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Reached Kilbourne City, on the

Dells of the Wisconsin Riv. quite

in good time Thursday P. M.

Aug 20. Chas. had attended the

wedding of Brother Otis and Grace

Schofield here in Aug. 1893-

five months or less before we

were…

In front (lake side anyway)

of Arrowhead Hotel where the

view is most beautiful, as you

look down upon the blue-green

water of Arrowhead Lake,

(formerly known as Little Bear).

With mountains for a border

and with picturesque…

Going to Devils Lake, just

before reaching that body of

water you go down a long

winding hill and the scene in

photo is on your left-showing

in immediate foreground.

Baraboo Golf Course and way off

on the hillside the…

Aug 18-1925

After breakfasting in Juliet

started toward Wisconsin, a lovely

drive thru a lot of nice towns

had heard of. Roads fine and

splendid. Not far from Chicago

towns, Way up toward Madison

there was a detour and we had…

This was a big, broad

scene- a panorama

of snowcapped mountains,

in the far background,

with tree clad ones next,

dark with evergreens etc,

and grass covered ones

in the foreground.

The white patches you

observe are snow,…

We saw dozens of

similar outfits, beginning

after Searchlight, Nevada.

There were cow herders

as well, tho less

numerous than the

sheepherders.

Often our road way was

full of animals and we

were obliged to drive

most…

Site of old Fort Bridger

may be seen, parts of the old

Mormon wall, Judge Carter's old

store, once called the best west

of the Missouri Riv.

The old Pony Express stable

is partially shown in the

left side of photo. The…

April (crossed out) May 2

Along this stretch we saw

another house-car, but we

stopped so long looking

at the wonderful works of

the Creator that they

out distanced us, but before

reaching camp that night

we again saw it.

A…

On Aug 17-1925, accompanied

by Chas Daily of Colorado Sprs

who had come from Western

Elec. Plant, Chicago the 15th to visit

Ohio relatives of his mother, we

started early toward Chicago.

with Chas Wheaton at the

wheel for a…

Most of the forenoon of Aug

19 was spent sightseeing

in and around Madison-

Visited the State House and got

a birdseye view from its

roof. Visited the campus of

the University of Wisconsin and

drove up and down its streets…