The emigrant's hand book, and guide to Wisconsin

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Indian tribes that have successively occupied this country for the last hundred years, till within a short time. It is now owned and occupied as a place of residence by Hon. James^ Duane Doty, M. C. In the first half mile from the lake there is a fall of eight or ten feet, which affordi^ an immense propefling power, which, at a comparatively small expense, can be rendered available, and, to a con-^ siderable extent, has already been made so. The south branch is in course of improvement by the State, to ren-^ der it navigable for steamers.
Here is situated the flourishing town of Menasha, which bids fair to become an important manufacturing pointy^ having at this time some three or four saw-mills, a found¬ ry, pail factory and lath machine in operation, and a large flouring mill in course of erection; besides several other branches of manufactures and mechanics;
The State work at this *point, costing some seventy-five thousand dollars, is* done by a company for the water-j power it creates.
On the north side of the other' branch is situated thd town of Neenah. This is a place of considerable impor¬ tance, commercially, as well as for its hydrauUc power. It is much more accessible from the country, and supports a large and flourishing mercantile trade. It has a fine three-story hotel, and several of smaller dimensions. It has a commodious flx:)uring mill, two saw-mills, a foundry, and sash factory in operation; and the enterprise of the inhabitants may be judged of from the fact that they have submitted to be taxed to the amount of the cost of im¬ proving the channel of the river by a canal and lock of the same dimensions as the State works.
Leaving these points on the lake, we descend the river five rt>iles, to Grand Chute, where there is a perpendicular £all in the stream of four feet, and continuous' rapids for