Show R ES S t t n B P t aai 0 V 14 zygm NINON 1 M 7 N N IX stand rock is the trademark of tho iho dells it is a 50 foot pillar separated from the main cliff by a space of six feet the top is a slab of sandstone 20 hei feet in diameter one jofh of H H bennetts first action photos shows his son leaping from cliff to stone now ten bennetts granddaughter supervises ases i as her dog watch does docs the same trick theres a safety not net in the event of accident the town of wisconsin dolls dells lives on the tourist trade and the dells deals hove boye a special lure for artists cameramen and geologists I 1 tourist boats hoye have been making the canyon trip since 1873 and are still hard at it ir the colorful paddle wheel steamer winnebago left above plies the narrow stream regularly indian legends are associated with every ayery section of the dells boan cros ley is shown right above adae as af she investigates i vesti gates the story of the caye cave of the darkened waters chimney rock right complete with indian chief and girl in bathing suit offers a variety of picture possibilities to fo the tourist photographer 4 U W among the often frenetic and sometimes startling efforts in the development of regional tourist areas to satisfy the US yen to see now new and strange the wisconsin dells is refreshing as a spot where natural beauty has not yet been sacrificed to garish display located in the south central section of the state the dells are formed as the wisconsin river cuts deep into sandstone to form a seyen seven mile canyon between steep rock walls A civil war Ye veteran teran H H bennett started publicizing the region in in 1870 with his wet plate camera studies now whon when tourists swarm each summer the dells abound with somber richly costumed winnebago indians who will pose for a man with a camera at the drop of a feather chief yellow thunder left is a case in point P Z 4 2 4 |