An illustrated history of the State of Iowa : being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875; including a cyclopaedia of legislation during the administration of each of the governors, from Lucas (1836) to Carpenter; with historical and descriptive sketches of each county in the state separately, embracing interesting narratives of pioneer life, including an account of the commercial, agricultural and educational growth of Iowa . formation of the country. Oneof the most important tributaries of thelast mentioned stream is Willow cr
An illustrated history of the State of Iowa : being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875; including a cyclopaedia of legislation during the administration of each of the governors, from Lucas (1836) to Carpenter; with historical and descriptive sketches of each county in the state separately, embracing interesting narratives of pioneer life, including an account of the commercial, agricultural and educational growth of Iowa . formation of the country. Oneof the most important tributaries of thelast mentioned stream is Willow creek,an outlet in part of Clear lake. Thenorthern half of Cerro Gordo is wellsupplied by the streams just enumer-ated and their several confluents. Thesouthern part of the county is suppliedby Cold water creek, Beaver Dam creekand their branches. Wells from ten to thirty feet deepwill procure splendid water in any partof this county, and there are few sec-tions which have not one or morebeautiful springs. Clear lake is claimed to be the Sara-toga of the west, and is the only con-siderable body of water in the length is about six miles, its great-est breadth three miles, and its averageabout two miles. The greatest depthyet ascertained is twenty-five feet, andfish in great variety can be obtainedthere. Pike, pickerel, buffalo, bassand other descriptions of the finny tribeafford employment to some and sportto others during the proper waves which sometimes dash with. 456 TuTTLifs History of Iowa. great force against the margin of thelake, have washed away the soil untila wall of boulders has been reachedwhich effectually stays thousand acres of timber aremassed at the south side and at the eastend of the lake. The waters of the lakeare at times as clear as lake Tahoe, andfrom that circumstance the distinctivename is taken. The bottom is coveredwith pebbles. The only outlet of thelake is Lime creek, which fed by sucha body of water supplies
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