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miles immediately below these falls, the scenery is quite tranquil; the river is wide-in many places six hundred feet-and dotted here and there with small islands, bearing a heavy growth of timber. The next fall is Little Quinnesec; a short distance below which is Sandy portage: Sturgeon Falls, Quiver Portage, Pesnene Falls, White rapids; Grand Rapids [and] Ghappeau's rapids and lastly the Menomonee rapids, occur in the order enumerated.

Menomonee river, a branch of Wolf river, from the east.

Menomonee river in Milwaukee County, takes its rise in the southern part of Washington County and running in a south eastern direction, through the towns of Menomonee, Greenville, and Wauwatosa, enters the Milwaukee river within the town of Milwaukee. It is a fine stream affording many valuable mill privileges, several of which are already improved. At the "Menomonee Falls" there is a a descent of [sixty] 48 feet, in a distance not exceeding half a mile. The stream runs between banks varying from fifty to

miles immediately below these falls, the scenery is quite tranquil; the river is wide-in many places six hundred feet-and dotted here and there with small islands, bearing a heavy growth of timber. The next fall is Little Quinnesec; a short distance below which is Sandy portage: Sturgeon Falls, Quiver Portage, Pesnene Falls, White rapids; Grand Rapids [and] Ghappeau's rapids and lastly the Menomonee rapids, occur in the order enumerated.

Menomonee river, a branch of Wolf river, from the east.

Menomonee river in Milwaukee County, takes its rise in the southern part of Washington County and running in a south eastern direction, through the towns of Menomonee, Greenville, and Wauwatosa, enters the Milwaukee river within the town of Milwaukee. It is a fine stream affording many valuable mill privileges, several of which are already improved. At the "Menomonee Falls" there is a a descent of [sixty] 48 feet, in a distance not exceeding half a mile. The stream runs between banks varying from fifty to