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slow in appropriating a large portion of the power furnished 
at that point; but further and much larger investment could 
be made in that direction, so as to be profitable to the capitalist 
and beneficial to the community. 
Possessing the advantages which have been but barely ad¬ 
verted to, and surrounded by a fertile and densely populated 
country, w T here all the comforts of life can be easily and readily 
obtained, these two flourishing cities, favored as they are with 
educational and religious privileges rarely surpassed, offer 
homes replete with such enjoyments and attractions to the 
Eastern emigrant, as have endeared to him the memories of 
childhood. Indeed, we feel authorized to say to all, of what¬ 
ever country or clime, we confidently offer such schools and 
churches as developed your manhood and nurtured your moral¬ 
ity, to secure an equal guarantee to those of your offspring 
whose lot may be cast among us. 
Among the waters of Rock County worthy of a special 
notice, we may mention Turtle creek, which rises in the county 
of Walworth, and meanders through th'e south-eastern portion 
of the county of Rock, discharging its waters into Rock river, 
in the immediate vicinity of the city of Beloit. While this 
beautiful stream waters a fine and fertile agricultural region, it 
also furnishes numerous points at which extensive machinery 
might be advantageously set in motion; and although a num¬ 
ber of flouring mills are now being driven by its waters, the 
power is by no means exhausted. 
The western portion of the county does not present so many 
advantages for manufacturing, as will be found in the. central 
and eastern portion ; but that region is sufficiently watered, by 
numerous streams of smaller magnitude, to meet the public 
wants for agricultural pursuits, and to supply the local neces¬ 
sities for milling and other domestic purposes. 
It will be seen from the foregoing sketch, that Rock county 
still offers a fine field for the investment of manufacturing 
capital and enterprise; and such investment cannot fail to 
have a beneficial influence upon the interests of agriculture, 
by furnishing a home demand for the surplus products of her 
