The Morning herald., 1878-08-30
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|sSfsS a ne VA>OA'Y T1TT1 lT WTl
fhese words caught out eye|as we we're
siIy gaase,nssa tAsSfs GIT ssssd u
lcSs e' ior M 3 trip I'd ths homie Of ne ''piney
woods," WithonH much Thought as 70
where We should stop, We to0k onr stars
from the good city OF Louisville MMy. anu
so9p so1pd % Dut onesroute that could give us
WHAT WHAT we wefe boxing ipr. eyds found that
Dbe the new Chicago, st Paul y Mime,
meadow, through hills and yaiaeysa aiU1g tnte
fhe eSS DEPTHS Of the pin6 foEests 81 Wisconsin,
and M on to ST, Paul and Minneapolis. buy,
inc eur tick cts We started, and lett the Cana,
and Kinzie streets depot OF the Cnlcago an9
North Western RalWayyi ayi,.aes apa sPsS PsSsses as
irving Park, Desplaines, harrington, CyIs,
tai lake, and Woodstock, and reached
Harvard. thence to Reloit, Hanover and
Madisoii, where we are l4O niles from Chis
c,ty S of T over fifteen Thousand people.
The city is pleasantly situated ON an lstn-
mus about three fourth Of mile Wlde, ne-
tween Lakes Mendoza and Mononas ~ the
centre Of a broad valley, SUI n unoeo ,y
heIghts from which 1t can be seen at dls-
lance OF several miles. Lake Mendoza ies
Northwest of the town, Is six miles long
and four miles wide, with clean. gravelly
! shores, and depth sufficient for the naVi-
cation OF SCeaIn npoh' S.i tlI@A y g "AoNO-'
someWSasi 1ys niles SI rom Chicago, and 81 miles
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
| DEVILS Lake. This is a beautifnl BODY oI
water, surrounded by prec pitous noun
tains on every side. except at two points,
one being at the southern end: where we
railroad finds exit from the basin OF tne
i lake: On every side of the lake you see
"rock piled on rock'' in every copcelvaDle
form, and in immense columns. piLh,In
u NJ. inf great mdgnlJuUG
i 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 beautles OF
gioh can readily be seen, THIS WAS e Inc
| nnlortnnate Indian nader, and many le-
| eends are related Of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people OF the yicinity;
This lake IL q favorite summer resort, ana
i to is the people for many mites around
dome for picnicing, sailing, Doatlng, Hsh-
| ing and many other sports ,
AZ BarbOo you reach the BarboO river,
and nom thet ce pass along It's valleys for
many miles. s.[u,-..
At Elroy you are 2l2 mil. from Chicago,
and at the southern termis us Of the West
| Wisconsin road, and soon reacn the great
pine woods WHICH have rendered Vase ~
sin celebrated the wo'ld over, inIo .ne
heart Of the pine lumber region you Sped,
| passing through Black River Fails. Hum,
b,rd Ansusta. Eau Clair, Menomonee, and
other noted lumber towns, ana nnaliy
cross the st, CrOix river at HUDSON. Inls
river is the divid ng line between Wlscons-
you reach branch toStillwater, to9rlsh-
ing town on the 81. Cro!x river, AAneen
mile ride brings you to st. Paul, and bere
YOU rest, or pu> h on eleven miles furthers
to the active, bustling cities OF Mlnnea9o-
lis and st Anthony, fs. g,.. Gr..
tSt, Paul you can make c.ose eonnec-
tions, via the Lake superior q Mississippi
Railroad, for Doluth, Mo nrehead, Bismark,
and other points on the line OF The great
Northern Pacific Railroad, ana aiso use pSas Wnsa
enrldge, rolt Gary and points In Mahlto-
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have variety of ofsceperye-the quiet, beau
tiful prairie country OF N0riheastsrn iliin, III
OILS; the rolling farming country ofsoutnern
Wfsconsi, the wildly romantic mountaln
j, scenery O, the Devils Lake country; tne
breezy, odorous piney woods, WI tnei,
, busy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps mp &, ana Tro,. soe eaiieS Aisreate1
diversity of country cannot be found any
where in a tourney OF the same !engtn
You will find comfortable. cleanly anl
commodious dining stations ana noIe!;
along the line, at Whlch am PIE Ci"e lssiNoA
, for all meals.
One management controls the route; ant
Pullman Palace Slerpers run lhrouEh u
:, At paul and f1r Minneapolis. 1t Will o.
ssan that this line runs nearly due north
J. west from ChicAso 10 st. Paul and Is 9q
= a. ie miles longer tn II an air line, and
!. is the shortest practical route over Wnicn 1f
~ railroad line can be built between ines
y noi,,ts. This assures the passer ger tn
y auios est time that can be made; NO othe
u route is now or can lie made ss direct.
= We are now sett I'd down by quie
d brook, where we daily pull from tne vas. ':
= Cecp' the specknd beauties we nav
"a heard ao much about.-Coui1er.
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