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PARR IK - PI A1NDEALER Y. JULY «, Itn Mler the Woiler «uU iu tide and The of 1113 N McHenry after Ms a fence treet when lie cwerved to avoid hitting tlx «laer on the road^y early Sunday morning. The accident occurred on Ri*« road, about one-half mile north of Femview road. juaten waa Uken to McHenry hoapital by aute police who handled the accident for a checkup of minor injuriea Kara* M Jackaan of « Parkview. McCullom Lake waa ticketed for wrong la ueage following a one-c accident that occurred at T Monday morning at 7M1 Mc Cullom Lake road. Mra. Jackaon and thr Lorrie A of «•! W. Parkvtew, H, Naomi J. Jackaon o(4li Parkview. M. <of«0»W taken to 1 by the lor two oI On order Edward H of the region. thai may vote by contacting K or Bonnie Meyera miniatration cent Church atreet. The muat be submitted, by Oct 17. or in. i. No ballota maybe applications iff Woodstock girt. Sharon . 1(M, KuMaek on July J» The attack ,u teak place in a »«"•*•«"« on Cta*2S RauU «Ik Woodstock early ia _ She f® , which clear in a utility el" 7 district The McHenry Plaindealer 3812 W. Elm St. McHenry 385-0170 A Guide To Travel The year was 1702 when two Frenchmen named Mermet and Jucheceau St. Denis hiked oveiland from th* Mississippi river to the isolated southern Illinois fur trading post at Va Bache. The dark cypress swamps and thick forests of the area made travel difficult and as the two men approached what seemed to be a continuing fork of the stream they had been following all day, Mermet halted suddenly. Ahead, shielded beneath a canopy of deadfall lay a massive tog jam. They had apparently lost the stream, as well as the only landmark for the trail to Va Bache. "Est cache," said Mermet, squinting ahead to see where the river might surface again. "Cette Crique?" St. Denis pointed eagerly toward a break in ther'tgngled obstruction. Mermet. stumbled foreward, kicked Through a pile of tree limbs and exposed a backwater hollow. A false riverbed. They were lost. Mermet raised his hands in despair. "The creek is hidden," he sighed. Needless to say, the two frontier explorers eventually found the little creek, a stream which today is still called "hidden," - the Cache river. Finding it today, however, is no problem. And the sights and riverside attractions of the Cache make this one of the most enjoyable routes in southern Illinois. Today, the Cache is a varied Illinois stream suited for both the practiced and novice canoe enthusiast. Flowing southward from a point near Cobden in Union county, the river wriggles a' bit east through Massac, Pulaski and Alexander counties before emptying into the Ohio near Mound City. Because no launches can be found above Foreman, the best access might be three bridges located at Hollis Spur northeast of Cypress. No food or fresh water can be found along the stream. One of the most interesting attractions for canoers is a 2,500 acre nature preserve known as Little Black Slough. Here towering bluffs and cypress swamp'let you see one of the true wilderness areas of the state. A visit to the adjacent Heron Pond-Wildcat Bluff nature will also highlight in­ teresting wildlife such as the Indiana Grey bat and colonies of blue herons and American egrets. The last wildcat in Illinois was sighted here. Also found, and something every canoeing group should note during a visit to Little Black Slough, are Cot- tonmouth, copperhead and Timber rattlesnakes. Boss Island, located below the beaver dam three miles past Hollis spur, was once an ancient Indian campsite. At the site of an old concrete ford one might also discover fossil tree specimins exposed along the riverbank*. Log Jkms above Foreman make canoe trips exhausting, but nearby virgin woodland and 300 foot cliffs make this area quite wild and isolated. If one decides to trek toward the huge cliffs-beware of poisonous snakes. There are also several sections of the river where one can again find fossils left from when the Ohio river flowed prior to the Illinois glacial age. The seven mile trip from Et. 37 south of Cypress to the county road east of Rt. 51 brings one through what was once a large cypress swamp. A lake here 'was created by blocking the Cache and directing water south toward the Ohio between Belknap and Karnak. During the nineteenth cen­ tury, slaves settled in this area and farmed the reclaimed swampland. Small com- munities formed by these struggling farmers were called "perks." Later, the Illinois town of Perks was established and named 'for these early settlements. If the Cache water level is low, one can begin his journey - at or below Karnak. Four or five hours of paddling will get the canoeist from the Karnak bridge to the road south of Perks. The Cache flows through private land and permission should be granted before camping. Attractions worth visiting as you take a trip down the Cache are the Horseshoe lake conservation area, the Pine Hills conservation area and the Shawnee National forest. Down The Big Muddy Unlike its name, the Big Muddy river in southern Illinois isn't very big-or muddy. It is, however, always challenging and scenic and courses through the typical southland woods and hill "country of Illinois. Rising in Jefferson county as a tiny creek, the Big Muddy flows into Franklin county and becomes large enough for canoes at Rt. 14 west of Benton. The Big Muddy is ninety miles long from the Rt. 14 access to where it flows into the Mississippi. Perhaps the most popular segment of the river runs from Murphy sboro to Rt. 3. Designated as the "Big Muddy Canoe Trail," the river lies in Jackson and Union counties and runs through the Shawnee National forest. Timber along the river's changing banks feature bot­ tomland hardwood as well as numerous deer. Campers should always beware of rat­ tlesnakes in this area, especially during the season when Copperheads and Cot- tonmojiths migrate through southwestern Jackson county. For hikers there's Little Grand Canyon, as well as Swallow Bluff, Sinners Harbor and Abneyvttle Rock-all located in the area between Murphysboro and the river segment east of Grand Tower. A good overnight trip goes from Sand Ridge (near Rt. 3) to Rattlesnake Ferry. The Utile Wabash Although the Little Wabash begins in Coles county, perhaps the best stretch for the canoeist lies between Carmi and New Haven. From Carmi's filter plant dam the entire journey measures twenty-five miles-two days of paddling for most people. Groups should watch for rock shoals just above the bridge at New Haven. The lower portion of the Wabash runs through rural areas with few crossing roads or bridges. 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