, 1880-07-18

/ which. and to do Justice to the subject, flint
language inadequate The isthmus between
Iac La Belle and FowIer's 81 Lake VII over form
nc eem,Te OF a,.eaction Ior tnoisanus OF tour-
,ses .s nnq nnppy ,nGy WI" Gnm foe w., nnre evea'
I,."is 70 nxn,ctntin"s ~ 1arc boau,i..s hi n,
itnnr,,tio, hn,1 uot nictrctl snch cfinhinurimr In
of lovellness and grandeur. Countless sail and
row bouts. with their gay occupants, and numcr-
Gus elegant steam yachts pillow The waters Of thi:
must favorit IT lakes ut ali times, the air re-
snunnns Ma a tne nffH veces OF ahe nappy &C.
n, e hia t astanGs ant nir9o
fr fb nntcr ,'in.uc T With mrsttr sfs tnss @
inc p1Iunis WITH hero md therc ,ent 1cnis i !,
fr:,rie worthy Of ,he picture. 4 beas,tiiui driye
le,.ds to okauchcc Lake; another Sheet Of water
localities, although it covers 1,6o0 acres. There
is much to admire n the scenery at this lake
anu soon you WI counties lnu nnmber o.
a,, tn ,1o au ~ n,sti sr o ILLS; Us . ~
the excellent bass and n,,,skaIlon"o % I nshnr no.
Nnmt,rpns nryntc resitlcncns arc. oires,]r crnaf.
| cd and many morc projected.
The unartistic eve will not sep as much
heautv in those 1oro1iti.s o,,,l tho nn;,nor.
| ;,,.;.3', -, - Iii ~ Ias,!,>" w ~ a He E -,
!tiAiNe pHti VIII lIut ucsclIoc iuenl :ss EioM'
lh5y Us tlals poetlc corresponding has done,
w" aS GerTe fred de Townsend 10y 1st onee sai.l
barrass him.; but, even with The liberal dis
| cnunt nlrnaf}1. snuuestnd there is nuita
enough lett to Satisfy. cnthuse. and repay
dnieits i saine1 anu st'e se"le''ei a1'ei u''1'
o'41sn's' ~ n,rr, n
! Ru+ tro n,ost charming n,oco IN ho foupd
in Wisconsin, or the West, is the Dels Of the
Wisconsin River above Kilpourn City. 205
miles from Chicago. kilbonrn City is rusty
little village of len or twelve hundred inhal-
itanfs. Situate on the river where the ST. Paul
Hu.I ,.rnssns fha ctraat, ~ ma RI IInv,.,s
snl.n.1;d ;rnn hrinss ~ -, ,vetnn If IN, fsof
ts 1,W.i H. u ; etes ~
ABOVE the wafer. Inc Wisconsin hfver Is the
iaisest sltctn Ill lnG otate, rlsl!ls near Lake
Superior ~ the north, wlnumS It's clrcnltouS
a f1r faf
pine, and hardwood, and prairie, and tie
| Louchjnv ut last in the Mississippi ut Prairie
tha riut.r enters tha % h,tfr ~ rocrr territnrv -
tho n;;, ~ ~ eo ~ W ;..,,,rt a;,ts ~ ~
1e Li'!ue' ., w olle ~ tlie llsieat po1nes ~
lailti Ill lht olatG. l"o uescllpLloils OF Tue
origin OF the Dells are here qtUted,-one by
Il l0cNl poet and the other BY q more sober,
hut not less romantic, historian The re:-
| TI,us fla met.
~. n..". a.s ~ ~, .s .,,,.. &c.,,
so,l amon$ ,3 the @ pond u roas rocks? 49, ,
oo1ne th pn'hisai E.aiu upnea'at SHOOK the land
| Win i1etiuttl snochs' ......-.-
srri,1enr fiilnd rho air ''ae"e"' '''''p''''
| sladly urging fo1nling surges through the gorees
With free motion. toward the ocean rolling in
| i,npctnons course.
VIII 'uusi tnir ,s.sstass f cruone roeks
And thn N.Y. ,x,rtn ssstsrs
&nA ' broa,i:.tus % swsIIs wtss POURING On III ever
Eddyius, twiriiug, secthtng, whirlIue. formed
the wild Wisconsin, D"ils.
The true history is said to have been as
follows: ~ ''0 e'~o1 80
From i,s source in 1ac y;cnr Desert rem ~
northern mart OF the Stnfc. tho Wers-kon-san,
as the Indians called the river tiows distance
Of 400 miles before it reaches the Dells. Its
course co.,, e., has heen In mostly through pine woods
ohn utefHstg is ,,,t ~ ms point, about V mIi:s
apovu us hutn H. !. enconnicis nixn blnti
stream: ,hnnf hn1f - mia II, w;s,h '9 rhtn''.t,
this rocky barrier. which nyerarcs from ninnfv
TO Il hundred feet III hight and is four miles in
lenS'a q, taa river nas Tor unknown uKes been
pathway WITH cxrves ana lines Or beautv S Will i
here md there in some rnma,tc ninh tr ~i',: has
chselcd from the living rock beautiful and gro
tssqnc figures aud faccs 1t seems rs If tho old
Wces-kon- sun had brought oil his art and skill
TO MS work among the Dells. as If to take of
TUG Tcl,foacn tnaL ne was lhcnpable or producing
anytnlnE Wonaor1nl . or ocantlfui ana to give the
v9ntAgcs hnd been equal to those OF some other
OF ms orotnor rivers.
This unique spot has often been described
be necessariIy tame and sniritIpss ami can
convcv tn tt,p ,uind # Tia rcaInrnn adaa ,..u ~.
conception m OF ITS grandeur and beauty. 1t
tahGs u1e tourist t"o oays STEADY work TO see
all the sights that are worthy OF his attention,
longer. He will stop at the Finch House.
where he is likely to get some of thr finrsf /
brook-trout he ever st ewes, m for he /
hroalfnst and uharo iii h;s S,,nte III, o H
1ncisa, sf;;ar n.Au oet ~ at.a+; @ "aiIs w "
tooheu altei .tost steteiitNGly. 1leIe nc VIII
Dell Queen steamer, who will tell him MI he
wants to know about the '0ld Wisconse;' |
ami its natural advantages. Bell is one of |
tue @ Of the pafe and his neat little
tens Of thousands Ui yisitors to '"s liz s xomr niu