Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-15

foil for many seasons.
Then we come to Mcmillan, at which
point the Green Bay & Minnesota
Railroad crosses the West Wisconsin
Railway, and here we receive ,cces
sions to our company from St. Paul
and intermediate places at the north
and from points at the south. We
how run through richly ti,nbered but
sparsely settled country until we reach
Grand Rapids, nearly in the geograph-
ical centre of Wisconsin river, one Of
the widest, most rapid and picturesque
streams III the State, and from the
substantial bridge catch beautiful
view of this thrifty city. Here also
We cross the Wisconsin Valley Rail
road, that brings us fresh reinforce
ment o! passengers from the pine woods
of Marathon County and Intervening
sections Of the north anl Tomah and
elsewhere at the southwest then fol-
lows an open country until we reach
Amherst Junction. where we cross the
Wisconsin Central Railroad AMI re-
ceive another addition to our passen-
ger list Here also W. hear the wei
come call to dinner, and ALWAYS fna a
god meal awaiting at a low price
Again we speed eastward through a
tine farming country ana thrifty villa
ges; stop at the pleasant and prosper
Gus city Of New London, and here
cross the Embarrass river; then for a
few miles through timbered country,
rich with It's stores of pine, oak and
other woods ana reSounding with the
noise OF its staye and lumber mills
AT ohlo"tOn, we cross the Wolf River,
and from thence we are surprised at
the rapid and healthy growth Of the
villages Then we pass through the
Oneida Indian reservation, AMI see
some OF the finest landscapes in the
State, and at $40 p. m reach the
Green Bay ami Fort Howard depot, on
J the banks of the Fox river Here
also. it intersects the Chicago Z North
western Railway. We have had
! comfortable ride Of 215 miles by day
hight, thro 'gh one of the finest sec ;
tlons Of WISCONSIN,.
At the depot are buses. and it will
cost you but % cents to reach anv of
the five hotels OF Gren Bay ia time for
a good supper Green Bay is proud OF
its hotels, and you will brAg on them
af er you have stopped there. The
city itself is a beautiful one, finely sit
! uated; handsomely built up, and met
ropolitdn in its stores, its churches and
other public buildings and its private
residences. \ stay of few hours
here will be one Of the pleasant remem
brances of Your trip.
After good nights rest, YOU sten on
board Of one Of the elegant steamers
OF the Union Steamboat Company, one
of which leaves here every "Wednesday
n pon, and select your stateroom. These
boats are among the finest on the lakes:
are provided with both steam and sail
are handsomely furnished, md have
clean, roomy sta 5erooms are officered
by careful, experienced and temperate
seamen; and the fare provided is
abundant and we'll cooked. Nothing
is wanting to make the trip both eom-
Portable and pleasant. Starting out,
you emerge from the Fox river into the
expanse of Green Bay and are charm
ed with the beauty of its wooded
shores, the clearness OF its waters the
numerous villages and cities along its
banks, the wealth displayed in its lum.
Der manufactures and its fisheries, and
the sylvan beauty Of its islands Now
and then the boat stops. and you have
an opportunity to ramble about upon
! the shores.
Finally you strike out into Lake
Michigan, past the beautiful Island at
the Door, or mouth of Green Bay,
and cross the foot of the lake. touch.
ing, perhaps, at the Beaver Islands
and at Escanaba, on Bay de Noqnet,
one of the great shipping points for
Lake Superior iron ores. and thence to
the Straits of Mackinaw and the his
toric island Of the same name. on which
the Government has decided to make
National Park. BY this time you are
surprised by the amount Of provisions
you can dispose of. Then you traverse
the whole length Of the broad expanse
Of Lake huron thence through the
busy little Lake LIT. Clair, and touch
at Detroit. Yol. will have time here
to pretty thoroughly traverse the city,
if you arrive by daylight. The scene
ry of the river st. Clair. through the
whole length of which you pass is
charming. Then you speed on
through Lake Erie, touching at Cleve-
land, one Of the handsomest cities in
country, which you will have an oppor-
tunity 10 see pretty thoroughly, and
frem thence on to Buffalo.
| The trip at this season, with the
! cool and braeing lake breezes. and free
dom from storms is delightful in the
extreme.