Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-11

usual, perhaps the percentage is about
one-half that of last year, all owing Il
the very hard times. This is excusable
for those who live way down in the
middle or southern states, but not Sc
to many who liye within radius of 3O(
miles of the finest inland lakes imagin
able. 1t costs no more to settle dowr
in shack, on the banks of one of these
beautiful lakes than to live at home
nor as much, if there is disposition tc
fish and pick berries. 1t is very notice.
able that the mum Der of Wausau citizens
who have cottages on some of the upper
lakes is increasing each year. 1t is
certainly the ideal way to spend the
very hot season of the year and there il
no better way of building up the health
of the young and growing children in q
family and for the pleasure of the Older
ones as well.
Plum lake is even more inviting than
ever this year. The damp spring and
early part of summer has made the
foliage heavier, the grass greener and,
in fact, nature has on garb of beauty
which she seldom wears.
Even the hottest days, when the
mercury was up in the nineties in lower
and middle Wisconsin, it was very
comfortable up here at Plum lake and
the nights especially, are always cool
and there is no trouble in getting plenty
of refreshing sleep.
The two resorts, Sayners and Warn.
er's, are both taking care of a good
many pleasure seekers, but not as many
as in former years, when usually they
have been taxed to their limit. Both
are well conducted summer resorts
where the tourist will find comfort and
rest.
The time here is taken up in many
ways: fishing, berry picking, going to
the various lakes, boatriding, tennis
playing, picnicing, marshmallow roasts,
etc. Red raspberries are ripe and the
woods are full of them and one has only
to go short distance to find all they
want. Usually, the crop of blueberries
is immense, but this year it is not very
good. The ackberry bushes are filed
with unripe berries and indications are
that there will be plenty of ripe ones
later on.
There has been a good deal of talk up
in Northern Wisconsin about a panther
that has been roaming about; that it
has been seen once or twice and often
heard; that it has killed cattle, sheep,
etc. So there has been much excite
ment among the little folks, who have
ascribed all kinds of noises to that
panther, from the chirp of chickmonk
to the mewing of the COW. And the
many noises of the night are al made
by that panther; so that animal, which
is said to have escaped from some circus
menagerie, seems to be in a hundred
different places at once. In secluded
part of the woods, on one of the many
Indian trails, bunch of deer or wolf
hair was found, and the children were
sure that the panther had attacked the
wolf or deer and made a meal of him.
There is just about as much reason to
expect that Gene Shepherds Hodag is
prowling around the woods as that
there is a panther anywhere in North
ern Wisconsin.
We had the pleasure of spending a
few hours at what is known as the
wisconsin Highland Summer Camp"
last Friday afternoon, which is in
charge of Harry o. Gillet, S. b., Director
Instructor, School of Education, Uni
versity of Chicago. MIR. Gillet has
about forty boys at this camp all from
the best homes in Chicago, and they
are under perfect discipline. The fact
that Mr.. Gillet has conducted this camp
for five years and during that time has
not had drowning, an accident or a
case of sickness, is remarkable record
and one> which speaks volumes in his
praise as successful manager. The
Pilot doubts if man could be found
who is better fitted to assume the care
of such crowd of boys. He is careful,
patient, perfect disciplinarian, man
of details, and therefore manager in
every sense of the word, and, withal. his
proverbial good nature makes him q
great favorite. This camp is an idea
one 1t is located on the upper part oi
Plum lake, on Star lake bag and has
six acres of ground, which, when pur.
chased was in its primeval state, and a
perfect jungle. This has been under.
brushed, cleaned up and some trees
cut out, making it park of unusual
beauty. From the lake, all that can bt
seen are few buildings, which of neces
sity, have to be placed on the shores
like the boat house and laundry. The
ground is high. as the name OF camp
implies; "a. the .sp there are severa
acres of level ground. which have beer
entirely clered of trees. roots, etc
Here is lsrge ten-room cottage il
which parents, who come up to SEE
their boys, are quartered. This, we arr
told, is fpll most of the time, another
building, little distance away. is tbs
dining room, kitchen, pantry, etc. Th'
dining room win seat fifty. The kitcher
is as well appointed almost as one
would find in modern hotel. 1t has l
large steel range and is supplied witt
hot and cold water. Water is pumped
into an elevated tank and from there il
piped to various places on the grounds
The other buildings are an ice house
oil, tool. machine and storage rooms
One building is used wholly as "dars
room" for developing pictures. and WI
are informed. is in use nearly all the
time
| On the northern side of the clearing
are six large tents. These are raises
up several feet from the ground anS
have good solid doors. They are sup