The Morning herald., 1878-09-17
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rb@e words caugns 3un .Ts por,,, : II
,.,1s Ias glsncing through Ine moTtn =, ano ,o
West nus trir, TO the home of the .'p1ney
long .o5 Without much thought as 10
woods ua should stop, We took onr start
where W. oonnd CITY OF Louisville, KY, and
run na LnS onrseiyes In Chicago. There we
soof pt mt one route that could give US
feal.a We Us were looking Tor, aud ,found that
ans' '.s. the he new Chicago, 81 Paul q Mime;
sss Line that led snaoGgn a gHasas s,ona anS
naag,aatI Mes and streams, and finally into
gai ihs mh ofthe pine fores's OF Wisconsin,
lsaepn,nn' IN oSt. Paul and Minneapolis. Buy
apd w. y. Nck els we started. aud le : the Cana
gWiraie y s streets depot On the Chicago and
sNa saS Western Railway, and passed
Msaah many pleasant villages, sucn as
ris Park, 9eselaindss, csrs,h'on ,cbed G
Y srd Dn1 ,hence TO Reloit, Hanover and
Is,M% sM'an wn-rs We ars 40 niles from Chic
aiaSvnd snd at the capital of Wisconsin, a
NY goTnyer fifteen thousand people.
No c,ty is pleasantly situated on an 18TH
.nSshoit three-f urth OF mile VIDE. pc
hus s,n lakes Mend. ia and MOnona: In the
snt,e Of broad valley, su r undeo Dy
en,"hts from which 1t Can be seen at q Qis-
nsn IVY. nt several miles. Lake Mendoza lies
IrbWest of the town, Is six miles long
! im% nnr miles wide, with clean. graveily
~ sras SAa and depth sufficient for the navi-
,au,Vo n,ion Of steamboats,. Lake Monona Is
.mpwhat smaller.
'l'H ai ,S miles 4 ON Chicago, and 81 miles
nm Madison, we reached the GELS orated
I es,l;s lake. This is beautiful body OF
asr surrounded by prec. pitous noun
~ s' IN every side, except at two points,
bsipg at the southern end. where ihe
,,o,d 4 ada exit from the basin OF the
ta' a' cn every side of the lake you see
q, piIed on rock' in every conceivable
I,m' and in immense columns, pillars,
,aud masses Of very great magnitude
Nd height, The railroad runs along the
,orsof tha lake on q bed that was literally
sstsd out of the sid - of the mountain. !.
,anl tha car windows all the beauties OF
His wonderful and wierdly mysterious re-
Ian can readily be seen, This was the
ame of NJ nnawaukene, q beautiful but
\ ortunate Indian msiden, and many ie-
euds are related OF her by the simple
[sared and kindly people OF the vlcinIty;;
Il the people for many mi ts around
Ipns for plcnicing, sailing, boating, nsh-
h and many other sports ,,.a,
Al RarbOO you reach the BarboO river,
ID rom thence pass along its valleys for
4, Elroy you are ~ miles from ChiGago,
Mat the southe n termia us OF the W est
TOt1uy tbpu cooh
. woods. which have rendered Wise "a
Rneslsbrated the world over. Into the
Tart Of the pine lumber region you speed,
asdpg through Black kiver fal 8, Hum,
Ind, augusta, Eau Clair, Menomonee, ana
aha noted lumber towns, and nnalIy
n@ the st. Croix river at HUDSON; rms
IyJy the dliy1d ng line between Wiscon-
maud Minnesota. A few miles beyond,
JG reach a, branch to Stillw ater, flourish
IRown Oh the 81 Croix river. A fifteen
Te ride brings you TO 1T. Paul, and mere
M rest. or pu, h. OH eleven Il lies further,
hjhs active, bnstiing cities Of Minnearo
hand St Anthony. ~
Ast Pauf you can make close eonnec,
tNs via the Lake superior & Mississippi
abroad. for Doluth, Mo 'rehead, b smarK
III ether points on the line OF the erea,
Mhern Pacific Railroad, and also wlth
MSh Paul and Pacific Ra lway, # BIZ CA.
< shdgs, roit Gary and points IN Manlto'
nhe line we have hastily sketched, you
Ne a variety of scenery1the quiet, Peau'
aiprairie country of Northeastern Illia'
6he rolling farming country OF southern
IsOnsin: the wildly romantic mountain
Asry O the Devils LAKE country; tht
lsD, odorotlss piney woods" wi h thell
~ mills, active towns and numerous
ying camps. and the charming rlvel
mntry Of The st. Croix valley. A&feaEl
NRty Of country cannot, be found any
here in Journey of the same length
~ will find comfortable. CIT anly an,
mmodous d ming stations a'd hotel
@g the line, at which ample tine Is giver
kal meals, -,
4 Doc man nagem ent controls the route, ane
4msn Palace Gle pers run Ihr, Y
Paul and f1r Minneapolis. It will D.
u that this line runs nearly due north
Il nj from CHICAGO TO st. Paul. and 1s pu
IN miles longer than an air line, ana
lhe shortest practical route over which
tAoad line can be built between thes
Wits, This assures the passerg ger IN
Fa1est time that can be made No othe
Meis now or can te made ss direct.
Te are now settled down by q quie
box, where we daily pull from the vast!
xp' the speckl d beauties we nav
1hdsO much habout-Courier.