The Morning herald., 1878-08-17

Tie depths of the pine fefests Of w isconsin.
AID q on tostga9I ARd q Minn aR9,is. sRny;
I ssss eGSs g aSa e as Cana
THOUGH @ & msny pleasSa &c Villages such 6 q
rtar Lake, and WOODSTOCK, and reached
Harvard lthence TO-. .Relolt, Hanover and
cago, and at IthsIuanitM opMisconsin, a
4 I'm The city is pisssanty Situated 81 % 18th
mus about three-f"urth of . mile wide, be-
|tWeeh. Lakes Mendoza end Monona. II Tue
centre of broad valley, surrouhded by
heiehtsfrcdnwhich it eau be seenIat'& dis
Ltance of several miles. Lake Menaota Hes
northwest Ofthe e-toMpy-is-six -failes long
ahdpmrmties wide eYwiahS CLEAN wgtavsily
Eshores. and = depth sufficient toE The naeyiir
CATION Of steamboats,. Lake Monona Is
Somewhat sma1ter.
fo IL s Masdn. %iI S vs. fsssS se sselsSrasse
DEVILS Lake. This is q beautiful body of
water sgrEoupdssa BY & pEs'gi1tSuYs 1Y Saa,s 6a9an
railroad findsr syitc fsom the BASIN Of the
|1ake, On every, SIDE Of, the lake ty;..u, see
"rock piled 0n EESckss'e g. ! in every copcei yaple
pllssand masses s q Eety grsat magsitqSe ,ss we
SD ore 81 the lake on d bed that was litsrall y
blasted out ofti1e sides Of the, m9pp tain.
From the Ger wind ows all the 'beautfes OF
this wonderful and wierdiyc myst r'ous u te re-
gion can readily be. see1,.,.This SWas the
uniortunate Indian msider. and many ie-
gends are related OF her by the simple
hearted and kindly, people OF the vicinity.
This lake IL a favorite summer resort, and
to it the people for many miles around
come for picnicing, sailing, boating, fish
Z At 1Barboo you reach the Bsfbpo river,
and from thence pass 'along its valleys for
many miles. -. u.,,,or
AT Eiroy you are IL milf from Chicago,
and at the southe 4. termi US Of the West
pine woods. which have reh sered Wise IN
sin celebrated the world over Into the
heart of the pine lumber region You speed,
passing throfgh Black kiver Fall ST. Hum
bird, tApgcsta. Eau Clair. Menomonee, and
cross the st. Croix FLYER ct Hudson, This
river is theidividng line between Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
YOU reacha branch 10 Sttfiw Ater, a afoprish-
ing town on the st. Uroix river. A fifteen
mile ride brings You e sE PAIL ana ege
to the active, busting cities of Minneapo-
lis and st Anthony. t1paJ > az i''
h AT st. Paul you can make close eonnec-.
tions, via the Lake superior q Mississippi
ttallTOdu, IOr r'DOluUI, NlODreneaO, blSIndTk,
and other points on the line OF the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also with
the st. Paul and Pacific Railway; for Beck
ehrldge, r'oit Gary and points in Manito-
ba.
On the1lne wsthave has9il y SIX etched; you
have variety of scenery--the quiet, beau
tiful prairie country OF Northeastern I'LL In
O1s; the rolling farming country OF Southern
Wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
scenery OF the Devils Lake country; the
breezy, odorous ..piney' weods.n wi h their
busy mills, actiVe towns and numerous
logging camps. and ethe ohsrf1ing river
cpuntry fofthe St. Groix valley. "A greater
diversity of country cannot be found any
where in Journey Of tile tsame length,
You will And comfortable. cleauly and
|commodious dining stations aud hotels
along the line, at which ample tineisgtven
j One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Slespers run through to
St Paul and for Minneapolis. ? It will be
sesn that this line runs nearly due north
west from Chicaso 10 St. Paul and Is but
y lew miles longer til md an air line, aud IL
Ills the shortest practical route over which
railroad line, can be built between these
Equfekest tinae that can be made. No other
Route Is now or can be made as direct. ,Is1o
z We are now sett ed down by q quiet,
brook, where we daily pull from the Vastly
deep", ther speoklt d . beauties we have
beard no rrutf sbout.-C Coufier,