West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-08-15
"THE-ODOROUs PINEY WOODS"

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These words caught our eye as we were
lazily glancing through The North and
West Illustrated, and they caused us to long
for trip to the home of the ''piney woods. +"
Wlthouts much thought as to where we
should stop, we took our start from the good
city of Louisville, KY, and soon found our
selves at Chicago. There we found but one
route that could give us what we were look
ing for, and found that to be the new Chi
cago, st. Paul q Minneapolis Line, that led
through the prairie and meadow, through
hill and valley, along great lakes and streams,
and finally into the depths of the pine for
ests of Wisconsin, and SO on to St. Paul
and minneapolis. Buying our tickets we
started, and left the Canal and Kinzie
streets depot of the Chicago & North w est
ern Railway and passed through many
pleasant villages, such as Irving Park, Des-
PLANES. Darlington, Crystal Lake and
Woodstock, and reached Harvard, thence to
Beloit, Hanover and Madison, where we are
14O miles from Chicago at the capitol of
Wisconsin, a city of over fifteen thousand
people.
The city is pleasantly situated on an 18TH
mus about three-fourths of mile wide, be-
tween Lakes Medota and Monona in the
centre efa broad valley, surrounded by
heights from which it can be 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 sufficient for the nav
lgation of steamboats,. Lake Monona is
somewhat smaller
AT 176 miles from Chicago, and Sc miles
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake. This is beautiful body of
water. surrounded by precipitous mountains
on every side, except at two points, one be-
ing at the southern end, where the railroad
enters the lake basin, and the other at the
northern end, where the railroad finds exit
from the basin of the lake you see crock
piled on rock'' in every conceivable 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 bed that was literally blasted out
OF the sides of the mountain. From the
car windows all the beauties of this won
derful and weirdly mysterious region can
readily be seen. This was the home of
Minnawaukene, beautiful but unfortunate
Indian maiden, and many legends are re-
lated of her by the simple hearted and kindly
people of the vicinity. This lake is favor
ite summer resort, and to it the people for
many miles around come pic-nicing, sailing,
boating. fishing and othe1 sports.
and from thence pass along it's valley for
many miles.
At Elroy you are 212miles from Chicago.
and at the southern terminus 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, passing through Black River Falls,
Humbird, Augusta, Eau Claire Menomonee
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 fourishing |
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 cities of Minneapolis |
and st. Anthony. E4Et
AT st. Paul you can make close connec- |
tlons, via the Lake Superior & Mississippi |
Railroad, for Duluth, Moorhead, Bismark |
and other points on the line of the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also with
the st. Paul & Pacific Railway, for Breck-
enridge, Fort Garry and points in Manitoba.
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have variety of scenery-the quiet, beau
IIlul prairie country oil Northern Illinois;
the rolling farming country of Southern
Wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
scenery of the Devils Lake country; the
breezy, odorus ''piney woods" with their
busy mills, active towns and numerous log
glng camps; and the charming river country
of the st. Croix valley. A greater diversity
of country can not be found anywhere in a
journey of the same length. You will find
comfortable, cleanly and commodious din
ing stations and hotels along the line. at
which ample time is given to all meals.
one management controls the route and Pull
mar Pdiace Slsepers run through 50. Paul
and for Minneapolis. Il will be seen that
This line runs nearly due northwest from
Chicago to ~. Paul, and is but few miles
longer than an air line. and Il fs the shortest
frdfic0i route 0rer lrAich a railroad line can
De built befoesE these points. This assures
the passenger the quickest time that can be
made. No other route is H0D or can Be made
Gs direct
Ws are now settled down by qaiet brook
where We daily pull from the s'vasty Deep
The speckled beauties we have heard so
much about.-The Courier.