The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-07-19


FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CT
WISCONSIN = FEMALE SEMINARY -
PASSENGER CARS AND TRAINS BE-
TWEEN CRYSTAL LAKE AND GENE
VA, AND KENOSHA AND ROCKFORD
SHAMEF UL DISCRIMINA ALTON
AGAINST KENOsHA-4TWIN LAKES
COUNTRY AND CROPS - RETURN
HOME.
o n the afternoon Of Wednesday the
18th inst, we took passage on the
Kenosha and Rockford Division Of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway for
Geneva, with a 1000 mile pass with
but few numbers punched out, not hav-
ing been on the cars before since last
October and then only to Chicago and
return, and then not since the proceed
ing December. A we'll filled passenger
car attached to heavily laden freight
train was the means Of CONVEYANCE.
The train started at 3 o'clock and pro-
Ceeded with freight train speed, with
out any thing Of special note till the
arrival at Twin Lakes. There large
number were gathered on platform
and there the train stopped. though the
place has not heretofore been sta
1tion, to let off and take on passengers.
ARRIVING at Genoa Junction we left
the KenGSha and Rockford freight
train passenger car to take the Crystal
Lake and Geneva passenger train for
Geneva. The train of one passenger
& car arrived in half an hour and on
going on board we were no little sur
priSed to find the car to so nearly empty
that there seemed to be no passengers
in it after leaving the well filled pas
Senger car of the Kenosha and Rock
ford freight train In a few minutes
apparently and in fact the train arriy-
ed at the Geneva Depot, and thence we
took a carriage at the moderate price
of rs cents to the Lake House where
we stopped till o'clock next day,
Twenty years or more ago we were
at Geneva and had never been there
since till the 18th instant. Then it
was but small place with but few in
habitants and what few houses there
were looked old and delapiGated. Now
i Geneva is a smart live town with
several hundred to 1000 inhabitants,
with good tasty houses school houses,
Seminaries, hotels, newspapers, and an
enterprising intelligent people. It is
situated on and near the foot of Geneva
Lake which is one of the beautiful
lakes Of Wisconsin. 1t is one Of the
Wisconsin Watering Places and is
becoming a favorite place Of resort.
1t has mineral spring about a mile
out, of clear pleasant mineral tasting
water, which has been analysed and is
beginning tC attract some attention.
Geneva Lake is from to 10 miles long
and from perhaps miles to much less
in width. The water is clear and pure
The banks Of the lake are generally
sufficiently high to admit OF
building near the water and in
some places there are bluffs oil
considerable height. The edges are
indented with arms or bays SO as tC
increase the distance along the shore
to perhaps so or so miles. Fish are
becoming plenty and fishing is becom
ing pleasant pastime with some.
The steamer, Lucius Newbury, pile;
regularly from the foot to the head o.
the lake twice a day, and charges fol
one round trip the moderate price 0.
50 cents. The excursion is a pleasant
one and we'll worth the money. Ther'
is another steamer on the lake but sh'
runs only when there is a demand To-
more than one steamer. There arr
also sail boats and rOW-bOats.
During the forenoon of Thursday w,
had the pleasure of meeting Messrs
Heg and NeWbury of the Geneva LAX
Herald and several other editors ant
publishers who had come to Geneva t.
attend the convention Of editors ant
publishers of the First Congressional
District of Wisconsin. And we ar
indebted to Mr.. Waterbury for pleas
ent ride in company with him and A
G. Sanford, of Racine and J. d. Devon
Of Elkhorn, to the residence an
grounds of Mr.. Fairbanks, of Chicago
three miles, perhaps, up the lake on tn
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