Excerpt from History of Wiskonsan, From Its First Discovery to the Present Period: Including a Geological and Topographical Description of the Territory, With a Correct Catalogue of All Its Plants
The Author, having heard much of the beautiful prairies, luxuriant soil, and delightful climate, of Wiskonsan, determined to examine the territory for himself, with the intention of moving his family thither if he found it satisfactory. On arriving in the territory, the low, marshy ground, in the vicinity of some of the towns on lake Michigan, gave him an unfavorable impression of the country, but on going into the interior, he was so delighted with the charming and varied scenery of the prairies, oak openings, wood lands, beautiful lakes, abounding springs, and clear, swift-running streams, as well as with the surpassing richness of the soil, and the evident prosperity and contentment of its increasing and industrious population, that he resolved to visit the several counties, and obtain all the information in his power, as to the natural resources of the territory. That resolution he carried into effect, and he now publishes his observations and reflections, for the information of emigrants and others wishing to settle in that delightful and interesting portion of the "Great West." This book is not intended for critics, is written in a plain, unpretending manner, embodies a great deal of information, and is designed solely to give useful instruction, as to the natural advantages, present condition, and future prospects of Wiskonsan.
To Ex Governor Doty, Mr. Juneau, late Postmaster of Milwaukie, Mr. Noonan, late editor of the Milwaukie Cornier, and Mr. Kilborne, United States Surveyor, the Author is greatly indebted for much of the information contained in this volume.
Emigration to Wiskonsan began in 1836, and has continued, without abatement, and in vastly augmented numbers, both from Europe and the Eastern States, to the present time. The settlement of the territory, has increased, in part, in a manner unexampled in the history of the West.
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