Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-05-19
E4iterial Corresps.4sncs.
MINNEAPOLIS, May is, 80

ENNsS" 10 AEeW- 20
MrSSEAPoLIs, May is, 80.
At 11:25 yesterday We landed \
Minneapolis, after a terribly tedious
ride Of about fifteen hours. The ride
from Sioux City to this point Is any
thing but interesting, as more than
half Of it is accomplished by night.
But a day passenger is put on today
which will make the trip far more
endurable and attractive, and tho
officials of the road are showing
themselves chuck full Of humanity
by making that much needed
change.
Western Iowa and the country
along the road in Minnesota, above
Sheldon, has recently been visited BY
heavy rains and vegetation is quite
far advanced. We noticed long
stretches Of country but thinly set
tied and would make a poor COM
parison with most of Union county.
None Of the towns, aside from Man
kato and one or two more of the lar
ger, presented as much life as we
expected to see. The streets looked
depopulated.
Yesterday afternoon we visited the
Falls ofSt. Anthony and Minnehaha.
The former are huge, to say the
least. But the mills are more 81 an
attraction. Most Of those large
structures are built Of stone, and
run up from five to seven stories.
The Washburn A., which stands on
the site of the one that blew up, is a
magnificent building, built of gray
sandstone, and either seven or eight
stories high. We tried to count the
mills, and got as high as twenty
three, but on returning to the hotel
and speaking of the number, an old
citizen informed us that there were
nearer thirty. The truth is, they
are too thick to get at, and a fellow
is fooling away his time trying to
&c the exact number and be truth
full, as there are acres of mills and
and shops and factories. The water
of st. Anthony takes a tumble of
nearly eighty feet, and is worth a
long ride to e e. At present a large
volume of water is passing owe the
rocks, making a laundering noise
and immense waves below.
Some weeks ago the east side Of
the falls was purchased by a party
for S425,O00, and soon several large
Touring mills will be erected on
that side of the river.
We failed to appreciate Minneha-
ha as they may deserve. The wa
ter, it is true, takes quite a tumble,
out there seems to be a lack of wa
ter to make them as interesting to
us IS st. Anthony. The woods and
works around Minnehaha add ma
terially to the beauty of the scene.
Minnehaha, however, makes a We
ry pleasant summer resort for those
ever willingto weep over Lonfellow's
effusion on the subject of Minneha-
has troubles. Minnie may have
been agood old girl, but she should
have gone a little farther up the riv-
and taken a claim at st. Anthony.
She would have shown good bust
ness judgement. But, we presume,
affairs of the heart were not backed
in those days by a desire for hats in
season and fancy dresses semi-month-
ly. Minnehaha today, like in the
days Of their name sake, is still a
boss place for love-making. To the
left of the falls we noticed a wrinkled
old maid, with a stand up collar and
eye glasses, angling for a withered
relic of the dawn of this century.
Becoming interested in the pro-
ceedings, we strolled near the rustic
seat where they were sitting and
took a square look atthe old fellow;
we couldn't see how he kept from
falling to peices. A gentleman with
us says the old man has lots Of mon-
ey and several shiftless daughters
and sons-in-law, and is liable to fly
the track on short notice.
Tonight at seven we we leave
for Fargo, and we shall try to IA
vor the COURIER readers with what
we may see Of interest in that coun-
try Of big farms and cold winters.
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ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.