Excerpt from Reconnoissance Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin, 1911 The area described in the present report is in the northwestern part of the state, as shown on the map of Wisconsin, fig. 1. Four of the counties border on the state of Minnesota on the west. It is approximately between the parallels 44 30' and 45 45' north latitude, and the meridians 91 and. 93 west longitude, which is the same latitude as central Maine on the Atlantic coast, and northern Oregon. On the Pacific, and the same longitude as central Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri in the Mississippi valley. The area includes the counties of Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Barron, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, and Polk; These nine counties contain 186 townships and have a total area of square miles, approximately one-eighth of the state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Reconnoissance Soil Survey of Part of North Western Wisconsin The area described in the present report is in the northwestern part of the state, as shown on the map of Wisconsin, fig. 1. Four of the counties border on the state of Minnesota on the west. It is approximately between the parallels 44 30' and 45 45' north latitude, and the meridians 91 and 93 west longitude, which is the same latitude as central Maine on the Atlantic coast, and northern Oregon on the Pacific, and the same longitude as central Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri in the Mississippi valley. The area includes the counties of Eau Claire, Chippewa, Rusk, Barron, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, and Polk. These nine counties contain 186. Townships and have a total area of square miles, approximately one-eighth of the state. Slope amd General Features. The area slopes down towards the southwest. The lowest land, 680 feet above sea level, is in the southwest corner of the area at the junction of the Chippewa and Mississippi rivers. The highest land is undetermined but is very probably the hard quartzite ridges of eastern Barron and western Rusk counties. Several of these ridges reach elevations of to feet above sea level, the lower land surround ing these highest ridges in the northern part of the area in general, having a varying altitude between to feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Reconnoissance Soil Survey of North Eastern Wisconsin The northwestern portion of this area forms a part of the 'high plateau-like region of northern Wisconsin, and is dotted with lakes and swamps which are the source of a large number of rivers. The swamps and lakes of this plateau have an average elevation of about 1600 feet. The lowest land has an elevation of about 585 to 590 feet. Thus it will be seen that there is a difference be tween the highest and the lowest points within the area of some thing over 1000 feet. Water power. - The rivers of the area have wonderful possibilities for the development of water power, and a number of projects have been installed, but only a very small proportion of the available power has been developed. From the north line of Langlade County where the Wolf River crosses to Shawano, a distance of about 80 miles, there is a fall of 774 feet. The Oconto River through its course of 87 miles, all of which is within the area, has a total fall of 945 feet. All of the numerous streams which have their source in the high plateau-like crystalline rock region of northern Wisconsin, and reach their outlet within a comparatively short distance, must necessarily have a very rapid descent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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