. A complete geography. Fig. timber on a stream in Wisconsin. although a great deal of the timber is brought to the sawmills bywagons or rail, instead of being floated a long distance down excellent water power in the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. Fig. sawmill in Wisconsin. early attracted large sawmills there and made that city famous forlumber (Fig. 141, p. 143). Other mills are situated farther down theMississippi, as at Winona. They are also numerous at Duluth, andat Superior just across the state line in Wisconsin. ^32 NOBTH AMERICA Near the forest region
. A complete geography. Fig. timber on a stream in Wisconsin. although a great deal of the timber is brought to the sawmills bywagons or rail, instead of being floated a long distance down excellent water power in the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. Fig. sawmill in Wisconsin. early attracted large sawmills there and made that city famous forlumber (Fig. 141, p. 143). Other mills are situated farther down theMississippi, as at Winona. They are also numerous at Duluth, andat Superior just across the state line in Wisconsin. ^32 NOBTH AMERICA Near the forest regions, along the streams and on the shores ofthe Great Lakes, the manufacture of furniture and other articles ofwood is an important industry. CHICAGO is especially noted for itsmanufacture of furniture ; and on many of the small streams of Min-nesota, Wisconsin (Fig. 131), and Michigan, where there is waterpower, there are sawmills, furniture factories, and of these are at La Crosse and Oshkosh in Wisconsin, andSaginaw, Bay City, and Grand Rapids in Michigan. Manyschool desks are made at the last place. Mineral Products Building Stone. — It has been stated (pp. 2 and 7) that the ocean oncecovered much of this section, and that layers of sediment depo
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