Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-19
WALKING CLUB
VISITS REGION
John Muir "LegomobiIists'' Of
Madison Spend Weekend in
Sank County.

ION Saturday afternoon several
members of the John Muir Walking
club of Madison, two joining the 9TH
ers at Baraboo, left the train at Able
man for tramp in this region. A
few others mingled with the group
later.
From Ableman the itinerary was
through the Snarrows of the Baraboo
river, going UP on the right bank and
counter-marching on the left. DR..
Samuel Weidman, geologist, was with
the company and entertainly dis
cussed- the quartzite, conglomerate
sandstone and other formations. He
explained how the earth in this reg
ion was once lifted into mountain,
how the sandstone was deposited
against the quartzite, then an island,
and other history that has long since
been ancient.
After Ableman was visited the Sec
ond time the way led to the south
and then east to North Freedom
where entertainment was had for the
night at the village inn, now conduc-
ted by Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Leece.
A chicken supper touched the hearts
of the "legomobilists."
Early the following morning the in
dividuals stirred their stumps over
the south road toward Baraboo the
first. stop being at the Hirschinger
Or Kosine spring. The jaunt was
then down the Pine Greek valley,
along the babbling stream, over an
,cient rocks, through the deep forest
and in the shadows of the picturesque
Sandstone cliffs-all. interesting, and
inviting, and so little known, even to
the people of Baraboo.
Where Trilobites Grew.
:, The preambulation crossed the out
crop where the. trilobitesq grew (mil-
lions of years ago. and where William
Wichern and others killed seven coon
in one tree on an autumn night.
The next pause was at the Pewits
Nest, then up the stream to Skillet
Falls s... ..
Professor Weidman explained how
this stream once emptied into the
Baraboo rives much to the east prior
to glacial times, but during the ice
epoch it was forced to seek a new
route from a point near the William
Haseltine place. Here is a stream,
then, with it's upper bed very ancient
and it's lower one more recent, an
item in the history of streams that
is ,decidly unique.
Cahoon Mine.
The last lap was to the Cahoon
mine, where all marveIed at the great
hill of ore ready for the furnace, and
then on to Baraboo. A pause was
made at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Cole, the hostess opening the
oven door just the right time to ap-
pease fourteen appetites.
The company, besides the host and
superintendent A. G. Kingsford of
Baraboo, included the following: y
a. All of Madison:
T. S. Morris, president of the club.
Add J. Vinje, JUSTICE supreme court.
E: Ray Stevens, Judge circuit court.
Professor Samuel Weidman, geol-
-ogist. e
Professor L. r. Jones, botanist.
O. .. Brandenburg, editor Demo-
crat.
Carl D. Jackson, railroad rate COM
mission. ~e
c. B. Lester, free library commits
sion.
F. e. Turneaure, dean of engineer
ing, University of Wisconsin.
Howard F. Weiss, c. F. Burgess
laboratories.
B. D. Reynolds, Burgess Battery
company. 49,.
A. w. Schorger, c. F. Burgess lab
OratOries. +,
The Distance.
The distance traversed from Able
man and back; and to North Free
dom was about six miles; and from
North Freedom to Baraboo was four
teen miles, all duly measured by a
pedometer worn by Mr.. Lester. III,
The weather was ideal.
Z. A few days ago four of the company
travelled across the county from Sank
City to the Natural Bridge, to Log
awhile and to Reedsburg. Several
jaunts for the winter are in contem-
plation. 49,
It's appropriate to give cut Glass,
Fancy and Hand Painted China, for,
Christmas presents. A fine line, m1a
erately priced, at Evenson's Pharm-
acy.