Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-06
An Artificial Lake. Ho! Ho!


for the Normal Review Why Simply
because the town is situated on the
banks If the Mississippi river \ river
or lake is great attraction for school
ma ans; they do not ike a hot city like
Lancaster: there is not enough attrac
ton; the hustle of business and the
throngS that crowd The streets daily are
not the attractions that these ''ruddv
checked school ma ans" like When
their daily task is ended they like to
stray in the shady dells. or ramble along
the banks of some river. or lake. 60
boat riding and gather the sparkling
pond lilies that grow in the marshes or
shallow water. and listen to the song
birds Is they pour forth their merry lay
from the neighboring woods
Now why cant Lancaster secure the
Normal Review for the rest of the
time2 Why cant we have some
attraction like Cassyille has9 What is
the matter with an artificial lake, Such
could easily be accomplished in this
city. If the city could purchase the
lands in the valley between the Excels-
or factory and where the hills convene
at Pigeon bridge, a few hundred or
thousand dollars would build very
large dam across the hollow, enough to
back the water up as far as the factory
and up two more hollows, the one going
up TO Chris. Ginrich's and up the hol-
low where Anton Sehmidt's small lakes
are. Such a lake as that ought to be
attractive enough for any "school
ma am A boat house could be put
up near the lake and thus another in
dustry added to the city. The consruc
ton Of dam would give work to one
or two hundred men, also helping to
give the city a still larger boom than it
now has Other factories are apt to
start up and possibly another railroad
would branch US
We have all read of the horrors Of
Johnstowe. but we intend to have our
lake to one side and below the city, so,
if it ever should happen to give way,
comparatively little damage will be
done This is not Johnstown. anyway.
The lake could also be stocked with
fish pike. bass, lake trout. etc. and
in few years, fish wagons from other
towns would not be seen in this burg.
Many people 20 from here to camp on
Burtram lake. and fish. Burtram lake is
situated few miles below Cassville,
and is about half the size that our talked
of lake will be; it is fed by branch
about the size of ours, and on the upper
end is perfect march, or mud puddle,
while along the western shore il is
lonesome woods. filled with tall march
grass, and deep tangled underwood. and
never sign of a spring or a chance to
get drink of water. On the other side
is altogether different scene. being
nothing but ledge of rocks, and a rail
road track against the bluff, along which
the Burlington train runs. At the south
ern end on the side near the railroad is
a spring which is not very beautiful and
in most God forsaken place, with no
other attractions, except here and there a
large frog or mOnstrous snake will start
ont from under your feet and cause you
to give slight start. A set OF wild
eyed fishermen camp some where in the
forest, and manage TO get away with
the eatables and other things that ''sum
mer resorters' bring there, when they
leave their camp. Still the people per
sist in going there, becsuse of the good
fishing. We were there once-that is
enough Chas Orion says be will not
20 there again, for if he didn't stay and
watch his grubb he would probably
starye
Why can't we have lake and keep
the Lancaster folks at home during the
hot summer months 1t will not only
keep our own folks at home. out its
beautiful situation and sparkling waters,
will bring people from many miles
TO spend the summer. In fact, it will
probably break up the Monona Lake
Assembly, and it will be held in Lancas
ter for change. II we had thought OF
it sooner. we might have secured the
Worlds Fair of %, and saved all the
trouble that Chicago will have We
will also have fine skating, ice, etc for
winter. And plenty of water for water
works to supply the city. The city will
boom and the HERALD will be daily
instead of weekly. and thus we move.
By all means let US have this lake and
secure the Normal Review, ETC.. another
summer. SHORTY
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