The Morning herald., 1878-08-28
.raE oDoRoUs r1sEY wooDs.'

These words caught our eye az we were
laziiy glancing through 'sThe North ana
west illustrated, end they caused ~ 40 40
long jor q trip to the homo Of the 'piney
wo6ds." Without much thought as ~
from the good city Of Louisville, Ky, and
soon fonnd ourselves in Chicago. There we
found put one route that corldl ns
what We We're l9oktng ieI, agd & fcp9a snat nat
to be the new chicago, ST. ra9l saife MahnS and
meadow, through hills and valleys; along
great lakes ana streams, and 4naily lnto
fhe depths ofthe pine forests ofsWiseonsin,
and 40 on to St. Paul and Minneapolis. buy,
ana ing ri Rinze streets depot q the Chicago and
North Western, Railway, and passed ea
irving Park Desplaines, harrington, Cyis,
tal Lake, and Wo9dstqck, and reacned
Madison. Wfiere we are 140 miles from Ch1'
caro. and at the capital of Wisconsin, q
CITY of over fifteen Thousand people. .h
The city is pleasantly situated on IN lsIn-
mus about three-fourth OF mile Wide, ue.
tween Lakes Mendoza and Monona. "a Ghe
centre of broad valley, su'ruundeo py
haights from which it an be seen az ois-
tance of several miles. Lake Menuot%M lies lies
l IliorthWest of the town, Is SIX niles lode
shores, and depth sufficient for the naVi.
cation of steamboats,. Lake Monona ls
| sonoeWbat smaller. 20 "}N( NN& @H.3l
Al 176 miles from Chicago, and 3D. miles
| from Madison, we reached the celeo oIatea 20
Deyil's Lake, This is a beautiful body OF
water, surrounded by preci pitous noun
tains on every side. except at Two points,
one being at the southern END; wnere ne
| railroad finds exit from the basin Oh tne
lake. On every side OF the lake you see
crock piled on rock'' in every copcelyabIe
form. and in immense columns, r1ilars,
piles and masses of very great maghltuae
and height. The railroad runs along tne
shore of the lake on a bed that was llteTaily
blasted out of the sides OF the mountaap; D,
From the car windows all the beauties OF
| this wonderful and wierdly mysterious re-
gioll can readily be seen. This was the
home of Minnawaukene, a beautiful but
unfortunate Indian maiden, ana many ie-
gends are related of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people OF the vicinity.
This lake l.; favorite summer resort, ana
to il the people for many miles around
come for picnfcing, sailing, boating, hsn-
ing and many other sports
and from thet ce pass along its valleys for
At Elroy you are 212 miles from Chicago,
and at the southe n termi us OF the west
Wisconsin road and soon reach the great
nine woods Wh Ich have rendered Wise m
Sin celebrated the world over. Into the
heart of the pine Lumber region you speod,
| passing through Black silver FAIRS. hum.
bird, Augusta. Eau Clair. Menomonee, ana
other noted lumber 1owns, ana Dnaiiy
cross the ST. CrOix river at Hudson; rms
river is the diVid ng line between Wlscon-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
you reach a branch toStlllwater, a tlourlsh-
ing town ON the st. CrotX river. niteen
mile ride brings you to ST. Paul, ana nere
YOU rest or push on eleven miles further,
to the active, busting cities of Minneafo-
lis and st Anthony.
AtSt, Paul you can make close eonnec-
tions, via the Lake superior d MISSISSIPPI
railroad, for Doluth, Moorehead, Bismark,
and other points ON the line OF the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also W1th
the ST. Paul and Pacific Hallway, for BECK
enrldge, toiJ Gary and points In Mahlto-
ba. u.
On the line we have hastily sketched, you
have variety of scenery-the quiet, peau-
tif,ll prairie country of Northeastern lll1h-
ois; the rolling farming country OF Soutnern
Wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
scenery OF the Devil's Lake country; Inc
breezy, odorous 'piney woods" WI thelr
busy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps. and the charming river
country of the st. Croix valley. greater
diversity of country cannot be found any
where in journey of tbs same iehgIn,
You will find comfortable. citanly and
| commodious dining stations ana hoIel.
along Inc lire, at which ample tin isgiven
| for all meals.
One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Sic peTS run 'hrnu- n TO
ST Paul and for Minneapolis. 1t Will 6e
| SO .n that,thi line runs nearly que noTCh-
| VS. from Chicdso to st. Paul, and is but
a 1e " miles longer thsn an air line, and II
| is the shortest practical route over which
railroad line can he built between these
pnints. This assures the passenger the
| uu;eK est time that cali be made; NO othe!
! r0nt is now or can he made ss direct.
| We are now sett I'd down by n quiet
brook, where we daily pull from the Vastly
GeeDn the speckied beauties we have
! beard so No uCh habOut.-CoulIer.
Aug 13-lw,
u AMTTSE,M ENTS.