Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's lake region, with maps and illustrations . y the early settlers was dubbed thePewee or Pewits Nest. Here the recluse repaired watchc?,clocks, guns, and occasionally farmingutensils, even essaying to manufacturethe latter in a rude way. Lathes hehad for turning iron and wood, thepower for propelling being providedfrom an old fashioned centrifugalwater wheel, itself as much of a cu-riosity as its owner. A large coffeemill, likewise a grindstone, was ai-ranged to operate by the water thatwas forever collecting in the appervalley and pouring through the shady shrubs gro
Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's lake region, with maps and illustrations . y the early settlers was dubbed thePewee or Pewits Nest. Here the recluse repaired watchc?,clocks, guns, and occasionally farmingutensils, even essaying to manufacturethe latter in a rude way. Lathes hehad for turning iron and wood, thepower for propelling being providedfrom an old fashioned centrifugalwater wheel, itself as much of a cu-riosity as its owner. A large coffeemill, likewise a grindstone, was ai-ranged to operate by the water thatwas forever collecting in the appervalley and pouring through the shady shrubs growing in the valleys and onthe hills about. His favorite place of abode seemsto have been the border of a newcountry and when the settlementsamong the Baraboo Bluffs became toonumerous, he as quietly and myster-iously disappeared from his queerhome at Pewits Nest as he had Skillet Falls Skillet Falls is located about a mileabove where the stream tumbles intothe pool at the head of the peacefulvalley and may be reached by follow-ing the creek through woods and. SKILLET FALLS dell. It is said that this hermit ofthe hill could tell a lively tale and dis-pelled the gloom of loneliness by play-ing upon a violin. At times, forsooth,he was persuaded to preach for theMorman church, although his activi-ties in this direction were never pronounced. Among his other accomplish-ments, he posed as a doctor and pre-scribed as remedies the herbs and 3X fields, or by approaching thiough thefarmyard of Dwight Welch on TrunkLine 12. This place of interest wasnamed by Levi Moore from the Skill-ets or water-worn holes in the sand-stone rock, looking much like basinsor iron vessels used in cooking. Stream With Two Beds Before the time of the glacial epochSkillet Creek probably cmpHed into BARABOO, DELLS, AND DEVILS LAKE REGION the Baraboo River where the city ofBaraboo is located, two or three miltsbelow the present confluence. Themoraine material filled a portion ofthe bed of the stream and
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