Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-06
EDITORIAL C0NYtNT{ON AND
EXCLUSION.

held 1T IrGlrle Gu ChIen on the list
of June, was largely attended. and, in
all respects. was most agreeable re-
union of the fraternity. The most Of
our number arrived the day previous,
bit those Of US who took the night
train, thereby escaping the heat and
dust, felt that the ad antage was upon
our side. At nine O'Clock in the morn
ing the convention assembled at the
Court House. and the usual business OF
the association was transacted. At
two o'clock a tri p OF the river,
u;ol the steam ferry-boats, Ne
Greqor, Captain Brisbee, and .4'ama-
kee, Capt Lawler, gave US an opportu-
nifty to see tie great natural beauty Of
the ..ecation, and also its many advan-
sages in q commercial point Of view
Though Prairie du Chen is rather
quiet at the present time, we confident
y predict great prosperity and enlarge
ment for il in the future In addition
TO other attractions II also possesses
that advantage which renders Green
Bay so dear to the heart of Andrew
Elmore. viz :z"the gospel has been
preached there 200 years.
Early in the evening we assembled
at the Douslnan House, and listened
to the annual address and poem, which
we published last week. An obituary
notice Of Jere Crowly, late editor of
the Manitowoc PHgt, was also read by
George Hyer, of the Oshkosh Times
Resolutions expressive of our appreeIa-
ton Of the manner in which we had
been welcomed and entertained by the
people of Prairie du CHEN were passed,
receiving a cordial response fr m ev-
ery member Of the convention. The
splendid steamer Minneapolis, comman-
ded by Capt. 6. W. Jencks, which
was to take US to Clinton, It's miles
down the river, had arrived in the
meantime, and we adjourned on board
pt nine o'clock. As the boat had its
usual number of passen eers, besides
our party, its sleeping accommodations
were all called into requisition, and a
few were left TO choose between sitting
up all night or trying the springs in
the cabin floor.
Dubuque was the first place at which
we stopped after rising the next norm
ihg, and its location and appearance
impressed all favorably. An iron bridee
nearly mile in length, with draw"
800 feet long, crosses the river here.
A trip on the Upper Mississippi in
the summer time, is one of the most
delightful! experience, which can lie
imagined, and the pleasures and en-
joyments of the particular occasion OF
which we speak, will probably never
be forgotten by any of those who shared
IN them. Belle View, Savannah, Sabu-
la, Lyons and Fulton were passed III
succession, and at twelve clock We
disembarked at Clinton. The Chica 20
and Northwestern railroad bridge spans
the river at this point. The railroad
shops, employing 600 men, and the
largest saw mill in the world" which
turns the logs into lumber as fast as
200 men can take care of it, are among
the institutions Of the place. Clinton
claims to have 1000 Inhabitants, and
the amount OF building and other i'm
provsments which we noticed, indicate
that it IS growing rapidly.
Several hours of precious time were
unavoidably lost here, which afterwards
caused trouble By preventing US from
going 10 Sioux City, as We had hoped
to do; but at four o'clock our special
train Of six Pullman cars was pronounc-
ed to be ready, aud soon after. We left
Clinton and were going with rapid
speed towards our western destination
A good nights rest is what every trav-
cer, who tests the merits Of Pullman
sleeping cars, can enjoy, and Thursday
morning our party awoke refreshed and
well prepared to enjoy the pleasures
AID laugh at the troubles of the day
before them. 1t was with regret, how
ever, that We learned that the plan to
visit Sioux City had been given up in
the night. The Peep e of that -four
fishing city had prepared at great ex-
pense TO entertain US in what they
deemed suitab e manner, and they
have since expressed their disappoiot-
ment and disapprobation in very de-
cided terms. But the tine which we
had lost at Clinton and during tie
night, made it necessary TO choose be.
tween abandoning the visit to Sioux
City, or disturbing all the arrange
ments which bad been made upon our
route home. Under the circumstances,
the former course seemed not only adj
sab Q but necessary.
As We approached the valley Of the
Missouri our route lay along range
of hills which terminate at the river in
what have long been Knows as The