A Geographical And Topographical Description of Wisconsin With Brief Sketches O
A Geographical And Topographical Description of Wisconsin With Brief Sketches O
Increase Allen Lapham
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A canal of one mile and a quarter, brings this water into the town on the west side of the river, and creates there a water power which is estimated to be equal to about one hun- dred runs of mill stones ; and the canal has a width and MILWAUKEE. 139 depth sufficient to pass almost the whole body of water into the river. The manufactories erected on this ca- nal, have the advantage of being located on the imme- diate bank of the river, and may be approached by the largest steamboats navigating ...the Great Lakes — thus affording advantages not usually found associated, in the western country. The following statement exhibits the value of the principal articles of imports and exports at Milwaukee, from the first settlement in 1835, to the end of the year 1841, as ascertained by a committee of the Corpora- tion : Years. Imports. Exports. 1835-6 8 588, 9-50 8 26, 145 , 1837 641, 235 47, 745 1838 783, 458 47, 690 1839 866, 740 43, 568 1840 1, 147, 803 53, 828 1841 1, 805, 277 286, 777 Since 1841, no estimate has been made of the amount of business done; but judging from the increased num- ber of business houses, we may suppose that it has kept pace with the increase of population.
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