Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-02
Hiking Along
The Kickapoo

The place of rendezvous was Rich
land Center Seven members of the
John Muir Walking club decided to
spend the Thanksgiving vacation in a
tramp over the hills and through the
valleys in the Kickapoo country. When
the roll was called the following from
Madison answered to their names {:
Judge A j. Vinje OF the supreme
court, Judge E. Ray Stevens of the
circuit court. Carl D. Jackson of the
raiIOad rate commission, and G. B.
Lester Of the library commission. The
6hree from Baraboo were Superinten-
dent A. G. KingsforG, Assistant Super,
Sntendent Herman Bogard and the
writer.
Up Fancy Creek
Friday forenoon led up the valley
of Fancy creek, ana one of the sunny
spots was the meeting of William H.
Allison after we had passed Dilling-
nam. The pioneer resident was met
Just as he was reaching his home and
mistaking the company for soldiers
ne shouted HALT" He said he had
something for us if we would wait
just moment and soon emerged
from his cellar with a pail of apples of
his own growing. The apples were as
tempting as those in the Garden OF
Eden and were soon slowed away.
While doing this Mr.. Allison learned
exhD made up the company and what
1he seven walkers we're doing. He ex
planned that once upon a time he had
done a little walking also, having
'9ramped from Cincinnati, Ohio, to
Savannah. Georgia. He was a mem
der Of the 74th Ohio and had gone
with Sherman to the sea. Every year
Mr. and Mrs Allison give an'anniyer-
:sary dinnersto a large number of peo-
PIE of the valley, so much sunshine do
ahey radiate.
The First Camp
The first camp at noon was by a
spring that sent out a stream large
enough to fill four inch pipe. On a
southern slope, among the Paleozoic
gr0saks tumbled about and piled hun
sIretts of feet toward the sky, a roar
ing fire was built The first course
was beef tea cubes dropped into cups
of hot water, followed by sandwiches,
bacon, fruits, nuts, tea, remnants of
Thanksgiving dinners, ami pipes
Most of those in the company carried
large packs and something of what
one of these contained might be in
feresting:
Extra sweater or coat for camp.
Extra socks.
Slippers for evening use.
Night apparel.
Cup, spoon, knife, and fork.
Frying pan, folding handle.
Pail for water.
Boy scout cooking kit
Cotton and tape for sores.
Ointment
Talcum powder.
Field glasses.
Sandwiches for two days.
Tea and sugar
Fruit
Bacon for two days
Map of the region.
Magazine.
Shaving outfit.
Bottle of neat's-foot oil.
Muddy the Way
The road on Friday afternoon
passed over the watershed down into
Camp creek valley and the way be-
came very muddy. The road had been
recently graded and the plows had
gone SO near the fence there was no
sod to walk upon, but there was no
delay. The sinuOus road followed the
stream and the valley is so narrow
one could see but short distance a.
head. The farther we proceeded the
higher became the crest above. When
Black Hawk was defeated at Wiscon
tsin Heights in 1882 he may have fed
along this same route to the Mississ-
3ppi, but this is not certain.
When three O'Clock came there was
some anxiety as to reaching Viola be-
fore dark. Every farmer seen was in
terrOgated. When one of them was
asked he said about five miles and af-
Ter walking a mile or more a signpost
was reached whicls proclaimed the
distance was six miles. "Sick" miles,
"a weary one remarked. Many in the
country have little conception Of dis
,gances.
Along Fancy creek and Camp creek