Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-31


the sweets of western life and the pic.
turesque surroundings of Lake Pepin,
writes home to bis pnper-Niagara, IN.
" Democrdt-a descriptive sketch Of
the scenes he has witnessed, the places
he has visited, sc.
Maiden Rock, in this county, where
our brother rested his weary limbs. n
breif season, receives the following less
! ant mehtion from his pen:
1t is due to Maiden Rock village whore
we are sojourning to say more than a
word. This little town,aakes its name
from Maiden Rock bluff near by. This
is a promontory on the east side of the
Lake, the upper port ton of which is a
perpendicular rock, about $50 feet high.
and the lower portion psecipitous slope,
extending from the base Of the perpen-
dicuIar rock to the waters edge-the to-
tai height above Lake Pepin being $50
! feet. This rock received its name from
one of the most melancholy events re-
! corded in Indian life.
Maiden Rock village is very young
place and ambitious; it expects to be a
city some day-it may be. 1t is built on
/ horizontal land and perpendicular land
! there is about half an acre of horizontal
land, and no end to the perpendicular =
| Corner lots will sell high in Maiden Rock
if ii does become 4 city. 1t is a place
well calculated Tor dyspeptes, it affords a
healthy exercise. 1t is good place for
ambitious people, they can 90 as high "a
they desire here. Main street is only
about 100 feet higher than the levee. -
We live on Main street. They have laid
an Avenue 75 feet higher yet, and when
/ you get to the back streets you are n
good deal higher. The back streets are
not settled yet. The advantage of the
back streets are, you can see into the back
door yards of all the town, and the dis
advantages are, that if the babies roll
out of bed, they are liable to roll down
ilto the lake and down.
A few years ago no such place rs
Maiden Rock existed, and already, not
withstaudng tho perpendicuarity of
things, II IS prospering. The people
Dug int to be straight up an down. every
thing else is. There are two stores which
do quito an extensive business, one ofthe
proprietors of one is Mr.. HUM, formerly
of Lockport. There is a blacksmith
shop, tailor shop. and a shoe maker
shop. Maiden Rock Hotel, Capt. J.
Doughty, mariner landlord is we'll kept,
aud its guests are entertained in n hand
some manner BY the jovial sailor, who is
always ready TO overhaul his log book,
aud sometimes even to splice the main
brace. Last, but not least, are the Stave
and Heading Works of Tip TAYLOR"
We forgot to mention that "Ti2" liyes
here-he does, and cxpects TO be- the irst
Mayor of the City of Maiden Rock
There is nice school house here, but, we
regret to say, no church. The people of
Maiden Rock do not enjoy stated preach
ing. There is good opening here for
Missionary. There is market here for
all kinds of grain, and it is one Of the ports
for the Diamond Joe line OF steamers.
One of the points of interest is Zip"
Taylor's garden. Last spring Tip deter
mined to have garden Of his own, so he
found suitable piece of ground; it lays
at an angle of 45 deg; it is not large
garden, but it is the biggist garden spot
of less than so deg. patch in Maiden
Rock; it is not large; it is four feet three
inches by eleven feet four and half in
ches. Well, it was planted. and thrived.
When we arrived we were invited to 90
over to the garden; bye and bye Zip"
stopped and says: "What do you think
of it-isn't that fine garden" "Where,
we don't see any garden" "Why here"
aud we shortened our view, and there at
our feet it was, we had birds eye view
Of it. Birds eye views are very popular
here. Well, there were the cabbages, six
onions, bill Of cucumbers, and six TO-
mato vines. They were growing so nice
ly but last week soma of the back street
soil came down and Tips garden met the
fate of Herculaneum and Pompeii.