Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-03

saltwater d IaylOrB Falls railroad. At 1926
sudden jerk of the locomotive, which half
upset swain who was very precise and
tenderly careful in settling his sweetheart to
the best advantage by the window for scenic
effects, and the train started for Saltwater.
The weather was propitious, Friday, for a
day of pleasure, and freshened to delight
full breeze as the train increased its speed al
each mile of its progress, until the beautiful
city of Saltwater, EMPOWERED in glory of
verdant hills, is reached.
Here one of Capt. j. FL. Reaney's steam
ers, the G. B. Knapp, is in readiness to take
the tourists to tho promised scenes of beauty
up the st. Croix river to the Dalles.
ON THE RIVER.
Without moments delay passengers hur,
~ aboard, the gang plank is pulled in, Q
deafening shrek of the whistle, and, crab.
like, the Knapp backs away from the shore
to get good Roadway against the down
coming amber colored current of the St.
Croix river.
Capt. George Hays is in command, and
MIR. NJ. Thompson is at the wheel.
So soon as the boat reaches the middle OF
the stream every one settles himself back
in his chair, with the sense of sight on the
alert, seconded by all the faculties, to
enjoy. Even with the first squirt
up stream the promise begins
to be fulfilled Saltwater is seen seated be.
tween and scattered over beautiful hills as.
cending to the proportions of grand bluffs
So soon as Saltwater is lost in the distance
or screened by densely wooded turn in the
river, the scenery begins to heap itself up to
the keen enjoyment of every one with ka,
leidoscopic beauty and rapidity. On either
side of the river high rolling hills, covered
with foliage rich in green made setting fol
the fast flowing waters of the st. Croix. All
along here, and until
THE CASCADE OF osCEoLA
is reached, nature has been marred in hel
beauty by mans desire to make all things
subservient to the useful. The river is q
reservoir for millions of logs, and along each
bank booms hold the treasures and giants Of
the pinerles to be RATED to market
Through this wilderness of logs the boa,
steams along, at times almost humping on
either side against the boom piers or reaches.
But over and above this defect, the eyes are
directed with unalloyed pleasure to take in
the fast changing landscape. Low islands
are met, set off by q back ground of ;yerdure
creeping in grass from the edge of the river
to mighty trees at the summit of bluff,
rounded like sugar loaf or standing out in
bold outline like grand dome.
Arcola and Harrimans are reached. Here
a glance at the overhanging cliffs and ever
lasting hills show where some of the mil
lions of logs, either those water soaked about
Saltwater or others shipped and sawed long
years ago, came from. The brows of hill
and cliff are denuded of their former glory,
and stand against the storm only sheltered
by thrifty underground.
AN OLD GALLANT.
I Rounding point, almost everybody with
one voice asks:
'sWhat place is that?''
Marine" is the answer.
And Marine deserves the acknowledges
ment unanimously given by the exclamation,
Glow beautiful One look does
not suffice to take in
the beauty of the picture, and second only
discovers new features and details to COM
plete an exquisite landscape, which is placed
in grand relief by the hand of nature, and
with the delicate touch of the master hand.
The first episode of the trip occurred here.
As usual, there was woman in it, and a
staid old granger was allured. So eager
did he become in his attention that those
who knew the old gallant, and were ac-
quainted with his wife, as well, fell into a
doubtful mood about the old mans safety
when he got into the house, after giving
such vigorous response to the young lady's
handkerchief signals. She from the pilot
house, and he from seat beneath his own vine
and fig tree, waved signals; she never firing
while in sight, and he vigorously responsive
for so old sinner.
The wife, who was back in the kitchen,
came to the front door in time to make her
old mans last wave an ignominious flop.
Then he was seen to get up and go in.
Capt. Hays was observed to shake his
head forebodingly, and Pilot Thompson NUT
tered, sshe'u catch it,
And the young lady, why she laughed.
osCEoLA CASCADE.
Beyond Marine the scenery assumes the
features of grandeur, to be interrupted by q
picture of beauty with Osceola in the fore
ground. Here point of interest is reached
and time given to inspect 1.-THE cascade.
It comes leaping over q precipice in sheets
of spray, fully as beautiful as the far-famed
falls of Minnehaha. Leaving this landscape,
the grander features of nature assume shape
as Franconia is approached. Here grand
chalk or lime cliffs ascend from the rivers
edge, whose bases are ever washed by the
waters and are worn into overhanging curves,
which seem to stoopto meet the kiss of the
waves and rifles made by the boat.
GIANT GATEWAY.
just above Franconia the tourist is adj
mitted to the sublime through an imposing
gateway, On either side of the river, direct
from the water two grand bluffs Of trap
rock are uplifted to height Of sixty feet.
This rock is of the true trap variety, and as
Stunning the usual columnar shape and cas-
tellated appearance, these bluffs stand like
the ruins Of q grand gateway, which at some
former day stood guard against the pollu
ton of human sight upon the sub
Unity beyond. The ceaseless waters
of the st. Croix have washed away the bar
rier, and through the dismantled gate the
boat made its way-and all eyes were di-
rected towards the Dalles.
TAYLoRs FALLS.
Hanging, as it were, at dizzy heighth
above the river overlooking the Dalles is the
village of Taylors Falls. The white houses
cleaned through the pines, presenting rare
picture Of beauty commingled with won
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