Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-03-05
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to Texas.
STRAWBERRIES ARE RIPE
P. H. Crossman Tells
About His Sojourn in the
Lone Star State.
STRAWBERRIES ARE RIPE

Co.legeport, Texas, Feb. 19, 1914.-
In place so far from Baraboo as is
this town of Collegeport, where there
Is much that must be decidedly diff
ferent from what may be seen in the
former place, there should be people
and things worth speaking of to your
readers. Sitting down to write let
ter for publication [ assume that [
shall be able TO interest many in and
about Beautiful Baraboo. Without
such conceit the pen and she tongue
would find most of their occupation
gone. In this far-aWGy southland, on
the gulf coast of Texas there is enough
material for many letters and [ shall,
Gheref0re, use but little of it at this
time. Beginoing at home, as does
charity, give you a leaf from my
daily iottings, } an 22nd, 1914 -"Ar-
rived today with G. IL. Lee with
whom l am to stay until spring in
his pleasantly situated Cottage on Pal
aclous Bay. Fronting our cottage lies
across the bay, the city OF PAIacias.
This bay, at some indefinite point on
our left J0ius and merges into NJ st Il
Gogda bay. The latter may easily
be fouu1 on 8 map.
The whole view is very pleasing
Uader different conditions of wind
and water, cloud and sunshine, sun
rise and sunset, is gives q Oh angling
picture which, TO a sort of fresh water
old salt like myself. is continuously
interesting.
am glad that w. Ii. McFetridge
is writing about the BsrabO) river for
the Denefg of tle reading public. l
hose, before be is doae tat ne viii
as2lot the beauties OF this stream
for she boAtman ia the summer time.
&c is a wonder now things are over
looked under our noses while we
strain our eyes for things far away IN
distant lsnds. When BaraOOo opens
its ewes to the fine points IL this wat
erw8y. shere will grow llne Of boat
housas.aRF4 fleet of launches AID
canoes along the banks ia the suouJ-
ban village Of Lyons just ABOVE th7
cement Dtdg3' Doyoa loyal pa0pe OF
Baraboo wonder that l cannot keep
my mind and pen on Texas? 1t is
not that [ love Texas less, but Bars-
boo more, except some Of the latter's
winter weather. For boating Only,
Palaclas bay should be more interest
ing than the B8raboo river.
1t is one of the finest OF waters for
safe sailing in most any kind of a
boat. So, of course, it is good for
rowboats and canoes.
Palaciss bay, at our cottage one
mile wide, tapers up into the land
three miles to where it receives Tres
Pslacias river. In the opposite d1rec-
tion it broadeus out until 1t becomes
or takes the ama OF NJ atag gorda bay
1t may be seen what boating might
be upon this limitless waterway
where the craft may go from the river
mouth gradually broadening its con-
fines until it reach es the waters of the
gulf of Mexico Within few rods of
our cottage we may get all the oysters
we want without expense if we do not
count our time. These beach oysters
are small and though enough for a
family meal, may be gathered quick
Iy in the shallow waters when the
ii lie is ou5, it takes considerable
time to open them. There are plenty
of larger ones not far away, but to
get them we must have boat and a
guide.
Birds are singing every day and
flowers are in bloom about our cottage.
Mr.. Lee is every day laboring with
the rich. stubborn soil of the garden.
Strawberries have been ripeniag ever
since we came but the main crop does
not set ia until the month OF March.
Peas, radishes, beets and popcorn
which we planted are up and thriving.
A lady has just told me over the
fence that on her patch l 8 rods she
picked today twelve quarts OF straw
berries and that she has picked straw
berries nine months of the year. WIFE
irrigation for the day time
and some straw for covering