. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... H STATE OF Tojyogvuphy.—The scenery of Wisconsin is more diversi-fied than that of the States contiguous to it, althouo;h its gei •eral character is that of a large plain. The plain is from 600 to1,500 feet above the level of the sea, the highest lands being those at the sources of the rivers tributary to Lake Superior,which, near the Montreal river, are 1,700 feet above the Mississippi, Fox and Wisconsin rivers have a considerabledescent while passing through or along the boundary of theState, thus furnis
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... H STATE OF Tojyogvuphy.—The scenery of Wisconsin is more diversi-fied than that of the States contiguous to it, althouo;h its gei •eral character is that of a large plain. The plain is from 600 to1,500 feet above the level of the sea, the highest lands being those at the sources of the rivers tributary to Lake Superior,which, near the Montreal river, are 1,700 feet above the Mississippi, Fox and Wisconsin rivers have a considerabledescent while passing through or along the boundary of theState, thus furnishing valuable water power for mechanicalpurposes. In the southwest part of the State there are a number of elevationsknown as mounds, ranging from 1,200 to 1,700 feet above the sea-level, andthe cliffs on the east shores of Green Bay and Lake Winnebago form a bold and com-manding ridge, from which there is a gradual slope to Lake Michigan, 589 feet abovethe sea. Besides the great lakes—Superior on the north, and Michigan on the east—there are numerous bodies of water in the ce
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