The history of Sauk County, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources ..biographical sketches .. . making the whole aspect a very pleasant one. Upon its east side is the Baral River, and here, in early days, was an Indian ford, the bottom of the river for a short dis-tance being rock. Now upon this rock bottom the river is dammed, and near by is the villageof Reedsburg. Seven or eight miles further up, we come to the beautiful valley of the Little Baraboo, con-taining nearly forty square miles, one-fourth of which is in Richland County. 3*he Little B
The history of Sauk County, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources ..biographical sketches .. . making the whole aspect a very pleasant one. Upon its east side is the Baral River, and here, in early days, was an Indian ford, the bottom of the river for a short dis-tance being rock. Now upon this rock bottom the river is dammed, and near by is the villageof Reedsburg. Seven or eight miles further up, we come to the beautiful valley of the Little Baraboo, con-taining nearly forty square miles, one-fourth of which is in Richland County. 3*he Little Bar-aboo River furnishes, at its mouth, probably 12,000 inches of water, and is a very permanentstream. Further on is the valley of the main river, which, upon the southwest side, is ratherrolling, but not rough, the soil being very rich. Next come the Kerstetter, Stead and Ribockand then we find ourselves in the Plum Valley, which is about one-third the size of theLittle Baraboo, with similar characteristics. Across the river, on the northeast side, are theremains of the famous Old Pinery, whence came so many drives of logs in the early. PRAIRIE DU SAC. HISTORY OF SAUK COUNTY. 471 history of this wonderful valley. The town of Lavalle, and especially the Ox and Big CreekValleys, is not inviting to the lover of prairie land. Turning southward into the town of Winfield,we enter the narrow valley of Twin Creek, surrounded by rich-soiled table-lands, which lie fromseventy-five to one hundred feet above the creek bottom, and are well timbered with oak. Inthe eastern part of Winfield, there is an excellent country, in the edge of the Irish settle-ment formerly called Sligo. Nearer Reedsburg, in the Copper Creek Valley, the soil is lightand sandy. Not far from the mouth of Copper Creek is a copper mine, which at one time cre-ated considerable excitement. The ore was rich, and several tons were taken out, but it seemedto run out and was abandoned. In sinking shafts or making excavations
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