The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-05-13
THE FISH ARE j
NOT ALL GONE
REASON 70 SUPPOSE THAT FISH
HAVE NOT ALL LEFT MIRROR
LAKE
DAMS WILL SOON Be FINISHED
The Gorge is More Picturesque Than
Ever With the Land Slides and the
Visible Stunps

There seems to be- much reason to
suppose that the fish have not all of
them left their romantic haunts be-
neath the placid waters OF Mirror lake.
At Timme's mill the water is nearly II
feet deep, and the report is common
that very few Of the fish really left the
lake.
The work Of rebuilding the dams,
which was begun Immediately after
their going out, has been moving along
before the lake will be filled again and
the mills ready to run. On both sides
Of the river at both dams, blasting has
been going on and the crushed rocks
and earth are being piled onto the tim
bers, which have been placed lOngi-
tudinally into the gaps made by the
Aood of May 4. Every available man
i'm the vicinity has been engaged on
the work, and several teams are busy.
About one third of Timme's dam
was washed away. At Sarrington's
the flood made quite clean sweep. In
both instances the washout was at the
end of the dams.
The iron bridge at TiElme'S mill was
tHmbled completely from it's founda-
lions, and the iron bars were mixed in
much confusion, although not twisted
Beyond the possibility of being used
again. This bridge lies as it fell and
will remain so until after the special
town meeting to be held May %.
Right at this point of the creek the
north bank was greatly gouged out by
the water.
At the boat landing the water
is not more than seven feet or so lower
than usual according to the marks on
the banks and it is possible for boat
to make the three mile trip up to the
lake, although a clear passage does not
exist all Ofathe way.
AT several points up the creek land
slides occurred. The most important
Of these took place about three-fourths
Of mile from the dam. There the
trees and rocks came down in immense
quantities from the north side and
some from the south side. This filled
the passage so completely that it is
hardly possible for row boat to pass
through.
The pearl hunter would find abund-
ant valuable material to work on, if
pearls are to be found in paying guam
titles in the CLAIMS which have been
inhabiting Mirror lake. They are
strewn along the shore on both sides
in countless numbers and of extreme
ly large size.
The old stumps which have been in
the water for a matter of score OF
years or more are still there and more
visible than ever. In some instances
the whole stump has been left to view,
standing clear and scrawling like q
gigantic tarantula or stranded Octupus.
These were and ever shall be favorite
haunts of the black bass and ptckerel
At the lake proper the loss of water
is much more appreciable than near
the dam. Mud bars and sand bars
stand out in all their lonely barrenness,
gnrelieved except for the few scraggled
tree trunks and their branches, which
have lain in the lake bed for years.
Occasionally snipe or plOYer or q
curious mud turtle is seen wandering
about the new territory.
The country from the boat landing to
the upper waters was
never so picturesque as
at the present time. The gorge is deeper
than ever, by several feet. The land
slides and the Washouts have added to
the wildness of the place. Probably
fishing would be better than ever were
the season open, for the creek is said
to be alive with them.
The waters aregradually rising, how
ever, as the dam is being filled in and
before many days the lake will be back
to it's former level and visitors will be
back at their usual resorts, very likely
without any noticeable change in tht
QOuditiOn,