In pioneer times, before the day of the tourist, with each returning vernal season a procession of rafts 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 raftsman to his doom. Among the first timbers to be floated through the gorge was lumber for the building of Fort Winnebago at Portage, cut on the Yellow River by Jefferson Davis and a detail of soldiers. It is said the future president of the Southern Confederacy rode one of the rafts through the surging waters to its destination many miles below. Other Attractions Besides the Dells there are other places of interest at beautiful Kilbourn. The hydro-electric dam and power station is within easy walking distance of the boat landing. There is a small museum in the library building, which is situated a short distance east of the business section of the village. One block east of the library and one block to the right a number of deer may be seen in a park owned by J. Wirtz. Miss Anna Kriegel, taxidermist, has a collection of birds of the region. Her home is a short distance north of the fairground. 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, the property of L. N. Coapman, the cashier. Grave of Rebel Spy The grave of Belle Boyd, the noted Rebel spy, is in the Kilbourn Cemetery, her resting place being south of the center and near the Maybee monument. She was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1846. When a girl she heard the federal troops were threatening her "beloved south" and galloped at night to Stonewall Jackson to convey to him the news. Soon after she was captured and taken to Washington where she became a favorite through her charming manners. After being in prison for a time, she was exchanged for Colonel Michael Cochoran of the Irish Brigade. Not long after her boldness brought her into the custody of the federal troops again and this time she was ordered to be shot, but was banished. Once more she was captured, once more ordered shot, and once more ordered banished by President Lincoln. Then she went to London where she married Lieutenant Harding who had once caused her capture, creating an international sensation. After his death she married again and after the demise of her second husband wedded Mr. High at Detroit. While with a theatrical company in Kilbourn in 1900, death unexpectedly came and now with each returning Memorial Day flowers are placed upon her tomb by Northerners--those whom she risked her life to oppose. Indian Mounds