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pleasant lake breezes, and at all times the atmosphere is pure 
and healthy. 
Near the lake shore the soil is light, intermingled with a 
sandy loam; farther back from shore it is heavy and well 
adapted to agricultural purposes. 
The county is well timbered, chiefly with hard wood, as beech, 
maple, white and red oak, &c., except along the margin of the 
principal streams, where a fine growth of valuable pine pre¬ 
dominates ; and the low land and swamps contain a fine growth 
of cedar, tamarac and black ash. 
The principal stream is the Manitowoc river, which is formed 
of two branches, both of which rise in Calumet County near 
Lake Winnebago, uniting their waters some 20 miles west of 
Manitowoc, and receiving a large tributary stream some eight 
miles north-west of this point, and emptying into Lake Michi¬ 
gan at Manitowoc. At this point the river is 300 feet wide, 
near the mouth from dock to dock. Farther back it is wider, 
and within the incorporated limits of the village there is a 
large natural basin, capable of accommodating a small naval 
fleet. As far back as the village of Manitowoc Rapids, some 
two and a half miles from the lake, the river is navigable for 
large vessels or steamers; beyond this point it is not valuable 
for navigation, being occupied by numerous mills for the man¬ 
ufacture of flour and lumber. At Two Rivers, six miles north 
of Manitowoc, there are two fine streams, as indicated by 
the name of the town. These rivers are of great value to the 
lumbering interests in the northern portion of the county; they 
have their confluence at Two Rivers, and are navigable for 
vessels some distance back. The Neshoto Lumber Company 
runs a large steam tug on one of these,, for towing their heavy 
lumber rafts. The entire county is exceedingly well supplied 
with streams both for manufacturing and other purposes, and 
the agricultural districts abound in numerous springs of the 
purest water, and are beautified with innumerable small lakes. 
As to minerals, but few discoveries have yet been made.— 
Some indications of copper and iron have been discovered, but 
nothing to warrant extensive exploration. One discovery, 
