Box 10, Folder 4: Correspondence 1867

Daily Wisconsin. Monday, February 4, 1867.

THE PARIS EXPOSITION.—The Paris Exposition Committee have concluded their labors and sent forward all the articles from Wisconsin designed for exhibition. Should some small article of importance come in, the committee will endeavor to get them through and to Paris. The following is the list of articles sent forward:

List of articles shipped to J.C. Derby, January 10th, 1867:

Number 1 Specimens of lead and zinc ore from Mineral Point. Number 2 Lead ores, Schulleburg. Number 3 Milwaukee and Edgerton brick. Number 4 Iron ores, Sauk county and Superior. Number 5 Iron ores, pig, cast steel, and iron from Mayville, Penokee from Range, Lake Superior. Number 6, Indian curiosities (Green Bay). Number 7, Photographic views of state buildings. Number 8, Leather (sole and upper), and sample wood. Number 9 Box sorgum [sorghum] Number 10 do do and imphee Number 11 Game birds. Number 12 Samples Wood. Number 13 do of furs. Number 14 do building alone. Number 15 do ear corn, pop corn, soil, sorgum [sorghum] seed, nuts, broom, corn, wool, glue, willow. Number 16 Map of Wisconsin. Number 17 Samples seed and grain. Number 18 do do do Number 19 Building stone (Waupun). Number 20 Elk-horn Number 21 Milwaukee brick. Number 22 Wisconsin State Reports for 1865, two of Chapman's Sectional Maps. Building Stone (Fond du Lac) Bottle of Rape Seed Oil. Wisconsin Hops (V. Blaiz). Wild Turkey (stuffed). Iron Iron ore. Samples of woof. "Ravlin" (Grand Rapids, Wis.) Cast Steel Hammer. Number 23 Statistics of Wisconsin (Madison.) Number 24 Shingles (Fond du Lac.) Number 25 Winter Wheat Flour Number 26 Spring Wheat Flour, Number 27 Winter Wheat Flour, Number 28, Spring Wheat Flour, Number 29, Native Copper (Wisconsin) Number 30 Samples Grain, Wheat, Spring and Winter. Number 31 Samples do. Rye, Oats, Barley, and Corn. Number 32 Perfumery, (Janesville.)

There are also some fine samples of wool, not included in invoice; also photographic and stereoscopic views which are now on hand, and which Prof. HOYT or some of the Commission will take with them. They are views of the city, harbor, warehouses, vessels, &c.; also views taken in other portions of the State.

1867. Feb. 4

Kaolin—at Grand Rapids

The extent of surface under which the bed may be found is not known, but it has been proved to underlie a great tract of the village & vicinity—there is certainly plenty of it,—to be found at the depth of from 2 to 6 feet. The soil above it is light & sandy, and easily removed. Samples have been tested in England, some years ago, for porcelain ware, and found fully equal to any clay they had there. New Lisbon is the nearest railroad station—42 miles. It would cost 50 cents per 100 pounds to haul the Kaolin to the Station.

Letter dated Feb. 4 1867 to. A.C. May

12a Lapham Kas. [illegible] [illegible]

Dear Gray,

Can you send me a [bit?] a little seed of the [Zyrana aquatica?]

When whole the capital curtails a [Pulelen?] Secretary is his [Nation?]. Thence sent it to [illegible] & [Darius?]

I am sending you a [illegible] a large & full collection of [illegible] [illegible] & seeds.

Your [illegible] [illegible] of [Marshall's?] [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] [illegible] of which [illegible] is with [illegible] lady

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Leeds sent Mar. 18th '67 I.A.L.

Milwaukee Wisconsin February 19th 1867

Dear Sir

Being much interested in all matters relating to the climate &c. of our Lake Region I have tried, through our members of Congress and otherwise, to obtain copies of the Reports of the Survey of the N. & N.W. Lakes, but have failed so far to obtain those of 1862, 1864, 1865, & 1866, and therefore take the liberty of applying to you for the same. Having voluntarily contributed (at the request of Capt. Meade) some valuable information to the survey, perhaps I am entitled to there reports!—

I avail myself of the occasion to forward a sample (with a letter from him) of the work of Dr. Lewis Self Registering Barometer & Thermometer (very ingenious and reliable) & to suggest that if there at one or more stations instruments could be added to those of the Survey, they would soon afford the means of reducing the ordinary tri-daily observations to equivalent hourly ones; thus adding very largely to their value.

The Toronto Observations

will hardly be available at this distance.

Very truly yours I.A. Lapham

Gen. A.A. Humphrys Chief of Engineers.

P.S. I once had the pleasure of being introduced to you by Prof. Henry.

To Gen. A.A. Humphrys Feb. 19, 1867