The Morning herald., 1878-09-12

There NJ should stop, we took ON Start
rom the good city Of Gouisvfffe, Ky, and
soon found ourselves in Chicago. There We
%Sst S Es we're lodlxIg.iSr, add loud that
to be the new Chicago, zSt. Paul ~ Mnne;
apolis Line, that led through prairie and
meadow, through hills and valleys: along
great lakes and streams, and finally inp
and SO on toSt.P Paul and Minneapolis. Buy.
ing eur tickets we started. and lett the CanAl
and Kinzie streets depot olthe Chicago aad
North Westsrn Aaiiysy,, u, .as and GsS gsSssas as
tai Lake, aud Woodstock, and reacheh
Harvard, thence to geloit, Hanover amp
Madison, where we are lao miles from Cht'
caoo, and ct ,thet capital sef fWecensip, p
city Of over fifteen thousand people. II
mus about three fourth of mile wide, bf-
tween Lakes Mendoza and Monona: In tAe
centre of q broad valley Sn' rounded pY
heights from which 1t can be seen at DIFF
tance Of several miles. Lake Mendoza lias
northwest of the town, is six miles long
and four miles wide, with clean, gravellP
shores, and q depth sufficient for the navi-
CATION Of steamboats,. Lake Monona ls
somewhat smaller. .o
At 178 miles from Chicago, ana ~ miles
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake, This is beautiful body oi
water, surrounded by precpitous noun
tains on every side. except at two points.
Ono bciro at tn" southern end. where ttfe
railroad ID tdH exit from The basin OF t1e
lake: On every side of the lake you s4e
"rock piled ou rock" in every conceivable
form, and in immense columns, Pillars,
piles and masses Of very great magnltude
and height. The railroad runs along t4e
shore of the lake on bed that was literaity
blasted out of the sides of the mountain i:
From the c8rtwindowsiua the beauties p1
this wonderful and wierdly mysterl0us re
gion can readily be seen. This vMas the
home of Minnawaukena, DeuatlIui Dut
unfortunate Indian maiden, and many Il
gends are related of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people -ot the vicinity;
This lake IL q favorite summer resort, and
to 1t the people for many ml'ts around
come for picnicing, sailing, boating, nsh-
ing and many other sports
and -frem, ,therce pass along its valleys for
n,Ai At.Erog % You ore pa pil,s,frpn Chicago,
and atthe southe b termfs us Of the West
WISCONSIN road, and soon reach the; great
sin haS Ssi % ebfated the World over. futo the
heart of the ne4umber region You speed,
passing through Black kiver Falls. Hunt
| bird, Augusta Eau Clair. MenOmonee, amp
other noted lumber towns, ,,, ana nqnasiE qais Z
river is the divld ng line between Wiscont
sin and Minnesota A few miles beyond.
| you reach a branch toStillwater, flonrisff
| ing town on the St CrotX river. t. Al hf6een
| mile ride brings you to st. Paul and bere
you rest, or push on eleven miles rfugthe1b
to the active, busting cities OF Minnea2ot
| lis and st Anthony.
At st. Paul you can make ciose' eonnec.
tions, via the Lake superiof6 e Mississippi
Railroad; for Dofuth;- -Monrehead, B1smarR,
land ,ather poiB ts,, on uhe lfneoft thessreaa
| Northern, Pacific, Rail nd ALSO. .iWaFp
the st. Paul and Pactic Ra,lWaX, for BfcSR4i-
enrdge, ro,r' cary and points IN Manitot
| ba, -'-e'..~,,''' '--"'
On the line we have hastily sketched, yop
have a variety Of scepsrg-the quiet, beau
tiful prairie country Of N0rtheastern ltlla-
\ ois; the rolling farmipg country Of Soqtherp
Wisconsin; the Wildly romantic. mountain
scenery o. the Devils Lake country; tne
breezy odorous 'pi6ey woods" wi the1l
busy millg, active towns and numerous
country Of the st. Croix valley, A.greatdl
idlyerslty of country cannot. be ,f0un d.any'
| Where In a journey of the same Length
You uwill, find comfortable. ''cftanly an
commodious dining. stations and ,,hotel
along the line ,at which ample time Is glye1
for all meals 4F" t''''" '|''
Oae mapageme ent controls the route ,a4d
Pullman Palace Sletpers run through V
lSt, Pauiand1fyr Mn npeap0iis: It wif'4e
i seen that this line runs nearly due noEt 2,
\ Vest from ChIcat to st. Paul, and Is bal
d te " miles longer than an airane,T and
is the shortest practica cute oYef Whl hllfepIs
| railr6ad tine can be built between tines
ps,ints. This assures tho tpasser ger "S4'
QUICK est time that can be made; NO Q1qf 4
4 f6iite Is now or can lie made ss direct.
ii :. We are now sett I'd J" down a'byya 'dsfie
'fGe6C'' the Ispeckl, Beauties we 'haf'
.l neardso much habeut-CouIiers "'f