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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ber, especially along tlie course of the principal streams, and tributaries; 
and much lumbering is done, giving employment to many hands. The 
logs are mostly floated down the stream into the Wolf river, and down that 
to the “ boom,” a few miles below the south line of our county and there 
sorted, and then rafted and towed by steam tugs to where they are wanted. 
It is computed that two hundred and fifty million feet of logs annually 
pass down the Wolf river, from and through this county. 
The Wolf river flows through the eastern part of the county. It is a 
large stream, navigable for steamboats at all stages of the water. The 
Little Wolf empties into the Wolf, and is valuable on account of its excel¬ 
lent water powers. So also, is the Embarrass, which empties into the 
Wolf at New London. The Waupaca river also possesses valuable water 
powers. The Pigeon river in the northern, and Little river in the southern 
part of the county, are both used for turning machinery. 
There are several flourishing villages in our county. Waupaca, the 
county seat, is situated on the Waupaca river, about 13 miles from its 
mouth. It has 7 dry goods stores, 3 drug stores, 2 banks, and the usual 
amount of shops and business places. It also has two flouring mills which 
manufacture large quantities of flour, and ship 500 tons of feed annu¬ 
ally to the pineries; also a woolen mill using $17,000 worth of wool yearly, 
making excellent cloth, flannels, etc. The high school building, 55 by 
75 feet, is the best of the kind in the county. 
On the first Saturday in every month a fair is held in Waupaca, to enable 
farmers having stock for sale to dispose of the same. They are largely at¬ 
tended, and recommend themselves to the favorable consideration of all. 
A county agricultural society is about being organized under favorable au¬ 
spices. 
New London, another thriving town, is situated on the Wolf river, and 
at present is at the head of steamboat navigation, a place of much business. 
The Green Bay and Lake Pepin railroad will pass through the village, 
and will make it quite an important point. 
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Weyauwega, another growing town, lies on the Waupaca river, about 
three miles from its mouth. It has an excellent water power, which is well 
improved. 
Fremont is another village, situated on each side of the Wolf river, near 
the southeast corner of the county. It is the headquarters of manufacture 
and trade for a large extent of country around. It has a bed of clay, said 
to be equal to any for the manufacture of light colored stone or earthern 
ware, or brick. It is in the timber, and has good farming land around it, 
which is fast becoming settled. Besides these there are several other vil¬ 
lage in the county, where a considerable amount of business is done. 
Two railroads have been chartered, and are now being rapidly built, pass¬ 
ing through our county, which when completed must add greatly to our 
prosperity, and assist materially in developing our resources. The Green 
