Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-15
''The Odorous Piney woods.0

These words caught our eye as We
were lazily glancing through The
North and Vest illustrated, and they
caused us to long for a trip to the
home OF the @Piney Woods" Without
much thought as to where we should
stop, we took our start from the good
city ofLouisville. KY, and soon found
ourselves at Chicago. There we
found but one route that cc1ld give
us what we were looking for, and
found that to be the new Chicago, st.
Paul g. Minneapolis Line, that led
through prairie and meadow, through
hill and valley, along great lakes, and
streams, and finally into the depths
OF the pine forest Of Wisconsin, and
SO on to st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Buying our tickets we started, and
left the Canal and Kinzie streets de-
pot OF the Chicago & North Western
Railway, and passed through many
pleasant villages. such as Irving
Park, Desplaines, Darlington, Crys-
tai Lake end Woodstock, and reached
Harvard, thence to Beloit, Hanover
and Madison. where we are 140 miles
from Chicago, and at the capital OF
Wisconsin, city OF over fifteen
thousand people.
The city is pleasantly situated on
an isthmus about three-fcurths of
mile wide, between Lakes Mendoza
and Monona, In the center Of broad
valley, surrounded by heights from
which 1t can be seen at a distance OF
several miles. Lake Mendoza lies
northwest of the town, is six miles
long and four miles wide. with clean
gravelly shores, and depth suffici-
ent for the navigation of steamboats,.
Lake Monona is somewhat smaller.
At 176 miles from Chicago, and S6
from Madison. we reached the cele-
brated Devils Lake. This is q beau
tiful body OF water. surrounded by
precipitous mountains on every side,
except at two points, one. being at
the southern end, where the railroad
enters the lake basin, and the other
northern end, where the railroad
finds exit from the basin Of the lake.
On every side Of the lake you see
"rock piled On rock" in every concei-
vable form, and in immense columns
pillars, piles and masses OF very
great magnitude and height. The
railroad runs along the shore of the
lake on q bed that was literally
blasted out OF the sides of the noun
tains. From the car windows all Of
the beauties OF this wonderful and
weirdly mysterious region can read
lily be seen. This was the Minnawau-
kene. a beautiful but unfortunate
Indian maiden, and many legends
ore related OF her by the simple
hearted and kindly people Of the vi
cinity. This lake is . favorite sum-
mer resort. and to it people for many
miles around come for picnicing,
sailing. boating, fishing, and other
sports. s5
At Baraboo you reach the Bara-
boo river. and from thence pass
along its valleys for many miles.
At Eiroy you are 2l2 miles from
Chicago. and at the southern termin-
US of the West Wisconsin Railway.
From Elroy you hasten northward on
the new and admirable track of the
West Wisconsin road. and soon reach
the great pine woods, which have
rendered Wisconsin celebrated the
world over. Into the heart of the
pine lumber region you speed, pas
sing through Black River Falls,
Hambird, Augusta, Eau Claire. Men
omonee and other noted lumber
towns. and finally cross the River St.
Croix at Hudson. This river Is the
dividing line between Wisconsin and
Minnesota A few miles beyond, you
reach branch to Saltwater, a -four
ishing town on the St. Croix river. A
fifteen mile ride brings you to st.
Paul, and here you rest. or push on
eleven miles further, to the active,
bustling city Of Minneapolis and st.
Anthony.
At ST. Paul you can make close
connections. via the Lake Superior &
Mississippi Railroad, for Duluth,
Moorhead, Bismark and other points
on the line OF the great Northern Pa
c;fic Railroad. and also with the ST.
Paul & Pacific Railway. for Brecken-
ridge, Fort Garry and points in Mani
toba.
On the liue we have hastly sketched,
you have q variety of scenery-the
quiet, beautiful prairie country OF
North h-eastern Illinois; the rolling
farming country OF Southern Wis.,
consin; the wildly romantic noun
tain scenery of the Devils Lake
country; the breezy, odorous ~PiDey
Woods" with their busy mills. active
towns and numerous logging camps;
and the charming river country Of
the st. Croix valley. A greater di-
versity OF country can not be found
anywhere in journey OF the same
length. You will find comfortable,
cleanly and commodious dining sta
tions and hotels along the line, at
which ample time is given for all
meals.
Our management controls the
route. and Pullman Palace Sleepers
run through to 81. Paul and for
Minneapolis. 1t will be seen that
this line runs nearly due north west