Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-18
on THB MISSISSIPPI.
LAKs Cono,
August 18th. 1853.

Ao8usS lStos AooS.
''Geing sAs rounds" sseos 70 b The or
der Of things here With oil visitors. TAh
consists 10 visiting Fort Snsiliss. thence to
Ainnsapelis. St. Anthsny, esd tbsoss baek
to 81. Paul ~ wsv Of Lake Cs0o-a coed
day . journey, and absut - plsasant one
- pleasure sssks1 can desire. A drive Of
. fss miles from the city briAss yen within
sight Of the Fort. that crowns . rocky blu6
facing toe river. From its turrets . nns
view Of The surrounding country 10 had.
Across the river 10 high eontinuous blu6
that meets rising sweep Of prairie. rolling
and broken, covered with miniature groves.
The sight 10 truly beautiful. leaving the
Fort you dnvs over the psairies some three
miles, and before yeu are swsr Of il .
light, murmuring. mslodisus rear, falls upon
the ear. lou tsrn from The prairie rosd
and within ten rods you commence - de-
scsnd winding pa,h-the distance 10 short,
and before you have taken . dossn pscss
you ere Caring upon thu Falla Of Mime
haha, . scene Of feminine bsAuty-'tis
pretty-snd this 10 the only impression
produced, unless perhaps you hsvs . ps-
etc satsre and recall the legend Of ths D..
eo,ah's and the ancient Asro~-msksr, With
his arrow heads Of "aint aud jasper.
smoothsd and shaspensd at the sdgss, bard
and polished, keen and costly" and biz
dark eyed, way ward daughter. with sysa
that smiled ard frownsd altsrnsts-fsst q
rapid - the river, trsssss 6ewins like ths
water" and - musical laugh - Mime
ha-ha-Laaghing ha- Water. You lsok ssssnd
but find no wigvam, with the old msn
standing at the doorway. ssyinE fare thea
we'll, Oh. Minns-ha- b." bat in its place 4,
. email restaurant. near the road; and b.
meath the tress in the yard ore rustic sssis
whore visitors can rest aud = lunch; Or
il they prefer il, can follow some Of II,
winding paths ds~a The bank, Deeper int
the woods where pie nic parties usually
spend the day.
Above the Falls and near the railroad
track. 10 an ordinary wooden bridge. cross
ing snall strsao. and as this tine - lev
that il can be erosshd BY stepping from
stone to stone. Following The course o.
the water you come to whore it appears Il
enter the woods. Standing out on h,
edge Of the rocks you see the water lsav,
| l.s bead and in 3 thia and broken sheet
dash far down the rocks, which appear tc
be cut out in circular form, - II on pur
pose to receive the sparkling waters, glist
ming in the sunlight and changed int,
crystal and molten silver. On either side
as the brow Of the fall there are th icl
bushes that mingls With the larger tresi
that grow thicker and shadsiss down III
stream - it leaves its foaming basin and
winds oa through deep rsvins. A rusti'
bridgs:crossss the stream just below thu
falls from which . path leads around th,
basin and behind the falling water whsr'
everybody goes and whore hundreds hav,
left their names upon the dry rosks. Ar.
fists are here sad for . moderate sun
visitors can assume some romantic OF
striking attitude, in connection with th,
natural scenery, and have themselves duly
photographed this is Minneh aha a. y,
lsft-not like Hiawatha leading . dusky
maiden through woodland and meadow no
going hand in hand with any one, bu
away over the prairie to Mime apols, ,
distance Of six miles from the Falls.
The city is situated on the west side 0
the falls Of ST. Anthony. 1t exhibits al
the elements of progress. and few places o
its size, having some ten OF twelve thous
ard inhabitants, can compare favorably
with il in business capabilities. The sign
Of healthy prosperity are abundan,ly mani
Tested. Its schools, under the supsrinssn
dence Of W. O. Hiskey, formerly Of Ds
venpors, whom we had the pleasure Q
meeting, are ins very prosperous condi
ton. The many tine public buildings and
costly residences are shandsnt evidencs
of the wealth Of the place. There SCENE
to bs more OF real genuine basissss enter
prise than at ST. Paul. The immsns
water power afforded BY the fails 10 we
developed /; all along their entire length tn
banks are covered with sav-oilis, doel
mills, and one thing that surprised Us
little Va. large woelsa- mill These mill
do an immense business.
There are three continuous falls aud
large number Of others that cone in % in
cidsntals forming . rather wild scss'
The water rushss snd tumblss along ove
huge rocks, scattered in widest eenfasio
oil through thsrivsr. slidisgin blue shee'
over ledgss or dashing in denser volum
Amsng the ragged rocks, surgias ADD ros
ing for mile 9Th foam asdsprsy j, 6nA
y reaches the qaiss vsisr far down III
,ivsr-and there lrs ths falis Of St. Anth'
ny - diGerent frsn the beAssiful Minn,
hakA. Js t1&
i St. Anthony y but quiet village con
| pared with AinnsePslis. 4 0ns MIDI
connssts the tee % also . railroad brid(
!. absvs. Tie principal aasfastisns thsre q
uinsral springs alsns the bask Of the nj
Or and large cave runnias back nsssly
, half mile, which 10 somewhat interesting
visitors.
il Leaving this locality ws hurried on
| Silver Cascade bssutiful little cryst
shsst Of water that dashes from ths soa'
side ever The ssak On its vsy to the rive
A mile and Qlf farther on and ysu ST.
to take lssk at the Bridal vsil-a sns
etesaa ef wstse four Of 6ss feet wids th
hils over The bank distasss q nearly
sot quite . huadrsd and atty feet far de~
among branches glistenise with spray.
4 A ride Of Ave Or nix miles across Il
prairie brsught % - Lake Osmo, esu
three niles from ST. Paul and . place
great rsssss 5ss the city pesple. sho eou
here il ssnlsfisss parties = hSa hs
dozen and upusrds, q "a hesss = ths -
Il i inlssd . plsasaat paase, aad - ws :
dine upsa sAis rustic seat. writing the
linea. Nth here and there groups Of Dlse