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Schedule of inquiries on forest conditions of Wisconsin; Lincoln County. 
[Filibert Roth, 1897.] 
[ References: H. W. Wright. John Woodlock, Herm. Rush, William Bradley, J.J. Hoffman! C. D. 
Clark, L. N. Anson, N, Emerson, and George Langley.] 
I. OWNERSHIP. 
Acres. 
g Wey ren BGR Pe ere epeee Sc ocece basco ba eon <oe5 Selon See meee dees coease et 576, 000 
Total area:(Horestry Division << = sm ce se eseee eeee 576, 000 
Land surface (Forestry Division). ...-- 5 SE Re N58 RS ohne 28 te ee ye ee 572, 000 
Land surface (UsS; band! Ofice Repi.)sc. se oes see 581, 000 
Land surface (chief geographer, U.S. Geol. Survey in Census Bul., 1890) .. 448, 000 
1. Actual settlers; farmers; €b@ === vce Se ES oe Ps eee *49, 000 
2. Private OWWELS NOb OCC Mp yr Vans sae a se a ee 447, 000 
oh Of this lumbermen hold 60 per cent. 
4, Railway companies (Wisconsin Central Railway) ...._.........-.------ 41, 800 
5. Downship. J3.i/1 sh = se S- eee se oe ee ee teem mice See et ee ee 
6. Coumbby 22a Se = 5 a eet ane eee 4, 000 
he tate. Pos 5 ee see sa oe Le. = emcees | Ses as Sen oar 19, 440 
8. Of this in bodies over 160 acres: 66 per cent. 
9. United States lands... 220s acs yh ere ace ie eae cre ae ee 11, 200 
II, GENERAL SURFACE CONDITIONS. 
Per cent. 
Acres. of total. 
1:-Culbivated land:=<- 2 23.222 5. Slee oa eee ee ee t 9, 000 2 
2: Korestyand: waste land sce) eee cere salt ee ene eee 553, 000 97 
D: Virgin forests. 22202 ose ss se cable Coen one ae ee eee 345, 000 60 
4. Virgin forests in tracts of over 160 acres 22-54 === ee 345, 000 60 
bo Cut-over-lamds 22S52% Soi See ate oe cr tee ee ee eee en 158, 000 28 
Ge Swamp see Asai ete Siac perereye tec telo = ne ie et eee ee ee 50, 000 9 
is Wa kesoc 2 See Sat SE ee Saray ae et ey eee 10, 000 2 
&:) and-best tome lett-as forest). 552.5. <scos ce ees ie eae ee ee 145, 000 25 
III. CONFIGURATION AND WATER COURSES. 
1. Of totai area, 20 per cent long slopes; 10 percent hilly land; 55 percent rolling; 
15 per cent low flats. 
Notrre.—No hills over 300 feet high; most iaeeo mille have long slopes. Considerable 
‘not-hole” land exists both in joan and sand land area. 
The entire county is drained by the Wisconsin and its tributaries, the Prairie, Pine, 
Spirit, Somo, Tomahawk, New Wood and Copper rivers, all of which furnish good 
driving facilities. 
IV. SOIL AND DRAINAGE. 
1. Strong clay, 20 per cent of area; depth, great; color, gray; grain, fine, mixed 
with gravel and large stones. Loam, 60 per centof area; depth, great; color, gray; 
grain, fine, mixed with gravel and large stones. Loamy sand, 20 per cent of area; 
depth, great; color, reddish gray; grain, medium, with little fine gravel. 
2. Good farm land, 30 per cent of area; drainage, good. Medium farm land, 45 per 
cent of area; drainage, good. Forest soils proper, 25 per cent of area; drainage, good, 
Nore.—Many of the marshes make fine farm land. 
« VY. FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION. 
1. Railways (names), Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; Chicago and Northwest- 
ern; ‘‘Soo;”’ Wisconsin and Chippewa. Miles, complete, 82. 
*The U.S. Gane 1890, gives 63,481; the above is figure uf State census, 1895. 
| U.S, Census of 1890 gives this at 10,500; the above is State census, 1899. 
