Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-05
Little Journeys In
and About Baraboo
Interesting Places Of the Region Both Local History and
Scenic Features


| at the entrance to the Dells.
] The Navy Yard exhibits the geolog.
Iical formation of the Dells in the su-
perlative degree Huge vessels with
prows and sides and ribs of solio
stone, may be pictured without diff
lficulty by the imagination, all warring
with the waters of the narrows.
Opposite the Navy Yard is Eaton
Grotto, a long deep opening in the
face of the cliff.
| Skylight Cave is submerged.
| At the Narrows the river is only
fifty two feet wide, but over so feet
deep. Here the stream, runs on its
edge, hemmed in by Donierous rocks.
IN 1850 Schuyler S. Gates built a
bridge over the stream at this place.
| the first ever thrown across the Wis
i consin River. After thousands of
teams and passengers had paid toll,
the high water of 1866 carried it
away.
.. The Devils Elbow marks the place
where the stream makes a square
turn as it enters the Narrows.
Black Hawk Cave on the left, SO
fingers a legend, is where the chief
secreted himself after his disastrous
war of 1882.
Notch Rock, near the waters edge.
was the terror for raftsmen, more
than one raft breaking UP and more
than one life being lost at this place,
Rattlesnake Rock is high crag on
the left.
Artists Glen, on the right, is cne
of the most beautiful retreats of the
Dells.
Sliding Rocks, at the edge of the
water, are SO named from their pc
culiar formation, apparently sliding in
ward and throwing the water to the
center of the stream
The Ancient River Bed is seen on
the left. In an early day portion
of the river flowed through the now
deserted channel. entering the main
stream near the Dell House site and
FORMING an Island.
Coldwater Canyon is one of the
g1and features of the Dells. This
lis a rocky defile with frowning crags
and perpendicular walls.
The Devils Jug, thirty live feet
across at the bottom and seventy
feet high, is a yer-ending wonder.
The Devils Arm Chair is submer
ged
The Clam Banks are just above, a
place in name only.
The Ruffle Rocks adorn the side of
the stream.
Chameleon Cave, with beautiful
changing MOSES, is near Steamboat
Rock
Steamboat Rock, without smoke
stack and wheel house, challenges at
tention.
Roods' Glen is on the right.
Honey Bee Spring is submerged.
Arch Cove gives view of the river
above.
Witches Gulch is of rare interest
and extends for quarters of a
mile from the shore.
Above Witches Gulch are the Hor-
nets Nest, Luncheon Hall, Stand
Rock, Demons Anvil, Louis Bluff and
Elephant Back. All around is a pan
Drama of beauty
Jefferson Davis at Dells
In pioneer times, before the day Of
the tourist, with each returning vernai
season a procession of RATS passed
through the Dells. There was no dam
below in those days and the surging
waters carried more than one raft to
destruction and more than one RATS
man to his DOOM Among the first
timbers to be f1oated through the gorge
was lumber for the building of Fort
Winnebago at Portage, cut on the
Yellow River by Jefferson Davis and
detail of soldiers. It is said the future
president of the Southern Confederacy
rode one Of the RATS through the
surging waters to its destination many
miles below.
Other Attractions
Besides the Dells there are other
places of interest at beautiful Kill
bourn
The hydro-electric dam and power
station is within easy walking dis
tance of the boat landing.
There is a small museum in the
library building, which is situated
a sllort distance east of the business
section OF the village
Two blocks east of the library and
one block to the right number OF
deer may be seen in park owned
by j. Wirtz.
Miss Anna Kriegel, taxidermist, has
!, a collection of birds of the region.
/ Her home is a short distance north
lof the Playground.
Taylor Glen and Tunnel, Rocky
| Arbor, and Indian Cavern are within
easy reach.
| In the Kilbourn State Bank may
be seen a collection of Indian relics,