The Morning herald., 1878-08-26
..rHnepoRous rEKEY YooDs.' =

These words caught Dur eye az weswere
|lazily glancing through The xNortn anu t
West illustrated and they caused us 70
long for atrip to the home ofthe ey
wSods.n WITHOUT much t@hS1ght @ IT. as starf S4
TasFs soos oty ssfPf of e. Rg and
soon found ourselves in Chicago. There we
fonnd but one route that could give US
%s were s f'ese 5SGsg is Saad %inns ans.
snoiis Line. that led thropgh, ,prairie. and
meadow, through HIS and valleys; along
the tbe depths oft6A pias forests q Wisconsin,
ing cur tick gS ,nS Tana nS
North Western Railway, and passed
Ipyi%s InyGsgfP Pafs bespl laiSes Bsrrlngton, Gy,s;
tai. Lake, and Woodytpck ard Teachedd aed
Mad son where we are l4O miles from Chic
cabo. and at the capital OF wisconsin,
city of over fifteen, thousand people.
Il The city 1s pleasantly situated on an lsIn-
mus abode three fourth or smile wide, Pc
Igcentre OF 40 broad valley, su'rounded by
| heights from which it Can be seem ct dis-
lance ofseyeral miles. Lake Mendoza Hles
| northwest Of the town, is Six m1leslong
and four miles wide, with clean, gravelly
shores, and depth sufficient for the navi-
CATION of steamboats,. Lake Monona '1s
s0neTSasi 1s miieS aiis fSn chicaso and 81 miles
| from Madison; we reacffet the cele oraten
Deyils Lake, his is peanmta. p"ay snSnn Oh
| tains on every side, except at tW2 points,
| one being at the southern end, where .ne
| railroad fibdsi exit from the basin ofthe
Lake. On every side of the lake you see
crock piled on feekp IN every copcsiEyiap.e Eior rs
piles and masses OF very great magnl ltuae
thrid height The railroad runs along tne
shore Of the lake on q bed that was literally
| blasted out Of the sides OF the mountalp:
From the car Wln9oWs AT r,nns tnstterasass ~. "a
gdon can readily be, seen. Th1s rWas Inc
home of Mtnnawaukene, o. beuat1ful out
| lritIortunate Indian maiden, and many ie-
gends are related or her by The simple
hearted and kindly people OF .ne n.t viSna.y; ni
This lake - a favorite' summer resort an9
| to 1t the people for many miles around
come fer picnicing.p 4 sal Ling, boating, nsh-
ling and many other sports ,uaa q , .
7 At Barboo YOU reach tie lbarooo river,
and from thence pass along It's Valleys ior
-rsti rAt iEiroy you are ,212 mile fro1a Chicago,
and at the southe termi' us OF the West
| Wisconsin road, and soon reach rt6e great
pine woods. WHICH have rendered Wise n
sin celebrated the world over. Into the
Heart Of the pine lumber region you speed,
passing through Black Eiter Fails, Hum,
bird. Augusta, Eat Clair. MenomOnee, and
other noted lumber towns, and, hnaliy
cross the st. Croix river at Hudson. This
| river is the divid 'ng line between Wiscon1-
sin and Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
you reach a branch toStillwater, q flourish
| ing town on the st. Croix river, A fifteen
| mile ride brings you to Sta Paul, ana mere
| to the active, bustling cities OF Mlnnea2o-
| lis and St. Anthony. .... u-g.
| At St. Paul you can make close eonnec-
tions, via the Lake superior d Mississippi
Railroad 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 Beck
enrldge, Folt Gary and points in Manito-
ba. 4....,. .... .-' H.. H'a.
On the line we have hastily sketched you
have variety ofscenery~the quiet, peau-
| tiful prairie country of Northeastern lila
ois; the rolling farming country ofSouthern
Wisconsin; The wildly romantic mountain
| scenery OF the Devils Lake country; the
breezy odorous 'piney woods" WI n their
busy mills, active towns ana numerous
logging camps. ana Cne liz Hnain,s ats,aater aa
diversity of country cannot be touLd any
where in a tourney tef the 7same length,
! Y ouS will find comfortable. cleanly and
| commodious dining stations ana nolels
along the line,at which ample tine lsglVeh
| for all meals lUEEE,
| One management controls the route, ana
Pullman Palace Sle7peIs, run lhrouSh 70
St, Paul and fer Minneapolis. ltowlll pc
| seen that this line ruus, nearly due norm
| vest from Chicas 10 81. Paul, aHd Is but
a lew miles longer III an an air line, Ia and "a ~ y
is the shortest practical ronte ever WhiGn IS d
ratlroad line can be built between thesa
poflits. This assures The passenger the
quic est time that can be made; NO oIheI
route is now or can 0e made as direct.
Il We areEboW Ls6tt sd down by a. qnlel
brook. where we daily pull from the "yasty
deep" the specktd beauties we have
4 nC ard 70 mucllabout.- Cou!ier IT q , al
| Aug 13-lw.