE great growth of wild vegetation tells
me that the same soil will grow tame vegeta-
zion. l know that nature never bellies herself
and the history ofs-lhe wild man has taught me
that the Indian never makes mistake in To-
eating, as far as natural advantages are con-
cerned
Had Most Advantages
What has been the judgement of the In
dlans IN reference to this section of the st.
Croix Valley! | see two powerful tribes one
at the head and one at the foot of the Valley:
the Chlppewas and the Sioux This section.
Watered by the Apple, the Willow, the Kinnic-
klnnlc, the Rush and the Eau Gale rivers. has
been the neutral or bloody grounds between the
two tribes The only question for me to decide
is what point in the Valley embraces most adj
vantages | think the Falls of the Kinnickn
MIS-"
decision IN this matter was followed bv
prompt action MI. Foster went down to Pres
colt IN a skiff and caught the first Steamboat
from Fort Smelling for st. Louis, where he told
his brother the details of his find At fret bn
Planned to return to the Kinnickinnic in the
spring. Then he decided to return Immediate
~ ana spend the winter in camp at Kinnickin
nc Fails, II he could get late fall steamer un
the Mississippi
Back To Kinnickinnic
Again he went to the St. Louis Ievee and
HaTstcf cOf4L
tor preparing for the last trip of the season
from st. Louis to Fort Smelling Mr.. Foster at
once engaged passage for himself and husky
tWenty-year old negro boy named Dick. an in
dentured servant, who had been bound to Mr.
roster from the age of nine. He then loaded
a a tne senator the winters supplies for
the tWO-three barrels of beans. harroI IF
sugar, hundred pound sack of coffee. bar
rel OF vinegar, barrel of hard bread and
barrel of -four
Milton Noble and the other snt+lors -
hudson were astonished when the Steamboat
Senator" again landed at their location in tbo
Tan OF 1870 They were more astonished when
they saw Mr.. Foster and "Dick' come down
the gang plank and the deck hands heoap roll
ing CIT the barrels of supplies
An old gray pony was borrowed for . faw
Gays from one OF the settlers at Hudson. Ruf-
lao ropes, blankets, axes and few davs' nro
VISIONS were packed on the gray nonv and
then, with rifles across their shoulders, Mr.
Foster and Dick headed straight across com
try for the falls of the Kinnickinnic. Here Of
the middle falls, near the junction of the north
and south branch of the Kinnickinnic. thew
erected a cabin against the rocks, and began
making preparations for spending the winter
pmldlng site was selected a team of OK
en- was brought over from Hudson to do han1-
ing, and shanty to winter in was erected on
the high ground west and north of the Fails
Mr. Foster and dick" spent the greater Dor
ton OF the winter of 1848-1849 at Kinnickin-
nc, going to join the settlers at Hudson late
in February. iS''0