Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-07

eight miles.
They form very beautiful and grand
sight. In many places the water rushes
and foams through deep gorges and
chasms, dashing with INCREASINGLY i'm
petuous fury against the rocks many feet
below you. There are numberless whirl-
pools and eddies, and the endless beating
of the water against the rocks forms
patches of yellow foam which never dis
appears.
When the water is swollen with the
melting SHOWS of spring, they are said to
form q great deal grander sight than now.
The great descent in places where the
many curves and rocky headlands make
continuous barriers against the rushing
and driving OF the water, that there is
loud and endless roar and breaking of its
force against them. They form spectacle
well worth the attention of the tourist.
We went to church on the Sabbath in
little school-house where young Metho-
dist preached. We started for st. Paul, a
distance Of hundred and thirty miles,
that evening, and arrived there the next
morning.
From st. Paul we took drive of nine
miles to Minneapolis. These two are
what might be called "rival cities" They
are near together and have nearly the
same population, the former having
twenty thousand, and the other few less
inhabitants. On the way we stopped at
two very pretty waterfalls and chaly-
beate spring. At Minneapolis we visit
ed the Falls of st. Anthony. The rocks
over which the water falls are composed
of sandstone, with a thin layer of lime
stone on the surface. The stone was
wearing away rapidly, till to protect it
they built an apron over it at heavy ex-
pense. Then the rock wore through above
it, and they were compelled to build an
expensive ceffer dam around this. Now
they have great fears of losing the water
power altogether.
Six miles from Minneapolis on our re-
turn we Chthe 10 lue Il ais VI 4hih
They are about fifty feet high and thirty
feet wide. They are very beautiful in
connection with the romantic scenery be-
low. In the place ofIthe "Ancient Arrow
Makers Wigwam," as Lopgfellow writes,
stands a second-claes restaurant, the only
building in the vicinity of the falls.
Leaving the Falls of Minnehaha we
drove to Fort Smelling. This consists Of
several wooden buildings in the form of
hollow square. 1t is situated on the
top of a high bluff, overlooking the
junction of the Mississippi with the Min
nesota river. 1t is garrisoned with force
of regulars. We went in and had very
fine view from a tower on the river side
We crossed the Mississippi river in
chain ferry boat just below the fort. Talk
of storm being "terrifo and sublime"
The one in which we drove to St. Paul
was as terrific as you please, but the sub
Unity was lost on our admiration
On the following day we went to Morris
on the st. Paul and Pacific railroad, one
hundred and sixty miles from St. Paul.
The road is intended to connect with the
Northern Pacific railroad at some point
not yet determined, but is built as yet
only twelve miles beyond Morris. For
the first eighty miles we found the country
to be woody, with many marshes and
lakes. The r>st of the way was through
a rolling prairie. There prairies have no
trees except few scattered along bt side
the rivers. You can look for many miles
and see the gently undulating country,
with here and there q settlers cabin, with
it's mud and straw barn, and the smoke
curling up from its low chimney, and
herds Of cattle browsing in their limitless
pasture. To the eastern traveller it is
novel and interesting sight.
We intended to go by stage to the Red
River OF the North, distance of ninety
miles. but as we could get no conveyance
for several days, on account of all the
teams being engaged for an editorial ex-
curaion, we returned to ST. Paul the next
day. St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota.
The state house is a comparatively poor
building. 1t is made Of brick, and j. two
stories high.
We started one morning for Madison,
Wis, by the Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad. The country is quite good, but
very woody. We stopped over a night at
Prairie du Chen, and went on the next
morning to Madison, where we arrived at
noon.
Madison is a very beautiful city Of some
twelve thousand inhabitants. It has a very
fine situation between two lakes. A little
steamboat phys on one lake From the
boat we had very good view Of the city,
with the Capitol in the center on hill,
and the city sloping down to the waters
edge. At the places where we stopped on
the farther shore, the scenery was very
romantic. The city is perfect forest Of
shady trees A person cannot get good
view of the State House on account of the
great number of trees in the Capitol
grounds The Capitol is built of marble,
and was completed last year
The ride TO Milwaukee was very pleas
ant, and we arrived there Saturday noon.
We spent the afternoon in riding around
the city, and went at night to Chicago
On the Sabbath we attended the First
Congregational church, and heard DR..
Patten. He delivered a very fine and
carefully prepared discourse before an
immense audience, We remained in the
city two days, during which time we
visited the principal parks and other
points of interest. Chicago is a very
beautiful city,and is very regularly built.
The river which with one of its branches
divides the city into three parts,
is tunneled in two places for the
convenience of carriages and foot passen-
gers.
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