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head of the Big Dells, the Yellow river coming down through 
the county in a south-easterly direction and emptying into the 
Wisconsin about ten miles above the Lemonweir, the Little 
Yellow and Cranberry creek, both tributaries of Yellow river, 
the former emptying in about three miles from the mouth, and 
the latter some fifteen miles farther up. 
South of the Lemonweir agriculture is carried on to a con¬ 
siderable extent, and is in fact the only business of any great 
importance in that part of the county; but north of that stream, 
with the exception of a settlement contiguous to the mouth o^ 
Yellow river, but little attention is paid to that branch of indus¬ 
try. The lumber business is the chief occupation of central 
and northern portions of the county. The mills, both steam 
and water, are situated on Yellow river, and receive their sup¬ 
ply of logs chiefly from the pineries in Wood and Marathon 
connties. These pineries are sufficient to supply the present 
demand for many years to come. 
With the exception of the bluffs above mentioned, and a 
small district in the south-eastearn corner, but little rock is 
found in the county, and that in detached points or elevations, 
rising in some instances to a highth of over 250 feet above the 
surrounding plain. Sand stone is the almost universal forma¬ 
tion of the county, a few hills of more or less extent and 
elevation occur in the central part of the county of an entirely 
different formation; a combination, apparently, of granite and 
quartz, thrown up, torn and shattered, evidently by some great 
subterranean convulsion. Owing to the total absence of lime¬ 
stone from the county, except, perhaps, in the extreme south¬ 
west, the water is uniformly soft, and pleasant to the taste. 
Considerable deposits of iron ore are found in the middle 
and "western portions of the county, but whether the quantity 
or richness of the ore "would justify any farther attention in 
that direction, can only be determined by a competent judge. 
The Census returns for Juneau County for the year 1860 
report but one death to 174J of the inhabitants; showing con¬ 
clusively that as to health this county stands equal to any 
other portion of the State. 
