Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... TABLE OF DISTANCES. TOTAL, 607 MILES. THE ROCK RIVER. MILES. Madison to Stoughton . 22 Stoughton to Janesville 40 Janesville to Beloit 18 Beloit to Rockford 40 Rockford to Byron 18 Byron to Oregon 15 Oregon to Dixon 31 Dixon to Sterling 20 Sterling to Como 9 Como to Lyndon 14 Lyndon to Prophetstown 5 Prophetstown to Erie Ferry .10 Erie Ferry to Coloma 25 Coloma to mouth of river 14 Mouth of river to Rock Island (up Mississippi River) 6 Total 287 THE FOX RIVER (OF GREEN BAY). MILES. Portage to Packwaukee 25 Packwaukee to Montello 7 Montello to Marquette 11 MILES. Marquette to Princeton 18 Princeton to Berlin 20 Berlin to Qmro 18 Omro to Oshkosh 22 Oshkosh to Neenah 20 Neenah to Appleton 7 Appleton to Kaukauna 7 Kaukauna to Green Bay 20 Total 175 THE WISCONSIN RIVER. MILES. Portage to Merrimac 20 Merrimac to Prairie du Sac lo Prairie du Sac to Arena Ferry 15 Arena Ferry to Helena 8 Helena to Lone Rock Bridge 14 Lone Rock Bridge to Muscoda 18 Muscoda to Port Andrew 9 Port Andrew to Boscobel 10 Boscobel to Boydtown 10 Boydtown to Wauzeka (on Kickapoo) .... 7 Wauzeka to Wright's Ferry . . 10 Wright's Ferry to Bridgeport ....... 4 Bridgeport to mouth of river 7 Mouth of river to Prairie du Chien (up Mississippi River) 5 Total 145 Note. -- The above table of distances by water is based upon the most reliable local estimates, verified, so far as practicable, by official surveys. INDEX. Algoma, 182, 186. Allouez, Father Claude, 176, 228, 229. American Fur Co., 145. Anderson, Maj. Robert, U.S.A., 19. Antoinette, Marie, Queen of France, 224. Appleton, Wis., 23, 27, 185, 202- 207, 209. Arena Ferry, Wis., 27, 257, 262. Arndt, Judge John P., 158. Astor, John Jacob, 145, 232. Atkinson, Gen. Henry, U. S. A., 19. 255. Avoca, Wis., 270. Bad Axe, battle of,