The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-14
Minnesota Letter.
WHITE BEAR LAKE. MINI,

II
July 21st, 1879.
EDITOR ESTKRPRIsE:-Id do not see
how I can delay writing much longer
and keep the promise good I made you
the day we left for the West. We went
by the way of Shelby Junction, leaving
there for Chicago, on the Baltimore &
Ohio Road, Friday morning, the 11th,
reaching the latter place about 2 p. m.
The distance from Shelby to Chicago is
2S5 miles.
The country between these two points
is generally good, some rather low, fiat
land. The wheat was nearly all cut and
| in the shock, and was fair crop should
think. Corn and oats rather backward
hay crop good and nearly all secured.
We stayed one night in Chicago at the
Commercial House, leaving next day for
DeKalb, Ill, where we stsyel over the
Sabbath and till Monday noon. The
weather had been so extremely warm l
will assure you we were glad OF day Of
rest. We left here on the p. m. train for
Clinton, Iowa. which is 13S miles from
Chicago and 80 miles from Dekalb, ar
irving at Clinton about o'clock, same
afternoon This road is what used to be
called the Clinton Air Line. 1t Is now
CAllc0 luc NOTtu~CStCIu. ~ 10 ohS VI
the finest and best EQUIPPED roads in the
country. On this train was boy eigh-
teen years old, on his way from Chicago
to his home in Rochell, H., whose name
is David Navasso, Jr. His weight was
635 pounds. His mother. and sister was
with him and were no larger than COM
mon folks. They had been to Chicago
six weeks, where he had been IN exhibi-
a. 4. lo lota of
The country through Northern Illinois
is very fine and crops good. We stayed
in Clinton over night and took boat
for St. Paul The scenery along the
banks of the boss river of this country
cannot describe and so will not attempt
it. Will only say a few things about
some of the largest places along its
banks. Dubuque is the largest city in
Iowa, C25, 900 inhabi,ants) is built partly
upon an elevated and handsome site and
is one OF the oldest places in the state.
Lacrosse is situated on a level prairie ut
the mouth of Lacrosse River, contains
IL, COO inhabitants, is $50 mi es below
St. Paul The city is handsomely laid
out and bears the evidence of thrift and
progress. Winona, with its 5000 peo-
pie, is a nice city and gives a fine view
vi tnG EiNSl uhSSttou' nv Ah'
er is wide and lake like and contains
many islands 81. Paul, the capital of
Minnesota, is q beautiful city with 81.
600 population; situated at the head of
navigation. 791 miles from st. Louis.
There are some good hotels here. the
Merchants, Metropolitan, Windsor and
Claringtcn n are the prominent ones.
White Bear Lake is the greatest pleas.
ure resort in this region. 1t is twelve
miles north of St. Paul. Many go by
carriages, but the cheapest and quickest
route is by rail, on which there are sew
eral trains per day each way. The
boarding places here are just conforta-
BILE aud that is all that can be said in
their favor. Still it is quite a good place
to spend 9 few weeks in the heat Of sum-
mcr.
We have seen your paper and read it
with interest as we usually do. I think
my lung is no worse than when we left.
Hope il is better.
Very truly yours,
ED. WEST.