Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-08
Echoes from the DeIls.
WATERFOWL, Wis, July 6, 1873!


D. 0. Bradbury, on the 4th of July,
extended to number of his friends an
Invitation to join him and his wife in an
excursion to the famous Dells. The car
containing the happy excursionists was
| attached to the fast mail train, which
leaves this city. at a. M, and arrived at
Kilbourn at half past eight. The excur-
sionists wers as follows: D. o. Brad
bury, wife and son Arthur; Mrs. Ira
Howe, of Topeka, Kansas; w. P. Green,
wife and daughter; George Hill and wife;
j. G, Ford, wife and daughter Edna;
John E. Weissert, wife and son; D, II.
Fitzgerald, wife and son; S. B. Fuller
and wife; G. w. Webb, wife and daugh.
ter; H. S. Howell wife and daughter;
Jonas Stahl, wife and daughter; Charles
81. Gardner, wife and son Garlic; Mrs.
S. E. Webb; Mrs. E. March; Mrs. Carrie
[. Taylor; Miss Anna Protious, of Ocon-
omowoc; Mrs. Ella Moak; Miss Emily
Woodland; Mrs. James Hill; Miss Mamie
Hill; Mrs. D. W. Ballou; Robert Jones;
Arthur Prime, and William S. Taylor, of
| Chicago. On arriving at Portage, they
were joined by Eugene Bradbury and
wife. Mrs. G. Green and Mrs. Julia
Sargent. At Kilbourn the party boarded
the steamer, Alexander Mitchell, which
wound its way up the Wisconsin through
some of the most beautiful and magnif-
cent scenery to be found in the northwest,
ang debarked at the upper landing"
some six miles from the starting point, at
a place called Witches Gulch." Here
the entire party, laden with baskets,
bundles, boxes and other picnic para
phernalia, wendell their way with
laughter and song through the "Witchas'
Gulch'' to Luncheon Hail." where the
ladies made common cause" in prepar-
ing repast which did full credit to the
culinary proficiency of the fair danes
composing the party. The repast would
have satisfied the most exacting epicure,
and it is needless TO say that full Justice
was done to the same. Fun and joyiaIity
reigned supreme, and the happy and
joyous laughter of the participants
echoed and re-echoed from rock to
rock until it woul seem as if the
witches and gnomes in some subterrane-
Gus cavern were holding high carnival.
A very interesting feature of the after
moons programme was the presentation
to D. o. Bradbury, of this city, of a
beautiful ebony sllver-headed cane and
a Russia leather note book, bearing the
name of the recipient and the date of
presenta ton. The presentation was made
by G. Fl. Gardner in a few well-chose en-
| remarks, and in the name of the ladies
and gentlemen as slight token of their
appreciation of his kindness. To say
that the recipient was surprised, would
be stating it altogether too mildly, and
his speech in reply, though short and
pithy, was characteristic of the man,
and was received with long and generous
| applause. Thereafter, for several hours,
some of the party employed their time in
exploring cayerns, gulches, canyons and
other points of interest, while others
procured skiffs and row boats and pro-
| ceeded down the river to the landing
called "Coldwater Canyon" some three
miles below Witches Gulch, and the
latter had by far the finest opportunity of
examining the different points of interest
with which the .Dells are here literally
studded. At about four o'clock p. m.
the Alexander Mitchell arrived at Cold
water Canyon, landing with all those of
the party who had remained behind, and
here the entire party was again assembled
and together explored the canyon and its
beautiful environs and other points con-
tiguous thereto, while many of the
younger and more agile climbed danger.
GUS heights in order to procurs the
beautiful and aromatic flowers growing
in profusion on the rocky and precipitous
sides of the Dells. 1t was here, also, and
Immediately opposite the landing, that
several ladies, unable TO withstand the
temptation. took sand foot bath, and
waded in the white and almost scorching
sand deep, sans striped or any other
stockings, the while practicing the semi.
pirauette so popular with ladies in trip.
ping across cross-walks after a shower.
At about 5 o'clock the entire party
again boarded the steamer and accom-.
panied by song and mirth passed down
the river by Rattlesnake Rock, Artists'
Glen, Devils Elbow, Navy Yard, Sky
light Cave and many other points Of
interest, to the landing at Kilbourn, and
proceeded from thence to the r. r. depot
where our car had been "side tracked
during the day. Supper was now pre-
pared by the ladies, the depot building
having been generously offered as
dining room fer the use of the party.
After supper the gentlemen took to their
weed and quiet stroll, while many of
the ladies explored Echo Glen, a note.
worthy point of interest. On reassembl.
ing at the car, our special artist, VIM. S.
Taylor, of Chicago, succeeded in obtain
ing a very fine photograph of the ladies
and gentlemen comprising the party; the
same gentleman had also during the day
taken pictures of the noted places in the
Dells. About 8 o'clock the party assem-.
bled in the car, and resolved itself into