The Morning herald., 1878-09-02
.rnE opoRoUs PisEY wooDs.s

These words caught oureye as we were
l.zlly g'ancing. through "fhe North ana
West iilustrat d, and they caused US to
long for q trip tU the home of The ''plney
woods" without much thought as W
rom % lhe good city Of louisville, KY, and
soon found ourselves in Chicago. There we
found put one route that couid give us
Ehss bs tSs Ss neW wsTs dSeage SGasgs s Paul @
apolls Line, that led through prairie and
meadow, through hills and valleys. along
great lakes and streams, and nnally lnIo
the depths OF the pine forests OF Wisconsin,
and so on to st. Paul and Minneapolis. Buy,
ing cur tick cts we started. and lett the Cana,
and Kinze streets depot OF the Chicago and
North Western Railway, and passed
through many pleasant Villages, such as
irving Park 9esR5alnGrs bsrrlng'on, re,,cSeS Cgs
Harvard, thence TO Reloit, Hanover ana
Madison, where we are l40 miles from Chlr
cago, and at the capital of Wisconsin,
clty Of over fifteen thousand people
The city Is pleasantly situated on an lsIh-
mus about, ,three-f urth of mile wide, Pc
tween Gakes Mendoza and Mon0na IN the
centre of q broad valley, surrounded ,Dy
heights from which 1t can be seen ava dis. us
tanca of several miles. Lake Menuota lies
northwest of the town, Is six miles long
and four miles wide, with clean, gravelly
shores, and depth sufficient for the naVi-
CATION of steamboats, Lake Monona Is
Somewhat smaller. uo.
At 176 miles from Chicago, and ~ miles
from Madison we ieacaeS ~ SeantifoI .y BODY Of
water, surrounded by prec'pitous noun
tains on every side. except at Two polnts,
ona being at the southern end where the
railroad finds exit ffom the basin OF the
lake. On every side of the lake you see
arc elk piled on rocks in every conceivable
form, and in immense columns, pillars,
pil es and masses OF very great magnitude
and height. The railroad ruos ainpg tne
shore of the lake on q bed that was llteraHy
blasted out Of the sides of the mountain.
From the car windows all the beauties oil
this wonderful and wierdly mysterious re-
gion can readily be seen. This was Inc
home of Mnnawaukene, Deuatliul put
unfortunate Indian maiden, ana many ie-
gends are related OF her by the simple
hearted and kindly people OF the vicinity;
This lake IL tavorite summer resort, ana
to it the people for many mi ts around
come for picnicing, sailing, poatlng, hsh-
ing and many other sports ,--.s,-.
At BarbGO you reach the barpOo river,
and from thence pass along It's valleys 1or
many miles.
and at the southe, termis us OF the WesI
Wisconsin road, and soon reach Inc great
pine woods. WHICH have rendered Wise nh-
Sin celebrated the world over. lnIo tne
heart of the pine lumber region you speed,
passing through Black Aiver Falls, Hum,
bird, Augusta Eau Clair, Menomonee, ana
other noted lumber Towns, ana nnaiiy
cross the st. Croix river at Hudson;: Ihls
river is the divid Dg line between W1scon-
sin and Minnesota few miles beyond,
you reach branch to saltwater, a houIlsh-
ing town on The st. CrOiX- river. "A nl!eon
mile ride brings you 10 81 Paui, l anu frt%r' mere
to the active, busting cities OF M1nnea2o-
lis and st Anthony.
AT st, Paul you can make close sonnec.
tions, via the Lake superior d Mississlppl
Railroad, for Doluth, Moorehead, Blsmark,
and other points on the line OF the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also wen
the st. Paul and Pacific Railway, FIR be cA-
enndge, roit Gary and points IN Manlto-
ba. 4. ....
have variety OF fsceusryr-the qulet, pSau- g1a
tlful prairie % cuntry of Northeastern llllh-
ois; the rolling trming country OF SouIneTn
Wisconsin; lhe wildly romantic mountain
scenery 0 the Dev.l's Lake country; me
breezy odcrous 'piney woods" wi their
busy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps. and the charming river
country of the ST. CrofX valley. A igreater
diversity of country caonot pe 1ound any
where in q journey OF the same iengIn,
You will find comfortable. cleanly ana
commodious dining stations and hote!s
along the line,at which ample time lsglVen
for all meals.
One maoagem ent controls the route, and
Pullman Palace SleaperS ron lnICusn ~
81 Paul and for Minneapolis. IT Will pc
Seen that this line runs nearly due north.
west from Chicas to st. Paul ana is put
q tsy miles longer tn an an air line, and IL
Is the shortest practical route over which a
railroad line can be built between these
soints. This assures the passenger the
uu Of est time that can be made NO other
route is now or can he made ss direct
We a1e now settled down by q quiet
brooK, where we daily pull from the Vastly
Ccc !" the speckl.d beauties we have
heard so much about.-Cou1ier.
Aug 13-lw.