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low river waters the north-eastern and central portions of St. 
Croix County. The Kinnickinnick takes its rise a little south 
of the centre of the county, and discharges into the St. Croix 
lake, about three miles south of the southern county line, also 
furnishing many valuable mill sites, six of which are improved. 
Rush river and the Eau Gaily also take their rise in the 
south-easterly part of St. Croix County, and run in a south¬ 
westerly direction, the former discharging into Lake Pepin, 
and the latter taking a south-westerly direction is discharged 
into the Chippewa in Pepin County. Hay river takes its rise 
in the eastern side of the county, and runs in a south-easterly 
direction, and is discharged into the Monomonee in Dunn 
County. All of these streams furnish valuable mill sites. Ten 
Mile Creek takes its rise near the centre of the county, and 
discharges into Willow river about seven miles from its conflu¬ 
ence with the St. Croix, furnishing also good water power, and 
turning Beebe & Boardman’s flouring mill. Cedar Lake is 
situated in the northern portion of the county, and extends 
north into Polk County, affording a fine water power as it dis¬ 
charges itself into Apple river, turning Robert Bowson’s flouring 
mill, and is surrounded by the finest quality of farming lands. 
Bass Lake is situated north-west of the centre of the county, 
and is about three miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide, 
and surrounded by valuable farming lands. 
The surface of the towns of Hammond, Cylon, Richmond, 
Star Plains, Erin, Emerald, Pleasant Valley, Malone and Eau 
Gaily, are just sufficiently undulating for good drainage; and 
the towns of Hudson, Somerset, Troy and Rush River, are 
considerably undulating, but not enough so as to injure, to 
any considerable degree, their value as farming lands. 
The soil is generally a deep black sandy loam; but in the 
northern and eastern portions of the county more clay prevails, 
which makes it much better for the growth of the small grains 
and less valuable for corn. 
No better land exists in the State, as the following statistics 
will show: According to the assessor’s returns for 1857, only 
4,769 acres were under cultivation in wheat and oats, yielding 
