, 1874-05-30

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TIE FLOATING PALAoEs
.a .hor. ,eoro ca1lod.-the steamorg Illinois,
70. Wy 1,.1,o sna tho 1ro.t Weator1,. Cant,
Cape' hl1no' ~" wv .aa.u. ...s.a <>.a.t
rivals for popular favpr; the two Captains, fn-
vorite tynos Of the bclake-uaygators; and eacll lad
~a,a;ror. ~ r;vo1 no1;tfcions hayo theirs, among
1unno.s' =. 1a. is.asaa. Is ~, ,,,r,nrtont hns;s
those who felt an lhtofess IN sne lmPotsaht nusl-
lless of I.ake-nnyigation. The Lakes wore tho
treat highways On which flowed the trnde md
nonn,.tin,, t,,ot woro tn hn,]d mn tho West
ropu'ooM .nas U,,,,a ;tso,r ha,nor 4t,o ,,ort-
through ch1cago,-ch,easo ,tson nolns 'no pots.
cu)lis through which ali must pass anu pay sono
voluntary toll as 1t paBsoa through. The shorter
,orte by land was bIockod BY forests and inter-
.,-sA,s ..,n,,n. r. so.n,o1 +bon se ~ thcse
'ainno,e ""'supn. .'. y. - s.asa,a =, ".ntrr;os
nbatncies conio not DO overcome ln coa1ui4os'
TINT tho t!mber-rogion OF Michigan would reu'a'n
in7nenetrnbe for aRce rs nre tho rocl1-bounl
roo,ona NJ t,,o Aairondno1ta In Now York.
Those two Lake,oaptainh "ero both admitted M to
be paragons in their way. Ihoy "ofo Vefy un-
like. But their respective baohorB, like those
who snko stakes on tho trotting course, had tho
opinion tint ono Or the other was maon tue .oo %
perior IN SONG one qua'''y' Luz e'ca'nol' "'oo
we're very difczent IN thotr style OF constfno-
zion.
THE ILLINOIS
,. ,,a, .,a -avrorr xosso, yorv con,.
"us 'ouB, low nuu ,. ,'a,ao" .5as'' ISL
pactly and strongly bnlf'-nohg oonbtruoteo
with regard to certain theory, for perfect safoty
In tho severe Lakc-ssorms, wcll-drcaacd by oil
49,. a1,at H. 1,ar,roon,a an5 sa,oona
tue yo"1s ilieh "'oue sno ~ w. oo01 -,
talk loarncdty on ahtpbu'lding ana eiaim 70 10
al fait in such matters, and toll Of tho thorough
hcavv t,mhora were mt into her bow and
nensS ''411eAa WIZ pus n.o ~ ~, ss,,,,,s - ~
aides and thus, neinR 40 st1ong ano salnng 10
low down in the water, no storm could possibly
handlo her Tint lio might defy the terroIs OF tho
Lake. as he protty we'll did. On tho other side,
TIE GREAT WESTERN
was buoyant' broad ship, tnat rooe llko aWan
stssmera; p1opellers haa not much got Into use, use.
Ihoso ponoedoua steamerh' Win ano.t ,la.go
wheohousea spreading out rs wo might imaR, nR
me me oroaa snoaof9 o. @ tnae ,vaa
movement that mado ono feel aa Il H., = o Ilttlo
mountain ma Eot under motlon. Ihe ofehs
Western stood hlgh aboyo tue wa1es. ",a: 1of sn9
carried on ner upper dock q ealoon, an9
er OF "r"a s,rfaco TO
tho wind. This htylo OF mating
the steamer With m upper SALOON ana STATIC
rooms was now and then doubtful expermen.: zen
ploaaure,Voyago and trins m III calm ~ WeG.her; II vas
confcssou, and was Just tho st2ie 1of l1Ver-poatB
but onaho L.tea Z, Z saa said it wan 1ioe 90 se1
,,afor ooa. ~ ssnd ~ 1ft tha ade IN
H,se ueto!s tuo winn, " atAtt " LAo n.uo, -
splto OF fodacr or steam-poWe1. ana "on!1 sule,y
60 upon lee.n1oe r. apo ;a e. wp. malaoi ao;
seamansn1pf anu. ocsaues. 10 ny nai. sa1a,
he was 9Gl so eoou a9e 10 oap.. ...s nnao s
tGs @ Tue m ~ :; s,o d pot nar ae
tn"aS @ th. ~ 4a,o liz tEpeae Weatar,, ma
IL no1 W. W sau a, t te an,tnn ~ +1aa
dencs af thn Nina and f;nav co to }r hottom