The Morning herald., 1878-08-20
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lpng .ter b trip 70 the home df me "pineJ
WoodsD8 Wittopt mu0h ttbought as x
! where we should stop, We 5ock -onr Star
rom the good city Of Louisville, KY, and
what we were booking for, and found .thai
to be the new Chicago. st. Paul q Mime
[ap0lisn Lane, that led through prairie Rn1
meadow, through Hills and valleys. alone
the depths II tic pine forssisof WISCONSIN
and so on to oStPaul and Minneapolis. Buy
ing eur tickets we started and left the Cana
and Kinzie streets depot OF the Chicago snd
North Western Railway, and passed
yng Parf nneS Gzrs
| harvard, thence to Eeloit, Hanover and
Madison, where we are 40 miles from Chi
cago. and at the capital fof Wisconsin, a
cSy ever tssn th9gsana psoRe
mus about three-fnurth Of o mile wide, be-
tween Lakes Mendoza and MononA, In the
centre of broad valley, SUI rounded by
heights from which itcan be seem at dis
tanca of several miles. Lake Mendoza lies
and four miles wide, with cleans gravelly
shores. and depth Sufficient for the nayi-
CATION OF steamboats.' Lake Monona Is
somewhat smaller. t"lnH 't''Nf a"
At 176 miles uom Chicago, and 81 miles
from Madison, we. reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake. ghis Is q beautiful body Of
water. surrounded by prec pitous noun
tains on every side, exceptIat two apOinfs,
one being at the southern end. where the
railroad finds exit f'om the basin of the
lake: On every side of the lake you See
crock piled on rock'' in every conceivable
form, and in immense columns, pillars
piles and masses OF very great magn itude
and height. The railroad runs along the
shore Of the lake on o bed that was literally
blasted out Of the Sides Of the mountain.
this wond derful and wierdIy mysterious re-
gion can readily be seen. THIS WAS the
home of MlnnaWauken q ybeuat1 fuh but
unfortunate Indian maider, and macy le-
hearted and kindly people OF the vicinity.
This lake isa favorfte summer resort, and
to it the people for many miles around
come for picnicing, sal ing, bOating, fish
Ing and many other sports I5 o ~
4 At Barboo you reach the Barboo river,
and from theice pass along It's valleys for
II At Elroy, you are N2 mil. from Chicago,
and atthe southei n ttrmf us of the West
Wisconsin road, and soon reach, the great
pine woods. which have rendered Wise m
heart Of the pine lumber region you speed, |
passing through Black kiver Falls, Hum
bird, Augusta. Eau Clair. MenomOnee, and
other noted lumber towns, and f1nally
cross the st. Croix river at Huason. This !
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond. |
you reach branch to toStillwater, q flourish |
Ing 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, 4
TO the active, bustling cities OF Mlnneapo-
liz md gt Antbnnv
= Atst, W p Paul yoa can make close sonnec- |
tionss via the Lake superior d Mississippi /
for Doluth, Moorehead, Blsmark,
and other points on the line OF the great ]
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also with |
The st. Paul and Pacific Railway, for Be ch-
enridge, Folt Gary and points in Manito-
ba. '4'@''.
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have q variety ofscenery-the quiet, beau
tiful prairie country of Northeastern Illin-
Wisconsin the wildly romantic mountain
scenery OF the. DevIl's Lake country; The
oreezy odorous 'piney woods" wi b their
ousy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps. and the charming river
country Of the st. Croix valley, .Aigreater
Nhere In q Journey of the same length,
You will find comfortable. cleauly anil |
'omm odious dining stations and hotels
tlong the line,a which ample tim e is given
or all meals. W. Nu
One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Sle-pels run through to
IT Paul and for Minneapolis. 1t will be
'een that this line runs nearly due north
west from Chicago to St. Paul, and is but
A lev miles longer than an air line, aud IL
s the shortest practical route over which
railroad line can be built between these
points. This assures. the passenger the
luie ek est time that can be made. No Other
route Is now or can be made as direct
We are now sett I'd down by a quiet
orook, where we daily pull from the "vasty
.eep" the specknd beauties we have
heard 80 10 uch habout.-Coulier. ~c 4
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