The Morning herald., 1878-08-19
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WEI tIilusH1jSd,0 and thsT cad6ed Il 1
wS ~ hout huc8 thoqeRt as 4
Kas " Z .aoS ssSulS Id, steP y & tSok onr stas
Esoon found aurseixesin Chicago. There "
found put one route that could give u
To be- tas s1sw. Chicag8, Tse. Paul q Mime
apolis Linz, thai, ,leds ,thronsh prairie. an
shs s % 9ossss eS NW9iaS ahn
and so bn tDStf Pam and Minneapolis. Buy
ing eur ticketswestart arted and leit the Cana
and Kinxie es0reets depot Of the Chicago an,
MorthnMsstefnmRaiiwaya NORTH, a.. and pssss'
irving irving Parf SespIalnes, sarrinstos s wv cS,s s
aiarysrd, i thence % Seloit, 'Hano7sr lam e sne
Meaison, where we are l4O miles from Chi
cago, ana atlsse capital Of Wisconsin,, 4
The city fs pleasantly situated on an 18th.
mus about three flirth Of b mile wide, bBi
tween Lakes Mendoza and 'Monona. in the
centte Of a. broad valley, sunrCu nded by
heights from which 1t can be seen al dis
i northwest or the tOwp, ia six miles long
and four miles wide, with clean. gravelly
chores. and depth sufficie ept tsfoR the navi-
cation or steamboa's. Lake Lake Mo MlIon%onal mons iiz
1 ~ Nv anu OD mifce
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake, This is beautiful body eof
water, surrounded by prec pitous m0ainl
tains on every side. except at tw, points,
one being ST the southern end1 where rhe
| railroad II nds exit fiom the basin of the
"rock piled 81 rock" in every copceiyabls
form, and In immense columns, rillbrs,
piles and masses OF very great magnitude
and height. The railroad runs 8lnngIthe
pnt~n .. I~oA "a
blasted out of the stdas aof' the mountain.
From the car windows all the beauties Of
this wonderful and wierdty m ysterious re-
gion can readily be seen. THIS was the
home of Minnawaukene;i q beuatiful but
unfortunate Indian maiden, and many le-
gends are related Of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people aOt the Vicinity
This lake is favorite summer resort, and
to 1t the people for many mites around
come for picnicing, sailing, boating, rish-
ing and many othersports lm' " -. G
AZ Barboo you reach the Barboo river,
many miles.e aLslJ GhDHoc' or 'hf y
At Elroy you are 20 miles from Chicago,
and at the s0uthei n ternni fus OF the West
Wisconsin road, and soon reach the great
pine woods. which have rend cred Wise IN
sin celebrated the world over, Into the
heart Of the pine lumber region you speed,
passing through Black River Falls, Hum
bird. Augusta, Eau Clair. Menomonee, and
other noted lumber owns and nnally
cross the st. Croix river at Hudson. This
river is the dlvid ng line between WiscOn-
sin and Minnesota. AZ few miles beyond,
you reach branch toStillwatsry q flourish
dngf town on the ST. Croix river. "A fifteen
mile ride brings you to st. Paul, and here
you rest. or push on qelevenmiles further,
70 the active, bustlingetties Of Minneaao
lis and st, Anthony. aliGJ
! Az Sts Paul You can make close eonnec-
t1onss via the Lake superior e Mississippi
Railroad, for pOluth, Moorehead, lBismark, |
and other points ON the line OF the great
Northern Pacific. Railroad, and also with |
enndge, Font Gary and points in Mantle
ba. 4,g Tyt, yFLnD- on -. q lf.S Ia II l
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
nave variety of scensryesthe quiet, beau
ti!u! j prairie country of Mort heastern lila
Wisconsin; The wildly, romantic mountain
scenery OF the Devil's Lake country; the |
preeZyj odOrOuS .(piney woods" wi h theirI
Dusyq m1ils,t active towns and numerous /
logging camps and the charming river /
country oflhe st. .Croi1 valley. SAlgreaterl
Where IN Journey of the tsafne length,
You will find comfortable, cleanly and
conn o05ammodiouA DOING stA4dpsh and hotels
s1topg ~ tAe line, which ample time isgiYen
Lor all meals. o, ,st,..f-.,,,, ,t
q One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Slerpeis ran through to |
st, Paul and for Minneapolis. 1t will be-
seen that this line runs nearly due north
vest from Chicago 10 St. RaIii; and 10 butt
2 fe " miles longer Than An air line, and il
is the shortest practieai route over which q
railroad hns can, De buit betWeen these
points. This assures IN. passenger the L
quick est Time that can be nsads No other L
route is now or can no made sa direct.
We are now sefttd down by q qaiet /
brook, where we daily pull from the "yasty
Geep!' the speckhd beauties We have
heard 80 IN muchabout.- Courier.
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