The Morning herald., 1878-09-03
..rnE oDoRoUs pINEY WOODS" !"

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lssily 1 elanoing MU O tSrouEh % afhe North and
West Illustrated, \ And they caused us e
long f0r trip to the home Of the ,plney
woods.Y Without much thought as t9
om T1ele hs w1 sooa s1S City sspP of and
soon found ourselves In Chicago. There we
found put one route that could give US
what we were looking for, and found tha'
to be the new Chicago. 81. Paul Mime,
meadow, through hills and valleys. alole
great lakes and streams, and finally into
The depths of the pine forests Of Wisconsin
and so on t0StPahl and Minneapolis. Buy,
ing eur tickets we started. and lett the Cana
and Kinz!e streets depot o the Chicago @ sad
through many pleasant Villages, such OF
irving Park, Desplaines, Darlington, CyIs.
tai Lake, and Woodstock, and reached
Harvard, thence to BelOit, Hanover and
cago, and at the capital of Wisconsin, q
city Of over fifteen thousand people.
The city fs pleasantly situated on an 18TH
mus about three-f,urth Of mile wide, be-
tween Lakes Mendoza and Monona IN the
centre of broad valley, surrounded by
tance 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 navi-
gat1On OF SCeanDodlSs Laho MonoA1 10
somewhat smaller. sga s...,. .,.g. 1j :.
At l76 miles from Chicago, and 80 miles
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake, his is o beautiful body OF
water, surrounded by preclpitous noun
tains on every side. except at twI points,
railroad finds exit from the basin of the
lake,, On every side of the lake you see
crock piled on rocks 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 a bed that was literally
blasted out of the sides of the mountain.
From the car windows all the beauties Of
this wonderful and wierd1y mysterious re-
gion can readily be seen. This was the
unfortunate Indian maiden, and many le-
gends are related Of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people OF the vicinity.
This lake IL q favorite summer resort, and
to it the people for many miles around
come f9r picnicing. sailing poatlng' hsn-
At Barboo you reach the Barboo river,
and from thence pass along Its valleys for
many miles. A"v
. At Elroy you are 212 miles from Chicago,
and at the southern n termi, us Of the West
Wisconsin road, and soon reach the great
pine woods. which have rendered Wise m
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
cross the st. Croix river at Hudson. This
river is the divid ng line between Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
you reach a branch toStillwater, flourish
ing town on the st. Croix river. A fifteen
mile ride brings you to st. Paul and here
to the active, bustling cities of Minneapo-
lis and st Anthony.
AT st. Paul you can make close eonnec-
tions, via the Lake Superior & Mississippi
Railroad, for Doluth, Moorehead, B1smark,
and other points on the line Of the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also with
the st, Paul and Pacific Railway, for Beck
enrldge, Folt Gary and points in Manito-
ba.
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have variety of scenery-the quiet, beau
tiful prairie country of Northeastern Him
OILS; the rolling farming country of Southern
Wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
scenery OF the Devils Lake country; the
breezy, odorous piney woods" wi their
busy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps. and the charming river
country of the st. Croix valley. Asgreater
of country cannot be found any.
where in Journey of the same length,
You will find comfortable. cleanly and
commodious dining stations and hotel,
along the line, at which ample time isgiven
One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Sle-pers run through to |
st Paul and for Minneapolis. 1t will be
seen that this line runs nearly due north |
west from Chicago 10 st. Paul and is but |
a tew miles longer than an air line, and II
Is the shortest practical route over which
railroad line can be built between these
points. This assures the passenger the
quickest time that can be made. No other
route is now or can be made as direct.
Wa gpttIG6 down Inv a Onipt
brook, where we daily pull from the "vasty
deep the speckkd beauties we have
heard so much habout.-Courier.
Aug 13-lw.