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In 1840 agreeably to the Census of the United States there were in Dane County 101 horses, 510 meat cattle, 5 sheep, 628 swine, 3 stores and groceries, one saw mill, 2 cabinet makers, & 2 lead smelting furnaces. The produce of 1839 was 290 bushels of Indian corn, 8,480 bushels of potatoes, 10 pounds of wood, 468 tons of hay, 200,000 pounds of lead and 2000 dollars worth of lumber.

The region of the Four Lakes is very favorably known as a beautiful country with a rich limestone soil and well adapted for agricultural purposes. These lakes lie in a row from north west to south east, the largest being the upper, or most north westerly, called the Fourth Lake. The other three are of nearly equal size and about equal distances apart. Their outlet called the Catfish creek is a valuable stream, affording several fine sites for water power, and might easily be made navigable for small boats. From the report of Captain Gram many interesting facts relative

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