The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Part 46

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 899


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188


Kenosha ..


281


814


42


33


514


544


D.


30


La Crosse.


671


351


41


1085


1549 D.


464


Manitowoc


349.


284


17


R.


61.


660


512 R. 148


Menasha ..


146


311


D.


165


291


344| D.


53


Milwaukee ...


4816


5027


1050


D.


2110


8218


9625| D. 1407


Mineral Point.


260:


249


21 R.


11


348


324| R.


24


Neenah


115


146


876 G.


230


511|


385| R.


126


New London.


84


125


118| D.


41|


206


208. D.


Oconto ..


270.


311


6| D.


41


899


506. D. 107


Plymouth


69


127


28! D.


58


Portage.


245'


405


7| D.


160


866


532 D.


166


Prairie du Chien


155;


267


3| D.


112


215


377| D.


162


Prescott ..


87


61


10 R.


26;


143


108 R.


35


Racine.


10521


921


82| R.


181


1672


1824 R.


348


Ripon


270


239


33 R.


31|


397


333


R.


64


Shawano ..


55:


781


13; D.


18


87


83| R.


4


Sheboygan


248'


440


68:


D.


192


575


873; D.


298


Stevens Point.


252


270


145|


D.


18


423


568


D. 140


Watertown


232


687


164|


D.


445


372


1295


D. 923


Waupaca


210


49


20


R. 161|


280


52 R. 228


Wsussu


761


170


300 G.


180


210


595! D. 885


18


1


1


D. R. D.


817


834


1262 D. 418


Oshkosh.


7:24.


9541


375


D.


230


1496


1910: D.


414


Oconomowoc


1721


167


24i R.


222


238| D. 16


Madison.


712 740.


1057


13


67


D.


Fort Howard.


2068


2238


R. 1025|


2080


548 R. 1532


Winnebago


R.


D.


D.


Eau Claire ..


Fond du Lac ..


G.


3


R.


D.


6


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POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.


STATES AND TERRITORIES.


Area in square Miles.


POPULATION.


Miles R. R. 1872


STATES AND TERRITORIES.


Area in square Miles.


1870.


1875.


Miles R. R. 1872.


States.


States.


Alabama .


50,722


996,992


1,671


Pennsylvania


46,000


3,521.791


5.113


Arkansas ..


52.198


484.471


Rhode Island.


1,306


217,353


258.239


186


California.


188.981


560,247


1,013


South Carolina.


29.385


705.606


925,145


1.201


Connecticut ..


4.674


537.454


820


Tennessee.


45,600


1,258,520


1,520


Delaware ..


2.120


125,015


927


Texas ..


237,504


818.579


865


Florida ..


59.268


187.748


466


Vermont


10.212


830.551


675


Georgia.


58.000 1.184,109


2.108


Virginia.


40.904


1,225.163


1,490


Illinois


55,410 2,539.891


5,904


West Virginia ...


23,000


442,014


485


Indiana.


33.809 1,680,637


8.529


Wisconsin


53,924


1,054.670


1,236,729


1.725


Iowa ..


55,045 1.191.792 1,350.544 3.150


Total States


1,950,171 38,113,253


59,587


Kentucky


37.600 1,821,011


1,123


Louisiana


41.346


857.039


539


Territories.


Maine ...


31.776


Arizona


113.916 104,500


39.864


392


Massachusetts ..


7.800 1.457.851 1,651.912 1,606


Dakota


147,490


14,181


Michigan"


56,451 1,184,059 1,334,031 2,235 83.581 439.706


Idaho.


90.932


14.999


Mississippi


47,156


827.929


990


Montana.


143.776


20.595


Missouri ..


65.350 1.721,295


2,580


New Mexico.


121,201


91.874


86.786


375


New Hampshire.


9.280


318.300


790


Wyoming.


93.107


9.118


498


New Jersey


8.320


906,096 1,026.502


1.265


North Carolina ..


50,704 1.071,361


1,190


Ohio ...


39.964 2,665,260


3,740


Oregon


95,244


90,923


lo9 Aggregate of U. S .. 2,915,203 88,555,988 60,852


. Last Census of Michigan taken in 1874.


. Included in the Railroad Mileage of Marylard.


PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD; POPULATION AND AREA.


COUNTRIES.


Population.


Date of Census.


Area in Square Miles.


Inhabitants to Square Mile.


CAPITALS.


Population.


China.


446.500,000


1871 1871


3.741,846


119.3


Pekin.


1,648,800


British Empire.


226.817.108


4.677.432


48.6


London.


3,251,800


Russia ...


81,925,490


1871


8.003,778


10.2


St. Petersburg


667,000


United States with Alaska.


38.925,600


1870


%,603,884


7.78


Washington


109,199


France ..


36.469.800


1866


204.091


178.7


Paris ..


1.825,300


Austria and Hungary


35,904,400


1869


240.348


149.4


Vienna


833,900


Japan ..


34.785,800


1871


149.399


232.8


Yeddo ...


1.554.900


Great Britain and Ireland


31.817,100


1871


121,815


262.3


London


3,251,800


German Empire, Italy


87.439.921


1871


118,847


230.9


Rome ..


244,484


Spain


16.642.000


1867


195 775


85.


Madrid


332.000


Brazil.


10.000.000


3.253.029


8.07


Rio Janeiro.


420.000


Turkey


16.463.000


672.621


24.4


Constantinople Mexico


210.300


Sweden and Norway.


5,921,500


1870


292.871


20.


Stockholm.


186,900


Persia.


5,000,000


1870


635,964


7.8


Teheran.


120.000


Belgium


5.021,300


1869


11.373


441.5


Brussels.


314,100


Bavaria.


4.861,400


1871


29,292


165.9


Munich


169.500


Portugal


3.995.200


34,494


115.8


Lisbon.


224.063


Holland


3.688,300


12,680


290.9


Hague.


90,100


Chili


2,000,000


1869


15.1


Santiago.


115.400


Switzerland


2.669.100


1870


166.9


Berne.


36,000


Peru,


2.500,000


1871


471,838


5.3


Lima ..


160,100


Bolivia.


2.000.000


497.821 871,848


2.1


Buenos Ayres.


177.800


Danmark.


1.784,700


1870


14.753


120.9


Copenhagen.


162,042


Venezuela.


1,500,000


368,238


4.9


Caraccas


47.000


Baden ..


1,461.400


1871


5,912


247.


Carlsruhe


36.600


Greece


1.457.900


1870


19.353


75.3 28.9


Guatemala


40,000


Ecuador.


1,300,000


218.928


5.9


Quito


70,000


Paraguay.


1.000.000


1871


63.787


15.6


Asuncion ..


48.000


Hesse


823.138


2.969


277


74.9


Monrovia .


3,000


San Salvador


600.000


1871 1871


7.835


81.8


Sal Salvador ....


15.000


Hayti.


572,000


10,205


56.


Port au Prince.


20,000


Nicaragua ..


350,000


1871


58.171


6.


Managua ..


10.000


Uruguay ..


300,000


1871


66.72º


6.5


Monte Video


44,500


Honduras .


350,000


1871


17.092


2.4


Comayagua


12,000


San Domingo


136.000


17,827


2.6


San Domingo.


20.000


Costa Rica.


165.000


1870


21.505


San Jose ..


2,000


Hawall ....


62.950


7.633


80


Honolulu


7.633


4


Chuquisaca


25,000


Argentine Republic.


1.812,000


1869 1871


7.533


241.4


Stuttgart


91.600


Wurtemburg


1.818.500


1868 1870 1870


357,157 132.616


8.4


Bogota ..


45,000


New Grenada.


3.000.000


1871


160,207


187.


Berlin .


825.400


Nevada


112,090


42,491


246,280 52.540


593


Washington.


69,944


23,955


New York ...


47.000 4.382.759 4.705.208


4.470


Total Territories.


965,032


442,730


1,265


Nebraska ...


75.995


123,993


828


Utah


80.056


131,700


Minnesota


598,429


1,612


Dist. of Columbia.


60


9.658


Maryland


11,184


780,894


820


Colorado.


Kansas.


81,318 364,399


528,349


1,760


POPULATION.


30.000


Liberia.


718.000


9,576


Darmstadt


43.400


Guatemala


1.180,000


1871


40.879


Athens ....


1,075,000


Mexico.


9.173.000


1869


761,526


...


15.992


29.906.092


726.915 626,915


1870.


1875.


Ellis Doty- DECEASED. JANESVILLE.


HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY.


CHAPTER I.


TOPOGRAPHY - ELEVATIONS-WATER POWER OF ROCK RIVER -SPRINGS - ARTESIAN WELLS- GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS-ST. PETER'S SANDSTONE-TRENTON LIMESTONE-GALENA LIME- STONE-THE GLACIAL FORMATIONS.


TOPOGRAPHY.


When Southeastern Wisconsin first emerged from the ocean, it doubtless presented an essen- tially plane surface, having a slight inclination to the east and southeast. The inequalities which it now presents are due to subsequent changes, the results of three classes of agents, acting at different times and under different conditions.


1. During the long ages between the emergence of the land and the drift period, the streams were cutting their beds deeper and deeper into the rock, and rendering the former level surface more and more irregular. The softer rocks were more readily eroded than the harder ones, and this helped to increase the unevenness. There was a tendency of the streams, so far as the slope favored, to follow the less resisting belts of soft rock, and, as these run in a northerly and south- erly course in this region, the main streams had that direction. The little streams gathered into the larger ones in a manner not unlike that by which the branches of a tree are united into the trunk. The unevenness of surface produced by erosion of this nature possesses a certain kind of system and symmetry readily recognizable. As this erosion occupied the time preceding the glacial period, we may conveniently designate the features produced by it, pre-glacial. We have the best example of this kind of surface conformation in the lead region, over which the drift forces did not act, and which has not been resubmerged, so that we have the results of this class of action pure and simple. As we proceed eastward into the region of drift action in the central part of the State, these features are modified more and more by the results of glacial action, until in Eastern Wisconsin they become wholly obscured, except in their grander outlines. Rock County lies midway between the extremes.


2. The modifications of the surface constituting this first class of topographical features were produced by running water ; those of the second class, which were formed next in order of time, were caused by ice, in the form of glaciers, it is confidently believed, and by the agencies brought into action through their melting. The work of the ice was twofold : first, in the level- ing of the surface, by planing down the hills and filling up the valleys ; and second, in the cre- ation of a new; uneven surface, by heaping up in an irregular and promiscuous manner the clay, sand, gravel, and bowlders it had formed, thus giving the surface a new aspect. Among the features produced by the action of the ice, are parallel ridges, sometimes miles in length, having the same direction as the ice movement, hills of rounded flowing contour, sometimes having a linear arrangement in the direction of glacial progress, mounds and hummocks of drift promis-


. cuously arranged on an otherwise plane surface, oval domes of rock (roches moutonees), sharp


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gravel ridges, often having a tortuous serpentine course, transverse to the drift movement, pecu- liar depressions known as "kettles," and half-submerged rock gorges, known as "fiords," all of which combine to form a peculiar and distinctive surface contour. The melting of the ice mass gave rise to swollen lakes and flooded rivers, which eroded at some points and filled up at others, and so still farther modified the face of the country. All these peculiarities, being the result, directly or indirectly, of the ice action, may be denominated glacial features.


3. Subsequent to the glacial period, the wearing action of the streams was resumed, but under somewhat new conditions, and carved out a new surface contour, the features of which may be termed post-glacial.


To the agencies, ice and water, assisted slightly by winds, the topographical peculiarities of the county are chiefly due. There is no evidence of violent eruptions, upheavals or out- bursts. There was, indeed, the gradual elevation and depression of the surface, and probably some little flexure of the crust ; but the region has been free from violent agitation, and owes none of its salient topographical features to such causes.


Having thus briefly considered the general methods by which the present aspect of the county was produced, we may now more satisfactorily examine its special features.


No part of Wisconsin can properly be said to be mountainous, nor does it, over any considerable area, sink to a dead level. It presents the golden mean in a gently undulating, diversified surface, readily traversible in all directions by the various highways of com- munication.


Setting aside minor details, the State presents two general slopes-a short, abrupt declivity northward to Lake Superior, and a long, gentler incline southward. Through the center of this southward slope there extends a moderate north and south elevation, or arch-a low anti- clinal axis-giving a southeasterly and southwesterly inclination to the strata on either side.


Rock County lies nearly on the summit of this low arch, or, to speak more exactly, its western line does ; while the rest of the county belongs to the eastern slope. The general inclina- tion of the surface of the county is, however, decidedly southward. The valley of Rock River runs southerly through the center of the county, and at the point where it leaves the State is only about one hundred and fifty feet above the surface of Lake Michigan. The surface on either side of this valley slopes toward it. This includes all the county, except the south- western corner, which drains into Sugar River.


In the immediate vicinity of Rock River there is an extensive plain, Rock Prairie, three to five miles wide, with prolongations extending further back from the river at certain points. There is also a similar level area bordering Sugar River ; but with the exception of these and some minor areas, the surface of the county is gently undulatory or moderately rolling. At s few points facing the streams there are abrupt cliffs, but the amount of surface too steep for cultivation is very small.


ELEVATIONS.


Having disposed of the salient features of the topography of the Rock River Valley, atten- tion is naturally directed to its minor characteristics. A consideration of these will be confined, in this connection, to Rock County. Among the most instructive are the elevations of different points. The figures indicate the altitude in feet above Lake Michigan. By adding 589 feet to those of any given point, the result will be the elevation above the ocean.


Township 1 North, Range 10 East (Avon) .- Section 5, northeast quarter, 272 feet ; Sec- tion 5, southeast quarter, stream, 192 feet ; Section 9, southwest quarter, 320 feet; Section 13, southwest quarter, 327 feet ; Section 13, bottom of Galena limestone, 330 feet ; Section 18, southeast corner, 318 feet ; Section 22, southwest quarter, 245 feet ; Section 25, southwest quarter, slough, 171 feet.


Township & North, Range 10 East (Spring Valley) .- Oxford Station, 313 feet ; Section 2, middle, east line, 350 feet ; Section 3, north line of northeast quarter, 418 feet; Section 3, southeast quarter, 334 feet; Section 3, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, 314 feet ;


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Section 4, northwest quarter, stream 291 feet ; Section 4, 338 feet ; Section 4, southwest quarter, flat, 253 feet ; Section 4, southeast quarter of southeast quarter. 352 feet; Section 9, center, 321 feet ; Section 11, northeast quarter, 423 feet ; Section 11, southwest quarter, 342 feet ; Section 11, hill, 396 feet ; Section 12, center, north half, 389 feet ; Section 12, southeast quarter, flat, 283 feet ; Section 12, outcrop, 301 feet ; Section 13, middle, north line, 300 feet; Section 15, southeast quarter, 321 feet; Section 17, southeast quarter, stream, 215 feet ; Section 18, south- east quarter, Taylor's Creek, 204 feet ; Section 19, northwest corner, 220 feet; Section 21, northeast quarter of northwest quarter, railroad, 236 feet; Section 24, east line of southeast quarter, 405 feet ; Section 28, northeast quarter, 296 feet; Section 33, southeast quarter, 268 feet ; Section 34, northwest quarter, Galena limestone, 345 feet ; Section 34, northwest quarter, summit, 394 feet ; Section 34, south line southwest quarter, 336 feet.


Township 3 North, Range 10 East (Magnolia) .- Magnolia Station, 340 feet; Section 6, middle, west line, northwest quarter, 354 feet ; Section 6, middle, west line, 285 feet; Section 6, southwest quarter, flat, 286 feet ; Section 6, southwest quarter, 309 feet ; Section 6, south- west quarter, Allen's Creek, 278 feet ; Section 6, southeast quarter, 360 feet ; Section 7, south- east quarter, 433 feet ; Section 7, southeast quarter, road, 323 feet ; Section 7, southeast quarter, top of ledge, 450 feet ; Section 9, northwest quarter, Allen's Creek, 292 feet; Section 23, north- west quarter, 339 feet ; Section 26, southwest quarter, 384 feet ; Section 26, southwest quarter, summit, 441 feet; Section 28, southwest quarter, 339 feet; Section 34, northwest quarter, 432 feet.


Township 4 North, Range 10 East ( Union) .- Evansville Station, 325 feet ; Section 1, northwest corner, 321 feet; Section 1, northeast quarter of northeast quarter, mill, 238 feet ; Section 2, northwest corner, 336 feet; Section 2, northwest quarter, 339 feet ; Section 2, north- west quarter, stream, 288 feet; Section 4, northwest quarter, 379 feet ; Section 5, northeast quarter, 379 feet ; Section 6, northwest corner, railroad, 400 feet ; Section 6, west half, marsh, 377 feet ; Section 6, southwest corner, 427 feet; Section 7, northwest quarter, 442 feet ; Sec- · tion 10, west half Union village, 375 feet ; Section 12, northwest quarter, hill, 412 feet ; Section 12, near center, 298 feet ; Section 13, northwest quarter, stream, 293 feet; Section 14, center, east half, 339 feet ; Section 18, middle, west line, stream, 382 feet ; Section 18, southwest quar- ter, flat, 368 feet; Section 19, southwest quarter, 391 feet; Section 19, northwest corner, 382 feet ; Section 22 (est.), 407 feet ; Section 26, southeast quarter, 334 feet ; Section 26, near northeast corner, 389 feet; Section 29, center south half, flat, 367 feet ; Section 30, southeast quarter, well, 402 feet; Section 30, southwest quarter, valley, 345 feet; Section 30, near center, west line, 336 feet; Section 31, northeast quarter, 383 feet ; Section 31, northeast quarter, summit, 423 feet ; Section 31, southwest quarter, 290 feet ; Section 33, near center, stream, 352 feet ; Section 34, near northwest corner, 400 feet.


Township 1 North, Range 11 East (Newark) .- Section 1, northeast quarter, spring, 258 feet ; Section 1, southwest quarter, 362 feet; Section 3, northwest quarter, 328 feet ; Section 10, middle west line, 342 feet ; Section 11, southwest quarter, 357 feet ; Section 11, southwest quarter, hill, 379 feet ; Section 13, west line, near middle, 313 feet ; Section 13, southeast corner, 263 feet ; Section 13, southeast quarter, flat, 193 feet ; Section 14, northwest quarter, 305 feet ; Section 14, southwest quarter, 331 feet; Section 15, southwest quarter, stream, 296 feet ; Section 16, southeast corner of southwest quarter, 244 feet ; Section 16, southwest quarter, Coon Creek, 183 feet ; Section 20, middle south line, ridge, 318 feet ; Section 24, northeast quarter, stream, 196 feet; Section 25, center west half, 252 feet ; Section 25, southeast quarter, 274 feet; Section 28, northeast quarter, creek, 190 feet ; Section 29, northeast quarter, quarry, 222 feet ; Section 31, center east half, 222 feet ; Section 31, near center, 263 feet; Section 31, west of center, 275 feet; Section 31, west half, 249 feet; Section 32, center, 281 feet ; Section 33, near center, 207 feet ; Section 33, middle west line, 220 feet; Section 33, bottom of out- crop, 245 feet ; Section 34, center ridge, 207 feet ; Section 35, center, creek, 144 feet.


Township & North, Range 11 East ( Plymouth) .- Hanover Junction, 209 feet ; Section 1, southwest quarter, 261 feet ; Section 9, northeast corner, railroad, 225 feet ; Section 28, middle west line, 395 feet; Section 33, northeast corner, 342 feet; Section 35, middle west line, 412 feet.


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HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY.


Township 3 North, Range 11 East (Center) .- Section 9, stream and marsh, 293 feet ; Section 16, northeast quarter, 363 feet ; Section 16, center, 364 feet ; Section 20, northwest quarter, 400 feet ; Section 21, center, northwest quarter, 389 feet; Section 32, northeast quarter, 354 feet ; Section 33, northwest corner, 339 feet ; Footville Station, 238 feet.


Township 4 North, Range 11 East (Porter) .- Section 1, northeast corner, 284 feet; Sec- tion 3, northeast quarter, Catfish River, 196 feet ; Section 3, north line, northwest quarter, 265 feet ; Section 3, southwest quarter, stream, 196 feet ; Section 5, northeast corner, 247 feet; Section 5, middle north line, northwest quarter, 261 feet; Section 6, middle east line, 261 feet; Section 9, northwest quarter, 250 feet; Section 9, middle east line, northeast ,quarter, 260 feet.


Township 1 North, Range 12 East (Beloit) .- Section 3, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, 196 feet ; Section 6, near center west line, 200 feet ; Section 6, southwest corner hill, 309 feet ; Section 10, east line, northeast quarter, 152 feet; Section 10, northeast quarter, 180 feet; Section 10, near center, 273 feet; Section 10, southeast quarter, 200 feet ; Section 10, south line, southeast quarter, 302 feet ; Section 17, near center, 314 feet; Section 17, northwest quarter, 228 feet ; Section 18, southeast corner, 225 feet ; Section 18, south line, hill, 260 feet ; Section 19, center west half, 264 feet; Section 26, northwest quarter, 193 feet; Section 27, near center, 197 feet ; Section 28, middle south line, 251 feet; Section 28, Hyde's place, 233 feet ; Section 28, summit, Hyde's, 275 feet ; Section 29, northeast quarter, creek, 189 feet; Section 30, southeast corner, 167 feet; Section 31, center, creek, 144 feet; Section 33, middle west line, 210 feet ; Section 34, northwest quarter, Hanchett's quarry, 213 feet; Section 34, southeast quarter of northwest quarter, 201 feet; Section 34, middle west line, 236 feet ; Sec- tion 35, southeast quarter, 161 feet ; Section 36, near center, southeast quarter, 176 feet ; south line College Campus, 192 feet ; Iodo-Magnesian Springs, 177 feet.


Township & North, Range 12 East (Rock) .- Afton, 206 feet ; Section 7, northeast quarter. summit, 306 feet ; Section 8, northwest quarter, railroad, marsh, 265 feet; Section 20, middle west line, Bass Creek, flat, 183 feet ; Section 21, middle west line, 206 feet.


Township 3 North, Range 1º East (Janesville) .- Janesville fair grounds, 295 feet ; Janes- ville Station, 240 feet.


Township 4 North, Range 12 East (Fulton) .- Newville bridge, 208 feet; Edgerton Station, 242 feet; Section 3, center north line, 251 feet; Section 4, center north half, 232 feet ; Section 5, center south line, 173 feet; Section 5, south line, southeast quarter, 284 feet; Section 6, northwest quarter, 240 feet ; Section 10, southwest quarter, 219 feet.


Township 1 North, Range 13 East ( Turtle) .- Crest of hill, east of Beloit, 405 feet ; Sec- tion 5, level, Rock Prairie, 217 feet ; Section 9, northeast quarter, 227 feet; Section 9, north- west quarter of southeast quarter, 225 feet ; Section 13, southeast quarter, 330 feet ; Section 13, middle south line, southwest quarter, 306 feet ; Section 15, northeast corner, 222 feet ; Section 16, center, 223 feet; Section 19, center, 202 feet ; Section 21, middle south line, 228 feet ; Section 22, northwest quarter, 270 feet ; Section 22, northeast quarter, 280 feet; Section 22, north half, near railroad cut, 302 feet; Section 22, bottom of Galena exposure, 246 feet; Section 22, summit of hill, 276 feet; Section 23, northeast quarter, 280 feet; Section 28, middle east line, 325 feet; Section 29, near center, 218 feet ; Section 31, northeast corner, 211 feet ; Section 31, north of center, 188 feet; Section 32, center north half, 229 feet ; Sec- tion 33, northeast corner, 266 feet.


Township ? North, Range 13 East (La Prairie) .- Section 13, middle west line, 271 feet; Section 16, middle west line, 242 feet.


Township 3 North, Range 13 East (Harmony) .- Section 2, northwest quarter, 344 feet. Township 4 North, Range 13 East (Milton) .- Milton Station, 293 feet; Milton Junction, 299 feet ; ridge south of Milton Junction, 318 feet ; Section 10, southeast corner, 216 feet; Section 22, center east half, hill, 375 feet ; Section 25, southeast quarter, 307 feet ; Section 26, southeast quarter, 303 feet ; Section 30, northeast quarter, 289 feet; Section 30, northwest quarter. 255 feet.


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HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY.


Township 1 North, Range 14 East (Clinton) .- Section 2, east half, 370 feet ; Section 2, southwest quarter, 352 feet ; Section 9, center, 373 feet; Section 10, northwest quarter, 362 feet ; Section 17, Clinton Junction, 364 feet ; Section 18, northeast quarter, 338 feet.


Township & North, Range 14 East (Bradford) .- Hill west of Fairchild, 325 feet. Township 3 North, Range 14 East (Johnstown) .- Level of Rock Prairie, 316 feet. Township 4 North, Range 14 East (Lima) .- Section 6, southeast quarter, marsh, 243 feet ; Section 13, northeast quarter, 307 feet ; Section 14, southeast quarter, 316 feet ; Section 18, near middle west line, 248 feet; Section 21, southeast corner, 301 feet; Section 22, Lima Station, 310 feet ; Section 23, middle north half, 305 feet ; Section 23, west line, 308 feet ; Section 30, east line, 311 feet.


WATER POWER OF ROCK RIVER.


The entire area drained by Rock River and its tributaries in Wisconsin is three thousand six hundred and thirty-five square miles. From the Table of Rainfall, at Milwaukee, given in Dr. Lapham's report (Geol. of Wis., Vol. II). it appears that the average rainfall for the thirty years previous was 30.27 inches, which may be assumed as at least approximately correct for the Rock River Valley. The average fall for some portions of Wisconsin is given in Gen. Humphrey's work on the hydraulics of the Mississippi, at thirty-five inches. But reckoning at thirty inches, the rainfall upon the drainage area under consideration, would be 253,344,960,000 cubic feet. Now, it is asserted by various authorities, based on experience, that one-half the rainfall can be utilized. This would give 126,672,480,000 cubic feet per annum. Mr. Ruger says : " From personal observation, and after consulting many authorities as to rainfall, springs, evapo- ration, filtration, etc., I estimate that the total annual quantity of water passing in Rock River at the State line, including Turtle Creek, is 98,437,536,000 cubic feet," which may be regarded as a safe estimate. The daily supply by this estimate would be 269,691,879 cubic feet. We need next to ascertain what is the average descent of this volume. Some of it falls over six hundred feet, while other portions practically no distance. The average elevation of the rim of the basin above the point where the river leaves the State is about two hundred and fifty feet, its average distance about fifty miles, showing an average fall of about five feet per mile. But. this is less to the point than the following :




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