A geographical and topographical description of Wisconsin; with brief sketches of its history, geology, mineralogy, natural history, population, soil, productions, government, antiquities, &c. &c

Increase Allen Lapham

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THE LIBRARY
OF
THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
LOSANGELESGEOGRAPHICAL
AND
TOPOGRAPHICAL
DESCRIPTION OF
WISCONSIN;
WITH
SRIEF SKETCHES OF ITS HISTORY, GEOLOGY, MIN-
ERALOGY, NATURAL POPULATION,
SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, GOVERNMENT,
ANTIQUITIES, &c. &c.
BY I. A. LAPHAM.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN:
PUBLISHED BY P. C. HALE.
1844.Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1944, by
IiXCREASE A LAPHAM,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, in the Third Judicial
District of the Territory of Wisconsin.
COURIER PRINT.PREFACE.
with the hope not onlyThis work is now given to the public
the thousands new comers, who are annuallyof furnishing of
Territory, and to others, in a cheap and conven-flocking to our
useful information, which it wouldient form, a large amount of
but alsothem to obtain from any other source ;be difficult for
interesting facts whichto preserve for the future historian many
lost. The aiithor is fullymight otherwise soon be forgotten and
hopessensible of its defects and omissions, but that due allow-
considered that this is the firstance will be made, when it is at-
relative to a country more than twice the ex-tempt of the kind
State of New-York, which has been madetent of the great
parts the country are but thinly peopled, andpubhc. Many of
exist between them and other settle-but little communication
is difficult to ascertain what are their extent,ments, so that it
improvements, &c. New settlements are commencedpopulation,
almost evury day, and soon grow into important places witliout
any notice being taken of them by the public. Towns and villa-
"ges spring up so rapidly that one has to keep a sharp look out"
to say nothingto be informed even of their names and location,
Th3 building of aabout their population, trade, buildings, &c.
matter of much interestto'vn has in a great degree ceased to be a
formerl^did in some parts of—as much so as an earthquake
wasiSIissouri, where having stopped at a log cabin,a traveller
much concerned to hear the dishes begin to rattle on the shelves,
and make disagreeable music, at which the chairs anda kind of
i<j-CIV PREFACE.
Other furnitiii-c set up an unnatural and very alarrriing kind of
dance' The good lady of the house attempted to allay his fears
!'
!by saying, "Don't be afraid, Sir —it's only an 'arthquake!
Hence it may be expected that some towns are not as fully no-
this work as their importance would seem to deserve andticed in ;
others even entirely omitted. As it is probable, however, that a
new edition mar soon be called for, it is hoped that such infor-
furnished a* will enable the author then to domation may be
justice to all portions of the Territory.ample
It is proper to add here, that the author has made free use ot
he could find, containingsuch publications as any thing to suit
whether in books, magazines,his purpose— or newspapers; but
admit nothing fullesthas been careful to unless entitled to the
credit.
Milwaukee, January, 1844.