learning will never languish for want of a patron, or the cause of education perish for want of a friend.

No question can be presented to the public of Kenosha, that will elicit such general interest as the subject of schools. Whenever anything transpires, calculated either to raise or depress their usefulness, it causes a more general sensation among the inhabitants, than any other question that is presented for the public consideration.

It only remains for me to speak of a few of the earliest settlers of Kenosha, whose names have been introduced in the foregoing account of the place. At the present writing, (March, 1857,) Mr. Jonathan Pierce still lives, in Kenosha. Industry and frugality have placed him in comfortable circumstances, and temperate habits of life have given him a happy old age. Hon. William Bullen died many years ago, generally respected. He was a prominent business man, and as a politician, was known as an able member of the Legislature of the Territory of Wisconsin. Hudson Bacon lost his health from the exposures incident to the first settlement, which has impaired, in some measure, his usefulness and activity. He has erected a comfortable dwelling upon the site, or very nearly upon the site, of his original log house, where he now resides. Samuel Resique died, in San Francisco, California, in 1855. C. W. Turner settled about one mile north of Kenosha, where he died in 1851.

John Bullen, Esq., who might be termed the founder of the place, was well fitted for a pioneer enterprise. Besides considerable physical powers, he possesses commanding abil ities and great energy of character-all of them qualifications that are no where more essential than in founding a new colony, or home in a new country. Since 1839, Mr. Bullen has been engaged largely in real estate and mercantile operations, until within the last four or five years. He still resides mainly at Kenosha, though temporarily and occasionally at Lyons, Walworth county, Wisconsin.

learning will never languish for want of a patron, or the cause of education perish for want of a friendh sgre odv pasqmod

No question cambé presented to the public of Kenosha, that Will elicit such general interest as the subject of schools. Whenever anything transpires, calculated either to raise r depress their usefulness, it causes a more general sensation among the inhabitants, than any other question that is presented for the public consideration.

It only remains for me to speak of a few of the earliest settlers of Kenosha, whose names have been introduced in the foregoing account of the place. At the present writing, (March, 1857,) Mr. JONATHAN PIERCE still lives, in Kenosha. Industry and frugality have placed him in comfortable circumstances, and temperate habits of life have given him a happy old age. Hon. WILLIAM BULLEN died many years ago, generally respected. He was a prominent business man, and as a politician, was known as an able member of the Legislature of the Territory of Wisconsin. HUDSON BACON lost his health from the exposures incident to the first settlement, which has impaired, in some measure, his usefulness and activity. He has erected a comfortable dwelling upon the site, or very nearly upon the site, of his original log house, where he now resides. SAMUEL RESIQUE died, in San Francisco, California, in 1855. C. W. TURNER settled about one mile north of Kenosha, where he died in 1851.

JOHN BULLEN, Esq., who might be termed the founder of the place, was well fitted for a pioneer enterprise. Besides considerable physical powers, he possesses commanding abil、 ities and great energy of character-all of them qualifications that are no where more essential than in founding a new colony, or home in a new country. Since 1839, Mr. BULLEN has been engaged largely in real estate and mercantile operations, until within the last four or five years. He still resides mainly at Kenosha, though temporarily and occasionally at Lyons, Walworth county, Wisconsin.

It may not be considered inappropriate to remark, that the Company who organized East for the settlement of Kenosha, passed resolutions of the strongest and most complimentary character, of the management of their affairs, at the time Mr. BULLEN closed his business connection with them.

EARLY HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY.

BY J. W. STEWART.

In compliance with the wishes of the State Historical Society, I have endeavored to collect some of the incidents connected with the early history and settlement of Green county. In doing so, I have had to rely entirely on information obtained from a few of the earliest settlers.

The region of country embracing the county of Green, as it is now bounded, was not peopled by white men, and no tradition relating to it has come to my knowledge, prior to the year 1827. At that time we were attached to, or rather formed a part of, the county of Crawford, in the Territory of Michigan; the county seat being at Prairie du Chien. The first white settlement in our limits, was at Sugar River Diggings, near the present village of Exeter. Two men by the name of BONER and McNUTT, erected shanties for the purpose of trading with the Indians, at or about the place where WILLIAM DAVIES' furnace was afterwards erected-the same furnace which was afterwards held and used by KEMP & COLLINS, about one mile S. W. of Exeter. This was in 1828. Soon after, during the same year, J. R. BLACKMORE, WILLIAM WALLACE, and WILLIAM DAVIES, came to Sugar River Diggings, and commenced operations in mining for lead ore.

The Indians had been engaged for many years, judging from the heaps of dirt, overgrown with grass, weeds and brush, in raising this valuable mineral; and their discoveries