Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-26


Corners, and make the route through
the i" Mountain District" | have reach.
ed the "Mouutain school house." and
here is Mountain himself. " And how
are We 2 And how is Misther Roberts
and how is Misther Griffin knew
yours horse, an shure / did !! And do
you see this country |? 1t is a mile long,
an me an' my two brothers-an' they
are no bigger than myself, have done
it all in three years, an shure We have.
Three years | worked for We in harvest,
and livery time | brought in a hundred
dollars of yer greenbacks, an shure l
did," And this is the first time | ever
beheld pigmy that was Mountain =
But invited Mountain to share my cut
ter-entirely forgetting the fact that it
was one of the "inevitable"-and for
the next mile he discussed eloquently
upon the feats of himself and brothers
in welding the axe, and in successful
" burns" And freely confess my ut
ter astonishment at the mountain of Ia.
Dor thse men have performed in SO short
a tina.
As I stopped to bid Mountain good
bye, l inquired why they had made no
preparations for making maple sugar,
remarking that they had the finest op-
portunity I had seen in the county. In
true native style he replied, Ali We
know We Irishmcn have no cunning for
such things Be jabers, an we can
nither make sled or n sap trough"
And noon Of this day brought me out
at Mr.. Bates, from which place l made
directly to the house of Abort Denham,
the kind Inequalities Of which | enjoyed.
Of him l learned many particulars about
the new improvements, etc. 1t being
near Saturday, however, and as | wished
to attend the convention at Ellsworth, |
inquired for the most direct route thlther.
Taking the CUT offs, after passing through
a corner of Mr.. Whites field, | struck
tho head of n ravinc, and rs | have
learned no rame for 1t, | will call it
"Uog-back Hollow" This brings you
through to Bailey's Mill Should you
ever ascend or descend that ravine, when
about the middle Of it, you will invo!un-
tarily stop and shudder. You will de-
clare that the earth has been opened by
an earthquakc-that you have dropped
irto it to the depth of two hundred feet
and that you will be forever enclosed
therein, unless you are out of it in
twinkling.
Passing Bailey's Mil, which place is
almost entitled to the cognomen of vii
lagc. and turning up Rush River, you
will soon encounter q squad Of boys
Inquire whose thoy are, and they will
courteousIy respond, Mr.. Wolsingham's.
A little farther on, and you viii find an
other squad. Make the same inquiry,
and the response will be "Walsinghams.'
A little farther yet and the same inquiry
will receive the same response. And, fl
naly, if you will call at very inviting
log house, about milo above the mill,
you will find excellent accommodations,
AMI in the evening you will have small
congregation of Walsirghams who are
equally eager TO gain or impart informa-
ton.
And now 10 tie morning, with friend
James for companion, we are on our
way to Buckmaster's. Thence via
the Hog pen" to Ellsworth, where we
witnessed the solemen, yet interesting
ceremony of nominating the Hon. P. D.
Pierce for County Judge.
This week l will start again for Plum
City, and, perchance, will write again
when | return, A. NJ.