Pine timber and river logging in Clark County 1856
Letter describes estimated pine lands in Clark County totaling about 506 830 000 feet of pine plus 106 000 000 feet of hard wood and hewing timber. Details the dangers of log driving on Black River and the Hou Claire, with pilots like Dr. Gibson and Ryland Parker, and notes potential railroad to Pinery could greatly boost profits for lumbermen. The writer promises to discuss Clark County improvements next.
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Black River
Hou Claire
Gibson
Ryland Parker
Mississippi
Pinery
Clark County
Ride over the Bluffs into Trempealeau Valley
A party of four traverses the Dividing Ridge to Trempealeau Valley near Galesville. They describe blue Mississippi blufflines, Whistler's Pass, and a grand prairie scene with groves and sculpted bluffs, praising Trempealeau and the welcoming town.
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Trewpealeau
Calesville
Mississippi
Whistler’s Pass
Trempealeau Valley
Black River Valley
Galesville
Journey Through Arcada And The Trempealeau Vale
The narrator describes Arcada with its neat log schoolhouse, evergreen adornments, and the motto Excelsior. Water power from the Trempealeau River fuels a large grist mill project as citizens unite to build a new schoolhouse and nurture a shared spirit of beauty and progress amid scenic meadows and Tamarack-lined creeks.
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Trempealeau
Arcada
The Value and Caution of Fiction in Truthful Expression
The essay argues fiction serves a noble office beyond mere fact. It defends imagination as vital to the soul, capable of shaping beauty and spiritual insight. Critics fear vice and moral pestilence, but parental care can shield homes while allowing fiction to refine the imagination and elevate being.
Fiction as Ally of Truth and Moral Growth in Children
The essay argues that ideal fictional characters, embodiments of Truth, Justice, and Love, profoundly shape young readers by elevating imagination and emotions. It claims stories can teach moral ideals more effectively than sermons, urging wholesome, personified truths to foster a Christian, virtuous youth.
Conference Names and Boundaries Debate at Buffalo May 1860
Proceedings in the Methodist General Conference at Buffalo discuss the number of Conferences now totaling forty nine besides two missions. New Conferences named Nebraska Western Iowa and Northwestern Wisconsin with a proposed change to St. Croix for the North West Wisconsin Conference and differing local preferences for Galesville or St. Croix. The Committee on Boundaries and leaders debate naming and location for the next General Conference.
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Methodist General Conference
Buffalo
Nebraska
Iowa
Crary
St. Croix
Galesville
Wisconsin
Martin
Hobart
Haney
United States
Mr. Haney
St. Croix River
St. Croix Lake
Canada
Cartwright
Bennett
Naming the North-Western Wisconsin Conference Debated
A lengthy discussion covers proposed names for the new conference. Delegates weigh North-Western Wisconsin against St. Croix River or St. Croix Lake options. Some favor geographic clarity, others anticipate future divisions within Wisconsin. The amendment to change the name fails.
Japanese Embassy Movements Schedule Washington to New York
The Japanese embassy outlines movements from June 1 to June 30, detailing departures from Washington to Baltimore on June 5, Philadelphia June 6, Niagara June 12, Albany June 14, Boston June 15, and stay in New York June 20 to 30. A Lake Erie trip from Buffalo is planned and delays may shift New York arrival. Some team members study the daguerreotype at Brady's gallery.
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Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Niagara
Albany
Boston
New York
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Brady’s Gallery
Condensed News Items From Across The Nation
Theodore Parker died at Florence on May 10. Massachusetts special session opened May 30 to consider cattle distemper. referred to a fourteen member committee of the House and several of the Senate. Cattle distemper appears in Connecticut. An exposer, Moore, arrested in Manchester on May 28 for poisoning wife, daughter, son in law, and servant. Shepard, keeper of Tremont House in Kenosha, arrested for arson that burned much of Kenosha months ago. narrowly escaped lynching. Lady Byron is dead born May 17 1792. married Lord Byron June 16 1816. only daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke Noble. Chicago Journal cites Lincoln authority naming Abraham.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Connecticut
Lady Byron
Lord Byron
Ralph Milbanke Nobel
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Washinetos
Theodore Parker
Florence
Manchester
Shepard
Kenosha
The
Chicago Journal
Mr. Lincoln
Abraham
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