Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-17

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can boast of a finer establishment
than the
METROPOLITAN LIVERY STABLES.
This is kept by Mr.. Isaac w.
Webb, and has paint shops, repair
shops, and everything needed, all
combined in a 3-stOry brick building
65x13O, and contains 80 head OF fine
select horses. Single carriages were
shown US costing as high as Sl,SOo.
Among the other places OF at
traction, aside from the public
square and fine avenues on the
p~lateaus coming to our notice, was
BEAL's GALLERY OF ART,
on Washington avenue. This place
has a large floral hall, with an open
arch at the front and q beautiful
ornamental fountain in the centre.
The water gushes forth in four CEN
trail streams through q beautiful
bQquet, and then descends into an
aquarium of fine fish. Half way up
the fountain is a circular vase with
small cast frogs painted in natural
green color, through their mouths
also come forth small streams of
water. The pictures at this gallery
are of the most artistic finish.
Among those hanging on the walls
are two fine photographs OF the
Misses Kimballs, of Omaha. The
taste displayed in arranging this
gallery is well worthy of note.
Such an institution Is an ornament
to any city.
From st. Paul the excursion pro-
ceeded to saltwater. 1t is needless
to say that the scenery is one con-
tinuOus source of admiration. To
endeavor to describe all the various
attractions of nature which greet
the eye on all sides in Minnesota
would require q special volume for
that purpose, and an artists pencil
to make the impressions more vivid.
The arrival of the excursiOnists at
SALTWATER,
On Wednesday was greeted with a
band of music. A steamer was
waiting on the shore to take US up
the st. Croix Lake, which is only q
widening of the river at this point.
Here one first derives an impression
of the immensely of the lumber bu-
siness. As far up as the eye could
reach logs lay thickly together con-
fined within the west half Of the
river channel by the boom, which
extends up for six miles. These
booms form rather o peculiar but
valuable auxiliary to the business.
They consist of a series Of logs con-
nected together at their ends by
chains and stretched dlagonally
across the streams, and strengthen
ed every few hundred feet by log
piers constructed firmly upon the
bed of the stream. Every man who
cuts logs up the river brands them
with a private mark and lets them
float down stream. They are caught
up i'm the boom and assorted by ex.
perts appointed by a company in
cOrpOrated by the State authority,
who obtain stipulated fees for their
trouble. There are in the boom
sometimes as much as three hum
dred million feet of logs at q time.
The rope consumed here annually
for tieing RATS costs upward of forty
dollars. While the ex-
cursiOnists were passing the RATS
and rafts-men, cheers upon cheers
filed the air with greetings of well
come, and every mill blew its
whistle to its utmost capacity. Ar
again at Saltwater. the citi-
zens received u party with
. band and a most excellent
banquet was served at the Saw
yer HOues. Among the nu-
tOasts offered was one by
the Mayor, He extended our party
the Inequalities Of the city; and
also assured the party that he had
special orders to the police
to 'ttake care of u.s."
and the warden of the State Peni-
Tertiary had arranged, if desirable,
to extend the hospitalities of that
State Institution. Saltwater is
certainly a live and enter
town, and possesses a
vast amount of wealth. Prominent
among the manufacturers here Is
MIR. Lewis f. Torinus, q Russian by
descent. This gentleman represents
the st. Croix Lumber Company at
this place. A hasty trip was here
from this live city to
DULUTH,
the city of the unsalted sea. In
this place every one was disappOint-
I'd. 1t has gone down very much;
even its last daily paper expired a
fortnight ago. The weather was so
cold and stormy that some of our
party were arranging to get some
logs and start out i'm search of DIR. |
The Clark Hotel here is
quite a credit to the town, now con
about thirty-hve hundred
The only possible trade
hat might De developed here Is that
Of fish. Trout can easily be shipped
directly south to Omaha i'm thirty
and by proper manage
nent they might possibly be shipped
DrOportionately faster to st. Louis,
re-handling. From this
we returned by way of
MINNEAPOLIS.
This city is located at st. Anthony
Falls on the Mississippi. 1t is not
,nly one of, the most beautiful cities
the United States, but also one of
he wealthiest. No one al form
my adequate idea of the vastness
If her manufactures and natural re-
sources. The city is regularly laid
nut with streets 100 feet wide. The
are indeed superb; nearly
every yard has a fine garden with
beautiful terraces, ornamental flower
vases, and fountains with fish aqua
.iums- There is as yet no street
'ailroad here, simply because almost
every one has q carriage. We looked
lere In vain for q shanty. The city
and citizens received us
the most princely style, and after
pending q half day among the
manufactures, furnished us with
,ompiimentaries to the theater.
The theater building Is very large
md beautiful the roof and ceiling
ire both dome shaped, and present
IN inviting appearance.
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