The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-08-26
THE CHISAGO LAKES.
Excursion Yesterday-OpeninE Of the st.
Paul & Duluth Branch from Wyoming to


Paul & Duluth Branch from Wyoming TO
Center City.
St. Paul Daily Globe August %.
The st. Paul s. Duluth railroad COMPANY
yesterday celebrated the completion Of the
first eleven miles Of the Ts1 lors Falls & Lake
Superior railroad-from Wyoming to Cen
ter City-by taking large delegation of
citizens of st. Paul to see the country along
the new line, and to admire what will in
good time be the best known and most fire.
quented BY families and sports
men of all the summer
resorts Of Minnesota. The excursion party
included Mrs. G. A. Nelson, w. NJ. Mcclure
and wife, and II. j. Murdock and wife, of
Saltwater; R.H. Hankinson and wife, Of Min
neapolis; the Misses Clark, of st. Louis, and
the following, all of st. Paul: James Smith,
Dr., wife and daughters, Rev. DR.. Conn and
wife, Rev. Mr.. Smith, ". T. Burr and wife,
y: Isl. Judson and wife, T. Riley and wife,
4. A. Gilbert and wife, B. s. Hair and wife.
H. A. Castle and wife, j. j. Egsn and wife,
F. s. Christianson and wife, Miss Christian
son, T. b. Otis and wife, George 81. Smith
and wife, Henry O'Gorman and wife; T. A.
Prendergast and wife, 81. II. Brown and
wife, Frank Farwell and wife, Edward Ing
ham and wife, w. P. Murray, d. Schultz
and wife. Frank b. Moore, j. w. Roberts,
=. Keieher, 81. w. Cory, s. Henry,
John DeGraw and wife, VIM. j. Sloppy, D.
+, MacC arthy, Charles Mace earthly, 81. Swift
and wife, and others whose names were not
learned. At Center City the party was met
by Col. ]. p. Owens and Mr.. Frank Combs of
Taylors Falls, both formerly of st. Paul.
Ex-Ald. Thomas Brennan, assistant super
intendent of the road, had general charge of
the trip, and, with Conductor Watarhouse,
won good opinions from the excursionists
for care Of them. E ,a5E
The trip was devoid of unusual interest
until on approaching Wyoming station the
attention of all was attracted by the neatncss
and good style of the Twombly farm and
residence grounds. Here the party was
joined by the Messrs. Twombly and ladies'
From here the branch road,
following the necessities of railroad
too wild to suggest the fact that near by are
old settled farms and villages and prosper
GUS people. Chisago City station is at an
unsettled point in the woods, nearest to, but
out OF sight of the old town of that name.
About here the road runs in sight of Green
Lake and from this on one or more of the
lakes are in sight all the way. Lindstrom's,
so named for resident farmer, is on one of
the many arms of the Chisago lakes, with
old Chisago City, lying between Green Lake
and the Chisago lakes, in view, fous or five
miles away, across the water. Center CITY
is about half mile north from where the
railway reaches the westermost shore of the
lakes and is Economically situated on a
highland isthmus. It is the capital
of Chisago county and has been
until now delightfully."- quiet and quaint
village. The country all about is mostly oocu-
pied by foreign born citizens, farmers of few
acres but thrifty and well-to-do. The COM
ing of the railway has stirred them as if
from sleep. 1t is likely to make them
more adventurous but it cannot undo the
teachings of generation of SLOW but sure
progress .La 100 -4 .r...
The Chisago lakes are certainly the most
attractive of the inland waters of Minnesota.
They are irregular beyond descriptions
group of lakes and ponds joined by wide
deep channels-with many islands, oapes
and isthmuses, and bays and straits innum-
cradle. Their shores are partly bordered
by mesdows and forests with here and
there cultivated fields, lawns or
orchards coming down to the gravelly beach,.
They abound in native fish of excellent quail
ity. They afford such facilities for boating
and heit'shores such abundance of picnic
grounds. such choice of eligible sites for
summer houses, such chances for parks,
drives and hunting, as cannot be found in
any other region so happily surrounded and
so accessible. There can be no doubt that
hereafter thousands Of people will visit
these lakes every season and that
the spirit of improvement now aroused will
add rather than lessen the attractions of the
lakes and their surroundings.
A store, an elevator land hotel and lake
side park are already planned for Lind
strom's, and will prbably soon be built.
The extension of this line to Taylors
Falls about ten miles beyond Center City
is assured for this fall by the grading being
now nearly completed. The ultimate termi-
nus OF the road is supposed to be some point
on the Montreal river or on Lake Superior
with Eastern railroads as well as with the
lake lines of transportation. But with the
road completed only to Taylors Falls it will
be an important feeder of the main road
and it will bring large trade to st. Paul
which has till now gone elsewhere. It will
furthermore give the st. Paul g. Duluth
company an excursion route with which no
other in the West can be compared.
OF course the excursionists enjoyed their
trip. The weather was all that could be desir-
ed;the arrangements for the trip perfect; the
people of Centre City kindly hospitable; and
the beautiful groves and lovely lakes only
too much to be all enjoyed in day.
En- route home the excursionists voted to
adopt and publish the following:
"The guests of the st. Paul & Duluth rail-
road company, on occasion of the formal
opening of the Taylors Falls & Lake
Superior railway to Centre City, this 21st
dsy of August, 1880. in expression of their
appreciation of the Importance of the event
and their enjoyment of the visit to Centre
City, do hereby resolve:
l. "That the enterprise of the st. Paul
and Duluth railroad company and the wig
dom of its management in the building of
this new ine,to the most attractive lake
country in the State and thereby inaugurating
the building Of new route to the great
lake, is fresh evidence Of the union of this
company with the interests Of st. Paul and
Minnesota, which should be acknowledged as
such by the business men of st. Paul
2. "That our sincere thanks are due and
rendered to Messrs. G.. 81. Smith and r. s.
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