Wisconsin and Its Resources: With Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation : Including a Trip Up the Mississippi, and a Canoe Voyage on the St. Croix and Brulé Rivers to Lake Superior : to which are Appended, the Constitution of the State, with the Routes of the Principal Railroads, List of Post-office, Etc. ... |
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Page 21
... Legislature solemnly decreed that the name should be spelled Wisconsin ; and this , probably , more from oppo- sition to the individual who attempted the restoration , than from correct literary taste , or any regard for the original ...
... Legislature solemnly decreed that the name should be spelled Wisconsin ; and this , probably , more from oppo- sition to the individual who attempted the restoration , than from correct literary taste , or any regard for the original ...
Page 68
... Legislatures of 1850-1 , procured the incorporation of the ' St. Croix Boom Com- pany , ' with a capital of $ 10,000 . This work was consi- dered absolutely necessary , to facilitate the business of dri- ving , assorting , and rafting ...
... Legislatures of 1850-1 , procured the incorporation of the ' St. Croix Boom Com- pany , ' with a capital of $ 10,000 . This work was consi- dered absolutely necessary , to facilitate the business of dri- ving , assorting , and rafting ...
Page 107
... Legislature , which met at Belmont , Lafayette County , the next winter , passed an act locating the capital here , and John Catlin and Moses M. Strong staked out the centre of the village in February of the same winter . the meantime ...
... Legislature , which met at Belmont , Lafayette County , the next winter , passed an act locating the capital here , and John Catlin and Moses M. Strong staked out the centre of the village in February of the same winter . the meantime ...
Page 136
... Legislature should determine , it be- came a question , whether the construction of these roads ought to be undertaken by the State directly , under its officers and agents , or by some delegated authority . The Legislature decided that ...
... Legislature should determine , it be- came a question , whether the construction of these roads ought to be undertaken by the State directly , under its officers and agents , or by some delegated authority . The Legislature decided that ...
Page 137
... of October , 1856 , the above grant was accepted , and the terms and conditions of the Act of Legislature agreed to , by the La Crosse and Milwaukee Company , and their railroads were divided into the follow- 12 * MILWAUKEE RAILROAD . 137.
... of October , 1856 , the above grant was accepted , and the terms and conditions of the Act of Legislature agreed to , by the La Crosse and Milwaukee Company , and their railroads were divided into the follow- 12 * MILWAUKEE RAILROAD . 137.
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Wisconsin and Its Resources: With Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation ... James S. Ritchie No preview available - 2015 |
Wisconsin and Its Resources: With Lake Superior, Its Commerce and Navigation ... James S. Ritchie No preview available - 2017 |
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