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Below the falls, taken from the "south side".
"Getting lumber over Chippewa Falls and through the dalles was no joke. . .It required men of unusual strength and activity to do this work, but on the frontier whenever men of this kind were in demand, no matter how difficult the work, there was always a supply of the right kind of men. The men required for this work must not only be strong and active, but they must do the work without regard to cold, wet or any incidental hardship. If a raft got aground or broke up, no matter how cold the water or the weather, into the water they could go to pry it off or secure it from getting away. Rafts could only be run over Chippewa Falls on a medium stage of water and were often broken up on the rocks."
Cf."Navigation on the Chippewa River in Wisconsin", by Capt. Fred A. Bill, The Burlington Post, (Burlington, Iowa, November 1, 1930.)
