Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-12-02
To Spring Green and Back.

Pursuant to repeated invitations to visit
our friends across the Wisconsin river,
and being somewhat anxious to partake of
the turkeys and other good things that
we felt sure had been provided on the &C.
cason of our National Thanksgiving, we
started for Spring Green on Tuesday, of
last week.
Our route lay. through one Of the widest
and most romantic sections of our county.
The scenery is forever changing, some
times prairie, sometimes bluffs and dark
valleys. The bluffs rising abruptly many
feet, their rocky fronts scanned ard scar
red by the corroding elements of many
ages. Then there are huge masses OF
rocks all tumbled in heap or thrown
about covering acres of ground, apparently
the result of some mighty upheaval. Here
and there can be seen large creyices and
caves where sheltering walls afford snug
dwelling place for many of the wild deni-
zens of the woods. The sight of these
wonderful rocks is suggestive OF thought
and speculation. Whether at some time
they have been thrown up by volcanic &C
ton, or whether the soil has been washed
off the top leaving the frame work of our
little world to remain; or whether these
rocks are in state of decay, if so, when
did they commence? or are they growing
all the time, if to, when will they stop ?
These are among the questions which
crowd ones mind while surveying these
wonderful rocks.
In due time we arrived at the old Hele
ma ferry, and fourd the river pretty well
blockaded with floating ice, and some fears
were entertained that we should be unable
to cross; but our ferryman decided to
make the attempt, and he succeeded in
landing us safely on the other side. We
reached Spring Green little later than
the rest Of the party, who preferred to try
their pedestrian powers from the Station
to the Green, to waiting few moments to
talk with the fcrryman.
Our friends extended to us a hearty
welcome, and we sat down to splendid
dinner, which for the variety and excel
lence of the viands, we have seldom seen
surpassed. In The evening an oyster sup
per called forth our hearty admiration, aud
wo naturally concluded that cur friends
across the MISUNDERSTOOD and practiced
true hospitality.
Spring Green is neat, pretty village,
beautifully situated on the prairie midway
between the two ranges of bluffs, and
which at one time constituted the bed Of
the river; one evidence is, that there are
sand bars scattered over the prairie similar
to those in the river, and the rocks on the
bluffs having all the appearance of being at
some remote period washed by the river,
are about the same height on both chains
Of bluffs on either side of the preser.
river.
The people Of Spring Green are energet-
ic and enterpribing, as their stores and
public buildings indicate. There are sew
eral churches and good looking school
houses, and the houses in general of bet
ter class than is found in most small villa
ges in the west. There is new NJ K.
church in process of erection, and if built
according to expectation, it will be by far
the best and largest church in the place.
The basement is already built Of the best
stone, the stills laid, &C., and what speaks
well for its carly completion, is, that the
ladies have taken the matter in hand. and
in fact they have done all that has been
done in the matter as yet, and the energy
already manifested, wcsanticipate its early
completion.
After we had enjoyed ourselves to our
hearts content, We bid our friends adieu
aud returned to our own beautiful village