Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake RegionCole, Harry Ellsworth
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Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region
Cole, Harry Ellsworth
Baraboo (Wis.); Dells of the Wisconsin (Wis.); Devil's Lake (Wis.); Sauk County (Wis.)
This concludes the series of little journeys to be described. Many
beautiful ones are omitted, the Hog's Back northwest of Baraboo, many
places along the Wisconsin River, and others on the Baraboo Bluffs. By
making the twenty-five or more already given, however, one will have
acquired a very comprehensive knowledge of Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's
Lake region.
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Transcriber's Notes
Made minor punctuation corrections and the following changes:
Index: Changed "Boyhod" to "Boyhood".
Orig: XI. Boyhod Homes of John Muir
Page 5: Changed "occassion" to "occasion".
Orig: On one occassion citizens began to arrive for both religious
Page 6: Changed "enlightment" to "enlightenment".
Orig: village with any pretence to enterprise and enlightment
Page 8: Changed "nescessary" to "necessary".
Orig: it was nescessary to stoop unusually low when entering
Page 9: Changed "insurence" to "insurance".
Orig: It is stated there was insurence of $12,000,
Page 9: Changed "indentified" to "identified".
Orig: newspapermen, and others indentified with the city
Page 11: Changed "artisic" to "artistic".
Orig: impressive and artisic in design,
Page 13: Changed "metomorphosed" to "metamorphosed".
Orig: still later metomorphosed into the hard quartzite
Page 15: Changed "upifted" to "uplifted".
Orig: limestone and iron were upifted and folded
Page 15: Changed "2-5" to "2/5".
Orig: Average width--2,200 feet or 2-5 of a mile.
Page 15: Changed "3-5" to "3/5".
Orig: Area--388 acres, or 3-5 of a square mile.
Pages 15-16, Retained "Devils" as the text quotes I. A. Lapham, and
gives the Indian translation. Both may have used the plural word.
Orig: I. A. Lapham, early Wisconsin traveler and scientist, wrote:
"The lake is vulgarly called Devils Lake from the wild, rocky
place in which it is found." The Indian name for Devils Lake
is Minnewaukan, or Evil Spirit Lake.
Page 19: Changed "Kibourn" to "Kilbourn".
Orig: almost continuous avenue of pines into Kibourn.
Page 19: Changed "distroying" to "destroying".
Orig: The erection of the dam, although distroying these
Page 21: Changed "peculiarily" to "peculiarly".
Orig: named for a peculiarily shaped rock at the entrance.
Page 21: Changed "grandure" to "grandeur".
Orig: entrance to the wild grandure of the Dells.
Page 22: Changed "submergged" to "submerged".
Orig: The Devil's Arm Chair is submergged.
Page 22: Changed "walkng" to "walking".
Orig: power station is within easy walkng distance
Page 25: Changed "existance" to "existence".
Orig: magnates who dared to attempt to obliterate their existance,
Page 28: Switched position of misplaced third and fourth lines below:
Orig: The slopes of the lake are the
home of the trailing arbutis whose
half exposed, are eagerly sought by
delicate pink blossoms, half hidden,
visitors in early spring.
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