The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
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These words capgbt our bye al We wer
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whore w should stop. We took our star!
soon found ourselves In Chicago. There VIZ
found PIT one route that could giyeFut
ass !SGasas ,ss fSd eSa9d %,sns sns
apolis Line, that led through prairie and
meadow, through hills 7sndyYalleys. along
great lakes and Streams, and finaliy int
the depths OF the Pine forests OF Wisconsin
Ing cur tickets We started. and lett the Cana!
and Kinzie streets dspQt o. the Chicago and
North Western Rajlway and SEpsssed
through msny pleasant Villages, such al
Irving Park, Desplaines, Darlington, CyIs.
Harvard, thence to Reloit, Hanover and
Madison, where weaTe 40 miles frpp Chi,
eago, ,and'at the capital Aof SWbconsi1,, a
city of over fifteen thousand people.
The city 1s pleasantly situated on an 18TH
tween s n Lakes MsadSas ana ID Menona. @ H; IL; the the
centre Of q broad valley sui rounded by
heights from which it can be seen at dis
tance Of several miles. Lake Mendoza lies
northwest Of the town, is six miles long
shores. and depth sufficient for the navt-
CATION of steamboats,. Lake Monona Is
somewhat smaller. la - .a W
At l78 miles from Chicago, and 3S, miles
from ,is Madison, We % reached the celebrated
water, surrounded by precl lpitous noun
tains on every side, except at two points,
one being at the southern end. where the
railroad finds exit from the basin of the
ahs On every sde Of the lake you see
form, and in immense columns, pillars,
piles and masses Of very great magnitude
and height. The railroad runs along the
shore fthe lake on q bed that was literally
blasted out of the sides of theomountain:
this wonderful and wierdly m ystertous re-
gton can readily be seen. This was the
home Of Minpawaukene, beuatiful but
Unfortunate Indian maiden, and many le-
hearted ana kindiy people 6tths Vicinity.
This lake IL q favorite summer resort, and
to IL the people for many mi'ts around
come FOR picnfcing, sailing, boating, fish
ing, and many other sports.
AZ Barboo you reach the Barboo river.
| At Elroy you are "a miles from Chicago, |
and at the southet n termis us of the West /
Wisconsin road. and soon reach, the great |
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, iMenomo0ee, and
other noted lumber towns, and nnally
river is the dividing line between Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond.
you reach branch to saltwater, q flourish
Ing town on the st. Croix river. A fifteen
mile ride brings you to St. Paul, and here
70 the active, bustling cities Of Minneapo.
lis and St AntlOny. ~, - ...
At st, Paul you can make close eonnec-
,tonss via The Lake superior d Mississtppi
kallfoad for Doluth, ,, Moorehead, Blsmark
snd other points on the line q the great
,he st. Paul and Pacific Railway, for Beck
snridge, Folt Gary and points in Manito-
Do. atlSr III
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
ave M variety ofscenerg+the quiet, beau
,is, the rolling farming country OF Southern
wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
cenery o. the, DEVILS Lake country; the
,feeZy odorous 'piney woods" wi their
busy mills, active towns and numerous
country Of the St. Croix valley. Algreater
liversity Of country cannot be found any
where in. o Journey of the same length,
fou will lind comfortable. cleanly anil
ofnnodious dining stations and hotels
long 10 r the line at which ample time isgiyep
One management controls the route, and
'ullman Palace Sle4pers run through to
t Paul and for Minneapolis. 1t Will be
cen that this line runs nearly due north
rest from Chicas 10 st. Paul, and Is but
te " miles longer tn an an air line, and it
: the shortest practical route over which q
abroad line can be built between these Ii
oints. This assures the. passer ger the
nick est time that can be made, No other
QUITE Is now or can he made as direct.
We are now settled down by quiet Re
rooK, where we daily pull from the "vasty
eep' the speckhd beauties we have
card SO much habout.-Courier. T.