Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-12
PART vi
Miro: Lake

iof unusual beauty. When dam was
thrown across the slender stream, L
/ lovely lake, whose placid bosom mir
rors daily the changing yerdure of iti
| banks, was created, some threetmiles
iii length. Boatmen make regular
trips on the lake, always before might
| fall as the narrow course requires
| expert plotting. SO quiet are the
waters that every detail OF sky and
| shore and passing craft lre reelected
/ ltherin; often there is roto az ripple
not a catts-paw to mar the smirros,
The banks, which are high and rocky
are coveerd with dense growth 5oi
lpine, cedar, hemlock and many other
varieties Of timber. Underneathvis is
a wonderful carpet of ferns ai1d<wild
flowers from whose naeshess an t,cca'
stional rabbit of squirrel elnerges Ito
divert the. attention.
| Many cottages are hidden among
the trees, but few being visible from
the waters edge. Most of them have
an outlook over the lake but are not
| easily discerned through the wealth
of foliage Occasionally one is seen
perched on an outstanding rock, there
| by gaining a charming view of the
| lake. The resinous atmosphere Great
| ed by the heavy growth of pine Is
! particularly refreshing to the city
| dwellers who come to this lake in
| increasing numbers, season after
| season. The slopes of the lake are the
home of the trailing arbutis whose
delicate pink blossams, half hidden,
half exposed, are eagerly sought by
/ visitors in early spring.
) 'Of cultivated land one sees bCs
little, and that in the hazyf distance
| The axe has remained at a respect
able distance from the shore, leaving
the slopes native clad.
The best fishing grounds are where
the lake throws an arm to the left, as
| one ascends the wild watery defile
! Usually one may see disciples OF
Walton grasping their rods, indiffer
ent to the torrid sun or ldrenching
rain The patient anglers cast their
lines right and left, frequently Turing
an unsuspecting bass or smaller fry
from the undisturbed depths.
| Before glacial ice covered a great
portion of Wisconsin, Dell Greek prob
ably flowed in a southeasternly direc-
tion through gap in the north range
/, of the Baraboo Bluffs and emptied in
| to the Baraboo river at Baraboo. It's
old bed being filled, in manner SINH
| lar to the Wisconsin river at the
Dells, it was forced to seek a new
course and cut canyon through the
sandstone formation.
) Places of Interest
| A ride from end to end brings into
view the following interesting fea
lures:
The DEVILS Postoffice is in a re
| cess at the mouth of a ravine.
The Devils Five Fingers are al
that is visible of sunken tree. The
limbs have been protruding from the
water for almost half century.
Echo Rock is high promontory or
!, the left, distinct echo being heard
opposite this interesting feature.
! Fern Dell is one Of the most at
tractive places in the whole region
The narrow valley, with overhanging
crags and luxuriant verdure, astonish
es the beholder.
MIRROR LAKE
| The erection uI a commodIous hotel
| in Delton by Mrs. Eliza Ringing, adds
to the convenience Of those desiring
to visit the popular resort. Mrs.
Ringling's late husband, AL Ringing,
! eldest of the circusmen, spent many
delightful days in his cottage in the
woods at the upper end of this attrac-
| tive inland body of water.
Congress Hall
| A short distance east of the village
highway leading to the Wisconsin
river, is Congress Hall Here rivu-
let has cut a ravine, much of the work
evidently having been done in times
long past, when there was more water
| than at present flowing along the
course Early in the spring a creek
finds its way through the narrow
| gorge, but in late summer, after the
| May showers and June rains have
passed, one may explore the elongated
eroded canyon without inconvenience
| from moisture. The Hall is wildly
broken and much distorted in its
| windings. Often there are spacious
openings as if for rooms, narrow
passages leading into other chambers
sufficiently ample for a congress te
gather. These views are quite differ
ent, from others in the region ant
will we'll repay a visit.
| Lower Dells
i Not so picturesque as the Upper
DelIs, nevertheless interesting, the
Lower Dells extend two or three