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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1859
Page
2
A mid-19th century Prescott transcript discusses Wisconsin politics including land grants, settlement rights, and amendments shaping pioneer policy, with notes on a St Croix Valley musical association, local correspondence, and a Madison letter on legislation and public notices. It includes postmaster disputes, economic concerns, and brief city and rail topics.
A writer from the Daily State Journal extols the St Croix Valley in southern and central Wisconsin as a premier farming country. He cites the valley’s geography, river and lake access, population centers Prescott Hudson St Croix Falls and River Falls, climate praised for dryness and mild cold, strong soils light sandy loam and high yields in wheat potatoes and corn, with favorable markets and water power from tributaries.
The St Croix Valley region, with navigable river access to the Mississippi and proximity to Lake Superior, offers a strong future for farming and trade. A Northwestern Wisconsin Land Grant Railroad is planned from Madison or Columbus to Superior and Bayfield, with eight years for completion. High land values attract buyers, while affordable tracts near Prescott entice emigrants, as local markets in St. Louis and eastern cities loom.
A 1859 letter invites farmers to settle the St Croix Valley within 25 to 40 miles of St Croix, noting land at $1.25 per acre and demand for capital to build mills, manufactories, and hotels. It highlights available newspapers for immigration readers and urges visiting before leaving the state. Also summaries politics and transport notes including debts, tariffs, and steamboat losses.
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