ELCHO TOWNSHIP. Elcho Township comprises two congressional townships numbered 34 of Ranges 10 and 11 East. It is situated in the northwestern part of Langlade County and is the farthest township north occupying two townships in different ranges in the county. Elcho Township is bounded on the north by Oneida County, on the south by Upham Township, on the east by North Ainsworth Township and on the west by North Summit Township. East Elcho township survey was commenced July 18, 1859 and was completed July 24, 1859 by William E. Daugherty of the United States Survey. James L. Nowlin surveyed West Elcho Township six years later. He started the survey July 8, 1865 and ended it July 20, 1865. East Elcho Township has but few swamps, those found being very small in area. The timber west of Post Lake and the Wolf River originally was very heavy and extensive tracts of the best quality of white pine were cut years ago. The soil of this township is good and well adapted to agricultural purposes. Gloucester sandy loam is found in sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 21 and 22. Plainfield sand is found in an extensive area in sections-11, 12, 13 and 14. Gloucester fine sandy loam is found in sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 34 and 35, while Gloucester sand is the principal soil in sections 3, 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25 and 26. Sections 6, 7, 8, 22, 25, 26, 32, 33, 35 and 36, all contain some Gloucester silt loam. Peat is found in sections 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 22, 25 26, 29, 32 and 33. Post Lake, Loon Lake, Mud Lake, and Bass Lake are the principal bodies of water. The Hunting and Wolf rivers both run through sections in the township. The Hunting River flows through sections 19, 30, 31, 32 and 33 and the Wolf River through sections 11, 13, 14, 24 and 25. West Elcho Township was the last Langlade County civil division to be surveyed by the United States government. The survey required twelve days. The thriving village of Elcho, second largest community in Langlade County, is located in this township in section 23. The principal lakes are Enterprise, summer resort of note, located in sections 3, 4, 9 and 10, Duck Lake in section 33 and Elcho Lake in section 12, north of the village of Elcho and west of Highway No. 39. Gloucester silt loam is found in sections 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22; Gloucester stony sand in sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 26; Gloucester fine sandy loam in sections 14, 15, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, and 35 and Peat in sections 5 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 33 and 35, The peat is not in one continuous tract. The main track of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company runs through sections 13, 24, 25 35 and 36 of West Elcho.