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359 Richland County

Was established in 1842, on the north side of the Wisconsin river to embrace two ranges on each side of the fourth principal meridian, and extending to the north line of township twelve. It lies between the counties of Sauk on the east, and Crawford on the west; is twenty four miles wide from east to west and twenty four and one fourth miles average length; containing therefore five hundred and eighty two square miles. This county is not yet organized, but is attached to Iowa.

The topography of this county is quite similar to that of the counties south of the Wisconsin; the surface consisting of a series of dividing ridges running between the principal streams, which send out lateral branch ridges [between the branches of the stream] that form bluff banks [on] along the rivers. They are composed chiefly of sandstone.

Pine river is the principal stream in the county and runs from north to south near its centre. This stream is navigable for canoes and is about thirty yards wide at

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