The diamond drill., 1919-06-28
TINS CITY IS THE CENTER or SEW
ERAl FINE AUTO CIRCLES
WIS. ROAD METHODS GOOD
interesting Trip Throtgh Marinette
and Florence Counties Made
by D. D. Reporter

Crystal Falls is very favorably 10
Gated for what are known as "circl'
trips" auto trips, which can b'
driven in "A day or two and over the
course OF which the traveller makes
no retracemen. OF his tracks.
One OF the most interesting Of such
trips, SO far as scenery and exploring
OF new territory is concerned. is the
one through Iron, Florence. Marinette
and Dickinson counties. Iron and
Dickinson counties are In Michigan
and Florence and Marinette are in
Wisconsin.
Our advice 10 the person contem-
plaNng this trip Is not TO attempt IL
II you fear TO drive on rough roads;
aise not to attempt the trip in wet
weather for there are clay hills in
Florencs county that would be very
dlReult to negotiate II the weather
was asnp.
TRe total mileage OF this trip is
re miles and can be made easily In
opa days driving. We would advise
tke person contemplating the trip 10
start early in the day SO as to have
soms time to stop and inspect the in
teresting things one sees on the way.
The route starts out from Crystal
Falls ON Fifth street south TO the
Elerence road which the traveller
coxtinues on until be arrives al the
hasehxlI ground at F7oreDce. Instead
OF tprnfng 10 the north and enterinE
F1cyeAce village. turn sharp across
dss railroad and pass the baseball
park taxing route No. "A cf ths MIS- !
ccnsin trunk i!pe system.
TArs Ola Farming Section
+ This IS . delightful drive over al
very rolling country The first ten
miles is over q fine gravel road
watch one can drive with safety at
2b miles per hour. There are some !
sharp curves on the road and one
must be alert al all times The road
II the, customary country township
road and narrower than the improv-
ed state pike. Two large rivers, the
Pine and the Popple are crossed.
There are many farms along the
way and at the washburn settlement
,ne finds beautiful farming section
which had been settled for over 80
years Mr.. Washburn, the daddy OF
he settlement" points with pride to
stately pine tree that his wife
planted in their dooryard when they
Irst settled in the locality. II Is now
stately tree measuring several feet
q diameter.
Charles Parent Is another settler
gho has been thirty years a resident
4 the locality Some OF the farms
re very fine. with large, well-kept .
uElAlngs. One marvels at the al
ancement made out there so far
Wy from markets. a
lkeyes lake, fair-sized body of
later Is passed about three miles
outh Of Florence, and further along
ie road passes close to Patton lake
D the left. On this lake there are a +"
Nv cottages. one OF the most con
picuous being that OF Mr.. Telling OF y
hicago. member OF the firm OF
ottman. Carpenter Telling. shoe
erchants. %
The settlement at Fence where u
,stofiice IL maintained lies near Il
% southern boundary OF Florence u
'unty This is very active little b,
rming community mostly OF old tn
ne settlers. One meets but few nj
w clearings In Florence county.
A short distance south OF Fence CO
"a cross the line into Forest coun- d.
wisconsin. and three-fourths OF a m
ne north OF Armstrong the east-and- INK
sst trunk line Il met with. The en-
ntractor, a Mr. Sherlock, IL busy
nstructing the road north from the ar
'metrong Greek corner 20 the For. ro
! county line. The new construc- 10
10 work makes short piece OF
ngn going. but they keep their
ished grade pretty well up with re
,Ir advance work in Wisconsin. 50 da