Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-01
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few year; 90 it was considered almost
as much as ona's life was worth to a,t.mpt
a trip from ST. Paul, to the nearest rail-
road point, which was Dunleith; over three
nun red miles. Western enterprise and
energy, however, soon pushed the iron horse
to Pra're dn CHEN, still onward it comes,
and now We at Rcd Wing are within an
hundred miles of the cars at La Crosse. and
soon will be able to discard every other
means of conveyance; step Oh board the
comfortable neatly finished car, and swiftly
a'2l smoothly glide onward to our eastern
destination.
Dut While there has boen such an advance
ia Railroad facilities, we would not overlook
tne great Improvements made in staging.
WHAT a short time since was weeks Jour.
ncy, over rough roads, and bare prarics, thro'
snow drifts, with the wind ,,hist!ing through
an unprotected, rickcty, skeleton Of an old
sleigh, the mercury ranging below zero, is
now performed inside Of twenty -four hours
in coy, and comfortable conveyance, over
smooth we'l-tTavcl'cd roads, down the val
ley Of the Mississippi. We think those who
have made the trip during The past month il,
burbank's stages, have enjoyed the jingle Of
the bells, the ten miles an hour over the ICY
track, the stage drivers jokes and finally the
dasl.ing, noisy arrival at the Kelly House. all
in good condition to enjoy its bright fires and
good cheer, will her after regret them.
Soon stages will have passed away, and
only the memories and associations connect
ed will. them be left; the trials and tribula
tons to be talked over not to he endured.
The stage driver, that most amusing and
friendly cEaracter--hereafe r we hope TO he
rendered classical by pen as graphic and
full f'!umor. as that Of D;ckens-and the
cour,esics Of the quickly made but long re-
mombcrct. stage acqraintances, all will be
gone: and :he Grabbed, suspicious, unac-
commodatirS conductors, and the formal
cold, unsoc,able. hurried railway travellers,
will have taken their places, and all for the
best we s:uppose-at least it is progress.
And in the summer, the steamer and
the delightful trip up and down the Mss
issppi, with its beautiful scenery, that will
be missed, we must step into the cars and be
hurried along, par'aking OF the universal
spirit ofhaste In great measure kindled by
Railroads. We arc glad at any-rate that our
future trip to the east will have something
to vary its mcnotony. BY the La Crosse
Route we have the tunnel; there is a delight.
full change to the steamer on Lake Michigan
with chance to get good and comfortable
meals; and the cars again to Detroit, and
thence via. Niagara TO Buffalo, over the
Great Westerns beautiful country all tn
way, and sal; and substantial road The
passengers can diversc from this ,,,;;s route
at several points, but we think that this
will in the end be the popular route f.,
Minnesoti1ns, as the NEST direct and mos!
pleasant, and also preferable as being provid.
ed throughout with the best cars and mos,
gentlc'nsnly officials. We speak from per.
sonal cxper cncc in this matter, and the
knowledge that the disagrecabilties and in.
convenicnces Of Hallway travelling are much
so'tened down, or done away entirely on
this route.
4 WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND MEXICO
Tampc co has been captured by the Spanish
fleet. The Washington States says in ref.
crence to it, that it is predicted by we'll in