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Arts;" of "Law;" of "Medicine;" and of the "Theory and Practice of Elementary Instruction." Of these, the former has been organized by the Regents, and the following chairs having been created by ordinance: 1. Of Ethics, Civil Polity, and Political Economy; 2. Of Mental Philosophy, Logic, Rhetoric, and English Literature. 3. Of Ancient Languages and Literature. 4. Of Modern Languages and Literature. 5. Of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Astronomy. 6. Of Chemistry and Natural History. The Chair of Ethics, &c., is occupied by the Chancellor of the University, who, together, with the other Professors, and the requisite number of Tutors, will constitute the Faculty of Science, Literature, and Arts. The University was originally endowed by act of Congress, granting seventy-two sections of land to be selected by the State for that use. Under the appraisal of 1852, the capital fund derived from the sale of these lands, amounts to $170,000. They are now open to private entry, at the appraised value, in the office of the Commissioners of School and University Lands at Madison. They are selling off rapidly, and it is believed that the whole will be converted into a productive fund within a short period. The University of Wisconsin, like the community whose institution it is, is still young. It has gone into operation with appointments amply sufficient to answer all present educational demands, while the condition of its finances justifies the confidence, that its increasing capabilities will keep pace with the future growth of the State, and make it an attractive gathering point for the scholars of the West.

WISSAUNA, Lake, see Golden Lake, of Waukesha county.

WISHICONI, Lake, is a small body of water, in Marathon county, tributary to the Chippewa.

WOLF, Creek, a small tributary of the Peckatonnica, into which it empties at Gratiot, Lafayette county.

WOLF, River, (Pauwaicun,) east of the Wisconsin, and running southeast, unites with Neenah river just above Great Butte des Morts Lake, at which place it is much larger than the Neenah. It is navigable, for over 100 miles from its mouth, for small steamers, and furnishes the best pine lumber in the State. WOLF RIVER, Pinery, as it is called, is the extensive evergreen district on Wolf river and its tributaries, Rat, Pine, Little, Waupacca, Little Wolf, Embarass, and Shawana rivers. Some of these are large streams, and afford excellent hydraulic power. The annual manufacture of lumber, besides shingles and timber, will be partially shown by the following list which contains nothing but the estimated amount of sawed lumber Appleton, 2,000,000; Menasha and Neenah, 3,000,000; Oshkosh, 5 mills, 4,000,000; Algoma, 2 mills, 1,000,000; Butte des Morts, 2 mills, 1,000,000; Winneconna, 1 mill, 500,000; Little river, 1 mill, 500,000; Little Wolf, 4 mills, 5,000,000; Shawana, 2 mills, 1,000,000; Red river, 1 mill, 500,000; Clark's, 2 mills, 1,000,000; Fox river above mouth of Wolf, 6,000,000. Making a total of 25,500,000. WORTH, P. O., in Sheboygan county.

WRIGHTSTOWN, Town, in Brown county.

WYALUSING, P. V., on section 1, town 5 N., of range 7 W., Grant county, 25 miles northwest from Lancaster, and about 100 miles west from Madison. It is beautifully situated on the Mississippi river, and has an excellent steam boat landing. The vicinity is well supplied with timber and water, and good hydraulic powers, and is well adapted to all the pursuits of agriculture. Population 30; with 2 stores and 1 hotel.

WYOCENA, P. V., in town of same name, Columbia county, being on sections 21 and 22, town 12 N., of range 10 E.

WYOMING, P. O., in town of same name, Iowa county.

WYOMING, Town, in county of Iowa, being part of towns 7 and 8 N., of ranges 3 and 4. It has 4 school districts.

YELLOW, Lake, is the source of a river of the same name, a small tributary of the St. Croix, in La Pointe county, from the south. YELLOW, River, rises in the south part of Portage county, and runs southerly, emptying into the Wisconsin river, in southeast corner of town 17 N., of range 4 E., Adams county. YELLOW, River and Lake, in La Pointe county. See Massawa River and Lake.

YELLOW, River, Chippewa county, rises in Marathon county, and runs southwesterly into the Chippewa river, about 5 miles above the falls.

YELLOW STONE, Creek, is a tributary from the northwest of Dodge's branch or east branch of the Peckatonnica river, into which it empties, in the town of Argyle, Lafayette county.

YORK, P. O., Dane county, on section 21, of town of same name. It has 1 store, 3 hotels, and is 22 miles northeast from Madison. YORK, Town, in county of Dane, being town 9, of range 12 E.; centrally located, 19 miles northeast from Madison. It has 6 school districts.

YORK, Town, in county of Greene, being town 4 N., of range 6; centrally located, 16 miles northwest from Monroe. Population in 1850 was 191. It has 2 school districts.

YORKVILLE, P. O., town of York, Racine county, being in town 3 N., of range 21 E.

YORKVILLE, Town, in county of Racine, being town 3 N., of range 21 E.; centrally located, 10 miles west of Racine. Population in 1850 was 997. It has 10 school districts.

YOUNG HICKORY, P. V., in town of Jackson, Washington county, being in town 10 N., of range 20 E.

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ALMOND, Town, in county of Portage.

ANCIENT, P. O., in Dane county.

ARGYLE, P. O., in Lafayette county.

ARGYLE, Town, in Lafayette county.

ASHTON, P. O., in Dane county.

BADGER, P. O., in Fond du Lac county.

BEAULIEUX, Rapids, are in the Wisconsin river, seven miles above the mouth of Pine river. See Jenny Bull Falls.

BELMONT, Town, in Lafayette county.

BENTON, P. O., in Lafayette county.

BERLIN, P. V., is situated on sections 3 and 4, on the east side of Fox river, in town 17 N., of range 13 E. It was laid out in 1849 by N. H. Strong, Esq., from whom it derived the name of Strong's Landing, by which it is sometimes called. It is a place of considerable business, has a good river trade, and is in the centre of a large agricultural district. It has two newspapers, and various mercantile and mechanical establish

ments.

BENTON, Town, in Lafayette county.

BIG FOOT PRAIRIE, P. O., in town of Walworth, Walworth county.

BRISTOL, P. O., in town of same name, in the county of Kenosha.

BYRON, P. O., in Fond du Lac county.

CENTREVILLE, Town, in Manitowoc county.

CENTRE, Town, in Lafayette county.

COLLINS, P. O., in Manitowoc county.

COON PRAIRIE, P. O., in Crawford county.

COPPER ROCK, River, is a tributary from the west of Wisconsin river, which it enters, at Rock Island, 10 miles below Grand Father Bull Falls.

COTTAGE INN, P. O., in Lafayette county, on stage route from Madison to Galena, 60 miles southwest from Madison.

DEPERE, Town, in Brown county.

DUNKIRK, P. O., in Dane county.

EDSON, Town, in Manitowoc county.

ELK GROVE, P. O., in town of same name, Lafayette county.

ELK GROVE, Town, in Lafayette county.

EOLIA, P. O., in Dane county.

FAYETTE, Town, in Lafayette county.

FLORENCE, P.O., in town of Portage Prairie, Columbia county, on section 6, town 12 N., of range 12 E., at head of Duck Creek.

FOND DU LAC, City. This place was one of the earliest located towns in Wisconsin, a paper city, laid out and platted several years in advance of the progress of civilization. But the past ten years has wrought a change which few Western towns can rival. The city is located at the head of Lake Winnebago, on section 10, town 15, of range 17 E. The principal business portion is situated about three-quarters of a mile from the lake, on the Fond du Lac river, whose mouth forms a convenient port of entry for the steam boats and other

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