The Morning herald., 1878-09-05
.rnE oDoRoUs PINEY WOODS. !.


1azily CHANGING through The North and
West llluHtratedD and they caused 1s to
long for q trip to the home Of the .piney
wqods. Without much thought as 80
ESa1ss ny W scoS sSuS " G Rg sna
soon found ourselves in Chicago. There we
found put one route that could give us
what we were looking for, and found that
taemsT ohicsgo s1 81 psui Mime snS
meadow, through bills and valleys. along
great lakes and streams, ana finally into
the depths Of the pine forests Of Wisconsin,
and 50 On toStPaui a4d dMinnSapolis, Buy;
and Kinzis streets depot OF the Chicago and
North Western Railway. and passed
through many pleasant Villages, such as
Irving Park, Desplaines, Darlington, CyIs-
tai Lake. and CWondstock, and reached
Harvard, thence to Eeloit, Hanover and
Madison, where weare l4O'miles from Chi,
caQo. and at the capital Of Wisconsin, q
\ city OF over f1fteen Thousand people.
The city is pleasantly Situated on an 18TH
mus about thEss:feurth Is Of nile wide, Pc Pc
centre ofa broad valley, su rounded by
!Iheig1itS rom which 1t can be seen at dis
Itance Qfseveral miles. Lake Mendoza lies
northwest of the town, Is six miles long
shores. and a depth sufficient for the navi-
CATION of steamboats,, Lake aMonona Is
somewhat smaller. -,r, -.. .,..oa,
At l76 miles rom Chicago, and 35 miles
from Madison, we reached the celebrated
DEVILS Lake. 2 his is q beautiful body OF
water, surrounded by prec'pitous 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
lake: On every side of the lake. you see gee
form, and in immense columns, pillars,
piles and masses of very great magnitude
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 beauties OF
this wonderful aud wierdly mysterious re-
gion can readily be seen. This was the
home of M!nnawaukene,G beuatifui but
gends are related of her by the simple
hearted and kindly people OF the vicinity;
This lake IL favOrite summer resort, and
to il the people for many miles around
come for picnicing, sailing, boating, fish
ing and many other sports. .AH
At Barboo you reach the Barboo river,
and from thence pass along its valleys for
many miles. ,2-tHi y@DISc ..lh
At Elroy you are ~ miles from Chicago,
and at the southe, n termiA us OF the West
pine woods. which have rem, cred Wise ~
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, Menomonee, and
other noted lumber towns, and nnally
cross the ST. Croix river at Hudson. This
river is the dividing line between Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
you reach branch to saltwater, a flourish
ing town on the St. Croix river. A fifteen
mile ride brings you to Sts Paul, and here
you rest, or push on eleven miles further,
to the active, busting cities Of Mtnneapo-
lis and St Anthony.
At st. Paul you can make close connec..
Tn1rn MieCte fr,Vf
Railroad, for Doluth, Moorehead, Blsmark,
and other pojuts on the line of the great
Northern Pacific Railroad, and also with
the st. Paul and Pacific Railway, for Beok-
enrldgs, Folt Gary and points in Manito-
ba, --.-.- .,-, r- =. --.r .gf El.'
On the line we have has.ily sketched, you
have variety ofscenery-the of quiet, beau
tiful prairie country of Northeastern lllin-
OILS; the rolling farming country OF Southern
Wisconsin; the wildly romantic mountain
breezy, odorous 'piney woods" wi h their
busy mills, active towns and numerous
logging camps. and the charming river
country of the ST. Croix valley. AIgreater
diversity of country cannot be found any
where in journey of the fsame length,
You will find comfortable. cleanly and
commodious dining stations and hotels
along the 1ine,a at which ample time isgiven
for all meals.
One management controls the route, and
Pullman Palace Sleepers run through to
st. Paul and for Minneapolis. It will be
seen that this line runs nearly due north
west from Chicago to st. Paul, and is but
a few miles longer than an air lire, and iC
is the shortest practical route over which a
railroad line can be built between these
points. This assures the passenger the
quickest time that can be made. No other
route is now or can he made as direct.
We are now settled down by quiet
brook, where we daily pull from the "yasty
deep" the speckled beauties we have
heard 80 much habout.-Courier.