The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05

in this part OF The country. Sweet potatoes grown In
abundance Of good size and fine flavor reaches
and yield bonntfuy As for winter wheat,
the product is immense II is winter and heavier than
Mat grown in lower latitude, and the product per
|. just about NJ much as any one pleases All depends
upon cultivation. Sixty bushels TO the not
usual We have attempted to convey to the mind OF
those who have not seen the country referred
to idea Of the territory tributary the La Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroad, is impossible to give pro-
per impression OF the magnitude and magnfcence OF the
country bordering the Upper Mississippi, and the
streams running into the Father Of Rivers but suffice i TO
say that is empire of itself and capable OF feeding
the world AS its developed all the works
of internal improvements forming outlets must be taxed
70 their utmost capacity and prove vastly renuncratve
AT present the Ia Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad hois
She most important geographical position al any road
west of the Of Lake Michigan and we do not see
that be superseded by the construction OF any new
line Its producveness must rapidly increase ana us
capacity few years will hardly keep pace with the
demands for the transportation OF travel ana freight
has grand future before it, and all that will be neces
sary TO make the line highly remuneratve TO all parties
interested Is good management and proper economy IN
the administration of its FINANCIAL AFFAIRS ,.,. -,
The invited guests of the Ia Crosse and Milwaukee Rail
road Company have TO congratulate themselves
upon the variety of the entertainment furnished indie
pendent Of opportunity TO view at leisure the magni
country through which the road passes they
grated with the personal attentions of several old set
tiers, who carefully pointed everything Of interest
Capt Getting, veteran Of the lakes and agent of
the company appeared to know every foot of ground from
Milwaukee TO the Falls Of ST. Anthony and he impaired
valuable information as we progressed Capt j. Y Hurd,
Of the steamer Northern Belle, made intimately &C
quanted with every point Of interest the Mississippi
river from la Crosse 10 St. Paul To tourists he
must be model captain. Therecepon Of the excursion
lists La Crosse was brilliant affair. torchlght pro-
ceson received the company the landing and escorted
them TO the public square, where they were addressed by
the Mayor and welcomed TO the city The Milwaukee ight
Guard, Company A, Capt Starkweather, as fine corps
of citizen sodiery shouldered musket, occupied
a prominent position among the excursoniss. The music
Of their splendid band the frequent reports Of Young
America y enlivcned the throughout, and added
much 70 the general enjoyment. Capt. Starkweaher
is proud of his company, and well he may be.
Throughout five days service, under our notice
dcvated ota from the strictcst discipline,
and every duty cheerfuly performed grand sup
per wound the entertainments at In Crosse at about
O'Clock Friday morning when all departed for St.
Paul. The whole Of Saturday was spent on the river,
and delightful day never was known on the Up
per Mississippi. No one was in hurry, and the boat
sped esurey along giving all opportunity to acquired
thorough geographical knowledge Of the surrounding
country AT So Paul the entire population turned out to
greet the strangers from the East Gov Sibey and staff
received military escort and the corporation gave
general invitation to supper and ball for the evening
Parties made up for visiting the most interesting
places the vicinity and most agreeable day pass
at Fort Smelling, St Anthony, Minneapolis the Falls OF
Mnnehaha the and on the prares. 1t was perfect
gala day for ST. Paul, which terminated with the corpo
pecppg upon the festive board Those who
fortunate enough to have been present from the opening
10 the close Of this jubilee will forget the solid
joymcnt derived from the attention paid by the civil
thoTes Of Ia Crosse and St. Paul and from the valua
BILE information impaired along the route by those who had
been early pioneers in that interesting section OF the
Union.