The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-15
LAKE SUPERIOR.
A trip to the North Chicago and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
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A trip to the North Chicago and the
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MARQUETTE, LAKE Sur ERIoR, May 1lth 1868.
EpIroRs notwithstanding TO my
promise propose to inA;ct upon your read
ers an epistle, though do not feel much in
the writing mood. 1t cost me seven hundred
and eleven miles of travel to get here from
Fremont. l left on Tuesday evening at six
o'clock, and arrived here Thursday evening
at nine O'Clock. If had left home at mid
night could have got through just as soon,
but with less rest and comfort From Toledo
to Chicago the sleeping car was very COM
Portable. From depot to depot in Chicago is
farther than you would like to walk in the
rain and Chicago mud. The black swamp
is clean as a lawn in comparison. The Depot
of the Wisconsin Division of the North
Western r. X. is dreary, uncomfortable
place. Once on your way the ears are very
comfortable, but the train officials as came
up-well l hope never to see them again.
A gentleman travelling alone has no rights
that that r. r.. is bound 10 respect. There
were a score OF such in the car that day
who will never ride on that road again If
they can well avoid it, crowd of lumber
men passed from Chicago 10 Burnett juno.
ton, who for noise, and profane and obscene
language surpassed anything ever heard. I
The r. R. men made no effort to sbate the
nuisance. II ycu want the blues badly
/ should recommend you 10 travel forty
miles N. W. from Chicago on rainy morn
ing in car with party of rufains. But
after about forty miles the country begins to
have some interest. Beautiful forests, beau
tifuI hills, beautiful lakes, and towns beauti-
full for situation meet your eye on every side.
The approach to JanesYille. for example, is
charming. j have seldom been more de-
lighted Towards night the frequent occur.
renee of Functions becomes positively
laughable. We have had SO many that one
begins to ask as often as the train shows
signs of stopping junction is this?"
About sun-down we glide into Fon-du-Lac,
a fine town-but too Aat-down in the mud.
As night comes on we keep on our way as
if never to stop. But at 10 o'clock we do
finally pause at Fort Howard opposite the
town Of Green Bay. Not wishing to rise by
four o'clock next morning | walked twenty
rods to the steamer aud took my lodgings
on board, and had quiet, comfortable night.
When / arose we were on the waters of
Green Bay, white caps briskly running, and
all very, very fine. The steamer Geo. L.
Dunlap owned by the Green Bay transit
Co.," is all that the traveller can ask steam
boat to be. You have every comfort, clean
illness, luxury. and officers gentlemen. At
about three o'clock we were in port at
Escanaba, nine hours from Green Bay, and
one hundred and twenty miles. After a
delay of about half an hour we are again
in the cars of the Peninsula division of the
Chicago d N. Y. r. R. The track is in as
good order as any body's r. r. and we make
better time than yesterday on the Wisconsin
division. Still it is little funny to see Mr..
Conductor get off to put out little fire by
the roadside Again we stopped and the
conductor and stoker ran back on the track
A facetious passenger said they were gone
ato brush pin off the track" For fifty
uilesnOthing particularly interesting occurs.
The country is not very rough, though the