Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-09

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three sections and the porter is
gently. but firmly, requesting that
join my two companions in the smoi
Ing compartment and give him q
chance to shake the sheets So I vii
comply and then turn in, continuing
Tomorrow.
Saturday the 14sh of August
Bright and sunny, which means a
great deal in this business Right
here / alm going ito take a shot
at these summer resorters who are
out for TWO weeks and intend to
stay awake the entire time so as
to get their moneys worth.
The man under me had a Iargefam
lily safely distributed in lowers
aid over the car evidently engaged
last Xmas, and he began to see fish
at 8 a. M. and got nervous for fear
he would not beput off at Eagle Riv-
er, although the car is "cut out"
there at 5:30 He started in by
arguing about the time with the pcr-
ter. them talking to Mother" who
vainly tried to hush him up, next Try
ing to break through into my box
with his head, and lastly by get
ting up over anhourbefoTe We were
due and asking the porter at every
stop if he, the porter, was abso-
lutely sure that this was not Eagle
River
AIT last We arrived and when all
the other fishing fanatics piled off,
we proceeded to sleep.
At Z: 80 we climbed out, and George
the porter, advised us where to
cat and find things, (that being his
first trip to Eagle RiVer.) His
steer on the eats was bum, but
the rest was all right. After break
fast We proceeded to the depot to
look for our boats and although thHy
had been shipped but two days be
fore, we found they had arrived dur
ing the might.
This is too good a ,ytart- some
thing is bound to happen. 1t cost US
the large sum of so cents ito have IA
45O lb. boat, canoe and motor haul
ed to the river. Mr. Carter, who
runs auto livery, hauled us around
all morning and then refused to be
paid. In our business this ds so
unusual, r deserves comment.
We purchased our provisions and
the few necessary things We need
ed, and at 2;30 p. m., made picturt
of the start, The sun Was in the
wrong position, apd, asyouknow, the
camera cannot face the sun, the
pictures had to be taken upstream,
Instead OF down stream. 1t viii serve
the purpose just as we'll, however.
for it shows US leaving the town of
Eagle River.
1t shows the big flat boat and mo-
tor with Jay and Fat ahead, and my
self in the canoe behind. 1t was so
very comfortable I went to sleep, in
spite of the fact we had company as
far as Otter Dam to show us the
way. At four O'Clock, four miles
from Eagle River, we came to a spot
where Eagle River and Mud Greek
into the Wisconsin. Here we
got up ON an old barn andtook pan
oramic picture of the three rivers
with the tele1photo lens.
The next interesting sight was an
old burnt-out logging dam, over go
years old. Then about $3.50, We
came to Otter Dam. Here we had
our first portage and / trust they
will not come too often. This dam
and power station is owned by the
cdy of Eag.be River and theygener-
ate 5000 volts of electricity, which
is poled to town six miles in a
straight line, and about ten by river
A very Interesting thing happen
ed here, at least we think so. Some
settlers had left a dog behind and
the man at the power station said
we could dake her along if We
" Wished. q
That walaau We neededto make tlht
trip and outfit complete, and as she
was agreeable to the deal, she got
in the big boat with Jay and Fat.
and l took the canoe.
Jay started out first and we fol-
lowed As Fat has not had lot IF
experience d1 a canoe and rocks are
thick AID the water fast ne insists
ON grabbing the sides to steady
himself. I fear that unless I break
him of this habit, we viii have
fine spill one of thesedays.
We went into camp No about
7:3O p. NJ, approximately twelve
miles below Eagle River. We are
taking it easy, as We are advised
that RhinelaLder is thiTty-fiYe miles
by river and We do not wish to
reach there until Monday morning.
We pitched camp and the mosquitoes
almost unnerYed US. Someone a4dYis-
ed US to take CitRonelIa oil along to
rub on and keep off the pests. If
we could remember vino that person
was, We would send him forthwith
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