sand dollars was appropriated by the general government. This road not only connects Sheboygan with the fine farming region about Fond du Lac, but also with the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. SHEBOYGAN FALLS is the name of a thriving village situated at the Falls of the Sheboygan river six miles above the mouth, which is rapidly increasing in population and business. Sheboygan Falls is fifty-one miles from Milwaukee, twenty-nine from Manitowoc Falls, and sixty-three from Green Bay. There are two post-offices in Sheboygan county-at Sheboygan, and Sheboygan Falls. WASHINGTON COUNTY. This is a large county lying on Lake Michigan, between Milwaukee and Sheboygan counties, and bounded on the west by Dodge county. It extends from the south line of township nine to the north line of town twelve, and from the west line of range eighteen to the lake-being twentyfour miles wide from north to south, and twenty-seven miles average length; and having, consequently, an area of six hundred and forty-eight miles. The coast line in this county is twenty-five and three-eighth miles. It was set off from Milwaukee county in 1836, and organized for county purposes in 1840, and for judicial purposes in 1845. The first settlements in this county were commenced in 1836, and in 1838 the population was sixtyfour; in 1840, it had increased to three hundred and fortythree; and in 1842, to nine hundred and sixty-five-showing a rate of increase that will soon make this one of the most important counties. Its present population is estimated at five thousand five hundred. Having but little direct connection with the lake navigation, and the whole county being covered with a forest of oak, maple, beech, basswood, &c., will in some measure prevent the rapid settlement that might under other circumstances be expected. But Washington county has a soil which is, perhaps, not surpassed by any in the Territory; an abundance of water gushing up from the limestone substratum on almost every quarter section, and extensive water privileges at the Milwaukee Falls, and many other places. With these privileges, we may safely predict that this will, in time, become one of the richest counties. A considerable number of German emigrants have made their new homes in the southern part of this county. The Milwaukee river lies chiefly in Washington county, rising near the sources of the Sheboygan, in Fond du Lac county, and running in a southeasterly direction about thirty miles, to within a few miles of the lake, where it turns to the south, and runs about thirty miles parallel with the shore, and enters the lake at Milwaukee. Near the mouth of Cedar Creek it is confined between high perpendicular banks of limestone rock, and has a considerable fall. This place is called the "Milwaukee Falls," and from here to the head of the rapids, near Milwaukee, the river is navigable for small boats. About seven hundred and fifty square miles of surface are drained by this river. Cedar Creek is a branch of the Milwaukee, entering a little below the falls, and having a similar fall near the junction, over the same limestone ledge. It is a rapid stream, supplied chiefly by many copious springs, and having a very crooked and irregular course. It is the outlet of MUSQUEWOC LAKE, a beautiful sheet of water, four miles in length, five-eighths of a mile wide, and nine and one-fourth miles in circumference, near the western part of the county. SAUK CREEK is a small tributary to Lake Michigan, entering at a place called Sauk Washington, where there is a thriving little village, at which much business is done. A pier has been built at this place at which wood is furnished for steamboats navigating the lake. A town was laid out on the west side of the Milwaukee river, opposite this point, called Saukville, twenty-six miles from Milwaukee, and twenty-seven miles from Sheboygan Falls. A road has been opened by the general government from Sauk to Dekorra, on the Wisconsin river, which is now so completely grown up with bushes and small trees, as to be almost impassable. STONY CREEK is a small stream in the north part of the county; and PIGEON CREEK enters the Milwaukee in town nine. RANDOM LAKE is in sections nine, ten, fifteen and sixteen, township twelve, range twenty-one. On Pigeon creek there is a saw-mill, in excavating for the foundation of which a piece of native copper was found. Besides the two lakes already mentioned, there are twenty-three others, all very small, in this county. The statistics of Washington county, as exhibited by the United States census of 1840, are as follows: 3 horses, 277 neat cattle, 1 sheep, 288 swine, 3 saw-mills; 282 bushels of wheat, 165 of oats, 30 of rye, 74 of buckwheat, 558 of Indian corn and 2,150 of potatoes; 3 pounds of hops, 88 tons of hay, 4,659 pounds of maple sugar, and eight hundred dollars worth of lumber. Several villages have recently been laid out in this county, at which more or less improvement has been made, besides Sauk Washington and Saukville, which were laid out in 1836. The principal are Hamburgh, Cedarburgh, Mequon, Muker, Kerncastle, Rubicon, and West Bend. Post-offices have been established at Hamburgh, Mequon, Muker, Rubicon, and Washington. The township system of government has been recently adopted in this county, and eleven towns have been established, as follows: ADDISON, embracing townships eleven and twelve in range eighteen. ERIN, township nine, range eighteen. GERMANTOWN, township nine, range twenty. GRAFTON, township ten, in ranges twenty-one and twenty-two. JACKSON, township ten, in range twenty. MEQUON, tonwnship nine, in ranges twenty-one and twenty-two. POLK, township ten, in range nineteen. PORT WASHINGTON, townships eleven and twelve, in ranges twentysone, twenty-two, and twenty-three. RICHFIELD, township nine, in range nineteen. WEST BEND, townships eleven and twelve, in ranges nineteen and twenty. Wright, township ten, in range eighteen. MILWAUKEE COUNTY Is bounded on the north by Dodge and Washington counties; on the east by Lake Michigan; on the south by Racine and Walworth counties; and on the west by Jefferson or on the north by the north line of township eight; south by the south line of township five; and west by the west line of range seventeen. Its mean or average length is thirty-three and seven-eighth miles from east to west, and its width is twenty-four miles-occupying an area of eight hundred and thirteen square miles or sections. The length of the coast line, measuring around the bays and points, is twenty-six and seven-eighth miles. Milwaukee county was set off from Brown, September 6, 1834, by an act of the Legislature of Michigan, and organized the next year. It then extended from the Illinois State line seventytwo miles north, and west beyond Madison, Dana county. In June, 1836, the population amounted to two thousand eight hundred and ninety-two; in 1838, to three thousand one hundred and thirty-one; in 1840, to five thousand six hundred and five; and in 1842, when last enumerated, to nine thousand five hundred and sixty-five. Such has been the rapid increase since June, 1842, that the population may now be safely estimated at twenty-five thousand. "The town system" of government was adopted by a vote of the people, and the county is divided into twentythree towns, as follows: BROOKFIELD embraces township seven, range twenty. EAGLE, township five, range seventeen. MILWAUKEE, all of township eight, and so much of township seven, in range twenty-two, as is not included within the limits of the city of Milwaukee. MUSKEGO, township five, range twenty. NEW BERLIN, township six, range twenty. OAK CREEK, township five, ranges twenty-two and twenty-three. OTTAWA, township six, range seventeen. WAWATOSA, township seven, range twenty-one. And the five wards in the city of Milwaukee are ranked as separate towns. In 1840, there were in this county 541 horses, 5,100 neat cattle, 798 sheep, 8,114 swine, 1 iron foundry, 26 stores and groceries, 2 printing-offices, 8 grist-mills, 13 sawmills; and in 1839, the amount of produce was 34,236 bushels of wheat, 845 of barley, 26,863 of oats, 147 of rye, 1,829 of buckwheat, 26,820 of Indian corn, and 64,242 of potatoes; 67 pounds of wool; 4,574 tons of hay, 48,886 pounds of maple sugar, and fifteen thousand one hundred dollars worth of skins and furs. Milwaukee county is to be divided by the line between ranges twenty and twenty-one, and a new county established to be called WAUKESHA, should the people within the limits of the proposed new county vote in favor of the division at the next general election. This county will be |