The Morning herald., 1878-08-16
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II These words causIt our as we were
lazily gianclng thrOughs'. rhes North ana
West .llustrah d, and they caused W ~
long tor atrip tpsthe home Ollie psn!
woods.u without much thought ~ W
where We should stop. we took onr star.
from the GOOD city OF Louisyille, KY, anu
soon found ourselves in Chicago. Ihere We
toupd put unesroute that c0uiu RiVe W
what we were oqking ior, qnd @ loupd M,nna. ,a.
apolis Anal L Line, that lei through prairie and and
meadow through hills ana valleys, along
preat lakes ana streams and nnally lngo
the depths OF the pine forests ol W W5scpIs,n' p,,
and SO on toSE Paul and,Mlnneapoi,is.r ,i nuS vi
ne cur tick cts we started aod lett the Cana,
and Kinzie streaGs, depot ol the Chicago sn1
North Westtrn Railway, ana passsu
Through many pleasant Villages sucn as
irving ParR, Desplainfs, barrington Lyias Lys
|ltal Lake, AID Woodstock, ana reacneI
Harvard, thence TO Retoits Hanover ahi. anu
lMsdis ison. where we are l4O miles from Chl'
caso and at the capital OF Wisconsin, q
CITY of over fifteen Thousand people. th
The city Ia pleasantly situated on an issn-
mus about dhree.f. urth Of 4 mile Wiue, tse use
tween Lakes Menduta and Monona. an tne
centre of q broad valley, su FUNDED Dy
|sheIghtsar Jm which itcin be seen Az gis-
|ltancA Ut several miles. Lake MenuoUS Iies
north west OF the town, Is SIX Mnes ipng
and four miles wide, VIII ciean sraso,ly
shores and n depth sufficient tor the naVi-
aafion Of steamboats, Lake Monona Is
somewhat smaller. fRA
Al 176 miles nom Chicago, and 8 mi'es
from Madison, We Teached Lne celeDLapo.. eleDLIal5s :
DEVILS Lake. This IS beauiltnl noay VI
water. surrounded by prec pitous noun
tains on every side, except at lws poin,s,
on = being at the southern end wherA .he li
Ta,lroad i.ds exit fsom the basin or lne
lake. On every side of the lake you sse
ssrcck nj led on roek1 in every copcelvaDle
form. and In immense columns. rliiaIs,
lrc Nd great HARElLlluc
and height. The raj road runs ainng NE
shore of the lake on q bed that was literally
blasted out OF The Sides 81 the mountsu -,
From the car windows all the Deaulles VI
this wonderful and wlerd.y m.is mys'eu, iras the
gion can readily be seen. ms was Lne
home of Mfnnawaukenf, beuallIul put
unfortunate Indian niaiden, and many Is
gends are related OF her by Inc slmpie-
hearted and kindly people OF tne vlclnlty
This lake la favorlte summer , fesos, romnd md
come for picnicins, sailing, boatihs' As'i-
ing and many other sports
At Barboo you reach the vBarboo I21er.
and from thetce pass along us vaieys lor
many miles.
At Elroy you are 2l2 miles from Chicago,
and at the southe terminus Of the west
Wisconsin road, and soon reacn tne gfeaI
pine woods. WHICH have rendereo wise u
sin celebrated the world over. lnto tne
heart OF the pine luLiber region you speed'
passing through Black kiver rails, Hum,
bird, Augusta Eau Clair. Menomonee, anu
other noted lumber towns, ana nnaiiy
cross the ST. CrOix river at HUDSON. lnls
river il the divid ng line. between Wlscoll-
YOU reach branch toStillwa ater, a flourish
ing town ON The ST Crotx river. nneen
mile ride brings you TO st. Paul, ana mere
you rest, or pu, h on eleven miles 1urtnel'
to the active, busting cities of Minneapo-
lis and st Anthony.
1,nyl make p.0Se GOnnPC-
tions, via the Lake superior q MISSISSIPPI
railroad, for Doluth, Mo Teheat, bismark,
and other points on The line OF tne great
Northern Pacific Esllroad, and also Wltu
the st. Paul and Pacific Rai lway, flr BECK
e, ridge, rolt Gary and points in Mahlto-
oa. ,,..--l
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have variety OF sceuery ryrthe quiet, Deau-
tiful prairie country OF Northeastern Illlh-
Ols; the rolling farming country Oh southern
Wisconsin; lie wildly rcmantic mountain
scenery The, Dew rs Itk. couairy; Inc
bret tzy ohcrous 'pipey Wocds,' WI II tnelr
buy mille, active trWLS ana numerous
logging camps. and toe chafmlng rlter
country Of he ~. CrojX valley. A tgreaIef
diversity of country cannot be fourd auy-
! where in q Journey of ths same length,
| You VIII find comfortable. citaniy anu
! conjmodlous dining; stations ara hotels
along the line ,at which ample tlnt lsgiVen
| for all meals g., 49,,
| one Arrangements cohtlola 1ue luu.'i "i ~
| Pullman Palace sIlerpeTs run llr, u. n 10
81 Paul and fIr' MINI eapolis. IT VIII De
! se N that this tine runs nearly due north
w.sI from Chic4xo 10 ST. Pau ,and is but
a t.4 miles longer III an an air 'lne, and "
| the shortest pfactitai route over Whicn n
| railroad line can be built between these
r,.iuts. This assures the passenger the
| ,u O. est Linie that can be made, NO other
iou;e is now or can he made'as direct
| We arc now sett cd down by O. quiet
/ 4 Il .lNvY
Zee - lie speckk'd beauties we have
! nt ard so ID uch habout.-Courier. r.rA F..
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